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  • Swal02
    Swal02 Posts: 29
    I'm from Birmingham, England.

    Whilst on holiday abroad last year, met a few people that said "You sound like Ozzy (Osbourne)!" This is pretty true, although I'd say my accent is thicker than his, lol.

    Can't really think of many others, other than the being called a "know it all" English person before even saying anything. Oh oh .... that we have tea with the Queen and eat cucumber sandwiches. Those were genuine questions ...
  • UpToTheChallenge
    UpToTheChallenge Posts: 247
    I'm from Nova Scotia and people call me a "Newfie" which is what people from Newfoundland are called which is a completely different province. :explode:

    Oh and that we move out west to take all good paying jobs... oh wait.. that ones true. :drinker:

    And for some folks from Newfoundland "Newfie" is very derogative. We are Newfoundlanders, my poppy would always say, we are NOT newfies....

    I call my Newfie grandpa "Poppy" too.

    my mom was born in Newfoundland. Isn't offended by it. I call myself party newfy. I also call my mom's dad poppy as well
  • crazytreelady
    crazytreelady Posts: 752 Member
    that we all drive convertibles-wear bikinis and act like movie stars!

    (if anyone actually gets this I will be slightly impressed)


    love that commercial.

    I'm not gonna lie.... Every time it comes on, it makes me a little more depressed of where I live.

    California is on my list of States to see.
  • hillm12345
    hillm12345 Posts: 313 Member
    and just to clear up any confusion out there... in the word Illinois, the 'S' is silent :)
  • SinIsIn
    SinIsIn Posts: 1,865 Member
    I live about 10 to 15 minutes from the mexican border... we do not have cartel shoot outs here. And this is NOT mexico.
  • suemar74
    suemar74 Posts: 447 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.

    YES!! I also grew up at the foothills of the Adirondacks (Saratoga). Once I moved to Indiana, everyone thought I could see the Statue of Liberty from my front door.
  • EmCarroll1990
    EmCarroll1990 Posts: 2,832 Member
    I'm from Nova Scotia and people call me a "Newfie" which is what people from Newfoundland are called which is a completely different province. :explode:

    Oh and that we move out west to take all good paying jobs... oh wait.. that ones true. :drinker:

    And for some folks from Newfoundland "Newfie" is very derogative. We are Newfoundlanders, my poppy would always say, we are NOT newfies....

    I call my Newfie grandpa "Poppy" too.

    my mom was born in Newfoundland. Isn't offended by it. I call myself party newfy. I also call my mom's dad poppy as well

    Dad's parents are Newfie, and aren't offended by it either. But I know people that do get offended by it.
  • gbsngrl
    gbsngrl Posts: 19 Member
    Ya know with all these states that are just a bunch of hicks its a wonder we've evolved at all past hunting and gathering.
  • gabimcd
    gabimcd Posts: 9
    Being from Northern Ireland, there are a number of (usually negative) steriotype associated with this. I now live in Glasgow and upon hearing my accent people often ask if I 1) have I ever seen a bomb and 2) do I eat lots of potatoes - bizzarre reli lol xx
  • stevewynjones
    stevewynjones Posts: 1,052 Member
    Can't really think of many others, other than the being called a "know it all" English person before even saying anything. Oh oh .... that we have tea with the Queen and eat cucumber sandwiches. Those were genuine questions ...

    So true! Oh and yes I have and I do, but with salmon. :smile:
  • iqnas
    iqnas Posts: 445 Member
    Well...this isn't a misconception about where I'm from, but being a Muslim makes me a you-know-what.
    FALSE.
  • Swal02
    Swal02 Posts: 29
    Being from Northern Ireland, there are a number of (usually negative) steriotype associated with this. I now live in Glasgow and upon hearing my accent people often ask if I 1) have I ever seen a bomb and 2) do I eat lots of potatoes - bizzarre reli lol xx

    My grandparents are irish, they get the same lol
  • k8lyn_235
    k8lyn_235 Posts: 507 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!

    fellow west virginian here! agree with all of the above! while on vacation before, i just quit saying i was from wv and said i was from pittsburgh (only an hour away from where i live ;) )
  • mandy_freeman
    mandy_freeman Posts: 35
    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.

