People from Vermont have pretty thick skin, but some things can certainly get under it. Take these common offenses for instance. Now I’m sure people don’t mean to make someone from VT cringe, but there are a few things that are make us tense up a bit. Let’s have some fun and take a look at a few, shall we?
- Call yourself a Vermonter if you weren’t born here.
Flickr/Paul Moody Try as you might, but if you weren’t born in Vermont you’ll always be a flatlander.
- Offer fake syrup.
Flickr/Quinn Dombrowski It’s Vermont Maple Syrup or nothing. Look at this stuff! Butter flavored syrup?!?!
- Assume we know Bernie Sanders.
Flickr/Phil Roeder Most of us don’t know him personally. But while we’re on the subject… Vermont was on the map BEFORE Bernie ran for office!
- Complain about fresh snow.
Flickr/Mike We love to play outside all year, so when it snows we’re all smiles. At least, after shoveling we’re all smiles.
- Ask “What state is Vermont in?”
Flickr/Jolie Seriously. It happens more than you think.
- Refer to a creemee as a soft serve ice cream.
Flickr/Richard Schatzberger It’s a creemee. Period.
- Call Burlington the capital of Vermont.
Flickr/Don Shall It’s the biggest city, but it’s not the capital. Our “McDonalds Free” capital is Montpelier.
- Don’t take your shoes off when you go into a house.
Flickr/This Year’s Love Unless you’re mopping up before you leave, take them off.
- Wash your car during mud season.
Flickr/Paul Holloway Now that’s just throwing money out the window.
- Call us hippies.
Flickr/Rich Luhr Sure, we love the land, but we’re NOT all hippies. Not even close.
- Assume Vermont is only cows and snow.
Flickr/Paula R. Lively Clearly there is so much more to our Green Mountain State.
- Don’t recycle.
Flickr/Alan Grinberg We try our best to preserve our little place in the world and you should too.
- Try to change Vermont.
Flickr/Elvert Barnes There’s nothing worse than someone moving to VT for the lifestyle and then try to change it. Thanks, but no thanks.
Now let’s take a look at these 24 reasons why Vermont is the BEST state!
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Flickr/Paul Moody
Try as you might, but if you weren’t born in Vermont you’ll always be a flatlander.
Flickr/Quinn Dombrowski
It’s Vermont Maple Syrup or nothing. Look at this stuff! Butter flavored syrup?!?!
Flickr/Phil Roeder
Most of us don’t know him personally. But while we’re on the subject… Vermont was on the map BEFORE Bernie ran for office!
Flickr/Mike
We love to play outside all year, so when it snows we’re all smiles. At least, after shoveling we’re all smiles.
Flickr/Jolie
Seriously. It happens more than you think.
Flickr/Richard Schatzberger
It’s a creemee. Period.
Flickr/Don Shall
It’s the biggest city, but it’s not the capital. Our “McDonalds Free” capital is Montpelier.
Flickr/This Year’s Love
Unless you’re mopping up before you leave, take them off.
Flickr/Paul Holloway
Now that’s just throwing money out the window.
Flickr/Rich Luhr
Sure, we love the land, but we’re NOT all hippies. Not even close.
Flickr/Paula R. Lively
Clearly there is so much more to our Green Mountain State.
Flickr/Alan Grinberg
We try our best to preserve our little place in the world and you should too.
Flickr/Elvert Barnes
There’s nothing worse than someone moving to VT for the lifestyle and then try to change it. Thanks, but no thanks.
