You Aren’t A True Delawarean Until You’ve Done These 9 Things

True Delawareans are proud to be from the first state and they let you know it. You can't mistake a person from Delaware for a person from anywhere else. But you aren't a true Delawarean until you've done these 9 things.

We brought you You Know You're From Delaware If You Say These 16 Things". Now, you can talk the talk but can you walk the walk?

We polled people from the first state on what really makes someone a "True Delawarean". Of course there were the stereotypical identifiers that most people know. But then, the answers took a left turn and we started seeing answers that even we forgot about.

Being a true Delawarean doesn't mean you have to be born and raised here. No siree. You could be a transplant but as long as you've experienced the things on this long list, you can say you're from Delaware.

There's even a funny little song that someone created. Now we're not sure if we agree with everything he sang about but it is pretty entertaining.

Aside from the obvious like shopping with no sales tax, there are so many other things that make you a true Delawarean.

If you'd like to see the full list of responses from our listeners, hop on over to our Facebook Page. 

Otherwise, just take a look at our list below because we've compiled a checklist for you to see if you really are a full blooded Delawarean.

Because, you're not a true Delawarean until you've...

That's right. Scrapple is a Delaware staple. Yes we know Pennsylvania and parts of NJ have it too. But we have a whole festival paying tribute to it!

https://www.applescrapple.com/

"Down the shore" is a Jersey thing. Delaware people go "To The Beach". If you say 'shore', we immediately know you're not from here.

It's NewARK, not NewWORK

It's SmURNA, not SmEERNA

It's UD, not UDEL (we know, not pronunciation. But it's just WRONG)

It's HO KESS IN, Not HOCK A SIN

And no, it's not held at 4:20pm.

We're talking about the Claymont Christmas Parade that pays tribute to a weed in the ground by decorating it like a Christmas Tree.

The first parade was in 1998, setting the tradition of it being the first Saturday in December.

https://www.thrashersrehoboth.com/

And no, they don't have ketchup.

Yes, Delaware is small but mighty. It's easy to run into a friend or family member or multiple wherever you go!

With the amount of construction in our small state it's kind of a right of passage to come up with your own alternate route based on traffic lights and no turn on red.

If you have a backup for your backup route, you're even more Delaware than the rest of us.

Helen's Sausage House is a staple for Delawareans. If you haven't been, how are you even from here?

https://www.thedoghouserestaurantde.com/

The Dog House is a Delaware staple for foot long dogs. Run, don't walk.