Annoying statements made about area of residence

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  • skpstone
    skpstone Posts: 26 Member
    Facts about Australia:
    Yes, we do ride to school\work\The Great Barrier Reef on kangaroos.
    Yes, Koala 'bears' WILL kill you if they fall on you out of a tree.
    Yes, 93% of the wildlife and a large proportion of the flora here, is out to get you.
    And according to recent judgements, a dingo DID take her baby.
  • tladame
    tladame Posts: 465 Member
    Me - I'm from Barstow, CA.

    Other - Sorry?

    Me - I said I am from Barstow, CA.

    Other - I know, sorry to hear about that.

    Well be honest, Barstow is the Arm Pits arm pit of California...

    To Barstow's credit: we drove through there on the way to Vegas once, and the convenience store we stopped at had Chocodiles. Chocodiles!! Yay Barstow. :smile:
  • yvonnej1
    yvonnej1 Posts: 904 Member
    Yes, I'm British. No, I don't know the Queen personally.

    So she hasn't called in at your house for tea then? Weird, she's round mine all the time :wink:
  • FlyByJuly
    FlyByJuly Posts: 564 Member
    I always say, "It's Colorado, if you don't like the weather, *kitten* you."

    Yeah, same thing here in Oregon. Gets me every time when newcomers to Oregon bi#*% about the rain. Really? You mean...you didn't research the place before you moved here?
  • cressievargo
    cressievargo Posts: 392 Member
    From someone in Michigan State:

    "You're from Canada? It must be cold up there."

    For those who aren't in the know: Most of Michigan state is further north than most of Southern Ontario!

    I doubt the person that said that was from Michigan. I am from Michigan - where, yes, I do often have just as much Canadian change in my pocket as American. No, I do not work for the Big 3 - although 90% of my family does or did at one point. I grew up in a small town - where, yes, pretty much everyone does know your name. I've experienced the weather of all 4 seasons in one week. I have used my furnace and a/c on the same days (honestly). I live in the lower peninsula, so to our great northern UP residents, I am a troll because I live under the bridge. They are Yoopers. ;) Driving coast to coast is Port Huron to Muskegon. The list goes on....oh - and yes, it is POP. Not soda.

    ETA - and yes, for the record, construction is an official season here.
  • reneeeeeh
    reneeeeeh Posts: 54
    I'm a New Zealander living in New York. I always get "oh your from NZ? Its like Australia right?"
    We feel the same about Australians as Americans feel about Canadians so stop comparing us!!
  • trophywife24
    trophywife24 Posts: 1,472 Member
    "Aren't you afraid of like.. hurricanes and stuff?"

    Yeah, but we get a pretty big heads up? :)
  • 42kgirl
    42kgirl Posts: 692 Member
    "they don't call it hotlanta for nothin'"

    First of all, I don't call it "hotlanta" ever
    Second, aww nevermind


    JUST StOP sAYING It!
    Yes. I've been here for 18 years. I've never called it Hotlanta. Mostly because it's dumb. I do refer to my current town as PTC or the city of peaches, however.
  • cowgirlashlee
    cowgirlashlee Posts: 301 Member
    This is New England just wait a minute and the weather will change!

    Clearly you've been to Indiana as well ;) Although, right now it's been hot, dry, and frankly I hate it. Oh, and yes, I'm from Indiana and yes, I'm a farmer's kid.

    No, we do not farm corn, soybeans, or pigs. There's way more to Indiana than that. And no, I don't go to IU or Purdue, either.
  • cohophysh
    cohophysh Posts: 288
    Facts about Australia:
    Yes, we do ride to school\work\The Great Barrier Reef on kangaroos.
    Yes, Koala 'bears' WILL kill you if they fall on you out of a tree.
    Yes, 93% of the wildlife and a large proportion of the flora here, is out to get you.
    And according to recent judgements, a dingo DID take her baby.
    ..and you knew Steve Irwin
  • cheerforsteelers
    cheerforsteelers Posts: 686 Member
    Originally from Moscow so don't say stupid things like this to other Russians:

    Oh so is it cold all the time (snow all the time)? Um, no. Google it.

    Do you drink a lot of vodka? While this may be true for some Russians, don't assume all drink vodka. Way to stereotype.

    Are you a communist? I just say yes at this point and leave it at that.

    Oh here's a favorite: Do you know my Russian friend so and so? Why yes...it's not like Russia is huge or anything.

    Are you a spy? Just like the communist question...I just say yes.


    I know stereotypes exist for a reason, but come on!

    Can you see Alaska from your backyard!!!! LOL! Sorry I had to throw that in! :wink:


    Hahaha that's a good one! I've actually never heard that one...til now! :)
  • tladame
    tladame Posts: 465 Member
    :Ne-Va-Da NOT Ne-vah-duh....locals are a bit touchy about this :laugh:

    You have no idea how long I have just spent trying to say these 2 in my best American accent and coming out with exactly the same sound for both of them :bigsmile:

    I think they mean "ne VA da" (a as in cat) as opposed to "ne VAH da" (a as in father). I always say "ne VA da".

    I'm right next door in California and the "ne VAH da" pronunciation annoys me too.
  • RosmaryApplestrudle
    RosmaryApplestrudle Posts: 18
    'Oh you're from Wales, in England you mean?' NO. NO. NO.

    Wales is a country. It is completely separate from England! Both countries are just in the UK :-)

    I dont know the queen either :-)
  • Beleg
    Beleg Posts: 227 Member
    state

    Me: I am from Indiana.

