Do you have to specify your state?

[momof3disneyholics]

I'm from Augusta, Ga and I think there are around 5 or 6 Augusta's in the country. I think mine is the most famous though.

 

[jonestavern]

We live in Washington!
Yeah, there are not too many of those!
We always say town & state, even in state! If you don't specify, you tend to get the 'I'll-bet-you-know-a-lot-of-stories' or 'poor thing' look

I always say what state and even then that's not enough. I told somebody one time was from New Hampshire. Their response was "Isn't that the capitol on New England".
And yes, they were dead serious.

Yep, basic New England geography is a dead mystery.
Most folks outside the NE area think Rhode Island is an island or near De/Md/Va area!
My cousin & I actually conducted an informal survey--about 40 people-- while I was visiting him on the west coast.
ONE person knew where RI was. One person thought it was in England or France (we should have inquired: where's England/France?).
Several people didn't know it was a state.
Nh fared slightly better, 3 people knew that it was 'near Massachusetts'

Jean

 

[mickeyboat]

I don't even bother with the town and just say the state when I am talking to someone from out of state.

Sometimes I even have to say the country, too, because some people think Vermont is in Canada.

Denae

 

[Tigger&Belle]

It depends where I'm at and who I'm talking to...in general I have to say the state because people don't know where my town is--even people from Maryland. Or I say that I live in another town that is next to us (and more well known) and if they know where that is I'll tell them my town. If I'm far from home I'll tell people that I live in the Maryland suburbs of Washington DC, but I wouldn't tell local people that since we're pretty far away from DC.

 

[Luckymommyx2]

I'm from a small town in Maryland so I normally have to give even more info like northeastern Maryland or along the Chesapeake Bay, etc. Sometimes I still get a blank stare and let it go!

 

[princesspiglet]

I am from Pittsburgh and would just say Pittsburgh, seems like everyone knows where that is! But when we moved out here to Harrisburg, it amazed me how many people did not know where it was- it's the state capitol for Pete's Sake! Most people think Philly is the capitol of PA.

 

[U2_rocks!]

That reminds me of last August, when I was calling Disney to make my ADRs for dining at DL. I also wanted to book a tour, and to do that, I had to pay by VISA over the phone. Fine, no prob. And THEN, all misery began!

For the dining ADRs, I give my mom's name, which is not too difficult. Since the VISA is one my name, I had to spell out my name for the CM, and THEN, I had to spell my address... It was awful, and it had to be good, since otherwise, the payment wouldn't get accepted! To top it all, by the time I had to say my city, I said Brussels. I mean, ya'll know Brussels sprouts, right? She had never heard of it... Country: Belgium. You know, Belgium waffles??? She had never heard of it!!! so I even had to spell THAT for her.

I am sure i'm not the first international guest they have. Right??

I couldn't even deal with all that while also paying international long distance rates!! So I paid US$25 to have a reservation service do it for me - worth every penny! I just had everything in a spreadsheet and e-mailed that to the reservation service.

 

[Crankyshank]

It depends on who's asking. If it's within southern new england, I say North Providence. Within the north east and northern new england, I say northern RI. For the rest of the country, I tend to say outside of Providence and don't specify the state. not because people automatically associate Providence with RI but because a good many people don't realize Rhode Island is a state

 

[DisneyAddict_M]

Hence, I have learned quickly to just say Chicago area (and NO, I don't add Illinois onto it). Although, occassionally someone will have heard of our town but it's just so much easier to say Chicago/Chicago area.

I don't think I have ever had anyone actually question it as in "Chicago, Illinois?"

Then again, if someone said "Springfield" to me, I would automatically assume they meant Illinois even though that might not be the case.

IF I were to use my actual city, then yes I would add the state because it's possible more than one state has one. I know for a fact NY has one to the town I grew up in because our town was named after that one.

Edited to add: Yet, I just realized my "location" says "Chicagoland Illinois" -- I guess just in case someone didn't realize where Chicago was (is there another one anywhere????? I really don't know. Hmmm.)

