New Orleans is a place filled with tourists, so you can bet there are some real cringe-worthy moments. The longer you live here, the more you get to know them. Here are some of the most foolproof ways to make someone from New Orleans cringe.

1) Wear Mardi Gras beads at any other time besides Mardi Gras.
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Just why? Mardi Gras beads are not the Hawaiian equivalent to leis.
2) Showing them a pile of buckmoth caterpillars outside of their door.
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After you’ve had that sting once, you never want to get it again.
3) Put –eaux at the end of your shop or business name.
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See also putting the word "dat" in your shop or business name. It’s played out, folks.
4) When TV shows or movies that feature New Orleans just get it wrong.
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Does anyone remember the famed "gumbo parties"?
5) Not allowing anyone to teach you how to peel your crawfish.
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Watching someone who has no idea struggle through it is always cringe-worthy.

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6) Saying you like Starbucks coffee better than Community coffee.
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If you don’t like the Chicory, then why are you here?
7) Tearing down an old historic building to put in a national chain.
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You can bet the whole neighborhood is going to start going against you.
8) Call it New Or-Leeens. Or N’awlins.
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Why don’t you just wait to say something until someone from New Orleans says it first?
9) Only cook your red beans for two hours.
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What’s the point of even making the dish if you don’t put the time into it?
10) Wearing a long sleeve shirt and long pants during the summer.
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Just looking at you makes me sweat.
11) Calling something a po-boy when it just isn’t.
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If it’s not on French bread and includes mayonnaise, lettuce, and tomato, I want no part of it.

Have you ever cringed at something someone did in New Orleans? Share with us what you would add to the list! We always appreciate the laughs.

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