South Carolina Heritage

You know you are from South Carolina when...

• You measure distance in minutes.


• You've ever had to switch from heat to air conditioning in the same day.


• You see a car running in a store parking lot with no one in it no matter what time of the year.


• You use "fix" as a verb. Example: I am fixing to go to the store.


• All the festivals across the state are named after a fruit, vegetable, grain, insect or animal.


• You install security lights on your house and garage and leave both unlocked.


• You carry jumper cables in your car... for your OWN car.


• You know what "cow tipping" is.


• You only own four spices: salt, pepper, Texas Pete and catsup.


• The local papers cover national and international news on one page and six pages for local gossip and sports.


• Your think that the first day deer season is a national holiday.


• You find 100 degrees Fahrenheit "a little warm."


• You know all four seasons: almost summer, summer, still summer, and Christmas.


• Going to Wal-mart is a favorite past time known as "Goin' wal-martin" or "Off to ' Wally World'."


• You describe the first cool snap (below 70 degrees) as good pinto-bean weather.


• A carbonated soft drink isn't a soda, cola, or pop...it's a Coke, regardless of brand or flavor. Example: "What kinna coke you want?"


• Fried Catfish is the other white meat.


• You know if another South Carolinian is from the Low Country, the Sand Hills, or the Piedmont section of South Carolina, as soon as they open their mouth.