Flight attendants love polite and considerate passengers, but sometimes good intentions by South Dakotans—and Americans across the U.S.—turn into less-than-ideal behaviors. When an attempt to help makes a flight attendant’s job harder, you’ve left the realm of politeness and entered the landscape of rudeness. If you want to be seen as an all-star passenger, avoid…
If something is popular enough to argue about, both sides probably have a point. These opinions might not be those that most Minnesotans hold, but that doesn’t mean they’re not worth thinking about. Each of these unpopular takes offers unique insight that many of us don’t stop to consider. 1: Money Can Buy Happiness The…
Working in the restaurant industry isn’t as easy as it may seem. Serving tables is hard work, and sometimes guests inadvertently make it more difficult. Before making your next reservation in Texas or elsewhere in the U.S., ensure you’re avoiding these not-so-polite restaurant habits. 1: Seating Yourself When you walk into a restaurant and see…
The Land of the Free and Home of the Brave is also home to the land of some amusing town names. America is dotted with town names that make those who aren’t from there scratch their heads in confusion (and laugh out loud, too). Can you guess which ones belong to Florida? 1: North, South…
The 1960s were a wild decade to be a kid in Alabama. You could play in the street, ride without a helmet, and roll around in the back seat of your parents’ sedan. There were far fewer laws protecting children, and society wasn’t aware of some of the dangers that common items posed. Medicine cabinets…
From disco and hard rock music to the original Rocky movie, living in the ’70s was no short of special. But just like platform shoes and bell-bottoms, some of the trendiest words and phrases were destined to fall into obscurity. These 1970s terms may not find much use in Florida residents’ modern lexicon, but they…
From eerie lights in the sky to full-blown alien abductions, there’s no lack of reports that extraterrestrials not only exist but have visited our planet. While many so-called sightings are easy to write off or explain, some leave even the most skeptical South Carolinians scratching their heads. The truth is that several reported alien sightings…
Tornadoes can occur just about anywhere, but the United States—and especially Texas—is particularly prone to them. Scientists categorize the deadly and catastrophic storms by the Enhanced Fujita or EF scale which uses damage indicators to estimate wind speeds. The scale runs from EF-O (no damage) to EF-5 (severe destruction). The tornadoes on this list are…
Most Arizonans consider themselves proficient in English. Even so, we’re willing to bet that few of you can say these words out loud, let alone define some of them. Polysyllabic and of complex pronunciation, these words are probably best left to the dictionary. But they’re still fun to read, unless you’re a hippopotomonstrosesquippedaliophobic, of course. …
Costco is a favorite shopping spot among many Floridians, and it’s ours too. But even the best stores have their downsides. Costco has more than one disadvantage that members and member wannabes should know about. These drawbacks might not be widely publicized, but we still managed to find them. 1: Wait Times There’s no doubt…
