Hey Pandas, What Misconceptions Do People Have About Your Country Or State? (Closed)

Not everyone is nice in canada

Hey, I'm back. I'm am back from my break of trolling. If you think i should stop trolling, upvote. If you think I should continue, downvote

USA is really not nearly as violent as everyone thinks it is. Yes, we have more gun violence but it’s not like we hear gunshots throughout the night and just roll over in bed like it’s normal.

Guess the country yourself. Here are some stereotypes i faced about my country in US.

1)We all are nerd.
2)We all have a weird accent.
3)Tech support and call centres.
4)Extreme poverty( though poverty is here but it isn't how much people think. Middle class still exists)
5)Spicy food

That everything here will kill you. I live in Australia and most of our deadly wildlife can be sorted with a shoe.

We don’t walk around on clogs, we don’t ALL do drugs and the red light district isn’t as ‘prostitution is legal here’ as one might think. A lot of girls are forced.

We do love our cheese and chocolate sprinkle bread lunches though…

North Carolina has a few that are REALLY wrong.

1. We will fight you over Duke vs UNC
In reality, most of us either don't care, or root for other teams. Plus, most fans work with opposing fans, so you learn to be cordial.

2. NC is a state full of Republican gun nuts
The state legistlature has basically taken control of the state via gerrymandering, the majority of the population really doesn't want them to do what they do. Same goes for the NC delegation to the house, because the maps are drawn at the state level. This is a fairly large problem, since the Supreme Court seems poised to say that the courts have no discretion over voter maps (despite them being discriminatory) and bills that are HIGHLY opposed by the public, especially urban voters, are being proposed and since the Republicans are one vote short of a supermajority in the House, they changed the rules so that they don't have to give notice for an override vote.

Sorry for the rant, I'm just annoyed when people assume that I'm an a*s because of my state. I may be an a*****e, but I am a queer, pro-choice, pissed off because of politics a*****e.

WE DO NOT ALL HAVE BAD TEETH!!!!!!

we arent all surfers or rich in calirfornaia and yes most of us can spell

We do not worship cheese in Wisconsin…ok, maybe just a little bit..

AZ is very hot. But it can also be very cold.

we don't ride a horse everywhere, and most of us don't have a super thick texan accent.

CA- the fact its a blue state means ppl often think its very open minded. yeah no. if u drive to Los Angeles, on the way you will see lots of conservative stuff. my town alone has over 50 churches in less than 40 square miles. last year, my middle school was notorious for homophobia. so sadly, not as great as we are given credit for.

China: It’s a REALLY REALLY big place and not everyone gets along with each other. We don’t all extremely HATE foreigners. We are not all hyperactive humans walking around in ancient Chinese costumes. We do not ALL live in extreme poverty, and we’re trying to do something about it. Most of us are shocked at the idea of eating cat and dog meat because it was a traditional food like WAY before.
Yes, we have A LOT of homework. We have LOTS of maths homework in particular. Also, not all of us are craziness/boringness in a nutshell, but you could look to my great-aunt for someone who actually IS. :) (Chinese person here and I’m in Beijing right now)

That we shag sheep (from Wales, UK). I mean, maybe some do but generally we tend to stick to humans!

i dwell in hawaii not everything is sunshine, surfing, eccentric fruits. it’s mostly really hot so you can’t wear your fashionable sweaters, and there are SO MANY geckos. i used to love those things, but the moment i saw one wriggle out my light switch nope. oh also the housing is quite expensive, the bugs are massive and poisonous, and when a volcano erupted a bit back i thought i was going to die.

As a seattlite, I don't think most people are aware that we just really don't like strangers. I've met quite a few random people who come up to me and try to start a conversation and it's just super creepy. I think most Americans just talk to strangers and I can't understand why. It's creepy af

Not all of us are drunk rednecks! I mean.. a lot of people are.. but not all!

Mu state Bihar from India has got a lot of misconceptions. But the biggest one is that everyone is illiterate.
I will have you known that Bihar is the birthplace of many scholars like Aryabhatta and Chanakya, great kings like Ashoka and Chandragupta Maurya. The founders of Buddhism and Jainism both were from Bihar. The tenth Guru of Sikhism was from Bihar. Even our Sita Mata was from Bihar.
The Nalanda University was one of the world's largest and oldest University where students from all over the world came to gain knowledge.
I agree that our politicians have put no effort in working for the education of our people but that doesn't mean we are all illiterate.
Sorry for the rant above. It's just gets too much sometime trying to make people understand.

Down here in Florida, we're seen as a bunch of racist psychos that keep electing morons for governor. Most of us are pretty cool, but we have a leader in Tallahassee that hates everyone that isn't a white xtian male...