Nov 22
…multiple times since moving to California. More in LA and Orange County than here in San Diego.
- Him: “Well, welcome Samantha. You’re from Minnesota, right?”
- Me: “No, Wisconsin.”
- Him: “So you’re from…Chicago?”
- Me: “No, sir, that is in Illinois.”
- Him: “Oh, and you’re from Michigan!”
- Me: “No, sir, Wisconsin.”
- Him: “Well, why didn’t you say so earlier?”
- Me: “I don’t know, sir.”
- Him: “So there’s a lot of cheese there right?”
- Me: “Some, sir.”
- Him: “And y’all’s football team is the Cubs, right?”
- Me: “No sir, that’s Illinois.”
- Him: “Vikings?”
- Me: “No. That’s Minnesota.”
- Him: “But I thought you’re from Minnesota.”
- Me: “No sir, I’m from Wisconsin.”
- Him: “Oh…so you don’t have a football team there!”
- Me: “No sir, the Green Bay Packers are very popular there.”
- Him: “But that’s a Michigan team.”
- Me: “No sir, Green Bay is in Wisconsin.”
- Him: “But I thought you were from Illinois.”
- Me: “No sir, Wisconsin.”
- Him: “Oh. So you just have hockey there, huh?”
- Me: “Not any professional teams, sir.”
- Him: “Well, I thought the Stars were from up there.”
- Me: “From Minnesota sir, but now they play for Dallas.”
- Him: “Do they really? I didn’t know that.”
- Me: “Yes, sir, they do.”
- Him: “Well, anyway. Welcome, Samantha from Michigan.”
- Me: “Wisconsin.”
Other than the part about people calling me Samantha. Knock on wood, but so far that one’s never happened.
It’s nice to see I’m not alone. Happy thanksgiving. 
(and go Pack! …who won already…so..er…went Pack!)
- Scott
Servitor said
November 23 2007 @ 9:36 am
It’s funny–I have that same conversation, but about a different “flyover” state. I’m originally from the west coast and used to carry the same forgetful attitude about the Midwest, but since moving there I’ve been slapped in the face with how arrogant that is.
Naladini said
November 24 2007 @ 8:56 am
Of course, if you choose to work in a good ol’fashioned Ya der hey der hi der ho der, they’ll remember you’re from wisconsin for a long time to come.
Nice to see the blog up and running Scott, have a great holiday….
Almeric said
November 25 2007 @ 1:45 pm
Wow, really???
I’ve never quite had a conversation that bad in the 6ish years since transplanting.
I don’t know many people around here who’ve actually been to Wisconsin (or maybe the entire midwest), but they at least seem to know what and where it is
Adele said
November 27 2007 @ 9:24 am
I’m from the midwest too, and well people just more naturally assume I’m a farmer, hehe.
Calthine said
November 28 2007 @ 1:20 pm
Heh. Sounds like conversations about Alaska, except people haven’t seemed to figure out that we joined the Union in 1959….
WallisHall said
November 30 2007 @ 4:02 pm
Hey, I was born in Orange, CA… And lived there most of my life.
I know where Wisconsin is and have been to the Wisconsin Dells many times on vacation. I lived in Michigan a couple years and have cousins in Illinois.
Anyway, I wanted to let you know that not everyone in Orange, or that grew up there is that slow.
Babs said
December 20 2007 @ 2:13 am
This really explains a lot about how your brain works. You’re always waiting for someone to accuse you of being from Ohio…