    YES IT IS!!! I am from Austin and went to Syracuse and ABSOLUTELY beautiful! Not what I had imagined at all!
  • vestarocks
    vestarocks Posts: 420 Member
    I'm from Vancouver Canada and for me it is that Canada is cold and snow covered all the time - We had to truck in snow for the Winter Olympics. It's a big country & the weather is as varied as our people.

    I don't like hockey or beer.

    And, obviously, we're not as polite as we're given credit for.
  • Swal02
    Swal02 Posts: 29
    Can't really think of many others, other than the being called a "know it all" English person before even saying anything. Oh oh .... that we have tea with the Queen and eat cucumber sandwiches. Those were genuine questions ...

    So true! Oh and yes I have and I do, but with salmon. :smile:

    lol me with Tuna!
  • kerriBB37
    kerriBB37 Posts: 967 Member
    I'm from Detroit. I am not a murderer.
  • vestarocks
    vestarocks Posts: 420 Member
    Oh and I have to say that it is fascinating to see what the misconceptions are (and what misconceptions I've held).
  • freckles465
    freckles465 Posts: 17
    I'm from New Jersey. I guess everyone assumes we are all Italian, go tanning everyday, and fist pump. Definitely not the case. I'm Irish and German, completely pale, and have never fist pumped. I will admit we have our fair share of people who fit the stereotype though :)
  • Il_DaniD_lI
    Il_DaniD_lI Posts: 1,593 Member
    I'm from Nova Scotia and people call me a "Newfie" which is what people from Newfoundland are called which is a completely different province. :explode:

    Oh and that we move out west to take all good paying jobs... oh wait.. that ones true. :drinker:

    Everything I know about Nova Scotia I learned from Trailer Park Boys

    I was born in that trailer park.

    edit: ok, not physically IN the TP but lived the first 2 months of my life in it.
  • MadeOfMagic
    MadeOfMagic Posts: 525 Member
    I am Russian, people often assume I am a communist (probably wouldn't live in this country if I was), people also often assume I am "mad" at them or at something because russians supposelty always "look" pissed off when really aren't.
  • MadusaCait
    MadusaCait Posts: 32 Member
    I'm a stuck-up *kitten* from Toronto.

    But aren't these stereotypes becoming less and less because of all the information on the internet out there?
  • kidakiwi04
    kidakiwi04 Posts: 238
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    I think this covers pretty much all of the united states. LMAO :laughing:

    I live in Kentucky which is kkk country which if true if you live in some of the more rural parts.

    I was born on Dallas Texas and yes everything is better in Texas. :)
  • MadusaCait
    MadusaCait Posts: 32 Member
    I'm a stuck-up *kitten* from Toronto.

    But aren't these stereotypes becoming less and less because of all the information on the internet out there?
  • stevewynjones
    stevewynjones Posts: 1,052 Member
    I am Russian, people often assume I am a communist (probably wouldn't live in this country if I was), people also often assume I am "mad" at them or at something because russians supposelty always "look" pissed off when really aren't.

    I'm impressed they don't think your either a oil billionaire or a gangster..:wink:
  • AmoreCouture
    AmoreCouture Posts: 255 Member
    I'm from the South, and there's only a million assumptions made about me because of that. I'm not incest, illiterate, racist, Baptist, and nor do I use the words "yonder" and "ain't." lol
  • picassoadagio
    picassoadagio Posts: 407 Member
    When I say I come from rural Michigan, people think that I come from a family of farmers, but I don't. Three-quarters of the people in town I'm from, have a little money or they grew up there.
  • jessicaj_824
    jessicaj_824 Posts: 114 Member
    That everyone from CT is rich, snootie and went to private school.
  • greeneyes191
    greeneyes191 Posts: 78 Member
    DEE-troit baby! And no, not the ghetto. Miss it
    terribly. Live in Indy now - corn field hell. Not a lake in the state worth visiting.
  • MadusaCait
    MadusaCait Posts: 32 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)


    And live in an igloo?

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