Houstonians are a breed of their own. From our references, traffic behaviors, acute barbecue understanding, swag, and local slang, Houstonians have a way of showing themselves to be from Houston. If you’re looking to spot that someone is from Houston, here’s how to do so.
1. They swerve in your lane without using a blinker.
2. They say “waterburger”, “umble” or “pear land”.
3. “feeder road”
4. They call the Southwest Freeway “59” no matter what part of it they on. To be honest, I don’t know when I-69 even came into play.
5. The courtesy/thanks wave in traffic.
6. “Say mayne”
7. Just mention Dallas😅😏😒😒😒😒😒😒😒😒😒
8. 281-330-????
9. Used to measuring travel by hours instead of miles 😂picky about bbq, usually used to different cultures foods, change lanes without turn signal, get mad in other cities for being slow drivers, and we’re basically amphibious and get lung scarring if we go 200 feet above sea level😂
10. Know how to pronounce Bissonnet and Kuykendahl.
11. We grew up playing in the “ditch” at the end of our street (it was part of the bayou)🤣
12. Talking about generators at parties.
13. Driving 80 anytime on the freeway.
14. They have a 713 area code.
15. They call freeways by names such as Southwest Freeway, Inner Loop, Pasadena Freeway, Katy Freeway, etc instead of the numbers. Refer to driving distance by hours with traffic and without traffic. Can say they rode Texas Cyclone at Astroworld and describe how the back cart came off the track. Can tell you about the Houston Oilers. Some of these are for us older but not old natives.
16. Racing for position on 99 ike it’s the last lap at Talladega.
17. Knowing the mo city don freestyle.
18. “Awready”
19. They will cross 3 lanes of freeway traffic coming within inches of hitting your car just so they won’t miss their exit.
20. Their accent. Astros. Texans, Rockets gear.
See also: 20 ways to annoy a Houstonians in 5 words or less