Regional Stereotypes

gphi2k2 · #1 06-24-2002, 05:49 PM

No matter where you're from, someone from some where else has a misconception about all people from you're area. Just silly little stereotypes that are completely blown out of proportion. Whether it's one part of the city or town or another, or one part of the state or one part of the country, there's always some funny stereotype that people from other places have. Which stereotypes about your area drive you the most crazy and/or do you think are the funniest?

For me, I always find it funny that if I'm in certain places in the U.S., people will find out I'm from Canada and SERIOUSLY say to me 'Hey! 'so and so' is from Canada. Do you know him?'. Some people seem to think all Canadians know eachother!!!

jonsagara · #2 06-24-2002, 05:51 PM

"So you're from California... Do you surf?"

BearyCuteAPhi · #3 06-24-2002, 05:57 PM

"Oh your from Texas...so do you live on a ranch and ride horses?" Or everyone thinks we have a country accent...

Ronnie

Tom Earp · #4 06-24-2002, 06:12 PM

What is wrong with ya all, I am from Misdsouri and Kansas and Know evryonte from both states,DA DA ! Hell Folks USA and Candada are bigger than that! Know Wonder OTW Feels slited, she is USA but in Paradise! Hell of a long way away!!

I do not care, I still Love her anyway, who cannot?

She bE mY hULA gIRL!

oops sAMDY mU tYPO!

FuzzieAlum · #5 06-24-2002, 06:44 PM

A friend of mine lived in Kansas City and his family was going to move to Cincinnati. Everyone in KC said, "There's nothing in Ohio but farms!" When he moved to Cincy, everyone said, "KC? There's nothing there but farms!"

To people here in WA, everything east of Idaho is "back east." Like even South Dakota! They don't believe me when I call Cleveland the Midwest.

I went to high school in southern Oregon. Even here in Washington, people say, "So, you were near Portland, right?" Try five hours by car!

Everyone still thinks grunge is still alive in Washington. Actually, we gave it up about when it stopped being popular, like everyone else.

I used to live in Michigan. "Where on the hand?" I wasn't on the hand, I was in the UP! "The what? You mean there's another part of Michigan?"

There was a commercial for a Canadian beer a while back, but I can't remember which one. Anyway, these Canadian guys are out drinking and they run into some other guys, I think they're British. The Brits look tough and want to beat them up, but then they ask, "You know (someone) in Canada?" So the Canadians look at each other, and you can tell they're just faking it, but they're like, "Oh, yeah! She's cool," and they all end up hanging out and drinking together.

ROWDYsister · #6 06-24-2002, 06:45 PM

"So you're from Miami, huh? Gonna bust a cap in our asses any time soon?"~kids from Miami are ghetto.

or "I'm not surprised that you're from Miami...you're such a girly girl." ~girls from Miami are prissy and high-maintenance, and kids in general are jet-set and think of themselves as ultracool.

I hope people don't actually think that we all whiz around in our Beemers and then plan drive-by shootings.

Siobhan · #7 06-24-2002, 06:51 PM

You're from British Columbia so you must be a pot smoking, tree hugging, granola eating hippie out protesting the latest global/environmental problem or have many times have you hit Starbucks today...

or you're from Canada eh?, do you know so and so from Moose Jaw... I so cannot wait to use the "Office Glen" line.

#8 06-24-2002, 06:51 PM

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Originally posted by FuzzieAlum
I used to live in Michigan. "Where on the hand?" I wasn't on the hand, I was in the UP! "The what? You mean there's another part of Michigan?"

Heh, my friends at UM use to get annoyed by that

I'm from New York so I get.......

"Say Cauw-fee (coffee)" and people start talking to me like they have a Brooklyn or Queens accent and people assume Im stuck up and mommy and daddy pay for everything. FAR FROM IT!! I tell them Im not from the city but upstate NY near Buffalo. Their response....

"Oh, so you're actually from Canada (or Can-naid-ia) eh?!

ZTAngel · #9 06-24-2002, 06:53 PM

"You live in Orlando?! Oh my gosh...have you ever met N'Sync or Britney Spears?"

josh8o · #10 06-24-2002, 07:11 PM

in northern california where, where i live, if people find out that i grew up in Linden they always ask "are your parents farmers?" Linden is a small farming town, but not everyone is a farmer...lol

you're from california-- where are your piercings? is everyone gay? do you surf?

Kevin · #11 06-24-2002, 07:27 PM

Did you know that everyone in Oklahoma lives in trailers and chases tornadoes on horseback and in pickup trucks?

When they interview an Oklahoman for national TV they always pick the biggest hick they can find....

Wonderful image most people have of my state.

I was driving through NW New York once and the gas station attendant said "We know about you all"...

To this day have no clue what the hell she meant.

phisigQT · #12 06-24-2002, 08:26 PM

people hear i am from md and usually assume

a) that i add the word HON to everything (which is really a trashy east baltimore thing)

b) that i play lacrosse (which i NEVER have)

geesh!!! where do people get their information???

gphi2k2 · #13 06-24-2002, 10:03 PM

By the way, I should mention that we DO have our own currency up here, it doesn't snow ALL year, we DO have paved roads (don't laugh, I actually have been asked that before!) and we do not really put 'eh' at the end of EVERY sentence

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SoCalGirl · #14 06-24-2002, 10:35 PM

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Originally posted by phisigQT

b) that i play lacrosse (which i NEVER have)

geesh!!! where do people get their information???

When we moved to Annapolis I had NEVER even heard of lacrosse, or field hockey. Yet it seemed like EVERYONE that was a Maryland native played those sports. To this day I associate those sports with Maryland.

prospectiverushee · #15 06-24-2002, 11:03 PM

I lived in New Orleans for about 10 years.... so when I tell people this the first tihing they ask is "So do you know vodoo?"