This is for anyone who lives in Atlanta, who has ever lived in Atlanta, has
visited Atlanta, ever plans to visit Atlanta, knows anyone who lives in
Atlanta, knows anyone who has ever visited Atlanta or anyone who has ever
heard of Atlanta, Georgia.

Atlanta is composed mostly of one way streets. The only way to get out of
downtown Atlanta is to turn around and start over when you reach Greenville,
South Carolina. All directions start with, "Go down Peachtree" and include
the phrase, "When you see the Waffle House." Except that in Cobb County, all
directions begin with, "Go to the Big Chicken and ."

Peachtree Street has no beginning and no end and is not to be confused with
Peachtree Circle, Peachtree Place, Peachtree Lane, Peachtree Road, Peachtree
Parkway, Peachtree Run, Peachtree Trace, Peachtree Ave, Peachtree Commons,
Peachtree Battle, Peachtree Corners, New Peachtree, Old Peachtree, West
Peachtree, Peachtree-Dunwoody, Peachtree-Chamblee, or Peachtree Industrial
Boulevard.

Atlantans only know their way to work and their way home. If you ask anyone
for directions they will always send you down Peachtree.

Atlanta is the home of Coca-Cola That's all we drink here, so don't ask for
any other soft drink unless it's made by Coca-Cola. And even then it's still
"Coke." A carbonated soft drink isn't a soda, cola, or pop...it's a Coke,
regardless of brand or flavor. Example: "What kinda coke you want?"

Gate One at Atlanta's Hartsfield International Airport is 32 miles away from
the Main Concourse, so wear sneakers and pack a lunch.

It's impossible to go around a block and wind up on the street you started
on. The Chamber of Commerce calls it a "scenic drive" and has posted signs
to that effect, so that out-of-towners don't feel lost...they're just on a
scenic drive."

The 8: 00 AM rush hour is from 6: 30 to 10: 30 AM. The 5: 00 PM rush hour is
from 3: 00 to 7: 30 PM. Friday's rush hour starts Thursday afternoon, and
lasts through 2: 00 AM Saturday.

"Sir" and "Ma'am" are used by the person speaking to you if there's a remote
possibility that you're at least 30 minutes older than they are.

A native can only pronounce Ponce De Leon Avenue one way, so do not attempt
the French or Spanish pronunciation. People will simply tilt their heads to
the right and stare at you. The Atlanta pronunciation is "pahnss duh LEE-on"

The fall of raindrop makes everyone forget all traffic rules. If a single
snowflake falls, the city is paralyzed for three days, and
it's on all the TV channels and radio stations as a news flash every 15
minutes for a month. All the grocery stores will be sold out of milk, bread,
bottled water, toilet paper, and beer. If there is a remote chance of snow,
and if it does snow, people will be on the corner selling "I survived the
blizzard" tee-shirts, not to mention the fact that all schools will close at
the slightest possible chance of snow.

The pollen count is off the national scale for unhealthy, which starts at
120. Atlanta is usually in the 2,000 to 4,000 range. All roads, vehicles,
houses - everything - is yellow from March 28th to July 15th. If you have
any allergies, you will die. But other than that, it's a great place to
live!

There are 5,000 types of snakes and 4,998 live in Georgia. There are 10,000
types of spiders. All 10,000 live in Georgia, plus a couple no one's ever
seen before.

"Onced" and "Twiced" are actual words.

It is not a shopping cart, it's a buggy.

There ain't no such thing as "lunch." There's only dinner - and, then, there
is supper.

'Jeetyet?' is actually a phrase meaning "Did you eat yet?"

You install security lights on your house and garage - and then leave both
unlocked.

The local papers cover national and international news on one page, but need
6 pages for local gossip and sports.

You know whether another Georgian is from north Georgia, south Georgia or
middle Georgia as soon as they open their mouth (Albany = All benny).

Going to Wal-Mart is a favorite past time known as "goin wal-martin" or off
to Wally World"

Sweet Tea is appropriate for all meals and you start drinking it when you're
2.

Found a place that sold Pepsi in Atlanta once - they were apologizing over the fact even before I could say "Thank god". I mean it - the waiter was apologizing and hoping we wouldn't mind to much.

lol thats funny....

"Welcome to _______ restaurant, before we take your order we would like to apologize for serving Pepsi products. Feel free to leave if you so desire"

lol

that is so true about Florida, we all call it Coke, it's coke just the same.

As a native Atlantan, I have had to explain this stuff to college roommates not from here, co-workers just moving into the city, other kinds of vistors.

Each and every bit of it is true.

So how does a guy from Baltimore know all this?

-MF

Quote: Originally Posted by Monsignor Funkibut As a native Atlantan, I have had to explain this stuff to college roommates not from here, co-workers just moving into the city, other kinds of vistors. Each and every bit of it is true. So how does a guy from Baltimore know all this? -MF

Ahh I dunno bro..must be somethin in the water