Weird signs that mean you're definitely from Detroit

By Metro Times editorial staff on Thu, Nov 8, 2018 at 10:01 pm

Detroit is a state of mind. It's in the way we walk, talk, and interact with each other. We're tough; we can take a few punches and we know how to throw a few punches too. We don't let anyone from outside shit-talk Detroit, but we're more than a little guilty of self-deprecation.

To poke a little fun at ourselves, here are 20 weird signs that mean you're definitely from Detroit.

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You’re on a first name basis with Joumana

Joumana and I go way back.
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You get angry when out-of-towners talk about their car insurance rates

“What do you mean you only pay $150 a month for full coverage?!”
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At one point in your life, you’ve adhered to the fashion style ‘thrift store chic’

Just because you’re strapped for cash doesn’t mean you can’t be fashionable.
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You’re loyal to American-made cars

Guaranteed you have at least one family member that worked in the auto industry.
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Your out-of-town friends are shocked you have a club on your steering wheel

It’s a Detroit thing.
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You unconsciously say “Whaddup doe” to people not from Detroit

Oh, I mean. Hey.
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You put a possessive ‘s’ on things

You need anything from Meijers?
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You’re a masochist – as seen by your continued support of shitty Detroit sports teams

Lions, Tigers, Pistons, Redwings… it’s doesn’t matter. It’s all heartbreak. Photo courtesy of @bigpapaclutch

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You own at least three different antagonistic Detroit t-shirts

In case people think you’re playin’.
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You wear a flat-brimmed Olde English D hat even though they stopped being cool in like 2012

Yeah, we said it.
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$Youre triggered that we just said they were no longer cool ¯\_(?)_/¯ Photo courtesy of Shutterstock$

You’re triggered that we just said they were no longer cool

¯\_(?)_/¯
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You realize there are approximately eight different meanings to the phrase, “You good?”

Inflection is everything. Photo courtesy of @thisdetroitlife

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You know that coney dogs give you the runs, but you eat them anyway

I will regret this.
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You can write “Swipe right if you like techno” on your Bumble profile and actually get a positive response

Real recognize real.
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You understand the cultural differences that separate Detroiters from the Eastside and Westside

Danny Brown gets it.
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You’re tough

Despite the ups and downs, you’ve got the grit to just keep going.
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