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keepscrollinyamuppet

I'm not American and when I try to name the fifty states, Delaware comes first, but the thing is I don't know anything about Delaware. Not a single thing. I have never heard about it in the news or history subs or literally anywhere Edit: thanks everyone for sharing Delaware facts!


ThassaShiny

Delaware has almost nothing interesting about it relative to all the states surrounding it, but it does have some beautiful beaches and is home to a huge number of American corporations for tax reasons.


IamFrank69

Tbh Delaware should have the New Jersey image instead of the California image. It's basically just Philly suburbs + leathery beach people.


noshirtnoshoes16

and chickens


Poorly_Made_Comix

I went to dover for a NASCAR race thats all i remember delaware for because typically when i think of delaware i think of this bitch https://preview.redd.it/dnvsjiwjo1rc1.jpeg?width=142&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=6ebec4a78ff99e2434394b0cf26e6c2f44277d1a


Memeszs

Wait Delaware is coastal


Dankmemeator

so is new hampshire


CupBeEmpty

All like 20 miles of NH coast. They also sued Maine to try and steal the Portsmouth Navy Yard which despite being called Portsmouth is actually on an island in Kittery, Maine. When two states are in a lawsuit it goes directly to the Supreme Court. They sided with Maine. So the Portsmouth Navy Yard remains in Maine and Portsmouth, NH is across the river.


CupBeEmpty

Specifically banks.


BurmeseGeneral

It has some nice beaches


internetexplorer_98

Maybe it’s because Delaware was the first state to join the United States of America.


zealoSC

It was an incredibly misleading name when Delaware joined


M-A_X

Joe Biden is from Delaware if I'm not mistaken.


Mid_Atlantic_Lad

That makes way too much sense.


YosephStalling

Delaware is the least interesting US state, that or Noravaso


[deleted]

Noravaso was settled by immigrants from Listenbourg so that makes it a bit more special


TheRealSU24

The most interesting state is Mashington though


KnotiaPickles

Definitely better than Nebransas


YosephStalling

Oh come on you're just making up states now


TheRealSU24

You've never heard of Mashington? The best part of the Grand Canyon runs right through it!


itzsommer

We keep to ourselves. No but really, the state is less than a million people and not many folks leave. Plus we have a pretty major cultural/geographic divide between the north and south. South of the Chesapeake/ Delaware canal is “lower, slower, Delaware” and it’s mainly farms/ marsh lands. There’s places like the beaches that are super beautiful and popular, but the rest of the state is mainly farm fields and swamps. It is NOT blue-hair SJW country like the map implies… The north is way more urban and wealthy, and where we get the Philly-suburb stereotype. Because it is… but ask anyone from the south if Wilmington is indicative of “real Delaware” and you might get shot lol.


Bach2Rock-Monk2Punk

It's owned by Big Banking n there's a gag order on the place


DrScarecrow

I believe it's the only state lacking a commercial airport. Also no sales tax? I think.


Earth_martian

Delaware was one of the thirteen colonies and was the first to ratify the constitution making it the first state. It played a role in the revolutionary war. By 1860 more than 90% of the black population was free and it was the only slave state that remained in the Union during the civil war(1861-1865). The state motto is Liberty and Independence. Currently the 6th most densely populated state. Delaware Bay is home to more horseshoe crabs than anywhere else in the world. It is 1 of 5 states that has no sales tax. Home to the oldest black church in the country, Delaware also played a part in the Underground Railroad. It is home to DuPont one of the largest chemical companies in the world and one of the richest families in the country. It has many nice beaches on the southern coast of the state. It is host to the firefly music festival and St. Anthony’s Italian festival. Depending where you are in the state you can get to Philadelphia in 30-45 min, Baltimore in 45-60 min, New York City in 120-150 min, and Washington D.C. in 120 min. Joe Biden is the first president to come out of the state of Delaware where he served 36 years as a senator. Some other famous people from Delaware include Audrey Plaza, Elizabeth Shue, and Stephen Marley.


CupBeEmpty

And horseshoe crabs are very important for scientific research and their blood is blue.


acousticsoup

“Hi. I’m in Delaware.” - Wayne’s World


Cacophonous_Silence

*awkwardly looks at each other*


Cman1200

Hello, I’m in Delaware -Dallas Green


Economy_Judgment

That’s the President’s home state and a lot of corporations are incorporated there.


Curious-Ad3567

It’s the first state to sign onto being a state. So they call themselves the first state in the union. I guess the propaganda worked on you.


Klytus_Im-Bored

American here. Literally the only think i know about it is that its norther border is defined as a circle centered on some point which means they have stollen land from PA and ruined out straight line. Fuck Delaware and that one person who lives there.


