11 Weird Side Effects Everyone Experiences From Growing Up In Milwaukee
By E Jamar|Published January 10, 2018
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E Jamar is a published writer based in Milwaukee, WI. Despite being a Midwesterner at heart, you can often find them trekking throughout the states and discovering new hidden gems. When they're not traveling, you can find them discussing disability issues, cuddling their pug puppy, and checking out new local spots.
Growing up in Milwaukee is an experience unlike any other. Your childhood consisted of music festivals all summer long, endless brats and frozen yogurt, and some strange vocabulary. Whether you’ve moved on for Brew City, or still reside in your hometown, you’ve inevitably ended up with some weird side effects as a Milwaukeean. Here are eleven of the most obvious habits you just can’t shake.
1. You describe neighborhoods based on directions…
Milwaukee is full of amazing, charming neighborhoods, but it's more likely that we'll describe where we are as the "east side" ...or north, south, west.
This one seems to be a Midwestern thing. We don't calculate time in miles or any other form of distance except the amount of time it takes us to get there.
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3. Better yet, everything is based off "The Lake."
Going to a Brewers game is always fun, but let's be real, you're just waiting for the sausages to start racing! Odds are, you'll make bets with the person sitting next to you about who will win, too.
5. You’re not sure what to do if there aren’t brats at a cookout…
For a reason no one can explain, we will forever have a rivalry with Illinois. If no one's told you what a 'FIB' is yet, it's probably best you don't ask.
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9. You can pronounce really weird names perfectly.
You can take a Milwaukeean out of Milwaukee, but we'll always come back to the one place that's made us who we are — no matter how weird.
Being a Milwaukeean sure is strange sometimes, though we wouldn’t change it for the world. What weird side effect has stuck with you? Let us know in the comments! Are you feeling homesick for Milwaukee? Check out these eight MKE-missing remedies.
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