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25 Nebraskan Stereotypes Heard Way Too Often

How many of these have you heard before?

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25 Nebraskan Stereotypes Heard Way Too Often

Here are 25 Nebraskan stereotypes that anyone from Nebraska definitely hears too often:

1. We are all corn lovers.

Corn is pretty good, but I don't think we're obsessed…

2. We all ride tractors everywhere.

Right, because cars don't exist in Nebraska.

3. We worship Runza immensely.

Unpopular opinion time, I like other food a lot more than Runza. However, it is a super popular place, so it probably is loved a lot somewhere.

4. Everywhere is a cornfield.

Okay, so my high school was surrounded by a cornfield in every direction, but otherwise that's not true.

5. Everyone lives on a farm.

What even? This is soooo inaccurate. How could people think this??

6. We like corn a lot.

7. We bleed Husker red.

I mean, our blood is red, so basically yes.

8. And our first words were “Go Big Red!"

What can I say, I love the sport and I love the games. Except, I don't know about you, but my first word was “dada".

9. Nebraskans love food, specifically beef.

Either it's from Omaha Steaks or from the local butcher, it's always going to be relevant here.

10. Kool-Aid is the drink of our people.

And there are so many ways to use Kool-Aid other than for a drink (I recommend Kool-Aid popsicles).

11. Everyone is a tree-hugger.

Arbor Day is actually a pretty underrated holiday.

12. Nebraskans talk to strangers a lot.

I've carried on conversations with random people while working plenty of times--gotta love that Midwestern friendliness!

13. Along with that, we are the nicest people you could ever meet.

I don't mean to brag, but, yes. Of course.

14. Corn is everywhere.

Literally.

15. Cinnamon rolls and Chili is the greatest combination in existence.

Here's my unpopular opinion again: I don't understand this combination. A lot of Nebraskans do and love it, but I don't like it at all.

16. Nebraska smells like cows.

No, that's Iowa. But we do have a lot of cows.

17. We have great customer service.

Like I said, great Midwestern friendliness.

18. Going off of that, we all know someone who works at a call center.

I think even I know two or three people.

19. Have I mentioned corn?

20. We love our state so much we had to name some companies after it, forwards and backwards.

Nebraska Crossing Outlets, Nebraska Furniture Mart, Aksarben Village, Aksarben Cinema, Aksarben Plumbing... I think you get the point.

21. Our obsession with Dorothy Lynch dressing is socially acceptable.

But, again, I don't understand it.

22. The weather is unbearable.

Are you talking about a specific season or all of the time?

23. Everyone is either from Lincoln, Omaha, or a small town.

…hi, I'm from Omaha.

24. There's nothing to do in Nebraska.

Well, there's Niobrara near the border to South Dakota, Husker Football in Lincoln, the College World Series in Omaha, and Vala's Pumpkin Patch in Gretna, just to name a couple.

25. Corn.

...yeah, we might be obsessed.

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