Is Kansas City the only city that people don't know what state it's in or its general size? Charlotte? (place, America)

[gold15]

Originally Posted by David Aguilar

I've never heard of people not knowing where Charlotte is. The Hornets put them on the map back in the day.

I'm from NC. It happens more often than one might think. Firstly, the metro straddles the border. Secondly, there is this Charlotte/Charleston thing some people can't seem to work out.

Good article about it:

Check this out: Blog | Charlotte, South Carolina welcomes the DNC | WCNC.com Charlotte

It begins...

by JEREMY MARKOVICH / NewsChannel 36 Staff
WCNC.com

Posted on February 16, 2012 at 2:26 PM

CHARLOTTE, N.C. – Charlotte is in North Carolina. Always has been.
And yet some journalists, copywriters and TV producers, bless their hearts, keep putting us in South Carolina.

[Nairobi]

I tend to forget which Carolina Sioux Falls is in.

[kidphilly]

Originally Posted by Nairobi

I tend to forget which Carolina Sioux Falls is in.

Me too and whether Dallas is in North or South Oklahoma

I think Dallas is North and Fort Worth is South Oklahoma but I always confuse them

[Nairobi]

Originally Posted by kidphilly

Me too and whether Dallas is in North or South Oklahoma

I think Dallas is North and Fort Worth is South Oklahoma but I always confuse them

Hey, it's not our fault that we keep getting them mixed up. These cities need better PR teams.

[WhichWayDoIGo]

Honestly, until I started researching places to move, I didn't realize Houston, TX was as big as it is.

Also out of ignorance, I assumed it was basically a black and white city with little to no diversity other than Mexicans.

Well, boy was I wrong.

[tribecavsbrowns]

Originally Posted by kcmo

But is KC in the Western part of the country? Most people think is, when it's actually closer to the east coast.

What is it, 3.5 percent closer to the east coast? Sorry not everyone stares at maps all day. Sheesh.

[btownboss4]

Springfield, Ma is more tied to CT than MA, some even say it should be in the same MSA as Hartford.

[kcmo]

Originally Posted by tribecavsbrowns

What is it, 3.5 percent closer to the east coast? Sorry not everyone stares at maps all day. Sheesh.

Try closer to 40-50%

[2Easy]

Not a city, but I once worked with a guy from West Virginia who insisted that there were quite a large number of people that thought that "West Virginia" was western Virginia and didn't realize that it was a separate state. Hard to believe, except that so many people are just terrible with geography.

[rnc2mbfl]

Originally Posted by 2Easy

Not a city, but I once worked with a guy from West Virginia who insisted that there were quite a large number of people that thought that "West Virginia" was western Virginia and didn't realize that it was a separate state. Hard to believe, except that so many people are just terrible with geography.

Years ago I was asked where I was born. When I replied "Oregon", I was then asked "What state is that in?".