Geography & History

Coworker on phone: You live in the country, they were there first! If you didn’t want any animals you should have lived in the city!

333 North Meridian
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma

Overheard by: fransen comes alive

Employee: Your in-box is not intended to be a point on the Bermunda Triangle.

5760 Highway 80
Pearl, Mississippi

Overheard by: Brain Dancing

Aussie: Is Motown a black state?
American: Uh, actually Motown is a nickname for Detroit, and a record label.
Aussie: Is Detroit a black state?
American: No, it’s a city.
Aussie: Is Tennessee a black state?
American: Whaaa… there’s no such thing as a black state.
Aussie: There isn’t?

Reservoir Street
Sydney, Australia

Overheard by: Yank Down Under

Satisfied admin: Yeah, we've got the state of Connecticut's address.

Norwel, Massachusetts

Overheard by: That's right Connecticut, we know where you live.

HR person: Here’s your office. There are some shelves on order and they should be in next week, so you’ll have to do with the desk and credenza.
New employee: But I thought I was getting a cubicle.

1701 1st Avenue
Rock Island, Illinois

Overheard by: Holly Sparkman

Coworker: I don't even think I know where Egypt is, I think I failed geometry in high school…

Minneapolis, Minnesota

Intern: Is DE the state code for Detroit or Delaware?
Graphic designer: Um, Detroit is a city.
Intern: [Silence]

10 Office Park Circle
Birmingham, Alabama

Overheard by: Stacy Kate

Coworker #1: Say, does anyone know where Santa Clarita is?
Coworker #2: Umm, I'm not sure actually. I'm not really good at geology.

Los Angeles, California

Store clerk: So you're from Canada. Is it really quiet there?
Customer: Well, I guess that depends on where you live. I live in a large city, Toronto.
Store clerk: They have cities in Canada?

Northern Michigan

Guy watching tv in break room: They have TVs in Bangkok? Isn't that in, like, China?

Halifax
Nova Scotia
Canadia