9 Stereotypes About Illinois That Need To Be Put To Rest - Right Now
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Laura
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You tell people you’re from Illinois and everyone has a preconceived notion about the people here. Most of the stereotypes are probably true, not going to lie about that. But here are nine that are NOT true:
Actually, there's the whole rest of the state...
Actually, there is a HUGE Cardinals fan base here.
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You'll often find that country sense beats city sense. Mark Twain demonstrated that best.
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Okay...definitely not saying you never run into rude people, and it's easy to think people are rude because they're often in a hurry, but people are still generally very friendly.
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I'll be honest with you, riding a bicycle here is fairly easy. But we have our share of hills, especially in the southern parts of the state.
We're comfortable doing our own thing and think we have plenty going on here.
Actually, it's all of you out-of-staters who don't know our rules.
Sure, there are plenty of places that cost major money, but there are tons of affordable places, too.
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We definitely rag on each other, but at the end of the day, we all respect that we're Illinoisians.
What are some other UNTRUE stereotypes about Illinois? Let us know in the comments.
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