Posted in Georgia
April 02, 2017
13 Things You Quickly Learn When You Move To Georgia
Moving to Georgia can mean a lot of things for a lot of different people. Whether your aim is to be closer to family, moving for work, or moving back home after a go elsewhere in the country, Georgia is a phenomenal place to live. However, there may be a few lessons to learn, which if you aren’t already aware, you will be soon enough. Here are 13 things you quickly learn when you move to Georgia.

Saying hello to a stranger doesn't make things creepy. Southern hospitality does exist, and you're going to have to get used to it.

Georgia has a rich history within our country, and it's important to know how your new home state played such a big part.

Southern cooking at it's finest around every corner. If you don't love it yet, you will soon enough.

Around major cities....ahem, Atlanta....traffic is a hot mess. Avoid at all costs if you can.

Going river tubing is something you'll start looking forward to each season.

Ain't no shame in our chicken sandwich game.

While we do love our tried-and-true big cities in Georgia, we totally obsess over our small towns, too.

So make sure you understand how and why. You may be tested.

You will probably slowly start incorporating it into your vocabulary, too, until one day it just pops out mid-convo.

It can be confusing for a while. So don't get overwhelmed.

The weather is a tricky son-of-a-gun in Georgia so get used to having a pair of flip flops and snow boots sitting by your door year round.

Carry it in your purse. In your wallet. On a chain around your neck. Bug spray saves lives.

Let's all give humidity the finger and shave our heads this summer!!! Who's with me?!? Anybody?
Are you originally from Georgia? If not, feel free to share with everyone some of the things you first learned when you moved here! We’d love to hear from you. Otherwise, if you’re digging the Georgia pride, then check out 12 Things Georgians Do That Seem Insane To Everyone Else.