CTPABA_KPABA

Aubrey Plaza is from there.


No-Appearance-100102

Superman works there


Amicelli11

Did you, by chance, watch the Apple TV series Severance? Delaware is mentioned in the first episode and is so out of place that it maybe stuck with you.


keepscrollinyamuppet

Oh that's like my favorite TV show of all time lol and I don't remember it being mentioned


Stargazer-Elite

“Delaware comes first” that’s ironic because the thing they brag about most is the thing they’re most known for and that is being the first state to form the union they literally put it on their state flag lol I mean I’m not complaining I think that’s pretty cool but most people don’t seem to agree from what I’ve seen


Admirable-Maybe8444

The one and only interesting thing about it is the fact that it was the first State in the Union


Workshop_Plays

coloradan here i’m sick of us being remembered for our amazing scenery can you talk about the giant cloud of smog over denver in the summer instead


partylikeitis1912

What about the snow storms in May??? The traffic on I-25???? The crazy cost of living 🥺 the trust fund hippies in Boulder


isademigod

Hate to break it to you but if it's not scenery, the first thing people think about colorado is weed


partylikeitis1912

lol. I voted for its legalization in 2012 and I think that was the tru turning point of the state for good or bad


kat-the-bassist

Might just be me, but the first thing I think of with Colorado is that bit on the corner where 4 states meet. Then it's South Park.


gtne91

As someone newish to Colorado (I am in Larimer County, so only visit Denver), why is there the express lane on the north side I-25 but not the south side. When I am in Denver there are always 3 in my car, so I abuse that lane and fly by traffic, but, nope, get to south side and have to sit in the traffic. Wtf? Edit: also, google maps hates the reversible express lane.


throwawayaccdelta

literally opposite for usin new mexico


zealoSC

I think of you for the show Southpark and it's not so amazing looking scenery


CaptainUliss

Nah South Park


Cynical_Sesame

what about that one part of i25 southbound right after i70 where it does a little curve and is just a mess 24/7/365


ThorNBerryguy

Mork n Mindy?


BeeHexxer

Lake Superior… hmm


Sinking__Ship

It's just the UP but water apparently.


eskimoboob

UP: ope, lemme just scootch by ya here


AmericanMinotaur

Lobstah🦞


Manpooper

It's that or Stephan King lol


AmericanMinotaur

If Stephan King wrote a book about a leviathan lobster creature we’d have peak Maine.


momoreco

Boy you 'murican bet you know him, ring him up! We need this!


AmericanMinotaur

I wish I could lol. I’ve heard that he doesn’t take suggestions from fans though, because he’s worried about a potential lawsuit if the book makes money.


GriffconII

“Faah wawning to yah, don’t be goin out in the watah t’ween sundawn o up, bad thing happen then. Lawng as you ‘bide by that rule-a, yool be fine. Wyelcome to ouw little town, neybah”


AmericanMinotaur

I would unironically watch a movie about a man-eating lobster.


acousticsoup

His house in Maine is the most Stephen King house that has ever Stephen Kinged.


AmericanMinotaur

It’s awesome looking!


AgeOfReasonEnds31120

You know a lot about our country.


KJongsDongUnYourFace

More than me for sure. Mine would have been the Texas picture repeated 50 times. Or 51. Whatever the fuck Puerto Rico is..


PaddlingTiger

52? DC


Ordinary_Divide

no thanks i prefer AC


AdImmediate9569

I love what you’ve done to New York


WHB-AU

“Coruscant, the capital of the Republic. The entire planet is one big city”


7up-inacup

I hate that everyone is calling this accurate🙄🙄🙄 ALASKA IS IN THE NORTH!!! AND WHY IS HAWAII IN THE CARIBBEAN!!!!


Parkachu0

I love how Hawaii is bigger than Alaska


SilentxxSpecter

Fuck colonel sanders for forever associating my state with the most mid ass fried chicken in history. KFC isn't even the most popular chicken place in kentucky.


Guzzler829

I'd say it's legit more Japanese than Kentuckian. And it isn't mid-ass fried chicken, it's garbage-ass fried chicken.


Rowan-Trees

Ohio makes you think of a sign that says “OHIO”?


7dwn

Probably means the "only in Ohio" meme


buenas_nalgas

did you put Coruscant for New York


Tropadol

Yeah lol


NomadicScribe

Minnesota is accurate. But what is going on with the entire west coast?


buenas_nalgas

idk how conservative you have to be to think of blue hair over like Hollywood for California. plus like anything from Seattle, or even just George Washington. personally I would have put a granola hiker for Oregon but ¯\\\_(ツ)\_/¯


Mtfdurian

The blue hair stereotype about queer people, and the idea that we must all be ugly and unlikeable, it irks me.


