New Hampshire is a pretty unique state, so it’s no surprise that sometimes living in the Granite State brings some pretty bizarre experiences. If you’ve living in New Hampshire long enough, there’s a good chance that you’ve experienced all of these odd happenings, that only a true New Hampshire resident would understand.

1. You've bought your liquor at a highway rest area.
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Gotta love those state-run liquor stores.
2. You've referred to THE lake and expected everyone to know which one you mean.
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It gets even more bizarre if someone you know uses THE lake to mean somewhere different.
3. You've gotten into a serious philosophical argument over the meaning of the state motto.
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And you know you were right.
4. You've been diverted to the wrong side of interstate 93 because there's so much race traffic at Loudon.
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Just think of it as a chance to test your own competitive driving skills.
5. You've realized you can't buy beer at the liquor store, but you can buy it at the pharmacy.
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A great state doesn't have to always make sense.
6. You've realized driving through southern New Hampshire that there are more Mass plates than New Hampshire plates.
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That's what tax-free shopping will do to you.

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7. You've thought it was a good idea to ski down a mountain into a pool of water.
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Hypothermia what?
8. You've realize you have a very low tolerance for crowds.
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Our state is just so open!
9. You've scraped your windshield - with a credit card.
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Or anything else you had on hand that could fight the frost.
10. You've realized that this sight makes you want to hit the brakes.
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Even if you've never done anything wrong.
11. You hear gun shots when you're walking in the woods, but think nothing of it.
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After all, you're wearing orange.
12. Someone from outside New Hampshire has asked if you've ever met Adam Sandler.
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No. Just no.

Although New Hampshire may be odd, we love it!

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