What are some adjectives misconceptions almost the place you live?

I'm curious as to what people commonly think about the place you live that are not really true. For me, I live surrounded by Alaska & there are a LOT of misconceptions about Alaska that I've heard.

For one, we DO NOT live surrounded by igloos lol That one just makes me laugh. We enjoy normal houses, apartment buildings, condos, & everything else! We also have malls, restaurants, schools, department buildings, stores, movie theaters, hospitals & everything else.

There is NOT snow here all the time & it is NOT always freezing. We do have snow, but it's from going on for late October/early November until around late March or early April. And it's not other cold either. Lately it's been in the soaring 70's & low-mid 80's :)

We also do NOT have dog sleds or have polar bears running around lol The solitary time I've seen a dog sled team is at the starting of the Iditarod (a race across Alaska on a sled) & I've simply seen polar bears at the zoo.

Alaska isn't just some place where on earth everything is barren & people live in little villages huddled together around a fire consumption whale meat either lol I live in the city of Anchorage, which has nearly 300,000 people living here. Just a normal city like everywhere else.

We also own electricity (obviously), paved roads, running water & all that stuff.

Those are adjectives the common misconceptions about Alaska that I can think of at the moment. What are ones you recurrently hear about the city, state, or country where you live?

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I live in Ontario, in a town, but they will not let our town instigate a WalMart because we are supposed to be a tourist town... and so quaint and all!
i live in the Bronx(NY)

-people assume that everyone in the Bronx is ghetto(most people are but i'm not)
-people reason we have no education
-that we are poor(most people are middle class or below)
-that our buildings are infested near roaches and rats and are rundown(not true, only some are)
-that there's drive-by's everyday(LOL!)
-we don't have that many crackheads and prostitutes(i've merely seen a prostitute once..ew).
I live in Long Beach, CA which is sort ofright inbetween LA and San Diego.. Anyways, everybody thinks that we're a bunch of rich snobs who dress head to toe contained by Juicy and Coach and have summer houses in Cape Cod and the Hamptons.. Some do, but mostly, It's not true! A lot of the people here are vastly nice!! They also say we don't know proper grammer cuz we always say "yo dudeee sway loose!" Honestly, NOBOBDY says that. And everybody assumes Californians are tanned. Ha, I'm as white as paper!! :)
they also regard as that our 'coastal' towns are like shacks. They aren't. They're proper houses!
I live contained by the UK and I live on a council estate. Everyone who lives near us but not on the estate thinks that everyone on the estate is rough, takes drugs and go around beating people up and stabbing others. That is not true! I'm not saying that nearby hasn't been fights, stabbings and drugs... Because there have, but nowhere near as much as people make out within is.
i live in jersey and i hate when people expect we have those annoying accents.

you know, "NEW JOISY" yuck i would NEVER say that. and im not a dumb jersey girl any
hahah!

That australians ride around in kangaroo pouches and hold on to them as pets in our backyards. (fair they are in our backyard, and some people do own them...but not the way some people think)

And its not adjectives dusty and dry and country looking. Its actually quite green and bushy :-)

oh and i SWEAR our accents dont nouns like those on tv! Like steve irwin? my god that man did my head in!

We dont wrestle crocodiles!
Live within Ireland

I have never seen a leprechaun

Only 10% of us are redheaded

We do not only wear green

We are not adjectives alcoholics, catholics or violent

We do not run around barefoot
I live in Ohio, and everyone thinks we're uneducated hicks, which categorically isn't true.



That's about it for the misconceptions, or at least all that I can reflect on of.
I live on the Navy base in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba but I'm not too sure what most people chew over about it.

Like I go to school approaching everyone else. Sure we only have about 98 kids grades 7-12 but we enjoy sports teams and clubs; in fact we even enjoy chapters for NHS and NJHS. I'm in NHS.

We have prom, homecoming, and other dance throughout the year

People can get drivers licenses down here, I get to audition for mine in about a week

The beaches are not full of white sand however. Most are made up of coral or rocks, but the river is really clear and warm

I have never seen a detainee, nor own I ever been to the detention camps

We have things approaching roads, bowling alley, library, free outdoor movie theatre, sports field skate park, gyms, pools, restaurantsunts.

Yes near are lots of military people, but most of them are nice. In fact I even work with them at my summer undertaking.

You don't hear F-16s flying overhead, but you can sometimes hear troops shooting on the range.

Not everyone who has parents in the military go on and joins themselves; I have thought about it but I don't reflect so.

