When you hail from South Dakota, you tend to be able to spot BS from a mile away! Whether it is someone faking kindness, not able to pronounce certain words, or if they do/do not recognize certain foods, you can automatically tell whether or not someone is really from here. Other ways spot a SoDak imposter include:

1. Actually, let's address the points we made in the intro, beginning with the way they pronounce (or don't pronounce) certain words...
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Point to a small stream of water... does the person pronounce it creek or crick? How about chislic? Kuchen? If they cannot pronounce these simple words correctly, they are NOT native South Dakotans!
2. ...act...
Flickr/Jennifer Juniper J'anet & Specail K ,,My beautiful daughter
Let's face it: the term "Midwest Nice" may as well have originated here! If someone seems to be forcing kindness, they are probably not from here, as I have found that South Dakotans typically do not have a mean bone in their body.
3. ...and eat.
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Does the potential imposter smother all of their food in a thick, homemade gravy? Do they enjoy both German and Native American foods? Do they know how to pronounce the names of all the German and Native American foods they are eating? These are ALL easy ways to spot an imposter!
4. Every native South Dakotan knows who Doane Robinson, and Gutzon and Lincoln Borglum are.
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Pictured is, of course, the senior Borglum.
5. In South Dakota, the "Wall" is not a "continuous vertical brick or stone structure that encloses or divides an area of land"...
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Granted, we do have walls in our homes and businesses, but in this case, Wall is Wall Drug: our historic and oh-so iconic 76,000-square-foot wonderland of a store!

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6. ...and distance is measured in time, not miles.
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"It only took 3 hours and 23 minutes to get here." It doesn't get any more accurate than that, folks!
7. An imposter orders a soda, not a pop.
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¯\_(ツ)_/¯
8. Ask someone what a jackalope is... if they know, they are probably from South Dakota!
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If they don't know what it is, try to then convince them that they are in fact real.
9. True South Dakotans know that professional sports are overrated.
South Dakota State University Football Facebook
Go Jackrabbits!
10. If a person runs and takes cover during a storm, they are obviously not from around here.
Flickr/H. Michael Miley
How are we supposed to see destructive tornadoes if we are sitting in the basement?
11. Finally, snow has zero effect on our daily life.
Flickr/skua47
You think school, roads, and businesses should close because of THIS? You're adorable.

For even more SoDak fun, check out these 13 Downright Funny Memes You’ll Only Get If You’re From South Dakota.

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