What do you think is the biggest misconception about where y
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Born and raised in Idaho. Biggest misconception is that we are all hillbilly uneducated Podunk white power potato farmers who still live off the land, and carry guns and dogs in our passenger seat.0
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I'm from York (in England) and because its in Yorkshire people seem to think that we all wear flat caps and say "eeee by gum" and all live on farms and drive tractors. Either that, or people think you are really really common and live in a hovel... York is one of the poshest places to live in the country!
The other annoying thing about York is that because its such a tourist hotspot any time you say when you're from York people say "ooooh York! I went to visit York in..." and then go on to tell me a really cliche boring story about what they did in York that I have heard a million times before and, to be frank, really dont care about!
And if you speak to anybody from the US, they say "oh, New York!" ...Er no... just regular York...0 -
Everyone thinks Wisconsin is just cows, corn fields, and CHEESE! I think I got asked 15 times on spring break if I like cheese...lol0
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I'm blonde and from LA, and I grew up in "the valley" (think Frank Zappa Valley Girl or the Valley Girl Nicholas Cage movie from the eighties) and I do have a tendency to say things like "like, ohmygod, totally, no freakin way."
However, I'm actually not an idiot and have a Biology degree and work full time as a field consultant and it blows people out of the water. It's the worst when I travel up north or out of state.
"oh, where's Wes?"
"He's my manager. I'm the consultant that will be assisting you today."
"Oh wow, yeah... we were expecting like, a guy in overalls, i mean...you must get that a lot."
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and when I travel people always ask if I know any celebrities, if I've had any work done, and why don't I fake tan.0 -
I'm not sure if Maryland has any stereotypes or misconceptions. :laugh:0
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Igloos and Eskimos (now called Inuits) ... not bad eh?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...
I get that line too, but because my name is Dorothy You've got to love originality.
I'm from Phoenix, AZ and people usually just want to talk about how hot it is here when they hear that. Which really, most of the year it is pretty hot.0 -
I'm from Chicago so EVERYONE thinks I am or I hang out with gangsters. That was 100 years ago people!0
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They either go on about janteloven or ask me to pronounce Rødgrød med fløde or say something along the lines of "that's in germany right? "0
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Born and raised in Seattle, WA
I drink coffee, wear flannel on occasion, and I like rock music.
so what? hahaha0 -
Born and raised in Northern California... everyone thinks we are liberal, peace loving, open-minded pot heads.
Oh wait - that's not entirely a misconception. :glasses:0 -
Wisconsin....we all drink (ok, fine, I do) and we all sound like we are from Fargo. Supposedly.0
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Orange County, CA. Biggest misconception is that the weather here is great. The weather here is the absolute best in the country and it isn't even close. It makes swallowing 10% State Income tax, 9+% Sales Tax much easier.0
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When I say Maryland..people think I live in DC. No I am 90 miles south east of DC.0
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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*
THIS!
You must be from Minnesota too, huh?
LOL yup, wouldn't trade it for the world.0 -
Wisconsin....we all drink (ok, fine, I do) and we all sound like we are from Fargo. Supposedly.
hey now...no Fargo jokes0 -
I'm from Texas, so automatically I carry a gun ( though I am working on my CHL ), I wear cowboy boots ( ok, I do ), that I own cattle ( I don't ), and that I have an oil rig in my backyard ( I wish! )0
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I'm from south-central Pennsylvania. SOME people (I won't mention any names) ask me if I speak Pennsylvania Dutch or drive a horse and buggy. And, for the record, I don't do either.0
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I'm from Pittsburgh. When I tell people this they often bring up the Steelers, as well they should. But then sometimes they act like some other football team that they like is better. I feel bad, but they need to be corrected.0
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Here in Boston people think we're mean and horrible drivers.
Truth be told we're nice to people we *actually* like and our driving skills are better than some parts of the US (we also use our middle finger a lot when driving)0
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