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    Annoying statements made about area of residence

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      Ok I was one of the ignorant lol sorry! :ohwell:

      I wouldn't worry my Geography is abysmal! :-) (and Wales is tiny!) :-)
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      Arizona and yes we have tumbleweeds...no they are not cool they are pain in the *kitten* to get rid of and scratch the hell out of your car when they go *rollin, rollin, rollin.*

      There are still gun fights in Tombstone... and yes they are staged...

      There are still cowboys and Indians but not quite like you imagined.

      And YES the Grand Canyon IS incredible!
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      But just like Canadians, you do say some words kinda funny...
      What words!? :indifferent:
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      When I moved from CA: "but you're not blonde!" and "what do you mean, you don't surf?"
      When I moved from AK: "what was living in an igloo like?"
      When I moved from TX: "where's your hat & boots?"
      When I moved to Japan & Korea: "do you know (insert random famous American)?"

      *Oh, and I had a Scottish co-worker who was asked, in all seriousness, if they still lived in huts like in Braveheart.
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      Question once asked to my husband:
      Idiot: Do people in the UK have to eat a lot of fruit?
      Husband: No why?
      Idiot: Because England doesn't get sunshine that often and everyone has to ward off scurvy
      Husband: *beats head on desk*
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      ^^ Right?.........gah!

      I am so confused by this.
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      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.

      Ahahah! I knew it, that is why I have not visited Australia. Everything will try to kill me!

      So here is a silly question about Australia. Have you heard of the movie Wolf Creek that is said to based on a true story? They say you can go for days without meeting anyone... There are psychos everywhere... but wow.

      Can't say much as I was born and raised in Florida and now that I have moved away it feels as if all the crazy stories are coming back. Naked man eating faces *shudder*
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      Oh, you live in the desert? It's 115 degrees? But it's a dry heat...

      Yeah, just like turning my blow dryer on full blast in my face is a dry heat...

      I KNOW RIGHT?! I hate people saying that! Who the hell cares that its a dry heat?! It still just SUCKS! Lol.
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      I am so confused by this.

      They have the Choctaw Indian nation in Oklahoma.
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      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!

      Michigan has ridiculous weather! I'm from the suburbs of Detroit and am asked all the damn time if I know Eminem or Kid Rock. No, but I know someone who knows someone who cleans their windows.
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      "There's nothing in Indiana but corn"....

      That's not true!

      wait....

      yeah it is :grumble:

      "There's more than corn in Indiana,
      it's the best part of Americana,
      and it's right within your reach...
      it's Indiana Beach!"
      "CAW CAW"

      You might be too young to remember that commercial. lol
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      "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!


      Me and a group of my friends call Atlanta The Hellmouth (Buffy) for reasons too long to type and too sordid to bring to the public *laff*
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      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! :-)

      How do you expect us outsiders to understand it, then?!? :laugh: This Wikipedia article is all I know about the political structure of the UK: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_Kingdom

      But at least I now know that Ireland isn't a part of the UK. Gosh, I feel dumb. :happy:
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      S.F.. do NOT call it "Frisco"
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      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.

      Love construction season! Not!
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      I KNOW RIGHT?! I hate people saying that! Who the hell cares that its a dry heat?! It still just SUCKS! Lol.
      Anything in triple digits is just slightly differing degrees of misery. Dry or humid, it still sucks.
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      See what I mean. My point is we don't speak "Jamaican" just like you don't speak "American", our native language is called "Patois" not "Jamaican"...

      I LOVe this!! I love "the harder they come" but Dancehall Queen"...now that's a favorite.
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      What words!? :indifferent:

      Fush and Chups?
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      I can't tell you how many times people think Rhode Island is Long Island.
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      Me and a group of my friends call Atlanta The Hellmouth (Buffy) for reasons too long to type and too sordid to bring to the public *laff*
      I think the Atlanta airport is The Hellmouth.
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      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

      North of Big Sur is the same kind of climate as England in general.
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      S.F.. do NOT call it "Frisco"
      San Fran? :)
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      "Oh so you're from Washington? So you get a lot of rain then."
      No, I live on the East side.

      "Washington? So you're on the East coast." :explode:
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      LMAO! I'm from "Hot"-lanta too! I always thought that sounded dumb!

      I'm from Atlanta as well.

      I hate whoever came up with that.

      My husband is from NH, though....whenever we go up there, we'll sometimes run into old pals of his who ask where I'm from, because I guess it's obvious to them I'm not from NH.

      And then I get treated like I don't have the brains God gave a gnat because, y'know, southern women are naive and fragile.
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      YOu lived in Alaska for 5 years??? Wow, do people live in igloos? Is it dark all year long? Is it light all day long? Is it really cold there? (yes...it IS really cold! haha...other than that pretty normal!)
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      "You are from Oregon? It rains a lot there!"

      You're kidding! I never even noticed...
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      San Fran? :)

      If you must. It's better than calling it Frisco. you can tell when people are tourists or bridge and tunnel. they say either of the aforementioned.
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      Iowa...Oh thats where they grow potatoes. Or Iowa do you eat anything other than corn?

      Haha I grew up thereand was going to say the same thing. Or some comment about pigs and cows.
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      Oh! You are Irish.

      No Leprechauns aren't real

      No I do not drink like a fish (not anymore anyways lol!)

      And no... we do not have a donkey in the kitchen and I don't know Liam Neeson personally. (Wouldn't mind if I did though!)

      and my pet peeve heheh (well not really a peeve more of an amusement)

      IM IRISH TOO ! (usually meaning my grandfather's uncle's wife's cousin 3 times removed by marriage and aliens was Irish) hehehe
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