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  • Im_NotPerfect
    Im_NotPerfect Posts: 2,181 Member
    All of the perceptions about Minnesota are pretty accurate.

    We do talk like the actors in the movie "Fargo." Albeit to different degrees. Ya Ubetcha!

    We really are the nicest people you'll ever meet.

    We'll never take the last piece of anything, that would be rude.

    Between the months of October and May, we never drive any where without an extra coat, mittens, stocking cap, blanket, flashlight, food, jumper cables, water, kitty litter, flares, and a shovel in the back of your car.

    Charitable pancake "feeds" are a staple in our diet. I have some tickets to sell BTW.

    Your family has to own a truck, to tow the boat.

    We start wearing shorts when it reaches 50 degrees farenheit. SO WARM!

    Amazing how MN and WI sound so much alike! :) Except I typically see people start wearing flip flops and capris around 32 degrees...hey...it's above freezing!
  • k8blujay2
    k8blujay2 Posts: 4,941 Member
    I am from Ohio. The thing I hear the most is.... "Ohio....ok" I guess most people think that Ohio is boring. I'm curious to know what other people think about Ohio?

    I LOVE, LOVE, LOVE Ohio!! My Dad is from Akron and I always enjoyed visiting the area as a kid. I was so excited to take my husband and kids to Ohio a couple years ago and they enjoyed it too. We have family everywhere between Uniontown and Columbus. One of the highlights of our last trip was spending a day in Put-in-Bay. Beautiful place!!! And I cannot forget "Amish country". It's one of the most beautiful areas I've ever had the pleasure of visiting. I always look forward to being in Ohio!

    Love Put-in-Bay! I live 20 mins. from the lake, straight south of Port Clinton, a short boat ride to the island.

    I *love* Put-Out-Bay! I mean, Put-In-Bay (another misconception. Or is it???) :wink:


    Hahahaha! That's like Hodessa for Odessa... *lol* BTW, I CANNOT wait to get to Ohio this summer so I can catch up on the now (to me) rollar coasters at CP!

    We should do a MFP outing at CP!

    I was hoping to go next month when it first opened so I didn't have to worry about all the crowds (I hate waiting 2 hours to get on a 30 second ride)... but it looks like I will have to wait until June... :ohwell:
  • EmCarroll1990
    EmCarroll1990 Posts: 2,832 Member
    Basically every stereotype Canadian's get, I've heard..... Especially the pronunciation of "about".

    Yes...this!!!
    and that we live in igloos and it's always cold and snowing...

    This. And that all our cops ride around on horses.

    Also, for those claiming you don't have accents. You do. Everyone has an accent.
  • mikeyboy
    mikeyboy Posts: 1,057 Member
    I'm in Ohio and I think a lot of people think there's nothing to do there...but WRONG! I live 20 minutes from Lake Erie, where there is boating, fishing, water sports, and the best theme park in the US--Cedar Point! Ohio also has lots of scenic areas like Hocking Hills (hiking, camping, etc), Amish country (avoid this if you don't have room in your calories for super yummy baked goods and cheeses!), not to mention some really cool shopping and things to do in Cleveland, Cincy, and Columbus. All-in-all, I think Ohio is awesome!

    Fremont here too. I agree, this is a great area to live in!
  • lickmybaconcakes
    lickmybaconcakes Posts: 1,063 Member

    Meh... ethnicity on this hemisphere (eg the North and Western) is almost a moot point... It's easier just to say Canadian or American... because seriously who wants to say English-Danish-Slovinian-German-Swedish... blah blah blah... or to even go even farther because technically calling yourself German or English isn't an ethnicity either... you would have to call yourself Anglo, Saxon, Jute, Celt, etc... Unless you know which tribes your ancestors came from it's just easier to describe "where you came from" by the Country you and/or your parents originated from...

    Now that a damper has been placed upon a fun thread.... :grumble:

    I swear you just described me :laugh:

    *lol* I actually just used my own heritage... except the Celt part... I know know if I have Celtish blood coursing my veins... :wink:

    Maybe we are related... :flowerforyou:

    If your last name is hukensen maybe we are :flowerforyou: ?
  • Im_NotPerfect
    Im_NotPerfect Posts: 2,181 Member
    RAIN!!

    Seattle gets 38 inches/year and the US average is 37. How is that so rainy?

    Additionally:
    Where I work - Sequim (zip 98382), WA, gets 17 inches/year
    Where I live - Port Angeles (zip 98362), WA, gets 25 inches/year

    And that doesn't even consider all those folks in eastern Washington who get to hear the rain stereotypes in a region that varies from dry pine forests to desert to grain land.

