Oklahomanisms and Oklahoma lessons/Being sworn into Law school

Being sworn into law school

The people here talk funny...teehee they probably think that about me.



So here is a few things I have learned

• Ya'll is a word, it is used often




• When referring to Indians here you have to qualify between dot or feather...India or Native American...interesting




• There are a lot of bugs in Oklahoma...and snakes




• Fleas will infest everything you own




• The grass is different, Iowa's is green and soft, here it is yellow and brown yet still gets taller




• There is heat and there is Oklahoma heat...it is wet heat...it is horrible




• Oklahoma is not one city, it is a bunch of little cities all put together and you never know which one you are in at what time.




• Wood roaches are scary




• People in Oklahoma think people from Iowa are hicks (yes, I was called one...made me laugh)




• A truck or SUV is an appropriate form of transportation even when gas is sky high.




• Everything but eating out is cheap here (example: haircut/color in Iowa was over 100, here it was 60)




• Public transportation is a joke...you see the buses but never when you are waiting for it.




• Everyone has a permit for a concealed weapon here or has a rifle in their truck.



• The most dangerous parts of town are where they put the important businesses and schools.



• Just because the same street is on both sides of the map does not mean it runs straight through to the other side.



• Long-haired dachshunds are an anomally and everyone wants to see them.



• The best food is on the south side...which is the dangerous side...but it is still worth venturing out to get



• Tornado season is twice a year...and that is why there are few highrises here, everything is slab and one story.



• You cannot just go to the DMV to get your tags and license. You have to go to a tag agency for the tags. Then you have to go to the DMV office for a piece of paper for your license. Then back to the tag office for your license. They are not located anywhere near each other because that would be too easy.



• And one final thing...they don't like it when you sing the state name...