We have been living in West Lafayette, Indiana for just about a month now and so there have been a few things that I have noticed that are quite different from living in Southern California. 
So here’s my list of the differences I’ve noticed in West Lafayette during our first month here:
- Steakburgers not hamburgers
- Pop not soda
- When it rains there is usually a thunder storm too
- No Costco, Sam’s Club instead
- No In-n-out
- Frozen custard is more popular than ice cream (it’s basically the same thing)
- Deep dish pizza is a regular not a novelty
- Hardee’s not Carls Jr
- No Trader Joes
- It is illegal to sell alcohol on Sundays
- Average speed limit around town is 35 MPH
- It is illegal to text while driving but not to talk
- No ocean
- Corn fields are everywhere
- No sourdough bread
- Bears’ games are played on local tv channels
- We are more likely to have a tornado than an earthquake nearby
- There are squirrels everywhere
- Each city has it’s own marked water tower
- There are lots of crickets, cicadas, fireflies, and mosquitos
- Eastern time zone (so 3 hours later than our family and friends back at home)
