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Kansas Trips

16 Surefire Ways To Always Spot A Tourist In Kansas

By Annie | Published March 04, 2016

Do you think you have spotted an outsider roaming the streets of Kansas, but just can’t tell for sure? No need to look for an identification, certain markings or ask for a blood sample Just go through this checklist of 16 things that may determine whether or not someone is a tourist:

1. Is their car decked out in enemy decals?

2. Are they wearing a Broncos hat and/or shirt?

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3. Do they seem confused by the terms EMAW...

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4. ...and Rock Chalk?

5. Make this gesture... did they seem offended or did they begin the Shocker War Chant?

6. Can they pronounce Olathe...

7. ...Tonganoxie...

8. ...or Iuka?

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9. Do you see that guy over there asking what a bierock is...

10. ...while making Wizard of Oz jokes?

11. A tourist thinks that Mass Street is somewhere back east...

12. ...and that ALL of KC is in Kansas.

13. Are they able to pronounce common German last names?

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14. Did they seem surprised to see that the state isn't entirely flat...

15. ...or by the fact that there is actually a lot to do around here?

16. Finally, while cruising along I-70, did they have to stop to do a double take while passing this Goodland masterpiece?

If you answered yes to one or more of these questions, the person in question is most likely a tourist. What else do you do to determine whether or not someone is from Kansas?

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