The newest developement in my career has me traveling to multiple destinations a week to inspect construction sites throughout the country. I've been given all of Wisconsin and Minnesota as markets over which I have purview. I have taken these moments to conduct an empirical study on the persons from these pleasant states. Wisconsin, our neighbor to the north, was particularly entertaining.
1. To begin with, the rumors about cows and cheese and beer are true, and both are those Wisconsinites proud of it. It is everywhere, particularly as you move northward, and many "chessy" monuments proclaim their pride in fields full of bovines, beer and cheese.
2. Wisconsites drive slowly. This is an understatement. I believe they may even never break the literal translation as speed LIMIT. Where this mindset was cultivated, I do not know, but it wasn't in Chicago and means it takes me forever to get anywhere.
3. Going along with the slow easy drive, may be the Wisconsin attitude of general friendliness. These people are really good damn easy to please, and boy, do they like to smile. Especially about cows, cheese and beer. Only three things can stir outward forms of aggression from them: A. Make fun of their football team
2. Make fun of their baseball team
D. Mention you are from Chicago
Though the kicker is to mock any and all monuments you come across with Favre as its centerpiece.
The funniest thing about Wisconsities and their friendliness, is they remind Chicagoans of Canadians. Funnily enough, Wisconsities see their neighbors to the north, Minnesota and the UP of Michigan, as the detestable pseudo-Canadians with the funny accents and friendly demeanors, just as we view them. It makes one wonder how Kentucky views us...
4. Perhaps one good reason for all the friend atmosphere, is the ridiculous quanitity of Christian music. Radio in Wisconsin is pretty damn awful. The most frustrating part of it, is that no two radio stations sound the same, but they all revolve around Wisconsin's Lord and Savior, Jesus (unless you are listening to an AM station, in which case the Lord and Savior is Brett). As you switch channels, you think, thank god, no more Christian Country, until you listen to the lyrics, and realize you are listening to Christian Rock, followed by Christian Gospel, Jazz, Easy Listening, Hard Rock, Blues. I went through 5 stations at one time, and got the word "Jesus" within the first 10 seconds of each, and then switched again.
In conclusion, if you like cows, beer, cheese, Christianity, pseudo-Canadians and safe drivers, Wisconsin is the place for you. If you like football, well, Favre is gone, Wisconsin (and his replacements don't look so hot).
That's the intrepid explorer, signing off.
Addendum: These natural laws are entirely void in Madison, a truly amazing city.
1. To begin with, the rumors about cows and cheese and beer are true, and both are those Wisconsinites proud of it. It is everywhere, particularly as you move northward, and many "chessy" monuments proclaim their pride in fields full of bovines, beer and cheese.
2. Wisconsites drive slowly. This is an understatement. I believe they may even never break the literal translation as speed LIMIT. Where this mindset was cultivated, I do not know, but it wasn't in Chicago and means it takes me forever to get anywhere.
3. Going along with the slow easy drive, may be the Wisconsin attitude of general friendliness. These people are really good damn easy to please, and boy, do they like to smile. Especially about cows, cheese and beer. Only three things can stir outward forms of aggression from them: A. Make fun of their football team
2. Make fun of their baseball team
D. Mention you are from Chicago
Though the kicker is to mock any and all monuments you come across with Favre as its centerpiece.
The funniest thing about Wisconsities and their friendliness, is they remind Chicagoans of Canadians. Funnily enough, Wisconsities see their neighbors to the north, Minnesota and the UP of Michigan, as the detestable pseudo-Canadians with the funny accents and friendly demeanors, just as we view them. It makes one wonder how Kentucky views us...
4. Perhaps one good reason for all the friend atmosphere, is the ridiculous quanitity of Christian music. Radio in Wisconsin is pretty damn awful. The most frustrating part of it, is that no two radio stations sound the same, but they all revolve around Wisconsin's Lord and Savior, Jesus (unless you are listening to an AM station, in which case the Lord and Savior is Brett). As you switch channels, you think, thank god, no more Christian Country, until you listen to the lyrics, and realize you are listening to Christian Rock, followed by Christian Gospel, Jazz, Easy Listening, Hard Rock, Blues. I went through 5 stations at one time, and got the word "Jesus" within the first 10 seconds of each, and then switched again.
In conclusion, if you like cows, beer, cheese, Christianity, pseudo-Canadians and safe drivers, Wisconsin is the place for you. If you like football, well, Favre is gone, Wisconsin (and his replacements don't look so hot).
That's the intrepid explorer, signing off.
Addendum: These natural laws are entirely void in Madison, a truly amazing city.
