People from Michigan always seem to know how to give themselves away, no matter where they are. We’ve put together a few ways to tell if you’re in the presence of a Michigander.

15) When they give you crap for not buying American.
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14) When they either belong to a GM family...
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...A Ford family...
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...Or a Chrysler family.
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13) But they remember the day exactly when that one uncle switched over to another automaker.
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12) When they can tell you just which plant your Chevy was built.
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11) When they're not saying Big Mac to refer to the signature sandwich at McDonald's...
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...But rather as something you can drive across in Mackinaw City.
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10) When they have a habit of correcting you that it's blue and MAIZE, not blue and YELLOW.
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9) If they drive 65 mph through an insane blizzard, without batting an eye.
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8) When they miss the snow because it fills up the potholes.
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7) When they think 60 degrees out is shorts weather.
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6) If they only consider it a little chilly when the temperature hits ZERO.
http://www.theburningplatform.com/2015/02/16/its-so-cold/
5) When they pack for all four seasons... For a weekend trip.
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4) When their catch-all cure is Vernors.
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3) When they ask for a pop, NOT a soda
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2) When they refer to the thumb as a place and not an appendage.
"Thumb Area Michigan Map" by Cgord (talk) - I (Cgord (talk)) created this work entirely by myself.. Licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 via Wikipedia
1) They swear the best beaches in the world are on Lake Michigan.
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We’re sure there are aspects of your roots that just scream Michigan. Share with us some of your dead-giveaways in the comments.

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