Nashville has recently become inundated by a large number of folks who have made their new home in Music City. We've now seen a significant rise in hipsters, country music star wannabes, and young families, diversifying the city into something almost unrecognizable from years past. Finding a native Nashvillian is like spotting a unicorn, nowadays - but there are few things they know, that set themselves apart.
10. Learn that cowboy boots + hats denote tourists.
Unless you're way out in the Nashville countryside, the cowboy attire is a mark of a solid tourist. Bonus points if they're paired with a summer dress a la Taylor Swift from five years ago.
9. Become homebound at the slightest chance of snow.
We can't really drive in snow down here...? So it's really all for the better.
8. Realize that the traffic to Green Hills just isn't worth it.
Also, you'll always hit traffic. Doesn't matter what time of day it is, the traffic will FIND YOU. In part thanks to us transplants weighing heavy on city infrastructure...yikes.
7. Buy a house - because rent is WAY too high.
That's the type of market we're in right now, y'all.
6. Learn the whole of the city hot chicken culture.
There are fighting words exchanged if you don't know your hot chicken - there are so many differing ideas, you better know where you stand
5. Two words: Avoid. Broadway.
It's a tourist trap. For real. Go if you want to be a tourist.
4. Smile and wave - at everyone.
It's the south - be nice!
3. Begin to vacation in Gatlinburg.
Because that's where EVERYONE goes. Everyone. And for their honeymoon, too...
2. Adopt "y'all" into your vocabulary.
It's a necessary bit of Southern vernacular, you know.
1. Realize you'll never TRULY be a Nashvillian.
Sorry, guys - guess this was a little bait-and-switch. Welcome to the transplant club - we can't sit with them.
What are some other things you must do before becoming an official Nashvillian?
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