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CaliLivChick · 05-12-2006, 09:34 AM

I did a search, and found something like this for the workplace, but nothing for just life in general. If I'm incorrect in posting this, or posting it here, please let me know for the future. =)

It's amazing what you experience when you drive across the country. My boyfriend and I have done it twice, once in January 2005 to move me from California to Florida, and once in October 2005 to move him. The first time, we pretty much stayed on 10, and the second time we took 40 (in case any of you want to map out where we may have been).

When we came across the first time, we were driving a 15' moving truck with my car trailered on the back. We stopped into a Chevron/Subway somewhere in Texas to get gas and food. As we were checking out, the clerk noticed the truck and asked where we were moving to. We told her we were going to Florida. She asked, "Aren't you afraid of being near all that water?" in a young southern drawl. We then informed her that we were moving from California, and would feel lost if we weren't near "all that water."

The second trip also had a great story. We stopped at a motel in Arkansas, and there was a Waffle House right next door. We popped in to get some dinner before we went to bed, and the young waitress seated us. It being close to bedtime, we didn't want anything with caffeine (eg Coke), but also didn't want something with too sweet a flavor (eg Sprite), so I asked if they had any raspberry iced tea. She said, in her southern drawl, "Why, I've never heard of that!" It was all I could do to not laugh! The rest of the meal, my boyfriend had to give me the evil eye and tell me to shut up under his breath to get me to stop asking questions that I had the feeling I knew the answer to... he probably didn't want her catching on and spitting in our hash browns!

Now, I know that these people are not representative of everyone you meet in Texas and Arkansas, but they sure perpetuate the stereotypes. =)

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05-12-2006, 09:34 AM	#1 (permalink)
CaliLivChick In Transition Location: Sanford, FL (between Daytona and Orlando)	Stupidest Question/Comment You've Ever Heard I did a search, and found something like this for the workplace, but nothing for just life in general. If I'm incorrect in posting this, or posting it here, please let me know for the future. =) It's amazing what you experience when you drive across the country. My boyfriend and I have done it twice, once in January 2005 to move me from California to Florida, and once in October 2005 to move him. The first time, we pretty much stayed on 10, and the second time we took 40 (in case any of you want to map out where we may have been). When we came across the first time, we were driving a 15' moving truck with my car trailered on the back. We stopped into a Chevron/Subway somewhere in Texas to get gas and food. As we were checking out, the clerk noticed the truck and asked where we were moving to. We told her we were going to Florida. She asked, "Aren't you afraid of being near all that water?" in a young southern drawl. We then informed her that we were moving from California, and would feel lost if we weren't near "all that water." The second trip also had a great story. We stopped at a motel in Arkansas, and there was a Waffle House right next door. We popped in to get some dinner before we went to bed, and the young waitress seated us. It being close to bedtime, we didn't want anything with caffeine (eg Coke), but also didn't want something with too sweet a flavor (eg Sprite), so I asked if they had any raspberry iced tea. She said, in her southern drawl, "Why, I've never heard of that!" It was all I could do to not laugh! The rest of the meal, my boyfriend had to give me the evil eye and tell me to shut up under his breath to get me to stop asking questions that I had the feeling I knew the answer to... he probably didn't want her catching on and spitting in our hash browns! Now, I know that these people are not representative of everyone you meet in Texas and Arkansas, but they sure perpetuate the stereotypes. =) What is the stupidest question/comment you've ever heard? __________________ Don't trust anything that can bleed for a week and not die. Oh wait, that's me... nevermind... you can trust me.