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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.
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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Try being from Fargo...do you have any idea how many wood chipper jokes I hear? And EVERYONE thinks i have the accent. *sighs*0
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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.0
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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.0
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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.0 -
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?0 -
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!!0 -
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!0 -
Basically every stereotype Canadian's get, I've heard..... Especially the pronunciation of "about".0
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haha, I'm from UTAH... Peeps think everyone has a huge family here (but in my family there's only me and my brother...)0
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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...0 -
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 30 -
That our state is completely flat and is nothing but a bunch of cornfields. (I'm from Nebraska)0
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Im from Jersey..enough said..dont get me started..LOL0
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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.
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.0 -
GCB
Enough said.0 -
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....0 -
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 rep0 -
I'm from the South (North Carolina), and people assume the exact same thing about me. :happy:0
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Being from Chicago most people comment on Al Capone.
Come on, that was 90 years ago, we're all about corrupt politicians now people.
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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!0
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