If you recently moved to Cincinnati, you may be finding it hard to make new friends in a new city — or even if you’ve lived here all your life. You know what isn’t hard, though? Making enemies — especially if you know what buttons to push.

And Cincinnatians know what they’re about. When Redditor u/universoulmind recently posed the question “How to make new enemies in Cincinnati?” the answers came quickly, ranging from shit-talking our beloved hippo Fiona to dissing our chili.

So if you really want to tick people in Cincinnati off or maybe alienate some new coworkers, keep scrolling to see local Redditors’ friendly advice on how to be not-so-friendly to your fellow Cincinnatians.

Price Hill Chili’s chili “is the comfiest in the city. It’s filling, warm and tastes like home, whether or not your family routinely serves up 3-ways and coneys.” Photo: Hailey Bollinger
“‘Joe Burrow? Name’s not ringing a bell.'” -castortusk “Or call him Joe Burrows” -AudreyTwoToo Photo: Cincinnati Bengals media assets
“I’m from Pittsburgh and I have never eaten skyline. It’s impossible for me not to make enemies here.” -facts_are_simple “All you said was you’re from Pittsburgh and you made many enemies right away” -rowejl222 Photo: Russell Sekeet/Wikimedia Commons
“It’s just a gorilla what’s the big deal…..” -Idontpayforfeetpics
“Move to the (east)/[west] side 🤣 Go to Findlay Market and diss Pete Rose in a loud voice. Say LaRosa’s isn’t really pizza.” -BlueGalangal Photo: Kjunstorm, Wikimedia Commons
“‘Rhinegeist? I prefer bud light.'” -seekingomega Photo: Provided by Rhinegeist
“Root for the Steelers. Insult goetta. Pay for an aisle seat so you don’t have to see the city from the window.” -thelibrarina Photo: daveynin/Wikimedia Commons
“Drive the posted speed limit” -cybertubes Photo: facebook.com/OhioDepartmentofTransportation
“I think the Castellinis are a great ownership group and really care about the fans.” -lilsteigs1 Photo: Ron Valle
Best Ice Cream 1. Graeter’s, graeters.com 2. Aglamesis Bro’s, aglamesis.com 3. United Dairy Farmers, udfinc.com Photo: Jesse Fox Photo: Jesse Fox
“Told my mother-in-laws husband that the steak hoagys at LaRosas was ok and that gold star was better than skyline. He didn’t speak to me for months.” -partyfouln Photo: Provided by Gold Star
“Talk shit about fiona” -jaxblack7 Photo: facebook.com/Cincinnati Zoo & Botanical Garden via
“Spell it Cinci and not Cincy” -Inkedgirl Photo: @bgrflckr
Glier’s Goettafest July 31, 2022 Photo: Sean M. Peters
“‘What high school you went to doesn’t matter, they’re all the same.'” -i_miss_Maxis Photo: Google Maps
“I got kicked out of Chowhounds on FB because I compared La Rosa’s crust to cardboard. I’d only had it at Kings Island and people mentioned that was the best place to try it.” -CardboardChewingGum Photo: LaRosa's Pizzeria
“When my parents first moved down here a few years ago, my mom spent a good month referring to ‘the OTR.’ That feels like a good start” -AMPduppp Photo: Hailey Bollinger
“Drive on any interstate… anytime… don’t worry, however you are driving is wrong.” -tombradysitstopee Photo: twitter.com/ODOT_Cincinnati
“God bless the Steelers and St. Louis Cardinals 🙏🏻” -z0mgaah Photo: Jon Sepchinski
“I mentioned I was surprised at religious signage in front of a local police station on NextDoor when I first moved here…that seemed to work well.” -Own_Praline_6277 Photo: Pixabay, Pexels