For the most part, Montanans are a pretty laid back, “live and let live” group of people. But that doesn’t mean there’s no way to get under our skin. Here are a few things that manage to make us cringe.
- Assume we are all cowboys.
matthewcammann / Flickr It’s not that there’s anything wrong with being a cowboy - we have plenty, and we love them. But stereotyping us all is ridiculous.
- Drive below the speed limit.
Jasperdo / Flickr Highways were built for speed, especially here.
- Have bad manners.
Carlos Reyes / Flickr We say “please” and “thank you” here, we hold doors for people and we smile and make eye contact.
- Show us the latest home and rent prices.
Gregg O’Connell / Flickr There are still a few affordable places to live in the Last Best Place, but for the most part, the cost of living has skyrocketed here.
- Claim to know all there is to know about Montana when you’ve lived there for less than a year (or you’re just visiting)…
Nikky / Flickr
- … or, even worse, speak poorly of Montana.
Jeff Krause / Flickr What about this is terrible, exactly?
- Tell us we should go vegan.
Matt / Flickr Good luck with that.
- Tell us your winters are so much worse than ours.
tiraslee / Flickr Depending on what part of Montana you call home, winter can basically last for 8 months.
- Ask us “Where’s THAT?” when we tell you we’re from Montana.
Jimmy Emerson, DVM / Flickr Have those people never looked at a map?
- Start any sentence with, “Back in California where I’m from, we did things like this…”
miguelb / Flickr Don’t even go there.
matthewcammann / Flickr
It’s not that there’s anything wrong with being a cowboy - we have plenty, and we love them. But stereotyping us all is ridiculous.
Jasperdo / Flickr
Highways were built for speed, especially here.
Carlos Reyes / Flickr
We say “please” and “thank you” here, we hold doors for people and we smile and make eye contact.
Gregg O’Connell / Flickr
There are still a few affordable places to live in the Last Best Place, but for the most part, the cost of living has skyrocketed here.
Nikky / Flickr
Jeff Krause / Flickr
What about this is terrible, exactly?
Matt / Flickr
Good luck with that.
tiraslee / Flickr
Depending on what part of Montana you call home, winter can basically last for 8 months.
Jimmy Emerson, DVM / Flickr
Have those people never looked at a map?
miguelb / Flickr
Don’t even go there.
If you can avoid doing as many of these things as possible, you should have a great time in Montana. Were you born and raised in the Treasure State? Here are 10 signs you probably grew up here.
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