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<blockquote data-quote="kenko6ux" data-source="post: 5579617" data-attributes="member: 53000">I lived in Minneapolis for a while.&nbsp; My wife is from Plymouth, WI, a tiny town about halfway between Green Bay and Milwaukee.&nbsp; We took the Amtrak to visit her family one weekend and the closest stop on the train left us about an hour's drive from Plymouth, in a tiny little town surrounded by cranberry bogs.&nbsp;While we were waiting for her parents to drive up to the train station and pick us up, we decided to have a drink in a local bar.&nbsp; There were three of them within a block of the train station.&nbsp; This in a town with a population of a few thousand at most.&nbsp; We selected the friendliest looking one and went inside.&nbsp;There were a few people inside busily talking and enjoying themselves.&nbsp; When we walked in every stopped to size us up.&nbsp; After we took a seat, one of the locals came over to say hi.&nbsp; It was a definite &quot;you ain't from around here, are ya?&quot; moment.&nbsp; He asked us where we were from and when we said we had just taken the train into town from Minneapolis he asked &quot;You ain't Vikings fans, are ya?&quot; suspiciously.&nbsp;There was dead quiet.&nbsp;&quot;No,&quot; my wife and I explained &quot;We follow the Packers.&quot;&nbsp;After that, there was once again revelry.&nbsp; And several of the locals tried to buy us drinks.&nbsp;I shudder to think what would have happened if we had said we were Vikings fans....&nbsp;I'll add a few more things that you should definitely see in WI:&nbsp;It's pronounced &quot;melk&quot; not &quot;milk&quot;It's pronounced &quot;dray-gon&quot; not &quot;dragon&quot;&nbsp; (rhymes with RAY GUN)Not just bars ... PABST barsCows&nbsp;However, it should be pointed out that Cow TIPPING is a myth, although the locals might try to trick out-of-towners into trying it.&nbsp; Cows don't generally sleep standing up, though, and they certainly won't just stand there while you try to knock them over.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="kenko6ux, post: 5579617, member: 53000"] I lived in Minneapolis for a while. My wife is from Plymouth, WI, a tiny town about halfway between Green Bay and Milwaukee. We took the Amtrak to visit her family one weekend and the closest stop on the train left us about an hour's drive from Plymouth, in a tiny little town surrounded by cranberry bogs. While we were waiting for her parents to drive up to the train station and pick us up, we decided to have a drink in a local bar. There were three of them within a block of the train station. This in a town with a population of a few thousand at most. We selected the friendliest looking one and went inside. There were a few people inside busily talking and enjoying themselves. When we walked in every stopped to size us up. After we took a seat, one of the locals came over to say hi. It was a definite "you ain't from around here, are ya?" moment. He asked us where we were from and when we said we had just taken the train into town from Minneapolis he asked "You ain't Vikings fans, are ya?" suspiciously. There was dead quiet. "No," my wife and I explained "We follow the Packers." After that, there was once again revelry. And several of the locals tried to buy us drinks. I shudder to think what would have happened if we had said we were Vikings fans.... I'll add a few more things that you should definitely see in WI: It's pronounced "melk" not "milk" It's pronounced "dray-gon" not "dragon" (rhymes with RAY GUN) Not just bars ... PABST bars Cows However, it should be pointed out that Cow TIPPING is a myth, although the locals might try to trick out-of-towners into trying it. Cows don't generally sleep standing up, though, and they certainly won't just stand there while you try to knock them over. [/QUOTE]

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