Have you ever been away from Nebraska, talking with someone who isn’t familiar with our home state? Most people from elsewhere in the world have no idea what life in Nebraska is like, but they do have some thoughts about what our state is all about. These are the things that pop into everyone’s mind when they hear “Nebraska.”

“Where IS That?”

Wikimedia/TUBS I don’t really understand how any adult could misplace an entire state in their memory, but tons of people have asked me just where Nebraska is.

Farms

Wikimedia/Ammodramus An amazing 90% of Nebraska is farmland, so this one is pretty right on.

Corn

flickr/Matt Dente We grow other things too, you know. Like cows.

Cows

flickr/Catchpenny Completely true - they outnumber humans by about 4 to 1!

Total Flatness

Wikimedia/Wing-Chi Poon We take exception to this one! When people think “flat,” they usually think “boring” as well. There’s enough variety - topographical and otherwise - to keep anyone interested.

Huskers Football

Wikimedia/Kiley If you’ve heard of Nebraska, you’ve heard of our beloved college football team.

Beef

Wikimedia There’s nothing finer than a thick Nebraska steak!

Children of the Corn

YouTube/Deathdealeus1984 I don’t know how serious people are when they ask about this…do they really think the state is full of evil, murderous children?

We Still Live in the Wild West

Wikimedia/William Avery Contrary to popular belief, we have indoor plumbing and electricity, and we don’t have to worry about Native American attacks when we ride our horses - I mean drive our cars - to work.

We’re All Cowboys

flickr/NET Nebraska There are a lot of them in Nebraska, sure, but some Nebraskans have never even been on a horse or gotten close to a cow.

What else have you noticed tends to pop into people’s minds when they think about dear old Nebraska?

Wikimedia/TUBS

I don’t really understand how any adult could misplace an entire state in their memory, but tons of people have asked me just where Nebraska is.

Wikimedia/Ammodramus

An amazing 90% of Nebraska is farmland, so this one is pretty right on.

flickr/Matt Dente

We grow other things too, you know. Like cows.

flickr/Catchpenny

Completely true - they outnumber humans by about 4 to 1!

Wikimedia/Wing-Chi Poon

We take exception to this one! When people think “flat,” they usually think “boring” as well. There’s enough variety - topographical and otherwise - to keep anyone interested.

Wikimedia/Kiley

If you’ve heard of Nebraska, you’ve heard of our beloved college football team.

Wikimedia

There’s nothing finer than a thick Nebraska steak!

YouTube/Deathdealeus1984

I don’t know how serious people are when they ask about this…do they really think the state is full of evil, murderous children?

Wikimedia/William Avery

Contrary to popular belief, we have indoor plumbing and electricity, and we don’t have to worry about Native American attacks when we ride our horses - I mean drive our cars - to work.

flickr/NET Nebraska

There are a lot of them in Nebraska, sure, but some Nebraskans have never even been on a horse or gotten close to a cow.

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