It's MichiGANDER, not Michiganian!
I grew up in Michigan and I returned many decades ago. I get it! But you may not. So here you go.
Words You Don't Actually Understand Unless ...
You're From Michigan
- Michigander
- What other people think it means: A kind of goose that lives in Michigan.
- What Michiganders know it means: The correct title for a person from Michigan.
- U.P.
- What other people think it means: A cute Disney/Pixar movie.
- What Michiganders know it means: The Upper Peninsula of Michigan. It looks like a bunny rabbit.
- Yooper
- What other people think it means: The sequel to that Joseph Gordon-Levitt movie Looper.
- What Michiganders know it means: A person who lives in the U.P. and is basically Canadian.
- Ranch dressing
- What other people think it means: A creamy dressing for salad.
- What Michiganders know it means: A delicious condiment you put on literally everything.
- Football
- What other people think it means: An exciting sport that brings people together.
- What Michiganders know it means: The single most efficient way to tear families and friendships apart.
- Meijer
- What other people think it means: A word that is impossible to pronounce.
- What Michiganders know it means: Where you get literally all of your food.
- Up North
- What other people think it means: Could be anywhere?? North of where???
- What Michiganders know it means: The place where you go camping.
- Lake
- What other people think it means: A small body of water that you can always see across.
- What Michiganders know it means: Basically an ocean.
- Mackinac Island
- What other people think it means: A island owned by some Mackinack fellow?
- What Michiganders know it means: An amazing wonderland of horses, bicycles, fudge, and toys.
- Little Caesars
- What other people think it means: An average fast-food pizza place.
- What Michiganders know it means: THE BEST PIZZA PLACE IN THE ENTIRE WORLD. Also Crazy Bread.
- Kalamazoo
- What other people think it means: A magical, made-up land from a children's rhyme.
- What Michiganders know it means: A pretty average city.
- Boating license
- What other people think it means: Probably something only people who own boats need.
- What Michiganders know it means: The license you get before your driver's license.
- Steak 'n Shake
- What other people think it means: A restaurant where you can get both steaks AND shakes?
- What Michiganders know it means: The coolest place to go with your friends at 2 a.m.
- Hand
- What other people think it means: That part of the body you grab stuff with.
- What Michiganders know it means: The only map you ever need.
- Michigan's Adventure
- What other people think it means: An adventure that happens in Michigan.
- What Michiganders know it means: Where you went on your first roller coaster.
- Holland
- What other people think it means: Another name for the Netherlands.
- What Michiganders know it means: The city where the Tulip Festival happens.
- Soybeans
- What other people think it means: The thing used for soy sauce and tofu.
- What Michiganders know it means: What grows when the farmers finally run out of corn.
- Car
- What other people think it means: One way to get around.
- What Michiganders know it means: The only way to get around, period.
- Weather
- What other people think it means: Something that can be predicted and prepared for accordingly.
- What Michiganders know it means: Literally no one ever knows, could change at any time.
Compiled and edited by Anna Menta - Buzzfeed
Staff
Oct 20, 2015.
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