    I used to live in Eastern WA (the Tri-Cities) and rain was a rumor to us....
  • TNTwedell
    TNTwedell Posts: 277 Member
    Los Angeles misconceptions

    * Everyone has plastic surgery/boobs/botox/etc - not true - only 80% have it
    * Everyone is an actor/actress - not true - only the waiters/bartenders/insurance salesmen/gym trainers/half my staff/bouncers/and everyone at the gym at 2pm on a Tuesday
    * There are celebrities everywhere - not true - there are none at my house.

    But honestly - I think most opinions of LA are pretty on point... its a mess out here & a completely narcissistic city
  • mukamom
    mukamom Posts: 207 Member
    No misconception about Talladega, AL...we have the superspeedway, and that's about it. Just a small, rundown town that hasn't changed much in 25 years.


    But where we live is purty
  • dane11235813
    dane11235813 Posts: 682 Member
    That our state is completely flat and is nothing but a bunch of cornfields. (I'm from Nebraska)

    GO BIG RED!!! :bigsmile:
  • hillm12345
    hillm12345 Posts: 313 Member
    I'm from a very small town in Illinois close to the Iowa/Illinois border, and when I tell people I'm from Illinois their response is always "oh Chicago?" I always have to say "there are more cities and towns in IL OUTSIDE of Chicago"
  • Quasita
    Quasita Posts: 1,530 Member
    That our state is completely flat and is nothing but a bunch of cornfields. (I'm from Nebraska)

    ^^^ Me too!!! :bigsmile:

    ME TOO! omigosh...

    My biggest pet peeve is people who say "American" and only mean people from the US. This entire block of land on this hemisphere is America. Canadians ARE Americans. *le sigh*
  • gr8dayao
    gr8dayao Posts: 27 Member
    I am not sure what the misconception is, but evidently there must be one because with the State of Illinois' political history as solid evidence, not enough people on a state and on a national level comprehend what "Chicago, Attorney, Politician", regardless of political party, stands for. Misconception or desire for mayhem, I'm not sure which.

    The other misconception is that everyone from Illinois is from Chicago. I am not and there is a whole lot of state that is a whole lot different that what you'd find in Chicago.
  • dane11235813
    dane11235813 Posts: 682 Member
    Basically every stereotype Canadian's get, I've heard..... Especially the pronunciation of "about".

    Whenever I hear a Canadian say 'about', it sounds more to me like "a - boat" than "a - boot"

    I also notice a difference in the word "sorry" sometimes. Instead of "saw - ry" like I hear most of the time down here, I hear "sore - ry"

    There're probably other subtle differences, but those're the two I keep noticing a lot!


    Uhh I don't know what part of Canada you have been too, but I have never heard any one say "about" like that bud.

    and i think the people he hangs out with need to learn how to pronounce the word sorry. :huh:
  • dane11235813
    dane11235813 Posts: 682 Member
    That our state is completely flat and is nothing but a bunch of cornfields. (I'm from Nebraska)

    ^^^ Me too!!! :bigsmile:

    ME TOO! omigosh...

    My biggest pet peeve is people who say "American" and only mean people from the US. This entire block of land on this hemisphere is America. Canadians ARE Americans. *le sigh*

    wtf are you talking about? i have never heard of a Canadian refer to themselves as an American
  • k8blujay2
    k8blujay2 Posts: 4,941 Member

    ME TOO! omigosh...

    My biggest pet peeve is people who say "American" and only mean people from the US. This entire block of land on this hemisphere is America. Canadians ARE Americans. *le sigh*

    I think we call ourselves Americans, regardless of the fact that everyone on the Western Hemisphere is technically an American... is because it sounds better than United Statians or something... :laugh: We don't mean to offend... just trying to make it easier for everyone.
  • EmCarroll1990
    EmCarroll1990 Posts: 2,832 Member
    Basically every stereotype Canadian's get, I've heard..... Especially the pronunciation of "about".

    Whenever I hear a Canadian say 'about', it sounds more to me like "a - boat" than "a - boot"

    I also notice a difference in the word "sorry" sometimes. Instead of "saw - ry" like I hear most of the time down here, I hear "sore - ry"

    There're probably other subtle differences, but those're the two I keep noticing a lot!


    Uhh I don't know what part of Canada you have been too, but I have never heard any one say "about" like that bud.

    and i think the people he hangs out with need to learn how to pronounce the word sorry. :huh:

    This. There's no "A" in sorry.
  • ElizabethRoad
    ElizabethRoad Posts: 5,138 Member
    That our state is completely flat and is nothing but a bunch of cornfields. (I'm from Nebraska)

    ^^^ Me too!!! :bigsmile:

    ME TOO! omigosh...

