Yes I live in Milwaukee, Wisconsin so be it
For those who dont know what Milwaukee, Wisconsin is like here are a few sentances I came across that sum it up! (thanks illwauk)
1) We don’t live on farms, milk cows, hunt deer, wear cheese, support Bush or do any of that other crap that is stereotypically associated with Wisconsin. In fact, think of our city as the antithesis to what you think of when you hear the word “Wisconsin.”
2) Yes, Black people do live in Milwaukee (see above). Primarily on the north side and sprinkled throughout parts of the south side and Riverwest. And white people, this doesn’t mean you have to worry about Blackfolk hiding in the bushes waiting to prey on random lost whiteys who happen to venture past MLK. Chances are they’re trying to avoid becoming the next notch on the gun of an MPD officer.
3) Yes, Hispanic people do live in Milwaukee (see #1). Primarily on the south side and sprinkled throughout parts of Bay View and Riverwest. And white people, this doesn’t mean you have to worry about Latinfolk hiding in the bushes waiting to prey on random lost whiteys who happen to venture past National Ave. Chances are they’re trying to avoid becoming involved in an assult by multiple MPD officers.
4) Laverne & Shirley and Happy Days were written by people who had obviously never even been here. In fact, whatever “knowledge” you’ve acquired by watching them would help you fit in around Boise, Idaho much sooner than it would in Milwaukee. And assuming that you are stupid enough to think you can know any city by watching a sitcom based in it, please castrate yourself before you arrive.
5) Milwaukee is EAST of the Mississippi River, NORTH of Chicago, WEST of Lake Michigan and SOUTH of Upper Michigan and Lake Superior. This might sound obvious but you’d be surprised how often I’ve been asked things like “Milwaukee, isn’t that near Louisville?”
6) Yes, we have skyscrapers downtown. They’re just not as ridiculously tall as the Sears Tower or the Empire State Building.
7) No, we don’t have any kind of commuter train. That’s not because we’re not big enough or fast-paced enough to sustain one, but because of politicians who hate poor people. In fact, our city and county government is so corrupt it would make a Chicago ward boss blush.
8) In spite of what any t-shirt or coffee mug at a souvenir stand might’ve told you, no one in Milwaukee says “Ya Der Hey,” “Ya Hey,” “Hey Der” or any variation there of. If you absolutely must hear someone sputtering word fragments at the end of their sentences, then get on I-43 and drive north until you see a flag with a red leaf on it.
9) Yes we have restaurants that don’t have dead animals on the wall. In fact, few if any do. See #1.
10) Very few people in Milwaukee actually work in a factory or a brewery. In fact, thanks to 8 years of Reaganomics and 10 of beating around the Bush, it's damn near impossible to find factory work unless you're willing to relocate to a third world country and work for 10 cents an hour.
1) We don’t live on farms, milk cows, hunt deer, wear cheese, support Bush or do any of that other crap that is stereotypically associated with Wisconsin. In fact, think of our city as the antithesis to what you think of when you hear the word “Wisconsin.”
2) Yes, Black people do live in Milwaukee (see above). Primarily on the north side and sprinkled throughout parts of the south side and Riverwest. And white people, this doesn’t mean you have to worry about Blackfolk hiding in the bushes waiting to prey on random lost whiteys who happen to venture past MLK. Chances are they’re trying to avoid becoming the next notch on the gun of an MPD officer.
3) Yes, Hispanic people do live in Milwaukee (see #1). Primarily on the south side and sprinkled throughout parts of Bay View and Riverwest. And white people, this doesn’t mean you have to worry about Latinfolk hiding in the bushes waiting to prey on random lost whiteys who happen to venture past National Ave. Chances are they’re trying to avoid becoming involved in an assult by multiple MPD officers.
4) Laverne & Shirley and Happy Days were written by people who had obviously never even been here. In fact, whatever “knowledge” you’ve acquired by watching them would help you fit in around Boise, Idaho much sooner than it would in Milwaukee. And assuming that you are stupid enough to think you can know any city by watching a sitcom based in it, please castrate yourself before you arrive.
5) Milwaukee is EAST of the Mississippi River, NORTH of Chicago, WEST of Lake Michigan and SOUTH of Upper Michigan and Lake Superior. This might sound obvious but you’d be surprised how often I’ve been asked things like “Milwaukee, isn’t that near Louisville?”
6) Yes, we have skyscrapers downtown. They’re just not as ridiculously tall as the Sears Tower or the Empire State Building.
7) No, we don’t have any kind of commuter train. That’s not because we’re not big enough or fast-paced enough to sustain one, but because of politicians who hate poor people. In fact, our city and county government is so corrupt it would make a Chicago ward boss blush.
8) In spite of what any t-shirt or coffee mug at a souvenir stand might’ve told you, no one in Milwaukee says “Ya Der Hey,” “Ya Hey,” “Hey Der” or any variation there of. If you absolutely must hear someone sputtering word fragments at the end of their sentences, then get on I-43 and drive north until you see a flag with a red leaf on it.
9) Yes we have restaurants that don’t have dead animals on the wall. In fact, few if any do. See #1.
10) Very few people in Milwaukee actually work in a factory or a brewery. In fact, thanks to 8 years of Reaganomics and 10 of beating around the Bush, it's damn near impossible to find factory work unless you're willing to relocate to a third world country and work for 10 cents an hour.