-------------------------------------- I don't know whether to laugh or cry. I've had this happen when I explained to an older couple from NJ that I was from CO. "You speak english really well!" .......... Whut?
Reminds me of when I went to college in Arkansas and I got so tired of hearing people mispronounce Massachusetts, I started saying I was from New England.
I met the friend of a friend who responded, “wow, that’s so cool. I’ve never even been out if the country myself.” He thought New England was a colony in the South Pacific.
I knew someone (from the US and very well educated, on paper clearly) who didnt know West Virginia was a state. She thought it was like western Virginia.
I have definitely explained to people that New York is both a city and state. And (more understandable) New York City is not the capital of New York State.
My favorite thing is the result of a poll that was put out during the Obama administration with all the birther crap. Apparently 8% of Americans either "don't think" or "aren't sure" Hawaii is a state.
I have definitely explained to people that New York is both a city and state. And (more understandable) New York City is not the capital of New York State.
My favorite thing is the result of a poll that was put out during the Obama administration with all the birther crap. Apparently 8% of Americans either "don't think" or "aren't sure" Hawaii is a state.
I went to grad school in Binghamton, NY, and I always specify to people that I lived in "New York, but not New York City." Otherwise, people assume something very different from what my experience actually was!
I met a girl from Alaska at this youth leader thing when I was 12. She was so grateful that I knew Alaska was part of the US and didn't ask her if she lived in an igloo, we became instant friends and were pen pals for the next 5 years until we lost touch in college.
I have definitely explained to people that New York is both a city and state. And (more understandable) New York City is not the capital of New York State.
My favorite thing is the result of a poll that was put out during the Obama administration with all the birther crap. Apparently 8% of Americans either "don't think" or "aren't sure" Hawaii is a state.
I went to grad school in Binghamton, NY, and I always specify to people that I lived in "New York, but not New York City." Otherwise, people assume something very different from what my experience actually was!
All. The. Time.
I used to have an annoying coworker who LOVED Manhattan. She would vacation there a ton and was always excited to be able to take work trips there twice a year. I clarified to her that I was from upstate NY and she was like, "Wait... what's upstate NY?" The rest of the entire state that isn't NYC!
When my dad moved to Oregon from Michigan my grandma asked him how far he had to go to get water. Uh, the kitchen.
When I lived in Oregon my friend had some relatives come visit her. As their plane flew into Portland apparently this woman was amazed at all the paved roads and street lights. She exclaimed how “developed” everything was.
I think she might have been actually disappointed that she wasn’t time traveling to the Wild West.
Along the same lines I have been asked before if I rode horseback to school when I was little. (Grew up in Colorado in the 70s...)
I have definitely explained to people that New York is both a city and state. And (more understandable) New York City is not the capital of New York State.
My favorite thing is the result of a poll that was put out during the Obama administration with all the birther crap. Apparently 8% of Americans either "don't think" or "aren't sure" Hawaii is a state.
Similar to the New York situation, it also confuses people that Honolulu is the capital of Hawaii but is on the island of Oahu (not Hawaii/The Big Island).
I grew up in Florida, so I get this. Also, we all aren’t living in a retirement community on the beach next to WDW.
I have a friend in FL who gets all pissy when talking to people about how far it is to get to the Keys from where she is. People don't realize how big FL is.
Actually, I get that a lot from people from the East coast. They just don't understand how far away things are from each other in other states.
I grew up in Florida, so I get this. Also, we all aren’t living in a retirement community on the beach next to WDW.
I have a friend in FL who gets all pissy when talking to people about how far it is to get to the Keys from where she is. People don't realize how big FL is.
Actually, I get that a lot from people from the East coast. They just don't understand how far away things are from each other in other states.
See also, California.
"You're from Fresno? Isn't that near LA?" "Sure, if by near you mean 5hrs away."
I have a friend in FL who gets all pissy when talking to people about how far it is to get to the Keys from where she is. People don't realize how big FL is.
Actually, I get that a lot from people from the East coast. They just don't understand how far away things are from each other in other states.
See also, California.
"You're from Fresno? Isn't that near LA?" "Sure, if by near you mean 5hrs away."
A lot of people don't understand how you can drive 10+ hours and never leave California.