This article is written by a student writer from the Her Campus at South Carolina chapter.
- You live in amazement that there are palmetto trees around campus. Seriously, I just can’t believe this is so normal to everyone else!!!!???!
- Food was crafted by Jesus and sent directly to the South. Groucho’s, Cookout, Pawley’s… I could go on and on. But there’s seriously nothing better than greasy, heart-attack-inducing Southern food.
- What is snow again? While your friends back home are bragging about having six snow days in a row, you will have mixed feelings about trekking to class in 60 degree weather. But when it does snow and the city goes into a panic, you will have no problem letting everyone know that you’ve dealt with wayyyy worse back home.
- The SEC > any other conference. You will try to explain the dire and life-altering importance of SEC football to everyone back home, but no one even comes close to understanding (I’m talking to you, Big 10 Schools).
- You swore you would never use to word “y’all,” but here you are… What did you even say before? “You guys” ??? Nope.
- You tried to order a sweet tea back home and it was an abomination. There is nothing that even comes close to Southern sweet tea. If you’re lucky enough to find a place that sells sweet tea up North, don’t get your hopes up because it’s likely an impostor.
- Southern accents still fascinate you. When you find a true southerner, you find every excuse to talk to them, just so you can listen to their voice (not really as creepy as it sounds).
- Manners exist!!!!! Someone will call you “ma’am” and it will freak you out (in the best way).
- Greek life is like nothing you ever imagined. Huge southern mansions, formal recruitment, an entire section of campus dedicated to Greek life… campus is pretty much just a sea of oversized function t-shirts, spirit jerseys, and Patagonias.
- Everything really is sweeter in the South. You came here for a reason and never regretted it for one second. Go cocks, y’all.