"ameijers" <aemeijers@worldnet.att.net> wrote in message
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> "Steve" <lto@tin.inv> wrote in message
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>> Matt Ion <soundy@moltenimage.com> wrote:
>> >Some good ones I've heard over the years:
>> >A girl my wife works with thought Bellingham was a state (it's a town in
>> >north-west Washington state). She also couldn't figure out why all
>> >those cars from Washington (DC) were driving around when she visited the
>> >State of Bellingham...
>>
>> Not to mention the number of US citizens who think you need a passport
>> to visit New Mexico...
>
> Chuckle- look at NM's license plates. Pretty sure they are the only state
> that feels the need to put 'USA' on the plate. Probably urban myths, but
> I've heard tales of rental companies refusing one-way rentals to NM,
> because
> they don't do international rentals, and old-time long distance operators
> trying to charge international rates to Taos, etc.
>
> aem sends...
>

Not an urban myth. First hand experience: I was trying to order some parts
for a piece of electronic equipment from EG&G in Salem, MA. When I told
them I was in New Mexico, the phone guy wanted to transfer me to their
international section. It took some explaining to convince him that we are
in the USA. In Albuquerque, New Mexico, USA.
--
Bearman
America: Land of the free because of the brave.