Trying to convince a Kansan not to follow a police car with sirens is pretty hard, but some of these things confuse Kansans just as much as the idea of feeling safe next to an ocean. There’s a lot we aren’t used to, and you can tell when you get that polite, yet confused look on someone’s face. You’ll see what I mean.
- Calling these “trainers” or saying you don’t understand us when we say “tennis shoes.”
Carol Vanhook/Flickr It makes sense, really. When you wear boots or flip flops for everything, you’re bound to start classifying all of another type of shoe as the same thing.
- When someone doesn’t stop to help someone who needs it.
Babak Fakhamzadeh/Flickr We’d rather you get off the roads, because we don’t want to see you hurt.
- Hearing the phrase, “I’ve never been to the lake before.”
berniezang/Flickr
- Learning that a fellow Kansan doesn’t eat fried foods.
Stefan Klocek/Flickr I understand maybe not liking fried cheesecake or other fair time oddities, but you don’t like fried pickles? Mozzarella sticks? Chicken?!
- Getting told you need to find shelter for a tornado.
Jennifer Williams/Flickr It always brings up that storm chaser deep within all of us, doesn’t it?
- When someone mispronounces a common Kansas town name.
Mark Norman Francis/Flickr Believe it or not, I’ve heard someone mispronounce both Salina and McPherson.
- “Topeka and Lawrence aren’t really big cities”
Merlijn Hoek/Flickr Considering we have towns with only a few houses, a church, and a post office, these cities are pretty big in comparison.
- When someone you know cheers for a non-local team.
minda haas kuhlmann/Flickr What do you mean, you like the Yankees? Are you joking?
- When you don’t say “fine, you” in response to “How are you today?”
paul belmore/Flickr It confuses Kansans, because we’re polite to a point, but we generally don’t want to actually hear about your day.
- When someone offers you a coke, but it’s not Coke-a-cola.
Roberto Terracciano/Flickr Why would you call it a Coke if it was another brand/flavor?
And Finally… 11. Turn signal usage.
hani arif/Flickr For some reason, Kansans get confused about when they should use these. I don’t know how many drivers I’ve seen who just refuse to signal. Hint: when you’re going to turn, use it.
For more funny things you’ll only find here in the Sunflower State, check out these 13 awkward moments you might have here, too.
Carol Vanhook/Flickr
It makes sense, really. When you wear boots or flip flops for everything, you’re bound to start classifying all of another type of shoe as the same thing.
Babak Fakhamzadeh/Flickr
We’d rather you get off the roads, because we don’t want to see you hurt.
berniezang/Flickr
Stefan Klocek/Flickr
I understand maybe not liking fried cheesecake or other fair time oddities, but you don’t like fried pickles? Mozzarella sticks? Chicken?!
Jennifer Williams/Flickr
It always brings up that storm chaser deep within all of us, doesn’t it?
Mark Norman Francis/Flickr
Believe it or not, I’ve heard someone mispronounce both Salina and McPherson.
Merlijn Hoek/Flickr
Considering we have towns with only a few houses, a church, and a post office, these cities are pretty big in comparison.
minda haas kuhlmann/Flickr
What do you mean, you like the Yankees? Are you joking?
paul belmore/Flickr
It confuses Kansans, because we’re polite to a point, but we generally don’t want to actually hear about your day.
Roberto Terracciano/Flickr
Why would you call it a Coke if it was another brand/flavor?
hani arif/Flickr
For some reason, Kansans get confused about when they should use these. I don’t know how many drivers I’ve seen who just refuse to signal. Hint: when you’re going to turn, use it.
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