You know you're from South Carolina when...

1. You know what a Sandlapper is.
2. You know that USC doesn't stand for that school in southern California.
3. You know that Carolina doesn't stand for that state to the north.
4. You know what a red-dot store is (it's the same as an ABC store). 
5. You know that chitlins and okra strut, but catfish stomp.
6. You have been known to eat boiled p-nuts from a roadside stand.
7. You know where the Lowcountry, Midlands, and Upstate are.
8. You know what benne wafers are (at least if you're from the Lowcountry).
9. You know that Fort Sumter is not actually in Sumter.
10. You know who the Swamp Fox was and what he did for our country.
11. You know what frogmore stew is, and that it doesn't have any frogs in it.
12. You know how to properly pronounce Lake Jocassee, Socastee, Wofford, Sumter, and Clemson.
13. You know what sea oats are and why you shouldn't pick them.
14. After Austin Powers, you're kinda embarrassed about the name of the state dance.
15. You know what Spoleto is but have probably never attended it.
16. You know that if you want to eat elephant ears, you have to go to the fair.
17. You run over fire ant mounds with the lawnmower.  Every weekend.
18. You know who Rudy Mancke, Mr. Knozit, and Joe Pinner are (for Sandlappers of a certain age). (Bonus points if you know how to “crank up the cartoon machine”!)
19. When snow or ice are forecast, you immediately go to the grocery store to buy bulk quantities of milk and bread…even if you don't eat milk or bread.
20. Admit it: you smile when you see Pedro at South of the Border.
21. You know what “scattered and smothered” means (and where you would use that terminology).
22. You're proud to be a Sandlapper!

Got others to add?  Email me (nancy.mcintyre@ttu.edu).