#Trending: 11 Southern Indiana Stereotypes That Are Accurate!

I grew up in Southern Indiana, and I can say that these are pretty accurate.

Even if you’re NOT from the Southern part of the Hoosier State, at least take a look and see if these apply to anyone you know from the Southern Part!

The list kicks off on the next page!

#11:

When It Comes To Basketball, Southern Hoosiers Are Seeing Red

It’s an understatement to say basketball has always been a big deal in Southern Indiana.

#10:

Southern Hoosiers Are Crazy For Deep Fried Food

If at first you don’t succeed, throw it in the fryer. While it’s a guilty pleasure at times, every Southern Hoosier is secretly thinking “this would be better deep-fried” while they chow down on their favorite snack.

#9:

If You Ask A Southern Hoosier Where They Live, Get Ready For A Geography Lesson

If you live in Southern Indiana, you’ve gotten used to people having no clue where you’re actually from. So now you instinctively add the “in the [insert larger city here] area” clause at the end of your hometown response.

#8:

Everyone in Southern Indiana Knows At Least One Person With A Tractor (And They May Have Even Driven It To School)

Even in the larger cities, every Southern Hoosier knows someone that lives out on a farm, probably with a few tractors and four-wheelers locked up in their barn.

#7:

In Southern Indiana, Cheap Beer Reigns Supreme

In Southern Indiana, most people prefer to drink the cheap stuff, meaning anything with the word “light” after the name. If you ask “What’s on tap?” in most small town bars, you’ll get the same answers regardless of where you are in the region: Bud, Bud Light, Coors Light, Miller Lite.

#6:

To Folks In South Indiana Sprite Is Coke, Dr. Pepper Is Coke, Pepsi Is Coke…. You Get The Picture

If it’s got carbonation and sugar in it, in Southern Indiana, it’s not soda or pop, it’s a coke.

#5:

Southern Hoosiers Judge Others Based On Where They Went To High School

Southern Hoosiers take high school sports more seriously than anywhere else in the country, as lots of people base who their friends are on whether or not they went to the right school, students and young adults alike.

#4:

Southern Hoosiers Wash Their Grippos Down With Ski

When someone from Southern Indiana relocates, there are two things they’ll crave with a passion, Grippos BARBECUE chips and the refreshing citrus snap of Ski.

#3:

Southern Hoosiers Are Experts At Dodging And Weaving Around Would-Be Road Kill

If someone grew up in Southern Indiana, there’s a good chance they’re professionals at dodging things on the road.

#2:

In Southern Indiana If It Burns, It Goes In The Bonfire

There seems to be a bonfire policy in Indiana, “everything that can burn gets tossed in.” Southern Hoosiers grew up throwing bonfire parties in cornfields and they all have their own tricks to make the fire roar.

#1:

Southern Hoosiers Prefer To Keep It Casual

While every Southern Hoosier has a few nice shirts for special occasions, most of the time they’ll be seen rocking jeans and a t-shirt. This laid back atmosphere is something that anyone who leaves Southern Indiana will long to get back to.

** This list is a summary of a post from movoto.com**

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