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We may be a little irrational, but at least here in Orlando we know what we like.
Orlando City Soccer Club
This city bleeds purple and white.
Photo via Jeremy Reper Credit: Jeremy ReperArguing over neighborhood boundaries
No, the Lake Formosa neighborhood and Ivanhoe Village are not the same thing.
Photo via IvanhoeVillage/InstagramGiving everything a damn theme
Maybe it’s because we live in the shadows of a world-class theme parks that almost every bar and restaurant has to have some sort of damn theme.
Photo via lubrandini/InstagramA good mural
Standing in front of a mural for an Instagram pic is practically an Orlando pastime at this point.
Photo via orlandoshirts/InstagramSecret parking spots
There are ways to get around paying for parking in downtown Orlando, you just have to find them.
Photo via Google MapsPutting fountains in any body of water available
It’s all about the aesthetic here.
Photo viatristio/InstagramFrigid indoor temperatures
It may be hotter than hell outside, but it’s still advisable to bring a jacket into any office building, as the temperatures can get below freezing.
Photo via zeighy/InstagramDriving like assholes
Gotta get from point A to point B somehow, while also avoiding all the snowbirds on the road.
Photo via gsrt8/InstagramPublix
This grocery store chain might just be the only thing everyone in the South can agree on … besides their polarizing political donations.
Photo via stephscissrhands/InstagramGetting away from the Tourist District
This part of town is fine in small doses, but there’s way more to Orlando than attractions.
Photo via getupandgokayaking/InstagramAny pool you can get into
You know you’re in for a good time if you can get into a rooftop pool party on Sunday Funday.
Photo via randypenaa/InstagramWawa
It’s the Taj Mahal of gas stations.
Photo via jefreeb/InstagramWahlburgers
It doesn’t even matter if the burgers are any good or not, it’s Marky Mark’s joint.
Photo via kaileybear/InstagramEnding up at Wall Street Plaza
Whether you end the night there or you begin it, Wall Street Plaza is where every downtown partier finds themselves at some point in the night.
Photo via thisisthedann/InstagramA good patio
Perfect for the 10 percent of the year it’s not 90 degrees outside.
Photo via Rob BarlettThe Salt Life or FloGrown or whatever
But how will they know you’re from Florida?
Photo via southern_born_f150/InstagramFarmers markets, man
Every Instagram picture, every Sunday.
Photo via trinh7676/InstagramAvoiding I-4
Aint’t nobody got time for that.
Photo via jeannie_marie_o/InstagramDevelopment projects that may or may not happen
In the city of “build baby build,” everyone has big dreams.
Photo via Marissa MahoneyDrinking local
We love our local brews.
Photo via dommie81/InstagramDrinking wine on Wednesday
“Wine Wednesday” is the perfect excuse to get drunk in the middle of the week.
Photo via b_good4life/InstagramCraft cocktails
Even though they’re super bougie and extremely overpriced, one could argue that they are worth it for the Snapchat.
Photo via kwakamolee/InstagramBrunch
The saving grace after every long weekend, and there are plenty of good options for Orlandoans to choose from.
Photo viaian_hoagland/InstagramDefending Orlando to out-of-towners
It’s not an inferiority complex, we just really like Orlando and hashtag everything with #OrlandoDoesntSuck
Photo via Twitter