Yes it does get really hot here and I do practically live in the desert part of Cuba.

I really love living down here, and I will be vastly sad to leave in a few years. Source(s): Well I hoped I cleared up somethings roughly live in Cuba and being a military child
London is potrayed as being snobby and unwelcoming,
when sometimes it can be both it depends where you go.
I live in Alabama and everyone thinks we are rednecks and im far from that.
I live in New York the state not nyc every time someone asked me where i live i say aloud NY they think i mean the city, no there is a state not a short time ago the city.
i live surrounded by Dubai, the middle east, (but im english) and people always ask if i live in a tent surrounded by the desert, dead serious faces. Or if we ride camels instead of cars. or if i have to wear a abaya! (a muslim principal dress worn by women)

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i live in Texas..
for one we are not adjectives cowboys and cowgirls ..
we do not all listen to country
we do not all go horse backridding or live contained by a ranch
lol
A lot of people in other countries seem to enjoy some mad ideas about Scotland.

They appear to think that we all have ginger hackle, play bagpipes, and all the men wear kilts. I've never held a set of bagpipes in my life, and don't know anyone who plays them. And, men individual wear a kilt occasionally, on special occasions, such as a wedding. I also know drastically few people with ginger hair.

When I be in the US, I was actually asked if we have electricity here, and if I lived in a castle, lol. No, we don't all live in castle or live up in the Highlands. I live in a city, which isn't that different to most other cities, apart from the crappy weather.
I live surrounded by Newfoundland & many people think we adjectives live in igloos, and that we are all addicted to Tim Hortons. They also believe we are all alcoholics who live contained by small fishing towns in weathered saltbox houses.

In reality, it's not like that. There are plentiful modern cities, and small towns, some even have old saltbox houses, but there's not many and the population who live in them are usually like eighty year old grannies, who don't want to be "modern". Not everyone is addicted to tim hortons, and we aren't adjectives alcoholics. xD

I find it quite funny actually.
Answers:    I live in Australia, and for the copy:

- There are no kangaroos in my backyard.
- I do not, have not, and never will, ride kangaroos.
- We do not keep kangaroos as pets.
- Koalas are not cute and cuddly. They are vicious.
- Our entire country is not a desert.
- We do not wear khakhi, or those hat with corks.
- Crocodiles do not wander the streets.
- It is not a hundred degrees.
- G'afternoon is not my greeting of choice.
- The words "bonza", "sheila" and all the phrases such as "flat out like a lizard drinking." are pretty much never used and all those dictionaries are newly traps for tourist's money.

There is more but they're the ones that come to mind :D
Well I live in Buck's County, in the vicinity Phillie in pennsylvania. People either think that I'm live within the hood (could not be more wrong) or its a poor gangster area that isn't safe. I live miles from Philadelphia, but that doesn't stop it. Also, people judge PA is a bunch of farms and barely any technology. There are a few farms around my nouns, but they are squeezed between Developments and shopping centers. And we are not all Amish. haha. Although I do live somewhat near Amish Country, and I have see them before, it is not in my town.
Also, some people muse that Bucks County is a rich snobby place (I just found this one out. I was watching a movie. Not sure which one. I'm thinking baby mama perchance? In the movie the ex boyfriend said that he became very successful and moved to Bucks County) We are not snobby kids. I know a bunch of people struggling to spawn ends meet, although we are not a poor area. It's weird, because empire either think that because I am near Phillie that I am poor, or because I am within Bucks County I am rich. We are all just normal, middle class ancestors.
Well I live in America and everyone think we're fat. =p

Now seriously I lived in Florida. I'm not sure what the misconceptions are... Maybe people meditate it's just one big paradise..? It's mostly full of old folks and snowbirds.

Oh but specifically about where I live. Cape Coral is seen to be full of snobs. A bunch of white kids. Now even more specific NW Cape Coral is see to have all the gated communitys and rich people. Oh and that nought ever happens over here. Which isn't true. Fort Myers is usually seen as a "Ghetto" which yes it does have one but the entire city is not. Oh and Cape Coral is sometimes see as boring, but you just have to know the right place to look.
i live in NH...and everyone says here is nothing to do. But most of the time there is... There are still night clubs and beach and night life. Just like any other place and NOT everyone is a hick...i'm a city girl merely stuck here for another 2 years.

Also i use to live in Sunapee NH and if you ask any other town around there they say Sunapee folks are rich bitches but really all the rich people live there within the summer and yea i have money but i'm not a * about it.