If someone said Springfield around here, I would assume Springfield, MA.

 

[almburr]

There is only one town with this name in the whole country. Bird City, Kansas.

But I do have to say the state know one knows where we are.

 

[Tink_Or_Belle]

I usually have to say the state. I live in Iowa about an hour from Omaha...and the other direction from Omaha is a town in Nebraska with the same name. So since I am almost always IN Nebraska when I say the Town name I specify Iowa (if I am anywhere other than Nebraska I just say Iowa not the town and then I usually get OH The Potato State ... nope guess again)

 

[goofy!]

It doesn't bother me at all. Because after all there is:

Louisville, KY
Louisville, CO
Louisville, MS
Louisville, OH
Louisville, AL
Louisville, GA
Louisville, IL
Louisville, KS
Lousiville, NE
Louisville, TN

Yup, the town right next to mine is Louisville, CO.

So, you might get Kentucky? from me. Of course, they are pronounced differently - our Louisville is pronounced with the "s" and not "Louey"-ville. But many newcomers pronounce it the Kentucky way, so you would probably get the ?Kentucky? from me

Additionally, I also tell out-of-staters that I am from right outside of Boulder, CO. They would never have heard of my town

 

[goofy!]

When I'm on eBay, and ask a seller a shipping quote, I now even specify the continent.
I can somehow understand that people don't know in which country Brussels is, but jeesh, when I ask them a quote for Brussels, Belgium, and they ask me in which state it is, i'm rather

So, now I ask them for a quote to Brussels, Belgium (Europe)

Pick me, Pick me. I know where Belgium is.

My father's side of the family comes from Roosendaal (Netherlands), right across the border.

DH thought he was a pretty good beer drinker until my cousins plied him with Belgian beer. The stuff where you the kind uncles warned him not to drink the last swallow in the bottle

 

[Tink_Or_Belle]

Yup, the town right next to mine is Louisville, CO.

So, you might get Kentucky? from me. Of course, they are pronounced differently - our Louisville is pronounced with the "s" and not "Louey"-ville. But many newcomers pronounce it the Kentucky way, so you would probably get the ?Kentucky? from me

Additionally, I also tell out-of-staters that I am from right outside of Boulder, CO. They would never have heard of my town

My guess is Brush

 

[SandraVB79]

Pick me, Pick me. I know where Belgium is.

My father's side of the family comes from Roosendaal (Netherlands), right across the border.

DH thought he was a pretty good beer drinker until my cousins plied him with Belgian beer. The stuff where you the kind uncles warned him not to drink the last swallow in the bottle

Roosendaal is the place where you have to switch trains if you're going to the Netherlands by train from Belgium (unless you take the high-speed train)
Belgian beer is tricky when you're not used to it, it's a lot heavier than US beer. Every time I have Americans visiting me, we go out to sample some beers and everytime I tell them to not exaggerate, and every time I have to carry them back

Sorry, I'll stop thread-jacking now

 

[LisaL]

I always say what state and even then that's not enough. I told somebody one time was from New Hampshire. Their response was "Isn't that the capitol on New England".
And yes, they were dead serious.

You should have said yes!

 

[mill4023]

Everyone knows Fort Mill.

I usually say it is across the stateline from Charlotte, NC and I still get the . I think most people think Charlotte is near Raleigh in the middle of NC.

Yeah, nobody knows where Indian Trail is either, so we just tell people we're in Charlotte if we're talking from someone outside the area. Actually, lots of Charlotte area people don't seem to know where Indian Trail is either, so we end up telling them that we're in Union County.

 

[phorsenuf]

Yeah, nobody knows where Indian Trail is either, so we just tell people we're in Charlotte if we're talking from someone outside the area. Actually, lots of Charlotte area people don't seem to know where Indian Trail is either, so we end up telling them that we're in Union County.

I know where Indian Trail is and I live in NH!!!!!

OK, I used to live in Concord, NC and I sold real estate so I guess I had a bit of an advantage. LOL

We almost moved to Fort Mill.