Oh the joys of ignorance...
Submitted by Sarahlocke on December 9, 2006 - 16:44.
"Oh, you're from Vermont? You must be Canadian."
"Vermont? Isn't that a town in Stowe?"
Honestly... I've actually never heard anything like this, but my parents have. Don't people pay attention in geography and history? Some times I feel like Vermont really is part of another country, so few people seem to know about it. Sure, they might know Stowe for its tourism, and maybe Montpelier and Burlington. But what about Fairfield? Essex? Colchester? Milton? I dunno, I was just wondering if anyone else felt that Vermont is invisible to the rest of the nation.
xD
When I moved out here for Utah, I was telling all my friends, 'Yeah, I'm moving to Vermont.'
They all looked at me and asked what county it was in. I did not even know where Vermont was when we first moved out here about 4 years ago. Of course, I came from the west coast, and while Vermont is known for its sking in New England, Utah has their own mountains for sking.
I still get asked where Vermont is when I go out to Idaho to visit my mom, but I don't mind. People just don't learn their states like they used to. It's alot nowadays to ask someone to memorize 50 states and where they are.
There was guy from
There was guy from Colchester on Jeopardy a while ago. I thought that was pretty cool...
Sad Times...
I've been asked by a New Yorker- as in the state right next to us- where Vermont was in England, and whether it was near London.
"Who is more foolish, the fool or the fool who follows him?"
.wow.
.wow.
i love vermont!
when i was in florida, i was in line at some water slide thing at blizzard beach. there was this little kid (like 7 or 8 years old) in front of me. he turns around and asks what school i go to. i told him and hes like, "what town is that in?" and i told him, and hes like, "wait, where are you from?" and i told him vermont, and he had NO idea where that was. it was pretty sad.
i really like vermont and i think its a cool place to live. there are so many amazing people here who care about things that i dont think anyone else even knows about. (well, at least in my town people do) and its just kind of quiet . . . i know some adults who are from places like NY and they say that they love VT because its so quiet and everything. they say they're never moving back to NY or wherever theyre from. i dunno . . . i just love love love vermont :)
I love Vermont!
I love Vermont too! I think it is an awesome place to live, especially since it's great for skiing and I love to ski. Well when my parents told me that we were moving to Vermont, I had no idea where that was, but I was little. I promise I'm smarter now. :)
Well, vermonts actually
Well, vermonts actually pretty famous!
Half, or sometimes more of the olympians are from vermont for skiing/boarding...we've had 2 presidents from hear...a lot of the maple syrup around the company is shipped from here..ben & jerry's (i was watching a movie and the guy was eating BJ's Ice cream....the north probably wouldn't have won the civil war without the help of us vermonters...go onto youtube and theres a whle film series on "ghosts in vermont"...ethan allen and the green mountain boys...champ was on the history channel...
so, we're pretty known.
yeah vermont is pretty
yeah vermont is pretty famous for some things....
but most people don't know where it is?
hmmm, maybe it's changed though....
but then again like nobody can remember all 50 states
Yup.
Besides the fact that people don't know where Vermont is, there are people in the towns next to me that don't know what town I'm in. I was in essex, and said, Oh, I'm from westford. Then, someone said, where's westford? Geography, people!
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haha.. But there are a LOT
haha.. But there are a LOT of people in High School.. from like 5 different schools..
Westford? Then... my mother
Westford?
Then... my mother probably taught you.
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Who's your mother?
Who's your mother? We've all had all the teachers here.
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The art teacher, Nancy
The art teacher,
Nancy Spier
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Cool!
That's so cool! Vermont really is a small, small state (or our world). We have her tomorrow.
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That's sad... Westford
That's sad... Westford schools feed into Essex!
Yeah... Still, it seems
Yeah... Still, it seems sorta sad...
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yeah but nobody focuses a
yeah
but nobody focuses a lot on geography these days
my mom she's a teacher
she said that probably the 3 best subjects that I will need for my whole life are science, math, and english.
she is probably right because science is all around us, we do math every day, and you read and write
haha funny story
we moved to vermont when I was five, and when my parents told people we were moving to vermont, they thought it was in upstate new york or canada. my parents told them no, its a small state between new york, massachusetts, new hampshire, and canada. they told them about maple syrup and fall foliage and skiing. the next day, people from my dad's work came in with baby eskimo suits for my little brother and sister, as well as huge sweaters, sleds, and boots. one guy even asked my dad what snow tires were, and if he would need any.
hahaha oh wow. I really want
hahaha oh wow.
I really want to know what an eskimo suit suit looks like.
it looks just how it sounds.
it looks just how it sounds. it makes the baby look like a bundle of seal skins
ewwwww
ewwwww
ive lived in vt my whole
ive lived in vt my whole life and i like some aspects of it but honestly, i can't wait to move somewhere warm. Actually, id rather just travel all over and not settle in one spot.
I've lived in Vermont since
I've lived in Vermont since I was about...3, I think. I came here from Georgia, which I don't really remember all that well.
But I would love to live in Santa Fe. my class went there last year on a trip, and it was truly amazing. Although I think Maine is also really awesome as well.
But I do love Vermont. It's kind of a loyalty/pride thing.
Well not really invisible.
I feel that we are the butt behind every joke. For some reason, if they need to insult one state, it happens to be vermont. And what about Swanton? I think my small town should get some kinda credit, seeing as its pretty amazing.