    Them: O really Whose yer (hoosier) Daddy

    personal

    Me: My Name is Bryant Foley

    Them: Cool are you related to Axel Foley

    Me No dumbass Axel Foley is a fictional character from a movie.
  • RosmaryApplestrudle
    RosmaryApplestrudle Posts: 18
    you're from England? Do you know the Queen/Kate/William/Harry/*insert royal family person*

    You're from England? Do you live in London? Errr no. There is a whole country outside of London. One that doesn't smell and make your snot black.

    You're from Wales? Is that in England? Um, no, it's a different country, but they're both in the UK.

    England and the UK are not, I repeat, not, the same thing!

    Yes, but you have to admit that the UK is an extremely unique situation that not everyone will understand. I just found out a couple of weeks ago that the UK is really several countries within a country. Hell, until I read that very informative article, I thought Ireland (rather than Northern Ireland) was a part of the UK! :bigsmile:

    Trust me, it's confusing what you've got going up there. :flowerforyou:

    The UK isn't a country :-)
  • DesignGuy
    DesignGuy Posts: 457 Member
    I'm in Vegas. People always think this place is just about parties, hot chicks on the nightly, gambling, sunshine and awesomeness.

    Let me just say that. Oh wait. Forget it.

    :)
  • shiftclick
    shiftclick Posts: 3
    Me, too. My favorite was "so, do you have any red people living next to you?" Swear-to-God, former family member asked me that.

    Now, in Minnesota, people always want to know how I stay warm.

    Sigh.
    I'm from Oklahoma. And no, we don't live in teepees.
  • Musikelektronik
    Musikelektronik Posts: 739 Member
    The UK isn't a country :-)

    Your former PM's website described the UK as four "countries within a country": http://webarchive.nationalarchives.gov.uk/+/http://www.number10.gov.uk/Page823

    If it's not a country, what would you call it?
  • nursenikki829
    nursenikki829 Posts: 432 Member
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    Try being from NJ... no I don't know Snooki
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    Oh... I hate the Jersey Shore! It made it suck to be from New Jersey... especially when I am from northwest Jersey where there are plenty of farms, woods and no Snooki.
  • JuneyJo
    JuneyJo Posts: 182 Member
    "You live in Utah? Are you a polygamist?"
  • FatUncleRob
    FatUncleRob Posts: 341
    Gets me every time when newcomers to Oregon bi#*% about the rain. Really? You mean...you didn't research the place before you moved here?

    The rain (or at least the rivers and the green scenery) is one of the main reasons we moved to Oregon! :smile:

    Let's hope it keeps most other people away. :laugh:
  • BaileyKat52
    BaileyKat52 Posts: 461 Member
    I live in Newfoundland, Canada:

    I do not live in an igloo

    I do not drive a skidoo ( we have cars here)

    It does not snow all year round

    And no, I don't know Dave who lives in Toronto because that is halfway across the country!!!!
  • LaLouve_RK
    LaLouve_RK Posts: 899 Member
    AHAHAHAH Love that thread!

    I get comments too, no offence, but mostly from americans from the US:

    Canada:
    - No, it's not ALWAYS cold, since summer began it's been 30°C (86°F) without humidex.
    - No, we don't live in log houses. (But yes, there's some)
    - No, we don't have to hunt for our food each day.
    - No, we don't always and overly say "heh" at the end of each phrases.
    - "Beaver tails" are a pastry (so damm good btw) not an actual beaver tail.
    - We are not all lumberjacks.
    - (And from us in the province of Quebec) We are not all selfish french denying our country that don't know a word of english!

    And surely some that I don't remember! ahahahah
  • LaLouve_RK
    LaLouve_RK Posts: 899 Member
    'Oh you're from Wales, in England you mean?' NO. NO. NO.

    Wales is a country. It is completely separate from England! Both countries are just in the UK :-)

    I dont know the queen either :-)
    Ok I was one of the ignorant lol sorry! :ohwell:
  • eireannyoung
    eireannyoung Posts: 154 Member
    And also... Yes, I live in Oregon. No, I don't smoke pot :)
  • skpstone
    skpstone Posts: 26 Member
    I'm a New Zealander living in New York. I always get "oh your from NZ? Its like Australia right?"
    We feel the same about Australians as Americans feel about Canadians so stop comparing us!!

    But just like Canadians, you do say some words kinda funny...
  • RosmaryApplestrudle
    RosmaryApplestrudle Posts: 18
    The UK isn't a country :-)

    Your former PM's website described the UK as four "countries within a country": http://webarchive.nationalarchives.gov.uk/+/http://www.number10.gov.uk/Page823

    If it's not a country, what would you call it?

    Its a kingdom, they try and sell it as one country to try and stop separate parliaments springing up- except wales and scotland have their own now anyway. Not that I talk a word of politics :-) its actually really tricky; did you know there is a difference between Great Britain and the UK too? :-) (I couldnt tell you but I know its something about various islands being included too- and I live here! :-)
  • LaLouve_RK
    LaLouve_RK Posts: 899 Member
    California.....everyone thinks it's always sunny and hot here.........ummmm NO!
    Guess on that it depends on where you are from.. for me, it will be hot as I am used too half cold half hot... my resistance to hot is low.. lol If you come here, maybe you'll think it's cold ahahah
  • sassylilmama
    sassylilmama Posts: 1,493 Member
    "You live in Williamsburg, why don't you dress colonial?" UGH
  • skpstone
    skpstone Posts: 26 Member
    I live in Newfoundland, Canada:

    I do not live in an igloo

    I do not drive a skidoo ( we have cars here)

    It does not snow all year round

    And no, I don't know Dave who lives in Toronto because that is halfway across the country!!!!

    Do you know Phil in Toronto?

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