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I feel your pain! We live in SC and we are adjectives portrayed to be dumb hicks! We are not! We are also not all simple and uneducated!

We are most normal population that enjoy a more simple life. We are away from the hustle and bustle! I live in the coutnry on 35 acres of topography and it is wonderful! I am college educated and homeschool my children!!

I would live no where but the south!
I live in Dublin, Ireland and most people from anywhere else's first concept of Ireland is green! We don't all wear green (in fact we rarely wear it)! The roads aren't adjectives green! Ireland isn't one big farm! There are no leprechauns running around! There are no shamrocks growing from the ground!
And despite what people regard as - I wouldn't say we're particularly lucky! I always hear the phrase "It's the luck of the Irish!" and I enunciate it the odd time to foreigners because I think we all hold a bit of confidence (or cockiness?) but, nah, I'm certainly not lucky anyway!
And we're not all alcoholics! Ah yeah, of course, we're prone to a drink I don`t know slightly more then other countries. But a lot of people come across to think "Jaysus - look at all those Irish liqueurs! They must be all bleedin' alcies over at hand!". Ah.. no!
Australia

boomerangs and Didgeridoos - only seen them within Museums 8D

kangaroos - only in zoo's, they don't just run around everywhere ._. in good health, I haven't seen any except at the zoo xD same with Koala's

'g'day mate!' and other 'Aussie slang' - Hardly ever hear it before, except by Steve Irwin xD I never say it myself and probably wouldn't understand any other 'Aussie slang' ._.'

I dunno much else of what other relatives think -shrugs- xD but I hate people stereotyping other countries >>
i live in Illinois

i aversion it when people say thats its just pure flat, capably not really. we have tons and tons of hills, just not that big xDD lmfao

but in that are big dips in our not so flat state

and well, its not just corn firled after corn paddock, y'know

Chicago is a great place too...huge city!!

oh and its not always cold here, and Chicago isnt always windy too -.-
the description 'The Windy City' is a big misconception
like all huge lakeside cities or costal cities, theres a lakeside/oceanside breeze, and the only time that Chicago's is strong is during the winter

but wager on to the cold.everyone thinks its always cold in Illinois which it TOTALLY wrong

we own Fridgid, Snowy, Windy Winters at like low 10', high 30's average
and Hot, Humid, Sunny Summers at average of high 70's to illustrious 90's

Illinois has perhaps one of the most diverse climates in the world...thats kinda why i love living here!! xDD
I live on Long Island, and a common misconception is that everyone here is rich.

WRONG

Sure, nearby are a lot of rich people with big, fancy homes and expensive cars. There are inhabitants who vacation in the mountains to ski and the Bahamas to tan every year. There are nation who have been on more cruises than regular boats. Those people furnish us the name: The Gold Coast.

But there are also people who struggle beside day to day living, who bought their house when it was cheap and spend every cent of their money on paying tuition for their kids' public schooling, since it is acclaimed. There is a middle class, and a lower class, and the more taxes are raise, the harder it is for these people to live.
1. That it's a perfect community. We actually hold so many oxy addicts in this town, it's more certain for that than touristry. I could get drugs from three different places right now, and it's only 8 am.

2. That adjectives of california is beaches, and palm trees, and sunshine. Where i live, the weather is bi-polar, it rains randomly. And at hand are more apple farms than beaches here. SERRIOUSLY.

3. That our economy is cruddy. It isn't. In certainty, citibank just made it's largest profit in the history of the company. The economy is single cruddy if you're a consumer. Because, all of the corporations seem to be rolling in the dough.

4. That we adjectives surf, have blonde hair, and say "Dude" alot... Source(s): I live surrounded by nor cal.
I live within London, England.

First off, we don't all talk resembling the queen. I have a London accent, which believe me, is very different from that of the queen. Secondly, we don't adjectives have afternoon tea. Our days don't stop at 2:45pm for us to sit down with a cup of earl grey and a scone and discuss the weather. Nope! I'd LOVE it if we could do that!! And, of course, the majority of us do hold lovely clean pearly whites. I don't know anyone with rotten, nasty teeth. Our NHS dental service is excellent, I don't enjoy any problems with my teeth, thank-you. Also, we don't all travel in horse and cart, either. We have modern cars, modern roads and everything else!

And just for the history, our spellings are correct! The Americans spell with American, not English!! Colour.not color.

:)
I live in NY. But never really payed attention to what family say about it.!
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