Maybe it was because we had just gotten back from St. Augustine, Florida and had a great experience with some helpful locals, but last summer I found myself in an awkward position.
I was walking back from lunch to the office along main street in river city. I noticed a fellow who came out of one building and was looking up and down the street rather lost. So, I thought, gee, time to show some hoosier hospitality we're supposed to be famous for. I stopped and asked if I could help him find something.
This conversation actually happend.
"yeah, do you have any bars?"
he was standing outside of one.
I said "well, there's this one, and one around the corner"
"yeah, this is a little too nice......do you have any tough bars"
forgetting about the Mayflower, I said, "well, there is the one around the corner, but if you thought this was too nice, it probably would be too"
Evidently he felt I didn't get his meaning "do you have any biker bars?"
"hmmmm, no, no......."
Evidently I still didn't get his meaning, because he asked "do you have any gay bars?"
"oh!" I said, "uh........no......."
"well, do you have any porn shops?"
"what?" I said "uh, no......not here in river city"
Last time I try to extend some Hoosier Hospitality. I didn't see that one coming.
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I sure don't want to get in an arguement but Hoosier Hospitality is almost an "urban myth". It is a cute tag line but it gets practiced very little in Northern Indiana. I have witnessed it far more often in Southern Indiana. Don't be guilty of letting this one incident influence how you act in front of your kids...continue to smile at strangers, answer their questions no matter how odd and wave at people who you don't know! It will actually make you feel good!!!!!!!!!! Dont be a Grumpy Gus!
I think you may be right, unfortunately, that hoosier hospitality is a myth. I wonder if we used to be more hospitable. I wondered what happened?
I'll keep smiling away....all the way to the funny farm.
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