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You must be from Carmel if..

amanda.kingsbury
by amanda.kingsbury

Posted: Jun 12, 2008 in Things to do, Culture

Tags: stereotypes, cliches, suburbs

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You must be from Beech Grove if... police officers live on either side of you. You must be from Carmel if... you think an H2 is a sub-compact.

Indy suburbs have long lived with stereotypes - some deserved, some not - but maybe it's time to bust some of these cliches, as these areas change and grow. (Did you know, for example, that little ol' Fortville now boasts a very chic decor shop -- and a tattoo/art place?)

So, hit us with some humor. Complete the following sentence: "You must be from... if ... ." for any or each of the following towns: Carmel, Brownsburg, Beech Grove, Franklin or Fortville.

We'll print the best responses in an upcoming issue of Go!, out every Friday in the Indy Star.

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randydaytona

You may be from Beech Grove if 90% of your income goes to cigarettes, alcohol, and lottery tickets.

randydaytona on Jun 12, '08 at 05:27 PM
Dexter

You may be from Southport if you have never been north of Washington street and your entire family lives on the same block.

Dexter on Jun 12, '08 at 08:13 PM
karenandbrandon

you remember Principal Dale Graham, Carmel Kitchen as your teenage hangout, swimming in the fountain at Civic Square and no roundabouts

karenandbrandon on Jun 12, '08 at 09:52 PM
rictor

You must be from Plainfield... if you're complaining about the smell of your neighbor's pig farm.

rictor on Jun 13, '08 at 08:02 AM
michael22blue

You must be from Camby if you have a bus in your front yard, a stipper pole in your living room, and half of your gross income goes towards booze.

michael22blue on Jun 13, '08 at 11:12 AM
Christopher Lloyd

You must be from Broad Ripple if you find law clerks passed out drunk on your deck, and they won't leave.

Based (unfortunately) on RL...

Christopher Lloyd on Jun 13, '08 at 01:42 PM
joe.shearer

You may be from Greenwood if you can't wait for the next chance to race your souped-up jade green '98 Honda Civic (with a huge spoiler for maximum aerodynamics).

joe.shearer on Jun 13, '08 at 02:39 PM
KeyserSozie

You may be in Greenwood if every car has a Jesus plate.

KeyserSozie on Jun 13, '08 at 03:32 PM
Victory33

You may be from Carmel if you were "forced" to drive your parents 5 year old BMW to school.

Victory33 on Jun 13, '08 at 03:55 PM
StellarSwarm

You may be from Plainfield if you complain about noise from the airport that existed long before you bought/built your house.

StellarSwarm on Jun 15, '08 at 09:09 AM
Firebelly

You may be from Broadripple:

if you don't ever hang out at the bars on the main strip

if you know that local coffee shops (Monon Coffee Shop and Hubbard & Cravens) have a wide variety of coffee (that is NOT over roasted like Starbux) and teas (that are actually steeped while you wait)

if you can have an Indian (Shalimar), Thai, Chinese, Mexican (La Piedad), Italian (Ambrosia), American Steakhouse, gourmet pizza (Bazbeaux), middle eastern (too many to mention), Cajun/Creole (Yats) and Sushi/Korean (Naked) food all within walking distance

if you have access to independent record stores (Luna, Indy CD & Vinyl)

if you know that the Jazz Kitchen is Indy's best place to hear live jazz

if you know you can buy cigars and premium cigarettes

if you can stumble home from the Vogue

if you can walk to premium beer establishments and um walk home

Firebelly on Jun 15, '08 at 03:19 PM
joe.shearer

You might be from Noblesville if you love parking your car in the middle of SR 37 and I-69 every morning and afternoon.

joe.shearer on Jun 18, '08 at 10:30 AM
DmAc

You must be from Broad Ripple if you think you're too cool to hang out at the bars on Broad Ripple Ave.

You may also be from Broad Ripple if you think the quality of the food and atmoshpere of the restaurants in Broad Ripple make up for the HORRIBLE service

You may be from Noblesville/Fishers if you can reach out your kitchen window and touch your neighbors house

DmAc on Jun 18, '08 at 10:50 AM
serigraph73

You must be from the East Side if your pants are falling down around your knees as you leisurely stroll down the middle of Michigan/New York OR if you are missing teeth OR have never heard of the open container law (which i am starting to believe doesnt exist)

You must be from Indianapolis if you have no clue what a turn signal is or how to use it.

serigraph73 on Jun 18, '08 at 11:54 AM
erob54

You must be from Brownsburg if your entire family lives within walking distance of you.

erob54 on Jun 18, '08 at 01:45 PM
DmAc
erob54 wrote:
You must be from Brownsburg if your entire family lives within walking distance of you.

you speak the truth! Well, not as much anymore, but I could see how it was like that at one point! haha

DmAc on Jun 18, '08 at 03:56 PM
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