Are you a dog lover who likes to smoke weed, skip around in Birkenstocks, and eat raw vegetables? Then you must be from Denver! At least, that’s what stereotypes make you think… Here are 13 of these common stereotypes about Denver that must be stopped. Now.
1.) First of all, there is a popular rumor that everyone in Denver is either a stoner…
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2.) …hippie…
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3.) …or hipster.
Flickr/Luca Rossato Okay, so I’d be lying if I didn’t say we had our fair share… but to say that a majority of Denver residents is one or the other is a pretty big stretch.
4.) Everyone lives in Birkenstocks.
Flickr/aaronisnotcool Birkenstocks? No. Toms? Yes. Definitely yes.
5.) Dispensaries are as easy to find as convenience stores…
Flickr/Beverly Yuen Thompson Not quite… but, according to Colorado Pot Guide, there are now more dispensaries in the state than there are McDonald’s and Starbucks COMBINED.
6.) …And the city is always covered in a thick haze.
Flickr/Xuilla Only on 4/20… and only in Civic Center Park.
7.) All we eat is organic…
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8.) …And/or vegan.
Flickr/Ana Laura D F Hermann Veganism is great, but have you ever tried green chili with pork?!
9.) The city itself is in the mountains.
Flickr/cameron23 Not quite… but it only takes a quick drive to get there!
10.) It is almost always cold and snowing.
Flickr/MAD Hippies Life Actually, Denver has both an average 300 days of sunshine each year, as well as average temps of 50 degrees.
11.) Everyone has a dog.
Flickr/reader of the pack I personally have a cat named Bella… please don’t hate me.
12.) We were taught to ski in utero.
Flickr/Mia & Steve Mestdagh Only the lucky ones…
13.) Finally, Denverites are some of the nicest, best looking, and most interesting people you’ll ever meet.
Flickr/InertiaCreeps This one isn’t a stereotype; it’s the truth!
What other stereotypes can you think of that need to be put to rest?
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Flickr/watchsmart
Flickr/Luca Rossato
Okay, so I’d be lying if I didn’t say we had our fair share… but to say that a majority of Denver residents is one or the other is a pretty big stretch.
Flickr/aaronisnotcool
Birkenstocks? No. Toms? Yes. Definitely yes.
Flickr/Beverly Yuen Thompson
Not quite… but, according to Colorado Pot Guide, there are now more dispensaries in the state than there are McDonald’s and Starbucks COMBINED.
Flickr/Xuilla
Only on 4/20… and only in Civic Center Park.
Flickr/Tim Psych
Flickr/Ana Laura D F Hermann
Veganism is great, but have you ever tried green chili with pork?!
Flickr/cameron23
Not quite… but it only takes a quick drive to get there!
Flickr/MAD Hippies Life
Actually, Denver has both an average 300 days of sunshine each year, as well as average temps of 50 degrees.
Flickr/reader of the pack
I personally have a cat named Bella… please don’t hate me.
Flickr/Mia & Steve Mestdagh
Only the lucky ones…
Flickr/InertiaCreeps
This one isn’t a stereotype; it’s the truth!
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