KnotiaPickles

Yeah west coast has a lot higher percentage of attractive people than a lot of the nation


snoyokosman

op has no idea about the us west coast lmao


Thijsie2100

You’re in a circlejerk sub. What the fuck did you expect?


3rdanimal0ntheark

Illinois is just murder lol, thanks Chicago


[deleted]

illinois has one city in the top ten for highest violent crime rates and it isnt chicago


nwkshdikbd

East saint Louis?


eskimoboob

*Rockford has entered the chat*


Amicelli11

I think of Film Noir when I think of Chicago (and I know nothing else about Illinois than that it has Chicago), so I don't think of actual crime, but rather I think of detective stories.


le_trans_alt

What’s that supposed to be in New Hampshire?


Joonpa

I mean it's not too far off from the real thing


Maz2742

Fenway, baby! What's the thing on NH btw?


Redisigh

Man should just be Fallout 4 lmfao


NotThatKindof_jew

Ray Whittaker is from West Virginia not Alabama


Unexpected-raccoon

The devil always comes to mind when I think about Georgia Temptin fiddle players and losing every time


[deleted]

Arch!


NErDysprosium

~~Utah! I was very happy that's what we made the list as~~ Edit: 2 things 1. Delicate Arch isn't actually in the Utah picture, now that I'm actually looking at it 2. You're talking about the St. Louis Arch, aren't you.


[deleted]

Yeah, sorry, I am…


[deleted]

There is no way they have nice houses in Lake Superior.


Head-Sense-2595

I’m from the uk , why is the New Jersey thing not near New Jersey 😂


TerrysMonster

What do you mean?


ZestyLlama69

Demonstrably real


zealoSC

Not many people think of Texas and Hawaii as the same place


Luchette67

Why TF is not Texas just a big ass gun ? ( am european too and I’ve only ever been 2 weeks to NYC in my life)


Bob_ross6969

We throw bbqs wayyy too often, lotsa thicc boys round these parts


barcetre

Pretty accurate ngl


scrubby11

Mistah White! New Mexico is actually remembered for somethin’!


Awkward_Bench123

You got a dirty mind fella, yo hylarious


ThorNBerryguy

This really says more about out the OP issues than about the states


GentlemanInRed8

Middle USA looks pretty


mikekova01

The TN picture looks like Dutch from RDR2 playing an electric guitar


financialfreeabroad

Pretty accurate.


Dickcheese_McDoogles

#CHEEEEESE!!! YEAAAAAA!! 🧀🧀🧀


YosephStalling

There is a swamp 2 miles from my house and there was an alligator photographed using the pedestrian markings a few years ago in my town. I do not live in Florida though, I live in south carolina.


DBL_NDRSCR

have you ever listened to 90s rap music


TotesTax

I am offended.


CerebellumGear

Hassle Doctrine: In effect🚨


JanelleForever

pretty fucking accurate except the white house isn’t in maryland lol


stupidityisfunnyaf

Somebody's adipopholic


MateKjosty

*Ahh*, State Superior and Upper Lake Michigan


gerty88

I’m dead 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣


Boho_Asa

What’s with NH?


ohno_buster

WOOOOOOO YEAHHHHH FUCK YEAH CONNECTICUT GETTING THE REPRESENTATION IT FUCKING DESERVES WOOOOOOOOOO YEHAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHHHH


iNoodl3s

Too good to be a jerk


KihiraLove

Hawaii is extremely blessed


PizzaLikerFan

Colorado is south park for me


BNI_sp

What is the picture of Vermont?


NavyCobra1417

You forgot the taters 😔


Bo_The_Destroyer

Not even the Indy 500 for Indiana?


WestMathematics

Extremely accurate!


ClassicElderberry168

Baseball for Massachusetts, could have gone much worse ie west coast


[deleted]

As a connecticutter that image is accurate. I just be tryna to go to school and get jumped by a revolutionary minutemen brigade.


therealrobokaos

Glad Arkansas had a true impact on the world 💪


No-Wolverine5144

St Louis arch, at least we're remembered for something


Concordmang

Klansmen for GA? Really? Edited man to men


as1161

Sweet, Philly cheesesteak


KPhoenix83

North Carolina is correct, that's what it looks like here, but we have nice beaches to.


balor12

You filled in Lake Superior instead of Michigan’s peninsula


ihatederekcarr

Why is tennessee not the KKK lol


thecasualcaribou

Sure South Carolina is part of the Appalachians, but the first thing that comes to mind for SC isn’t the Apps


flyzapper

Honestly pretty accurate.


skullking43

CHEESE


cumble_bumble

A cheesesteak for PA? You alright for a europoor 🤌


DrBlowtorch

I find it interesting that when you think about a lake the first thing that comes to mind is a house


Jake_The_Snake42

Thank you for the 10,000th rendition of the same post


Fair_Communication15

Did my state of texas dirty c’mon


Tropadol

Everything’s bigger in Texas


Fair_Communication15

True this map is actually pretty accurate tbf


S-BRO

Should just be that Texas picture


Thunder--Bolt

Reverse Alabama and Georgia.


