The Unwritten Rules Of Louisville

Louisville: We're a big city that's really a small town. We all have shared experiences, and we're usually only a few degrees of separation from that person we passed on the sidewalk. And with that closeness comes a few things that most every Louisvillian knows.

We've taken the time to compile a list of these guidelines that true residents know. Some of them came from our own heads, others were solicited from the public. Enjoy.

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 Always take the Second Street bridge over the tolled ones. (Except if there’s a major event at the KFC Yum! Center.)- LEO Staff
Photo via Louisville Tourism
Always take the Second Street bridge over the tolled ones. (Except if there’s a major event at the KFC Yum! Center.)- LEO Staff
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If you’re driving a semi, do not, we repeat, do not, attempt to pass under the Third Street bridge, aka, “The Can Opener.”- LEO Staff
Meme via @alexmichele12, Twitter
If you’re driving a semi, do not, we repeat, do not, attempt to pass under the Third Street bridge, aka, “The Can Opener.”- LEO Staff
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 Dont stand near the door at the Mag bar. - Kayte Garcia
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Dont stand near the door at the Mag bar. - Kayte Garcia
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 No one goes to the Derby because everyone goes to the Derby. - LEO Staff
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No one goes to the Derby because everyone goes to the Derby. - LEO Staff
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 The best fried chicken in the city is not Kentucky Fried Chicken. Try Shirley Mae’s, Louie’s, Indi's or Chicken King.- LEO Staff
Photo by James Barber
The best fried chicken in the city is not Kentucky Fried Chicken. Try Shirley Mae’s, Louie’s, Indi's or Chicken King.- LEO Staff
Photo by James Barber
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You must date someone all your friends have - Michelle Fisher
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You must date someone all your friends have - Michelle Fisher
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 If it is an ethnic restaurant in a strip mall or office building, eat there. (Koreana, Eden & Kissi, any taqueria)- LEO Staff
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If it is an ethnic restaurant in a strip mall or office building, eat there. (Koreana, Eden & Kissi, any taqueria)- LEO Staff
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Using Cherokee park as a shortcut never works out. - Donald Taylor Jr.
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Using Cherokee park as a shortcut never works out. - Donald Taylor Jr.
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 We love our tap water as much as we love our mothers.- LEO Staff
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We love our tap water as much as we love our mothers.- LEO Staff
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 The first rule of Louisville is we don’t talk about Indiana.- LEO Staff
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The first rule of Louisville is we don’t talk about Indiana.- LEO Staff
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 The first rule about Indiana is that it’s actually better (read: cheaper) than Louisville.-LEO Staff
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The first rule about Indiana is that it’s actually better (read: cheaper) than Louisville.-LEO Staff
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 On Fridays during Lent we eat fried fish, even if we’re not Catholic. (Try St. Augustine’s in The West End.)- LEO Staff
Photo by Robin Garr
On Fridays during Lent we eat fried fish, even if we’re not Catholic. (Try St. Augustine’s in The West End.)- LEO Staff
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 We will never give up hope of ear X-tacy coming back.- LEO Staff
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We will never give up hope of ear X-tacy coming back.- LEO Staff
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 The City, two weeks before Derby, she pretty. The day after Derby, she doing the walk of shame home from the Bambi walk, carrying her heels.  Bless her heart.  - Amber Willoughby
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The City, two weeks before Derby, she pretty. The day after Derby, she doing the walk of shame home from the Bambi walk, carrying her heels. Bless her heart. - Amber Willoughby
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 You have to learn where everything used to be to get directions from a local. I didn’t live here when there was a White Castle on Bardstown Road, but I absolutely know where it was. - Lyndi Lou
Photo via the National Register of Historic Places
You have to learn where everything used to be to get directions from a local. I didn’t live here when there was a White Castle on Bardstown Road, but I absolutely know where it was. - Lyndi Lou
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 No one must ever know if you don’t like bourbon. - Jazz Fodale
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No one must ever know if you don’t like bourbon. - Jazz Fodale
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 When meeting someone new, it’s customary to start with a, “So, which high school did you go to?”- LEO Staff
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When meeting someone new, it’s customary to start with a, “So, which high school did you go to?”- LEO Staff
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 Locals don’t party on Fourth Street.- LEO Staff
Photo by Kathryn Harrington
Locals don’t party on Fourth Street.- LEO Staff
Photo by Kathryn Harrington
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You have to have a favorite Kroger (and highlands is the wrong answer) - Emma Holland
Photo by Carolyn Brown
You have to have a favorite Kroger (and highlands is the wrong answer) - Emma Holland
Photo by Carolyn Brown
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 Y’all is always appropriate no matter the social setting.- LEO Staff
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Y’all is always appropriate no matter the social setting.- LEO Staff
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