Ah, Tennessee—the Volunteer State, where country music is currency, mountains meet moonshine, and every road trip includes at least one stop for hot chicken and a gas station biscuit. From Memphis BBQ to Appalachian backroads, we’ve got a whole lot of pride and just as many things to complain about—usually with a twang, a side-eye, and a “bless your heart” thrown in for good measure. If you haven’t grumbled about these classic Tennessee quirks while sweating through your flannel in November, are you even from here?
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The Weather Changing Like a Mood Swing in a Honky-Tonk
You start the day in a hoodie, end it with a sunburn, and spend the night listening to tornado sirens.
Tourists Clogging Up Broadway Like It’s a Line Dance
Yes, Nashville is fun. No, we’re not impressed by your matching bachelorette shirts.
Everyone Thinking We Only Listen to Country Music
We gave the world Elvis, B.B. King, and Dolly Parton, thank you very much.
Memphis vs. Nashville BBQ Rivalries Being Treated Like Civil War 2.0
Dry rub? Sauce? Choose your fighter and prepare to ruin a friendship.
Humidity That Could Drown a Possum
It’s not just hot. It’s wet hot. Like walking through soup in jeans.
Traffic in Nashville That Makes You Rethink Free Will
A 15-minute drive now takes 45 and ends with you screaming into a steering wheel full of biscuit crumbs.
Out-of-Staters Mispronouncing “Sevierville,” “Lafayette,” and “Lebanon”…