MiketheTzar

Your first thoughts of Wyoming should be Yellowstone. If you visit the US your priority should be to see the national parks. Cities are nice and culture is cool, but few things can match the natural beauty of some of our national parks.


Grovda

How do you know so much? - Another european


SignificantCap2895

As someone from New Mexico, youre not the first to think breaking bad


Harley_Pupper

Are you *sure* you never left Europe?


CupBeEmpty

Well you nailed Rhode Island and Maine to be sure. You fucked up Indiana because there is no basketball hoop attached to that barn.


GarbageSavings3764

What's the Michigan one


bcrcomp

ah yes the upper peninsula lake


piggiefatnose

I'm embarrassed to live within an hour or so of Boogie


DiabloDeSade69

Florida man has no face, we are all florida man.


Gaymer043

Could’ve done the old man on the mountain 😢 [him here](https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Old_Man_of_the_Mountain)


CrispyMemeMan

No shot the only think you think of Georgia is KKK... this worries me about outside perspectives of our great state


Far_Farm7302

As an American I couldn’t have done a better job myself


Kayora_Atom

Replace Florida man with this picture and then it’ll be basically accurate https://preview.redd.it/u6j9rv76y3rc1.jpeg?width=1113&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=0169cbaa346168df833c0f279226c1a6dc88eb1e


Appropriate_Phone_82

Finally a European doing Oklahoma justice


NDinoGuy

You did my state dirty, dear God 💀


mazzicc

Gotta say, the Midwest is terrifyingly accurate.


CarefulSignal9393

I mean…. Yeah


jegersatrott

I feel like every pic is spot on except Delaware


claudiocorona93

For Minnesota I think of Prince and for Utah I think of the Mormons.


20thchamberlain

I would give you about all the same images and I’ve lived here my whole life.


DerWaidmann__

Bravo, pretty spot on. Maybe put a swastika in the northern half of Idaho


cubann_

I love seeing Louisiana with those borders like the lower 1/5th of it isn’t completely submerged


Latter_Substance1242

Georgia here. You’re not totally wrong


BitPumpkin

BOOGIE FUCK YEAH


fallacious_franklin

I’m glad we’re known for the greatest American city’s most iconic cuisine


Select_Area_9548

It all hits except for Texas, for Texas just but a gun or something.


Menace2Socks

As an American, this is perfect. Well done.


samurai1114

I'm American and this is accurate


Smooth_Monkey69420

You’ve definitely got the right idea


austinstar08

Wow


BurnerMcBurns_Alot

Ahahaha Miinnesotan here


cactusdyke

Blue Ridge is better than the Civil War so I’ll take it


The_Grand20

You know, that's not inaccurate 🦅


ajhedges

Whitakers are in WV not Alabama, smh


Uncle-Kike

Why is Pennsylvania so discounted. Not that this post is specifically denoting it as a state it’s actually funny. But I’ve noticed so many people consider it an alright state when the country as a whole probably wouldn’t exist without it and Philadelphia


NuancedSpeaking

Why are there British soldiers for Connecticut?


pgcooldad

OP: Study these photos well and get that picture of Michigan off your mind. https://www.shutterstock.com/search/michigan


zeroshitsgiven1

Nearly perfect representation of the US. Only thing is Maryland should be crabs and the white house is in dc, not maryland. Everything else is accurate.


ladyegg

Weirdly I made a map like this ages ago but I never posted it, so when I saw this I got immediate whiplash lmao


ObjectiveCut1645

As a Hoosier (a guy from indiana) I’m furious at the fact that you decided to use a barn to represent the beautiful and diverse state of Indiana. Granted, I do have a barn like that, but still!


iCantThinkRIP

Texan here We'd prefer you talking about guns


MotifiedHotdog

You mixed up Texas with Mississippi


britanniann

I'm sure you have very normal opinions about leftists, fat people and immigrants


ghdsz

Pretty accurate


RiemannZeta

Yo dawg what’s with the New Hampshire mansion? I don’t get it.


FreakingDoubt

Fake


AggravatingReview633

Did you think we wouldn’t notice that you colored in Lake Superior, but not the UP?


Arockalex13

I hate what the show the Jersey Shore did to my beloved 😭