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    19 People Who Moved From One State To Another Are Sharing Their Culture Shocks And I'm Shook By All Of These

    "They were obsessed with deep frying EVERYTHING. There was even a restaurant where you could bring in outside food for them to deep fry."

    I recently asked members BuzzFeed Community who moved from one part of the US to another to share the most surprising differences they noticed, and those oddly specific responses inspired even MORE people to share their experiences, too. Here are 19 of the most interesting culture shocks people had after moving:

    1. "After living in Florida for over 30 years, I moved to Nevada during retirement. During my first visit to a restaurant, the waitress asked me if I wanted tea. I said yes, and asked for it to be half and half. I thought everyone knew that a half-and-half was just a mix of sweet and unsweetened tea. She brought me a tea with a small milk."

    Split image with a red cross over milk being poured into tea, and a green check beside iced tea with lemon
    Sergio Amiti / Getty Images / Jack Andersen / Getty Images

    —famoussquirrel31

    2. "I moved from New England to Texas. In New England, people connected through sarcasm and ragging on each other. In Texas, I noticed that this was considered rude because sarcasm isn’t a huge part of the culture. It was really hard to adjust to so much politeness!"

    —googlyeyes00

    3. "I moved from New Mexico to Missouri. What got me was when I went to the local Sonic to get my favorite burger with green chile. When I ordered, the worker replied, 'With red chili?' to which I responded, 'No, green chile.' They asked 'What is green chile?' For those who don't know what green chile is — it's used on everything in New Mexico."

    Open-faced cheeseburger with fries and salad on a plate, beside a glass of beverage
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    —quizzyoctopus32

    4. "I moved from Florida to Tucson, Arizona. Some th