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The Truth About Living In Louisville. Do You Agree with These Local Opinions?

By Caleb Stultz on Thu, Sep 12, 2024 at 12:19 pm

Here's what locals had to say about what transplants should know before making the move to Lou.

Living in Louisville, you’ve probably noticed a few things that make this city unique. From the little-known fact that the “Happy Birthday” song was written here to the unavoidable allergy season and our reputation for terrible drivers, there’s a lot to talk about. And of course, the classic question everyone gets asked—where’d you go to high school?

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What Your Louisville High School Says About You

AssumptionYou spent a lot of money on seam rippers and Krispy Kremes.

JeffersontownFern Creek but with more shaved eyebrows.

MaleYou’re basically a Catholic school kid whose parents didn’t want to shell out the dough.

De Sales Quick Recall was all yours but can you remember to tie your shoes?

AthertonHow many ‘shrooms does it take to be a Rebel? We bet Jack Harlow comes up in conversation quite often. Second only to Hunter S. Thompson, of course.

BallardOkay, but are you a Bruin or did you just go there? BTW WTF is a Bruin?

Highlands LatinDoes anyone actually come out of that building after they go in?

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Whether you're nodding in agreement or learning something new, here’s a roundup of what locals think everyone should know about life in Derby City, straight from the locals on Reddit.

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As someone who still tries to get used to this, it doesn’t get any easier.

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Don’t forget to call me Dale as I’m passing you in the emergency lane on the Watterson, slowpoke.

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Pee, and I can’t stress this enough, yew.

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I feel this to my core. Allergies are insufferable here. Good thing I love traveling!

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You can really see this in the city’s overall divide along 9th Street. It’s pretty sad how easily one could spot the racial, class and political divide in Louisville.

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Put some respect on Loovuhl.

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Do you think I care if I get a nail in this tire from the emergency lane? Boy, I’ve got places to be! One of those being the finish line, of course.

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“Other than that, I love it,” With “that” being one of the worst couple of sentences you’ve ever heard.

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Oh god, the beans.

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All I hear is that we’re top 10 in the nation baby, BRING OUT THE BEANS.

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Funnily enough, this is one of only two times where the person who asked the question will respond to a reply to the original question.

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I can’t lie, some of y’all are like this and it shows.

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Yeesh. I don’t think this is true anymore with many prominent celebrities coming from Louisville to the point where it has a significant foothold in the cultural zeitgeist.

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