Honest to God, when I was in the Air Force I had some one ask me where I was from. When I said “New England”, her response was “Oh, I thought you were an American.”
Not surprised by the New Mexico thing. Many schools are not doing history or geography very well. I also heard of cashier calling in the police because someone paid with a two dollar bill. The Secret Service came because the cashier thought it was forgery.
This is based on a real-life instance reported, among other places here: https://nypost.com/2018/11/30/clerk-who-thought-new-mexico-was-foreign-country-refused-to-give-out-marriage-license/
This mistake was perpetrated by both a D.C. Superior Court clerk AND a supervisor.
This is the quality of the local government of the District of Columbia, which like most other big-city governments in the U.S. is essentially a Democrat monopoly fiefdom.
This example is but one of many that tend to justify excluding D.C. from statehood, if this is their quality of self-governance (see also: RE-electing a convicted felon to mayor!).
Old hat. The number of people who applied to my state agency for a licence who were from New Mexico and landed in the foreign credentials section were legion.
hermit48 almost 6 years ago
Slowly turning head from left to right, right to left, left to right, …
Carl Premium Member almost 6 years ago
Thankfully its not a state although, I suppose, like half was returned to Virginia the remaining half could be given back to Maryland.
contralto2b almost 6 years ago
It just boggles the mind, sometimes. Sigh.
Lyman Elliott Premium Member almost 6 years ago
The really scary part is this actually happened.
Masterskrain almost 6 years ago
None but the best, huh, donnie??
John Leonard Premium Member almost 6 years ago
Honest to God, when I was in the Air Force I had some one ask me where I was from. When I said “New England”, her response was “Oh, I thought you were an American.”
hfergus Premium Member almost 6 years ago
Not surprised by the New Mexico thing. Many schools are not doing history or geography very well. I also heard of cashier calling in the police because someone paid with a two dollar bill. The Secret Service came because the cashier thought it was forgery.
Skeptical Meg almost 6 years ago
I seem to remember this happening with air travel or post office or something every few years.
LNER4472 Premium Member almost 6 years ago
For everyone’s education:
This is based on a real-life instance reported, among other places here: https://nypost.com/2018/11/30/clerk-who-thought-new-mexico-was-foreign-country-refused-to-give-out-marriage-license/
This mistake was perpetrated by both a D.C. Superior Court clerk AND a supervisor.
This is the quality of the local government of the District of Columbia, which like most other big-city governments in the U.S. is essentially a Democrat monopoly fiefdom.
This example is but one of many that tend to justify excluding D.C. from statehood, if this is their quality of self-governance (see also: RE-electing a convicted felon to mayor!).
harebell almost 6 years ago
Old hat. The number of people who applied to my state agency for a licence who were from New Mexico and landed in the foreign credentials section were legion.