Never ask a guy from Florida to show you where he’s from.
Do your pro sports teams almost always miss the playoffs?
Yes=Michigan
Are Buckeyes evil?
Yes=Michigan
Have you ever been told that Ann Arbor is a Whore?
Yes=Michigan
Do you know how to play euchre?
Yes = Michigan.
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Do you know how to play Sheepshead?
Yes=Wisconsin
Counter-example: I’ve never spent more than a week outside of Wisconsin. I know how to play Euchre but I don’t know the first thing about Sheepshead.
Has the humidity dropped below 100%?
No = Florida
Did you see Mickey today in the 100% Humidity?
Yes = Orlando, Fl
Do you know the difference between “drank” and “drunk”?
Apparently not = Milwaukee
Is the region known for its oil industry?
Farming and ranching?
Is there a not insignificant cowboy culture?
A high percentage of Pickups as daily drivers?
Do you have two weeks in spring and fall where your commute is affected by Giant Farm Equipment?
If so,
Welcome to Alberta.
On a vacation to Seattle, I saw a sweatshirt:
.
. VANCOUVER
… NOT IN CANADA
WASHINGTON
… NOT THE CAPITAL
Do you have a recipe for hotdish? yes = MN, WI, maybe ND
Do you know what Rondy is?
Do you know the difference between a native Alaskan and an Alaska Native?
Do you know what a cheechako is?
“yes” = AK
Do you know where/what da Range is? yes = MN
If asked where I was born I can’t simply say ‘Washington’ without getting a follow-up question. I will say ‘Washington D.C.’ as the clear answer, at least to Americans. adding the ‘D.C.’ confuses some visitors. Answering ‘The District of Columbia’ will get me nowhere except with my fellow Columbians, I wasn’t aware how few people could recognize the name of the district.
I once had the surreal experience of going through Nawlins, right on Bourbon, the day before the Pat-Packers superbowl. Thousands of merry Cheeseheads, often literal cheeseheads, with foam (I hope) cheesehats, and lesser crowds of glum NewEnglanduhs, who wore less tribal markings, and appeared to be mostly wondering what they were doing there. Both groups somehow seemed to already know how the game was going to go.
The breadth and depth of Cheeseheadery in Wisconsin is impressive. The most unlikely people are diehard fans, and team gewgaws are sold almost everywhere. It’s a little like Seattle and coffee, without the direct self-medication.
“Chili” peppers? Where are you from?
New Mixeco.
Red or green?
If you asked somebody from Colorado, they’d think you are referring to the “front range” - the eastern edge of the Rockies where the biggest cities (e.g. Denver, Colorado Springs, Pueblo) can be found.
Can you always spot people from the other side of the country because they cannot pronounce the name of your state?
Oreegawn
Nevahda
Colorahdo
Yes, yes, and yes. I think you’re right down the street from me.
Did you just have two wildfires merge into the largeset one in the nation in 2022?
Do you know the way to Santa Fe? Does it involve a left toin at Albooquoiquee?
Can you lay claim to the Lincoln County War?
Tripler
Are you right down the street from me?
. . . and they’re “chile” peppers on the plate, as in 'Chile Capitol of the World", IIRC.
Tripler
I’ll go look at my truck plate in a minnit.
ETA: Yup, it’s “chile”. We’re also the only plate in the union with “USA” on it.
If you attend a gathering of family or friends is there a nonzero chance that you will be offered a gelatin desert that includes vegetables in the Jello mold?
If the answer is “yes,” you are in the Midwest.
Do you eat tomatoes and lettuce on your tenderloin?
Did you have sugar cream pie for dessert?
Did you wreck your wheels on Pence Potholes?
yes=Indiana