The 20 unwritten rules of Detroit

By Metro Times editorial staff on Fri, Jan 28, 2022 at 1:12 pm

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.

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Meijer is superior to Walmart.

- fishing_pole

Photo via Google Maps

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I hope you know how to pronounce Paczki.

- rondiggity

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Canada isn’t really another country, it’s a Detroit suburb.

Photo via alyssa BLACK./Flickr Creative Commons

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No cheese on coneys.

- spoonyfork

Photo viaHollywoodConeyIsland / Facebook

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Gas station food is often surprisingly good.

- Happy_Pause726

Photo via Google Maps

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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

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Joumana is our Queen Elizabeth.

- okmax

Photo via Brian Rozman

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Learn to love hating the Lions.

- detroitbankster

Photo via Detroit Lions / Facebook

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We all have a preference, east side or west side.

- amposa

Photo via Google Maps

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Park in Greektown Casino’s parking structure to go everywhere but Greektown Casino.

Photo from greektowncasino/Instagram

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Opening Day is literally a holiday.

- mlhender

Photo via Keya5 / Shutterstock.com

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Vernors is a medicine.

Photo via mikefritcher/Flickr Creative Commons

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It's pronounced Grasshit.

- ridicrule

Photo via Google Maps

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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

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They can smell fear on the Southfield Freeway.

- MrDuck0409

Photo via Google Maps

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Parking a quarter mile away is better than paying to conveniently park near the stadium.

Photo via Google Maps

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The letter ‘s’ goes at the end of everything.

Photo via Google Maps

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No cop, no stop.

- Btwirpak47

Photo via Sean Davis / Flickr Creative Commons

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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

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