A popular Reddit trend has users sharing the unwritten rules of their respective cities; Cleveland, Ohio has a thread and so does San Antonio, Texas. Naturally, Detroiters also took to the Reddit trend, and it went exactly as expected.

We know Detroiters do not waiver loyalty when it comes to coney island or the Detroit Lions, but what other rules do Detroiters just know to follow?

We pulled our favorite from the Reddit thread, and added a few of our own inspired by the conversation.

Meijer is superior to Walmart. – fishing_pole Photo via Google Maps
I hope you know how to pronounce Paczki. – rondiggity MT file photo
Canada isn’t really another country, it’s a Detroit suburb. Photo via alyssa BLACK./Flickr Creative Commons
No cheese on coneys. – spoonyfork Photo viaHollywoodConeyIsland / Facebook
Gas station food is often surprisingly good. – Happy_Pause726 Photo via Google Maps
You cannot frequent both American Coney Island AND Lafayette Coney Island. After trying both, you must pledge your allegiance to one or the other until you die. – GodFlintstone Photo by Cynthia longhair Douglas / Shutterstock.com
Joumana is our Queen Elizabeth. – okmax Photo via Brian Rozman
Learn to love hating the Lions. – detroitbankster Photo via Detroit Lions / Facebook
We all have a preference, east side or west side. – amposa Photo via Google Maps
Park in Greektown Casino’s parking structure to go everywhere but Greektown Casino. Photo from greektowncasino/Instagram
Opening Day is literally a holiday. – mlhender Photo via Keya5 / Shutterstock.com
Vernors is a medicine. Photo via mikefritcher/Flickr Creative Commons
It’s pronounced Grasshit. – ridicrule Photo via Google Maps
Stay out of the left lane, especially on the Lodge or 696. 90 mph might seem fast to you, but there’s ALWAYS someone going faster. – Btwirpak47 Photo via Google Maps
They can smell fear on the Southfield Freeway. – MrDuck0409 Photo via Google Maps
Parking a quarter mile away is better than paying to conveniently park near the stadium. Photo via Google Maps
The letter ‘s’ goes at the end of everything. Photo via Google Maps
No cop, no stop. – Btwirpak47 Photo via Sean Davis / Flickr Creative Commons
Don’t go to the McDonalds on Joy Road and Southfield! 💀☠️ – Occams_Fusion Yes, an earlier slide said that gas station food is surprisingly good, but this is one you just keep driving past. Photo via Google Maps
Your loyalty to the Big 3 depends on who your grandparent (or other family member) worked for. Photo by Scott Eberline/Detroit Stock City

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