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1. The first thing people ask when you tell them you’re from Omaha, Nebraska is “Do you live on a farm?"
2. Or they tell you that they've never met anyone from Nebraska before.
3. Or they may even ask you where Nebraska is.
4. You get really defensive about Omaha being a city and not a small country town.
5. But you can drive about 20 minutes in any direction and reach vast cornfields.
6. Distance is measured in time, not miles.
7. There’s tornados in the morning and it's snowing by the evening.
8. Seeing the world's richest man is extremely casual.
9. Jack & Jack are just normal people.
10. You flipped out when Peyton Manning was screaming “Omaha! Omaha! Omaha!” during Broncos' games.
11. The farthest you travel for the College World Series is 20 minutes to TD Ameritrade Park.
12. You go to the CWS games more for the environment rather than the teams that are playing.
13. Speaking of CWS, a piece of you died when they knocked down Rosenblatt Stadium.
14. Aksarben isn’t a made up word.
15. Your perfect date night involves going to the Old Market.
16. The Gene Leahy Mall holiday lights make you feel festive and in love.
17. You’ve taken a picture standing in Iowa and Nebraska at the same time.
18. Your version of summer vacation is going to Okoboji, Iowa.
19. Music is becoming a large part of the culture.
20. Every fall you insist on going to Vala’s Pumpkin Patch.
21. You’ve used wax paper to go down the slides downtown.
22. Every other zoo you’ve been to will never be that great because The Henry Doorly Zoo is the best zoo in the world.
23. You thought you were going to get Ebola when people were being brought the UNMC for treatment.
24. You live in a city where 3 religions are breaking barriers with the Tri-Faith Initiative.
25. Speaking of religion, Husker football is a religion of its own.
26. Runza’s are your OG hot pockets.
27. Also thanks to Runza, chili and cinnamon rolls are a thing.
28. Dorothy Lynch is the only dressing you’ll use.
29. You prefer Scooters over Starbucks.
30. No matter where you go, you will always love Omaha.
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