These 12 Words Mean Something Completely Different If You Grew Up In Small Town Maine
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Michelle
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Growing up in Maine means something special. It means family in the form of friends, friends in the form of lifetime support and…some pretty unique things that come to be normal. Along with the way we speak (ayuh!) some of the things that came to be normal to us growing up are pretty foreign to our friends who spend their childhoods in larger cities. So, to celebrate the greatness that is a childhood here. Here are 12 words that take on a new meaning in small town Maine!
What it means in most places: A fish that's fun to catch on a warm day on the boat.
What it means in small town Maine: The hot dog that comes in a strong casing that snaps when you eat it!
What it means in small town Maine: The hot dog that comes in a strong casing that snaps when you eat it!
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What it means in most places: The meal you eat at the end of the day with your family.
What it means in small town Maine: The meal you eat at the end of the day where everyone else in town might show up, so you better be prepared with enough food and plates!
What it means in small town Maine: The meal you eat at the end of the day where everyone else in town might show up, so you better be prepared with enough food and plates!
What it means in most places: Something to eat with hotdogs at a BBQ.
What it means in small town Maine: The store that everyone thinks we shop at, but actually can't shop at because it's too far away from town! It's also the place where at least one person we know works!
What it means in small town Maine: The store that everyone thinks we shop at, but actually can't shop at because it's too far away from town! It's also the place where at least one person we know works!
What it means in most places: Heaps of dirt that you're not supposed to play in.
What it means in small town Maine: The best weekend parties around!
What it means in small town Maine: The best weekend parties around!
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What it means in most places: Smart and witty, probably capable of tricking you. Fox-like!
What it means in small town Maine: Something totally adorable! Babies, kittens, puppies - just about anything furry can be cunning in Maine. Yes, even a fox.
What it means in small town Maine: Something totally adorable! Babies, kittens, puppies - just about anything furry can be cunning in Maine. Yes, even a fox.
What it means in most places: The fun people you go to school with and spend time with on weekends.
What it means in small town Maine: The people you'll know until your 90 years old. Maine friendships are loyal and forever!
What it means in small town Maine: The people you'll know until your 90 years old. Maine friendships are loyal and forever!
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What it means in most places: Your parents, siblings, grandparents, aunts and other people who call on Thanksgiving.
What it means in small town Maine: FRIENDS! In small town Maine, your friends truly become family.
What it means in small town Maine: FRIENDS! In small town Maine, your friends truly become family.
What it means in most places: A day for kids to enjoy making snow forts and drinking hot chocolate!
What it means in small town Maine: Going to school. It means going to school because in small town Maine there's a good chance we were totally prepared for the blizzard conditions and roads are already clear.
What it means in small town Maine: Going to school. It means going to school because in small town Maine there's a good chance we were totally prepared for the blizzard conditions and roads are already clear.
What it means in most places: A lot of people think a lobster pot is the vessel used to cook a lobster.
What it means in small town Maine: Mainers know that a real lobster pot is actually used to catch lobster!
What it means in small town Maine: Mainers know that a real lobster pot is actually used to catch lobster!
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What it means in most places: The most beautiful dusting of white you can image. It's so lovely!
What it means in small town Maine: See above photo. Winter in Maine means cold and ice. But, we're used to it.
What it means in small town Maine: See above photo. Winter in Maine means cold and ice. But, we're used to it.
What it means in most places: That wooden or plastic thing used to fly down hills on a snowy day.
What it means in small town Maine: The way we get to school! THIS is a Maine sled.
What it means in small town Maine: The way we get to school! THIS is a Maine sled.
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What it means in most places: The time of day when the alarm goes off, you're still tired but you have to get up for work.
What it means in small town Maine: The time of day when the world is beautiful, quiet and ready to be explored! There's nothing quite like a slow, misty morning in small town Maine!
What it means in small town Maine: The time of day when the world is beautiful, quiet and ready to be explored! There's nothing quite like a slow, misty morning in small town Maine!
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