Common misconceptions (misperceptions?) about your state/country.
#242
I searched all 10 pages and didn't see Ohio.
Since I'm a transplant I can tell you about Columbus.
We are not all Buckeye fans, although most of us are.
It's not a college town anymore. Yes, Ohio State is huge but Columbus is also the capital and largest city in Ohio.
All in all a very nice city, something for everyone (except water boo hoo) I miss the lakes, rivers, and ocean!
Since I'm a transplant I can tell you about Columbus.
We are not all Buckeye fans, although most of us are.
It's not a college town anymore. Yes, Ohio State is huge but Columbus is also the capital and largest city in Ohio.
All in all a very nice city, something for everyone (except water boo hoo) I miss the lakes, rivers, and ocean!
#243
Kansas. we really aren't flat. Kansas City Royals are from Missouri, not KS. We don't ride horses or tractors to town and we don't dress like "Little House on the Prairie." Well, usually.[ATTACH=CONFIG]584433[/ATTACH] Iris made our garb. Some of it was on vintage machines.
#244
Arizona is Hot from middle of May until the middle of November. There is some rattle snakes and scorpions, and some cowboys. I don't really like the dessert but from December thru April it is a beautiful state.
#245
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Location: Central Willamette Valley, Oregon, USA
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Oregon -- it rains all the time. Not true! the coast gets rain (Astoria area gets 53" or so a year). Central Oregon (Bend area) gets - what - 2" a month in the winter -- for about 3 months. Other areas can get even less!
Another: We don't want Californians here....not true!!! We LIKE Californians.....so long as they don't move here and try to change our ways!
Another: We don't want Californians here....not true!!! We LIKE Californians.....so long as they don't move here and try to change our ways!
#246
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this was just on the news this week that Tennessee is the leading state in the U.S. for volunteering. So that stands true for Tennessee the Volunteer state, and we do have hillbilly's that live here, there are still backwoods people around but the southern hospitality is here in Tennessee.
#247
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All of Kansas is not flat--only a small part; there are trees in KS (ok, mostly the western part has trees in along the streams); we have no accent!; not everyone farms--although KS wheat farmers supply an enormous percentage of the wheat every year; the Civil War actually started here in 1854 with the Border Wars resulting in Bleeding Kansas and the Burnt Chimney area of western Mo.;
#248
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Location: Florida
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Florida is not one long stretch of beach with Mickey Mouse on it, eating oranges.
As Bills BonBon said, we are not just Snowbirds and old ppl, although at different
times of the year, you can find plenty in different parts of the state.
I guess we do have some underconfident ppl working for the state, bc they are starting
to plant palm tree all up and down the interstate for those just coming in and thinking
"This place looks like everywhere else!"
(It does get hot as blue-blazes here, so I call it 'Flor-heat-a' )
As Bills BonBon said, we are not just Snowbirds and old ppl, although at different
times of the year, you can find plenty in different parts of the state.
I guess we do have some underconfident ppl working for the state, bc they are starting
to plant palm tree all up and down the interstate for those just coming in and thinking
"This place looks like everywhere else!"
(It does get hot as blue-blazes here, so I call it 'Flor-heat-a' )
#249
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Join Date: Jul 2010
Location: Central Willamette Valley, Oregon, USA
Posts: 7,695
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