Georgia, where the tea is sweeter than your best intentions, the peaches are juicy (even when they come from South Carolina, shhh), and the weather can’t decide if it’s spring or the surface of the sun. Georgians are equal parts Southern hospitality and quiet judgment, with a deep love for college football, Waffle House, and telling you which part of the state they’re from like it changes everything. If you’re feeling brave enough to test that peach-fueled patience, here are 11 subtle ways to mildly annoy someone from the Peach State.
Say “At-lan-tuh.”
It’s Atlanna. Drop that middle “t” or drop out of the conversation.
Assume it’s all just peaches and plantations.
Try traffic, tech startups, rap legends, mountain trails, and peaches.
Ask if they go to Waffle House ironically.
There is nothing ironic about Waffle House at 2 a.m. That’s sacred ground.
Say college football isn’t that serious.
Hope you didn’t have plans. You’re now trapped in a three-hour UGA vs. Bama debate.
Mock sweet tea.
You might as well insult their grandma to her face.
Refer to it as a “flyover state.”
They see more movies, music, and migration than half the country. Look again.
Say “I like peaches, but California’s are better.”
You’ve just insulted Georgia’s state identity and half its branding.
Complain about the humidity.
Oh, bless your heart. That wasn’t humidity. That was just May.
Assume everyone’s from Atlanta.
They’re not. They’re from just outside Atlanta—which could mean 100 different places and two separate accents.
Call it “the Deep South” like it’s a bad thing.
Georgians know their history, but they also know how to party, protest, and make damn good biscuits.
Say “It’s basically Florida’s northern cousin.”
Watch as the temperature drops… emotionally.
Still, Georgians will probably invite you in, feed you till you can’t move, and ask about your mama before they gently correct all your misconceptions. Just don’t knock their Bulldogs, their biscuits, or their ability to survive both hurricanes and ice storms—and you’ll be just fine, sugar.
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