    My biggest pet peeve is people who say "American" and only mean people from the US. This entire block of land on this hemisphere is America. Canadians ARE Americans. *le sigh*
    Sorry you don't like it, but there's nothing wrong with that. The Kingdom of Morocco is commonly known as Morocco; the Republic of Finland is commonly known as Finland. Of course the United States of America is commonly known as America. What else would it be called? "United States" describes the type of government. It's a standard naming convention. We have the right to call our country whatever we want.
  • rubybeach
    rubybeach Posts: 529 Member
    RAIN!!

    Seattle gets 38 inches/year and the US average is 37. How is that so rainy?

    Additionally:
    Where I work - Sequim (zip 98382), WA, gets 17 inches/year
    Where I live - Port Angeles (zip 98362), WA, gets 25 inches/year

    And that doesn't even consider all those folks in eastern Washington who get to hear the rain stereotypes in a region that varies from dry pine forests to desert to grain land.

    I agree! Oregon has the same stereotype.....yes it rains, but it's the constant gray that gets to me (however that is Portland/Valley/coast weather).

    Now.....head over to Central Oregon and you have the high desert with glorious sun just about year-round.
  • stevewynjones
    stevewynjones Posts: 1,052 Member
    I'm Welsh by birth and so I grew up with the stereo type joke "sheep shagger" ( shag- F**k). Joy!

    "....and under that tree I got caught having sex with my first girlfriend, by her mother.....OMG what did she say?.....BAAaaa..."
    etc,etc

    :grumble:
  • anna0306
    anna0306 Posts: 16 Member
    I'm from Philadelphia and I've been asked when traveling (more than once!) if I've witnessed a drive by shooting. The answer is never.

    I have lived in Delaware for the last 7 years. True story-I was once asked what state that's in.
  • Jessamine
    Jessamine Posts: 226 Member
    Being from California: We are all surfers (not the case) and everyone has a lot of plastic surgery (ok this one is true for many).

    That reminds me. (I'm from Calif.) A little girl we know took a tumble and got a few stitches under her chin. Nothing out of the ordinary, really. Her parents are going to pay for plastic surgery to have the little scar removed. WTH?
  • Krushchev
    Krushchev Posts: 178 Member
    I'm from New Jersey :(

    The 'guido' type is def a minority here and yet the stereotype persists.... I hate when I go traveling and people find out I'm from NJ. That show has given the whole state a bad rep :(

    Hi, my last name is Guido. I totally win.
  • Brittany3914
    Brittany3914 Posts: 258 Member
    I was born and raised in Hibbing, Minnesota (northern Minnesota). People assume I have an accent like the movie Fargo, and say things like, "oh, sure, you betcha" or "hey use guys." Which I don't. Ever.
  • JNick77
    JNick77 Posts: 3,783 Member
    Being from Indiana people think I grew-up on a farm somewhere, despite the fact I live 10-minutes from S. Chicago. Then if I tell a foreign person that I'm from the Chicago area they think I've seen Al Capone.
  • rubybeach
    rubybeach Posts: 529 Member
    That we are all hippies...

    Portland, Oregon

    "the dream of the 1990s is alive in Portland"
    -Portlandia


    And/or that we're liberal eccentric hipsters......... :smokin:

    I feel like Portland and Austin are the same exact place, just different temperatures. Except Austinites actually are a bunch of liberal eccentric hipsters lol

    You are correct! After 30+ years I'm about "weirded" out....

    I do have to say Oregon is one of the most stunning places, worth a visit for sure.
  • juliesummers
    juliesummers Posts: 738 Member
    Los Angeles California: that we're fake, famous, plastic, shallow, valley girls, rich, white, surfers, spoiled, hipsters, blonde, etc.
  • lordsangel
    lordsangel Posts: 167
    I'm from Hawaii and everyone is shocked when they find out I'm not all that fond of fish. They think for some reason we all love fish. I like some but not most. And everyone thinks that there isn't any city area there also but its quite modernized and of course they expect everyone to know how to hula, which I do, but not everyone does.
  • sandylion
    sandylion Posts: 451 Member
    So, you're Canadian EH? Do you go out and aboot, EH? How much snow do you get, EH? Do you believe in polar bears? (Seriously, someone asked me that in Australia)
  • Abells
    Abells Posts: 756 Member
    Im from Jersey..enough said..dont get me started..LOL

    was just about to write this verbatim when i saw your post haha
  • k8blujay2
    k8blujay2 Posts: 4,941 Member
    Being from Indiana people think I grew-up on a farm somewhere, despite the fact I live 10-minutes from S. Chicago. Then if I tell a foreign person that I'm from the Chicago area they think I've seen Al Capone.

    When my dad was stationed in the Netherlands, we as Americans and not Texans specifically, would get asked ALL. THE. TIME. if we knew JR... :laugh:
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