What do you think is the biggest misconception about where y

JPod279
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What is the biggest misconception about where you are from?

Being born and raised an Okie, a lot of people outside of here assume I am some ignorant, bible thumpin, gun tote'n, red neck and I just can't undersand where that comes from as I have never thumped a bible in my life. :bigsmile:

However, I don't worry about it because once most people come here they learn we are some of the nicest people around. Oh, and they also learn we don't all own horses and wear cowboy boots and hats.
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  • cgrout78
    cgrout78 Posts: 1,628 Member
    Try being from Fargo...do you have any idea how many wood chipper jokes I hear? And EVERYONE thinks i have the accent. *sighs*
  • RDalton84
    RDalton84 Posts: 207
    Most people think that all of Kanas is completely flat but actually Eastern Kansas (East of Wichita) is very hilly and beautiful because we are so close to the Ozarks. If you've never seen the Flint Hills in KS you are really missing out.
  • kateroot
    kateroot Posts: 435
    I'm from upstate New York. Way upstate. In the Adirondacks. It's absolutely the boondocks up here. Anytime I'm traveling and I tell someone I'm from New York, I get, "What was it like to grow up in such a big city?" Or, "wow, the big apple!" Or something along those lines. New York is a lot more than just New York City.
  • PapaverSomniferum
    PapaverSomniferum Posts: 2,670 Member
    Most people think that all of Kanas is completely flat but actually Eastern Kansas (East of Wichita) is very hilly and beautiful because we are so close to the Ozarks. If you've never seen the Flint Hills in KS you are really missing out.

    I go camping in North East Kansas at least once a year. It's beautiful. ALMOST as beautiful as Missouri.

    I once had someone ask if I lived in a log cabin because I told them I was from Missouri.

    And when I traveled to Wisconsin, my "southern drawl" got made fun of. When I went to Florida, my "fast-talkin' Northern accent" got made fun of.
  • MrsORourke
    MrsORourke Posts: 315 Member
    Try being from Fargo...do you have any idea how many wood chipper jokes I hear? And EVERYONE thinks i have the accent. *sighs*


    THIS!

    You must be from Minnesota too, huh?
  • ckdub428
    ckdub428 Posts: 453 Member
    What is the biggest misconception about where you are from?

    Being born and raised an Okie, a lot of people outside of here assume I am some ignorant, bible thumpin, gun tote'n, red neck and I just can't undersand where that comes from as I have never thumped a bible in my life. :bigsmile:

    However, I don't worry about it because once most people come here they learn we are some of the nicest people around. Oh, and they also learn we don't all own horses and wear cowboy boots and hats.

    Fellow Okie here. Is that the RedHawks stadium in the background of your pic. We love to go to games there!!
  • MrsORourke
    MrsORourke Posts: 315 Member
    Try being from Fargo...do you have any idea how many wood chipper jokes I hear? And EVERYONE thinks i have the accent. *sighs*


    THIS!

    You must be from Minnesota too, huh?

    Oh, duh...you said Fargo right in your post. D'oh!
  • crazytreelady
    crazytreelady Posts: 752 Member
    Basically every stereotype Canadian's get, I've heard..... Especially the pronunciation of "about".
  • PrincessEliNa
    PrincessEliNa Posts: 524 Member
    haha, I'm from UTAH... Peeps think everyone has a huge family here (but in my family there's only me and my brother...)
  • MrsB123111
    MrsB123111 Posts: 535 Member
    Them: "Where are you from?"
    Me: "Kansas City"
    Them: "Oh, Kansas! Where's Toto, Dorothy??!!"

    #1. I'm from Kansas City, MISSOURI. #2. No, I don't live on a farm, own cattle, or have ever been swooped up by a tornado...
  • rsdgirl
    rsdgirl Posts: 241 Member
    I'm from upstate New York. Way upstate. In the Adirondacks. It's absolutely the boondocks up here. Anytime I'm traveling and I tell someone I'm from New York, I get, "What was it like to grow up in such a big city?" Or, "wow, the big apple!" Or something along those lines. New York is a lot more than just New York City.



    i went on vacation to the Adirondacks about a year and a half ago BEAUTIFUL and so way fun. however i do not know if i could live there. it was such an awesome vaction place probably in my top 3 :)
  • stuffsdb
    stuffsdb Posts: 165
    That our state is completely flat and is nothing but a bunch of cornfields. (I'm from Nebraska)
  • kimber0607
    kimber0607 Posts: 994 Member
    Im from Jersey..enough said..dont get me started..LOL
  • JPod279
    JPod279 Posts: 722 Member
    What is the biggest misconception about where you are from?

    Being born and raised an Okie, a lot of people outside of here assume I am some ignorant, bible thumpin, gun tote'n, red neck and I just can't undersand where that comes from as I have never thumped a bible in my life. :bigsmile:

    However, I don't worry about it because once most people come here they learn we are some of the nicest people around. Oh, and they also learn we don't all own horses and wear cowboy boots and hats.

    Fellow Okie here. Is that the RedHawks stadium in the background of your pic. We love to go to games there!!

