1. Thanks to TOWIE, everyone outside Essex thinks they know what you're like.
2. So you daren't mention that you do *sort of* know at least one of its stars.
3. Growing up in Essex meant experiencing the sickening pressure of getting into grammar school at 11.
Some people seriously take this as a GCSE...
4. And then having to beg your parents for a car at 17, because all your friends already had one.
"Yeah but what car do you drive?" #essexgirlproblems
5. Nobody believes there are actually lots of rich people in Essex.
6. Which is surprising, due to the sheer quantity of personalised number plates on the roads.
7. Wherever you go, people make fun of your accent.
This is spot on <img src="https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v1/72x72/1f44c.png"><img src="https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v1/72x72/1f602.png"> @Essexgirls2
8. And assume you're someone's Personal Assistant.
9. Or, if you're a man, a banker.
10. And everyone thinks you must be like Smithy and Pamela from Gavin and Stacey.
11. Whenever you say you're from Essex, someone shouts "white stilettos" at you.
12. Of course, they also assume you're stupid.
13. Socialising in Essex revolves around going to bars, pubs, clubs, and basically wherever serves booze.
14. Of course, when you go out, you have to pose for hundreds of photos.
15. And lots of people do nothing to dispel the stereotype, by choosing very Essex baby names.
16. Southend seafront in the summer is a living hell because it's so busy and people wear too little clothing.
17. And every Saturday night, people park their souped-up cars there to compare them.
18. But, whatever people say, you'd rather be from Essex than Buckinghamshire.
