The americans are invading!

That would make sense-Westfield is a huge mall conglomerate in the States and usually has "the best" of mall stores. I don't know if it's necessarily the same here, but, it would make sense. You're right about Hollister in California being a po-dunk town. In San Diego, Hollister Street was the street of my old naff highschool, and continued into a long street in one of the dodgy neighborhoods. So funny that it's a clothing brand, indeed!

There's a Hollister Street in Houston, TX too.  It's in a neighborhood that is less than desirable.

You forgot the next lines:
You: Im from X state which is no where near florida
Customer: Oh ok.... we've been to Disneyworld! Let me tell you about it for the next 5 minutes...

Now this goes BOTH ways...I say I am moving to the UK up north and they everyone says - where in London and I have to explain its 5 hours NORTH...

Everyone thinks ohh UK is LONDON and that is it..

kinda funny

Now this goes BOTH ways...I say I am moving to the UK up north and they everyone says - where in London and I have to explain its 5 hours NORTH...

Everyone thinks ohh UK is LONDON and that is it..

kinda funny

and everyone in the UK thinks New York is NYC. I think Buffalo is 6 hours away from NYC but still is NY.

Well, to be fair, some people in the US think that way too.  I know people in Buffalo who had people from out of state asking them to take them to Ground Zero when they were visiting.

And if you make it to NYC from Buffalo in 6 hours...well, that is more than good time.  That would be pretty amazing time.

Well, to be fair, some people in the US think that way too.  I know people in Buffalo who had people from out of state asking them to take them to Ground Zero when they were visiting.

And if you make it to NYC from Buffalo in 6 hours...well, that is more than good time.  That would be pretty amazing time.

That would be if it was snowing.

I use to be stationed in Rome, NY so that 6' was off the top of my head. Oh well, as you know I was trying to say its a long way from NYC.

Since I've started working I think pretty much every customer in the bank either asks where I'm from or guesses.

The ones that guess have guessed: America, Canada, Australia, and Northern Ireland (yes, I was seriously confused by the Northern Ireland).

The ones that ask and then I reply "New York" automatically assume NYC.  Legs and I have been through this before, when you say you're not from the city you lose all appeal... hahaha.  Although one of my colleagues actually did drive around much of the state this summer.   So she actually knew where Albany was!

And I have had one customer say, "oh so you're American... do you know the guy from California that works in Tesco?"  Hahahaha, I'm in a town of 80,000....

And I have had one customer say, "oh so you're American... do you know the guy from California that works in Tesco?"  Hahahaha, I'm in a town of 80,000....

That is when you reply and go no do you know they guy that works in Argo? He is tall with brown hair hee hee

That is when you reply and go no do you know they guy that works in Argo? He is tall with brown hair hee hee

That literally made me laugh out loud. 

and everyone in the UK thinks New York is NYC. I think Buffalo is 6 hours away from NYC but still is NY.

Or to even drill down a bit further,  they all just think NYC is Manhattan.   When I try to explain that NYC is technically 5 boroughs, I see a glaze form over the eyes.  Now, I know that Manhattan has a lot of the main tourist draws, but the other boroughs have good things to offer!  The food in the area of Brooklyn where I used to live - amazing. 

Oh, this is my favorite subject... people in the UK (understandably enough) just don't get it. I tell people I'm from New York. They start to rhapsodize about the City. I explain that I grew up in Long Island. Then they suggest that I've lied, as if to say I'm not from New York and I should say New York State. I am certain they are not interested that I am a third generation New Yorker and that I grew up in the suburbs because of immigrant aspiration, white flight and New York's super bad rep in the 70's. I should say I'm from someplace else. Actually I should just say I'm from Brooklyn.

Ha!  I always find it funny how people are surprised that Brooklyn/Queens/Long Island are all on the same land mass!  But I imagine as locals, we probably are the only ones who care that much about the distinction.  I remember in junior high/high school, we always associated Long Island with much richer people, despite the fact that it had it's pockets of lower income neighborhoods, just like any place else.  And I used to get teased that where I grew up was "less Queens" because it was on the border of Nassau County, so people seemed to think my family had more money.  Meanwhile, all we had was a super long commute!  (But, a backyard.)  My parents grew up in poor sections of Brooklyn and Queens, so they were determined that we wouldn't grow up those areas. 

So anytime any one of my friends from here takes a trip over and travels to any other borough than Manhattan, it makes me happy.  They have a lot to offer!

hey SB, if you read this, are you from Bayside? That's where I lived a while and lots of my peeps are from. And yeah Brits it is New York City- what, you think everyone lives in the Empire State Building or something?

I am from the part of New York where they keep the cows.

I am from the part of New York where they keep the cows.

LOL

I am from Jersey and we had horses and most don't think that - My parents have 60 acres! No one believes that about Jersey all they see is Sopranos

I was from Floral Park..which is half in/half out of Queens.  So, we were like...half a mile to Nassau County, at most. 

I used to go out in Bayside all the time, though, right out of college, to all those bars on Bell Blvd.