    Yup, that is the Redhawks stadium, errr Newcastle Field, errr, Chickasaw Stadium, you get the point. :bigsmile:

    I play in the game each year when Mark Harmon comes to town with a bunch of celebs to raise money for charity. It is June 2 this year. Come support a good cause.
  • k8blujay2
    k8blujay2 Posts: 4,941 Member
    GCB


    Enough said.
  • w_i_n_d_y
    w_i_n_d_y Posts: 216 Member
    Fairfield County, CT.....that we are all rich and drive fancy cars.





    Well I did see an awesome Maybach 62 when I was driving my Hyundai down the backroads near Paul Newman's house....
  • Seokie
    Seokie Posts: 197 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 :(
  • tananichelle
    tananichelle Posts: 103 Member
    I'm from the South (North Carolina), and people assume the exact same thing about me. :happy:
  • Buckeyt
    Buckeyt Posts: 473 Member
    Being from Chicago most people comment on Al Capone.

    Come on, that was 90 years ago, we're all about corrupt politicians now people.

    Tim
  • liquidjem
    liquidjem Posts: 138 Member
    I'm originally from West (by God) Virginia...DO you know how much S&%T I have taken?? First of all...its a completely different state from Virginia...Ever go to school and learn there are 50 not 49 states?? Oh yeah, and I don't love my brothers...or cousins, or anyone else related to me in that way...I wear shoes and I have all of my teeth. And no, I don't live in a trailer with a still out back...UGGH! I love my state!! Please don't knock it!
  • k8blujay2
    k8blujay2 Posts: 4,941 Member
    What is the biggest misconception about where you are from?

    Being born and raised an Okie, a lot of people outside of here assume I am some ignorant, bible thumpin, gun tote'n, red neck and I just can't undersand where that comes from as I have never thumped a bible in my life. :bigsmile:

    However, I don't worry about it because once most people come here they learn we are some of the nicest people around. Oh, and they also learn we don't all own horses and wear cowboy boots and hats.

    Texas (where I'm from) and Oklahoma have pretty much the same stereotypes... and while I went to OU (the only other school within a fairly reasonable driving distance that had my major and being from Raiderland, I wouldn't be caught dead as an Aggie) I would harp on Oklahoma (and their usage of "pop"), I would also always say that the two states really aren't that much different socially or stereotype wise...
  • amandagaines_05
    amandagaines_05 Posts: 49 Member
    Well howdy y'all, I'm from Arkansas! LOL <----Sarcasm. Everyone always makes inbred jokes, and thinks we are hillbillies who sit around barefoot, in overalls, and farm. SO not true. :-)
  • Nekhet
    Nekhet Posts: 380
    From Wisconsin and everyone assumes all we have is cornfields and cows...there's much much more to this state and very beautiful. Lots of lakes, forests, hills and mountains too...but nature here is wonderful...love it.
  • jcstanton
    jcstanton Posts: 1,849 Member
    Born and raised a Michigander, but transplanted to Upstate South Carolina about 15 years ago. When I tell people down here that I'm from Michigan, I almost always get, "I went up north once. The people were so unfriendly." My typical response to this is, "Do you think I'm unfriendly? Have you met EVERY person who lives up north?" :wink: That usually shuts them up.
  • rides4sanity
    rides4sanity Posts: 1,269 Member
    I'll call your "ignorant, bible thumpin, gun tote'n, red neck" and raise you a "barefoot pregnant hillbilly with no teeth married to my cousin". Heck some people don't even realize West Virginia is a state, and we're the dumb ones.

    I do admit to liberally using the term "y'all", even though I'm educated and know that "you" is both the singular and plural form of the pronoun.

    Oh, and I have a job.
  • Karalopolous
    Karalopolous Posts: 574
    Being from Chicago most people comment on Al Capone.

    Come on, that was 90 years ago, we're all about corrupt politicians now people.

    Tim

    Exactly. Born and raised in the chi town area
  • jcstanton
    jcstanton Posts: 1,849 Member
    From Wisconsin and everyone assumes all we have is cornfields and cows...there's much much more to this state and very beautiful. Lots of lakes, forests, hills and mountains too...but nature here is wonderful...love it.

    I agree! I worked at Northland Camp and Conference Center in Dunbar for two summers ('95 and '96). I LOVED it!
  • RikanSoulja
    RikanSoulja Posts: 463 Member
    I'm from upstate New York. Way upstate. In the Adirondacks. It's absolutely the boondocks up here. Anytime I'm traveling and I tell someone I'm from New York, I get, "What was it like to grow up in such a big city?" Or, "wow, the big apple!" Or something along those lines. New York is a lot more than just New York City.

    No not really. There's New York City and then there are farms lol. I'm from Queens, NY and the misconceptions are many. People always want to compare things to the movies.
  • Eeyore255
    Eeyore255 Posts: 107 Member
    I'm from Louisiana...so everyone assumes I'm from New Orleans because, you know, it's the only city in Louisiana. I've been asked if we walk around barefoot everywhere and have alligators for pets. /le sigh/
  • jsapninz
    jsapninz Posts: 909 Member
    In Montana, we "don't have electricity, use outhouses, and ride horses around." (Which for MOST of us is entirely untrue, but there are still a few in the rural areas who might sort of qualify, lol.)

    I have even heard people say they don't know where MT is, which is kind of funny, because it is the 4th largest state in the country.:ohwell:

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