30 things that scare the crap out of people in Detroit

By on Fri, Sep 21, 2018 at 7:32 pm

We're built tough in Detroit, but sometimes even we get the heebie-jeebies. These are 30 things scare the crap out of people in Detroit.

Just thinking about some these situations might make you scream in terror or clutch your pearls. So if you don't want your anxiety to immediately spike, please stop reading now.

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Going the wrong way and ending up in Canada Oh, shit. Photo courtesy of Ken Lund/Flickr
Going the wrong way and ending up in Canada
Oh, shit.
Photo courtesy of Ken Lund/Flickr
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A dog without chili, mustard, or onions What do you mean you don’t have coneys? Photo courtesy of @thegordinier
A dog without chili, mustard, or onions
What do you mean you don’t have coneys?
Photo courtesy of @thegordinier
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Hearing Steve Perry sing “Born and raised in south Detroit.” Oh, you mean Windsor? Photo courtesy of YouTube
Hearing Steve Perry sing “Born and raised in south Detroit.”
Oh, you mean Windsor?
Photo courtesy of YouTube
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Lions going winless this season Again. Photo courtesy of @detroitlionsnfl
Lions going winless this season
Again.
Photo courtesy of @detroitlionsnfl
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The word "soda" It’s pop. Photo courtesy of @faygo
The word "soda"
It’s pop.
Photo courtesy of @faygo
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Hearing a big boom That was a firework...right? Photo courtesy of @monica.manning
Hearing a big boom
That was a firework...right?
Photo courtesy of @monica.manning
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The moment of panic when you try to cross four lanes of traffic on I-94 to get on M-10 Skrrt skrrt.
The moment of panic when you try to cross four lanes of traffic on I-94 to get on M-10
Skrrt skrrt.
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Having to choose between Lafayette Coney and American Coney Island How do you choose?! Photo courtesy of @seanfhamel
Having to choose between Lafayette Coney and American Coney Island
How do you choose?!
Photo courtesy of @seanfhamel
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Someone saying “pierogies” instead of “pierogi” It’s already plural. Photo courtesy of @just.kristine
Someone saying “pierogies” instead of “pierogi”
It’s already plural.
Photo courtesy of @just.kristine
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Being called Hockeytown Cringe. Photo courtesy of @tamrn1
Being called Hockeytown
Cringe.
Photo courtesy of @tamrn1
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NOT being called Hockeytown B-but...but we have 11 Stanley Cup championships. Photo courtesy of @stanleycup
NOT being called Hockeytown
B-but...but we have 11 Stanley Cup championships.
Photo courtesy of @stanleycup
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Not getting a paçzki on Fat Tuesday “Get in the car. We’re going to Hamtramck.” Photo courtesy of @ms._fobia
Not getting a paçzki on Fat Tuesday
“Get in the car. We’re going to Hamtramck.”
Photo courtesy of @ms._fobia
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Opening day getting canceled because of bad weather Not again! Photo courtesy of @eboni.af
Opening day getting canceled because of bad weather
Not again!
Photo courtesy of @eboni.af
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Getting hit by a Bird scooter More like turd scooters, amiright?. Photo courtesy of @ecimmortal
Getting hit by a Bird scooter
More like turd scooters, amiright?.
Photo courtesy of @ecimmortal
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The sun going down earlier “No, God. Please, not another winter.” Photo via Shutterstock.
The sun going down earlier
“No, God. Please, not another winter.”
Photo via Shutterstock.
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Detroit cabs “Um, no thanks. I’ll call a Lyft.” Photo courtesy of Shutterstock
Detroit cabs
“Um, no thanks. I’ll call a Lyft.”
Photo courtesy of Shutterstock
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Hep A. Yeah, we’re gonna need everyone to wash their hands… Photo via Shutterstock
Hep A.
Yeah, we’re gonna need everyone to wash their hands…
Photo via Shutterstock
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Below freezing temperatures The world is a cold dead place. Photo via Shutterstock
Below freezing temperatures
The world is a cold dead place.
Photo via Shutterstock
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Anytime Kid Rock opens his mouth Shhh… just stop talking. Photo courtesy of @shutter16magazine
Anytime Kid Rock opens his mouth
Shhh… just stop talking.
Photo courtesy of @shutter16magazine
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