10 Undying Habits That Prove You Can Never Take Montana Out Of The Montanan

If you've never heard of this, that's because the stare is mostly noticed by out-of-staters who move to small town Montana and realize people are looking at them everywhere they go. This isn't meant to be unwelcoming or intimidating... some of us are simply used to seeing the same 20-30 people every day, so we notice someone new. We're just curious, and even when we leave, sometimes we can't stop staring.

Until 2010, it was legal to have a drink while driving in Montana. And while it's now just an expression, Montanans who were driving in the 80s and 90s will still sometimes measure distance in beers.

Helping other people is just a part of who we are.

The first time you wave at strangers and they look at you like you're insane, you know you're not in Montana anymore.

While it's true that not every single Montanan loves the rodeo, the majority of us do, and that's something that doesn't fade if we move away.

It doesn't matter where we're driving... we'd look for deer on New York City streets out of habit.

We can't help it. Try growing up in a state the size of a country and see how slowly you want to go.

We're not saying a Montanan has never gone away to college and become a vegan, but you're only slightly less likely to see a unicorn than to hear of that happening.

Montana summers are incredible, but short. No matter how long we live in the Treasure State - or even if we move to somewhere that's always sunny - we'll never taken warm weather for granted.

We'll carry our love for Montana with us wherever we go, always.