Complete strangers wave and/or say hello in public.
Fast, processed, fried and sugary are the main food groups.
The counter lady at Big-O calls you sweetie.
The pharmacist calls you buddy.
There is no recycling.
There is still a guy riding on the back of the garbage truck that empties your trash can.
You sweat before, during and after a shower.
It cools down very little or not at all in the evening.
You are familiar with the term swamp ass.
You know what a chigger is and how to treat the bites.
It is greener than you ever imagined.
People don't cower at thunder.
The bourbon is the best in the world.
A drive in the country still means something.
Rarely an hour goes by when you don't hear a lawn mower (except winter).
You don't see a single Tesla in the neighborhood (I haven't seen a Prius either).