Toulouse residents are passionate about rugby
TRUE! Toulouse residents love rugby, and even those who are not huge sports fans can't resist going to the big gatherings or to bars that replay the matches when Stade Toulousain and the French team are in the (semi) finals. The atmosphere in Toulouse during these times is truly incredible: Place du Capitole is packed, the crowd is buzzing with excitement. In fact, here, everyone knows the rules of rugby from a very young age. It surprises a lot of non-fans of the oval ball...
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Toulousians don't know how to talk
FALSE! But a little TRUE too! It must be said that we have our well-established regional expressions in our daily lives. But we also say "rocade" instead of "périphérique" and we pronounce words a little differently. Pink is called "rause" instead of "rose", we gave "bouffes" instead of "baffes", we eat chocolatines. Wait, no that's fine, that's correct!
Toulousians are always late
TRUE. Not everyone, but they are not real Toulouse locals in fact. After all, we don't say "having the Toulouse quarter-hour" for nothing... But yeah, we like this expression that serves as an easy excuse for us, so Toulousians will always have a little quarter of delay. You have been warned... Toulousains are not in a hurry
TRUE. No, this stereotype is not a duplicate of the one just above. Toulousains take the time to live: they prefer to finish early to enjoy a drink on a terrace after work, to spend their free time with friends and family. The mentality of leaving the office around 8 pm doesn't really exist here.
Toulouse locals all work at Airbus
FALSE! What about CNRS? And CNES? And the startups that are developing here? And the Hyperloop? Come on! Okay, we all know someone who works at Airbus or a subsidiary: we're still proud that Airbus is here. But it's not just Airbus here, it's good to remember that too.
Toulouse locals eat cassoulet all the time, or almost
FALSE! Actually, locals in Toulouse must enjoy cassoulet once or twice a year at most, and even then... It's more of a dish for tourists, like the fénétra. Even though the dish is good and we gladly share it during village festivals nearby or in Castelnaudary, Toulouse locals prefer to eat duck: in breast, confit, or in other delicious ways.Thigh, on the side. 
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The Toulouse people are festive
TRUE! The Spanish influence is deeply felt here. We have parties until late at night, we have aperitifs almost every evening when the weather is nice, we share platters of cold cuts, cheeses, and tapas as soon as we can, we take over public places and terraces, we celebrate every little thing on every occasion... The Toulouse people know how to party and they do it well!
The Toulouse people all say "putaing cong"
FALSE! We generally say "putain" to punctuate certain phrases. "Con" is more of an insult. The two words are rarely said together, but to make the northerners laugh we will say it with pleasure!
Toulouse residents have a beautiful accent
TRUE! The Toulouse accent is lovely, it's melodic, it warms the heart and brings sunshine into the lives of those who hear it. It was even declared the sexiest accent in France in 2013. Go ahead darling, whisper sweet words to me "with the accent".
Toulouse residents are patriotic
FALSE! Actually, it's TRUE! Toulouse residents love their city, they puff up with pride when they excel nationally. They see red when anything negative is said about Toulouse. Nonetheless, they are friendly and welcoming (even to people from Bordeaux). And hey, if Toulouse residents weren't patriotic, we wouldn't have written this article...