Annoying statements made about area of residence

eleighb85 · July 2012

Things I got when everyone back home found out we were getting sent to Alaska:

OMG do you guys have like Walmart there? Yes, plenty of them, in fact.

What about internet? We even have 4g guys! 4-freakin-G!

I bet it's cold! Well, it's Alaska, so I'd bet it's cooler than back home in Tennessee.

Do you see any igloos? .........no.

And I'm going to stop now before I go into the fact that I was born in Louisiana and don't eat gumbo.

Ericaaa89 · July 2012

But all gumbo is different! you haven't found one you like? My dad makes a mean turkey gumbo with the leftovers from thanksgiving

JoniBologna · July 2012

I'm sure it's been said, but people typically think it's really snowy and cold in Denver. It's really not. It's actually really sunny and warm for most of the year. Likewise, Denver is not in the mountains. Denver developed on the prairie just east of the Rocky Mountains. Nearly, the entire east half of Colorado is prairie and farmland.

eleighb85 · July 2012

But all gumbo is different! you haven't found one you like? My dad makes a mean turkey gumbo with the leftovers from thanksgiving

I'm just not fond of soups/stews/ and anything with that general texture. I have no desire to, either, lol. In my defense, I was born on an Air Force base in northern LA and only lived there for 5 years, so I am far from being *from* Louisiana. I get told my accent is all wrong all the time though.

DollyMiel · July 2012

Being from Southern California automatically means I surf, like sun, being tan, and being a giant fake. u__u I sometimes get the stupid faux Surfer/Valley accent exaggeratedly spoken at me, too. Also, being from a metropolitan area apparently means I'm a giant jerk city-slicker snob. I hate reverse snobs (in this specific case: people from small towns who assume stupid crap about me for being from San Diego). They do it to be funny but I really don't find it funny after the second or third time. It's just offensive then.

spongekitty · July 2012

I'm from CT. All anyone knows we have are expensive houses, and lyme disease. Both are true. We're prime real estate for commuting to a bigger, better city.

Rixx31 · July 2012

I've lived in Washington State for 15 years, but originally from the UK. Some of the common questions I've got in the past are:

"Does it always rain in the UK?" (yes, I knew I'd be homesick that's why I moved to Seattle )
"Do you drink lots of tea?" (Yes, when I can't get a cup of it I carry an emergency syringe so I can main-line the stuff)
"Do you like soccer and cricket?" (No, and hate cricket)
Best one I've been asked - "Have you met the queen?" (Why yes of course! After we played cricket, we sat down and drank tea together in the rain under a large umbrella)

utes09 · July 2012

I've lived in Washington State for 15 years, but originally from the UK. Some of the common questions I've got in the past are:

"Does it always rain in the UK?" (yes, I knew I'd be homesick that's why I moved to Seattle )
"Do you drink lots of tea?" (Yes, when I can't get a cup of it I carry an emergency syringe so I can main-line the stuff)
"Do you like soccer and cricket?" (No, and hate cricket)
Best one I've been asked - "Have you met the queen?" (Why yes of course! After we played cricket, we sat down and drank tea together in the rain under a large umbrella)

I sense a bit of sarcasm here

smantha32 · July 2012

Have you ever ridin' a horse to school? Yes.
Do you own a cowboy hat? Yes.
Do you have boots? Yes.
Have you ever been cow tipping? Yes.

Haha.

Seriously? Can cows actually be tipped? LOL

JeepBaja · July 2012

Me - I'm from Barstow, CA.

Other - Sorry?

Me - I said I am from Barstow, CA.

Other - I know, sorry to hear about that.

Well be honest, Barstow is the Arm Pits arm pit of California...

That's Bakersfield. Barstow is more of a stink-hole...

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