all people in Colorado ride horses all the time

[momophile]

when I met a bunch of school kids in Austria years ago, this is what they told me when I told them I was from Colorado.

what stereotype would school kids (or adults, for that matter) of another country say of your state??

or of your home country?

[ceile]

1. People in TX ride horses all the time, too.

And no matter where you're actually from in TX, you're from Dallas. Damn tv show.

[DS1]

2. all we eat is chowdah and spend our days finding new ways to send the government our money

[Phillycat]

6. Your new sigline made me aspirate a blueberry muffin.

[Haole Girl]

3. Don't even get me started about what they say about all people in...

Texas. :-(

[mainegreen]

4. That were all insular townies who spend all our time on the water and distrust outsiders.

Oh, wait. That's true.

...


Actually I have NO idea what the general conception of Mainers is. Usually all people can come up with is 'Oh, do you like Lobster?'.

Yes, I like lobster.

[DS1]

8. you live in trailers, drive 4x4s with gun racks, and make a lot of noise on your jet-skis

that's pretty much the interpretation of "Maine-ahs" down here.

[mainegreen]

10. Oh, well, spot on then!

You missed the bit about having 'spare cars' on the lawn.

[jpak]

14. and you can't get they-ah from he-ah

:evilgrin:

[mainegreen]

15. You cahn't get they-ah from he-ah.

It's wicked fah away.

[jpak]

16. I stand corrected

:rofl:

[Phillycat]

5. Philly - we sit around eating cheesesteaks all day and watch our

local corrupt government...wait. That's pretty much right. :shrug:

In all seriousness, lots of people think Philly is dirty and ugly. There are parts of it that are, just as in any city, but there are also beautiful and charming sections all over the city.

[Rabrrrrrr]

7. Of my home state, they would say "Oh, you kill people and eat them, and sometimes dig up the dead

to eat them. With cheese and beer."

[Phillycat]

9. Well?

That's what happens! :D

[calico1]

20. Well, Maine is where Stephen King is from...

Where do you think he comes up with most of his stories?

:P

[JustABozoOnThisBus]

11. DUDE!!!

People in California smoke dope all the time, and say "DUDE!!!"

:rofl:

(not that there's anything WRONG with smoking dope all the time and saying "Dude!!!")
:hi:

[KitchenWitch]

12. All the women in California have long blonde hair and wear a size 2

[Greyskye]

21. and everyone "valley speaks"

Like, Oh - my - God! Gag me with a spoon!

[Guava Jelly]

13. All black people know each other.

It's true..:silly:

[calico1]

19. That goes for Puerto Ricans too.

Not only do we all know each other but everyone that has the same last name is related. :crazy:

[Rosie1223]

17. I live near Hannibal, Missouri

I think most of the international visitors are surprised to discover we locals do not wear straw hats or make rafts to float down the Mississippi.

[calico1]

18. I live in CT...

We are all filthy rich, or so I've heard.

[trof]

22. We took our English friends' young son to Texas.

My wife's folks had a small farm/ranch south of Houston.
He was disappointed he didn't see cowboys and Indians roaming the prairie.

One day we saw a pickup pulling a horse trailer.
Michael said "What's that?"
Miz t. said "It's a horse trailer."
"They take the horse for a ride in a trailer?"
She couldn't resist.
"Yes, you see in Texas we are very kind to our horses. Once in a while they enjoy a ride in the fresh air and a change of scenery so we put them in a trailer and take them for a ride."
:rofl:
Poor kid was so gullible.
He's in his 40s and laughs about it now.

[fishwax]

23. in Wyoming they still ride horses to school

or so those of us growing up in Wyoming were occasionally told when we met school kids from eastern states :)