For the most part, Missourians are a pretty friendly bunch. However, there are a few things people can do (mainly out-of-staters) that’ll push our buttons.

1. Be a Chicago Cubs fan.
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Dear Cubs fan,
You are uninvited to my housewarming party.
Sincerely, Cardinal fans everywhere
2. Claim their state's BBQ is better than Missouri's.
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Wait. That's a joke, right?
3. Tell you Missouri's flat.
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If you think Missouri is flat, then go hike Taum Sauk Mountain. Better yet, run the Kansas City Marathon and tell us how your calves feel after those uphill climbs.
4. Assume you live in Kansas if you're from Kansas City.
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There are two cities, people. TWO separate cities. One just happens to be in the better state.
5. Say Missouri's landscape is only cornfields.
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Does this look like a cornfield to you? No, I didn't think so. It's Marble Creek in Mark Twain National Forest, just one of the many natural beauties of Missouri.
6. Assume you don't deal with traffic in small cities.
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Traffic can get extremely heavy in St. Louis and Kansas City, we just don't have an effective train system to get out of it.
7. Sing Lorde when referring to the Kansas City Royals.
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Yeah. We get it. We have an amazing baseball team that won the World Series. No need to play Royals by Lorde on repeat anymore.

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8. Cheer softly at a football game.
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We may not always have the best football team, but we do have the best and loudest fans in the NFL.
9. Ask why our BBQ is burnt.
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Look. We don't ask Chicago why their deep dish pizza is served like a pie. So don't ask us why we burn our BBQ ends. Just trust us on this, it's delicious.
9. Or why our ravioli is toasted.
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Again, trust us. It's not weird, you're weird.
10. Start a Border War with Mizzou.
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The University of Kansas may have the better basketball team, but their football team is practically nonexistent compared to our Mizzou Tigers. Plus, we have a better J-School, so take that Jayhawks.
11. Call our state "Misery."
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Oh, hey there. That's just one of our awesome professional sports teams winning the World Series. Yeah, not too miserable over here. Hey Mets fans, how's it going in New York?
12. Forget to list St. Louis among the best pizza in America.
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Chicago and New York are obvious picks, but St. Louis brings something unique to the table with its Provel cheese.
13. Call our weather "mild."
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Snow covered streets in winter, tornadoes in spring and a heat index of 110° in July...Missouri's weather is anything but mild.

Is there something out-of-staters or tourists do that drive you nuts? Let us know in the comments!

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