I couldn't agree more w/ur observation about the lack of knowledge about New Mexico. It's common in not only in most areas of the country, newscasters, and in particular those that report on the weather. NM often has extensive wild fires w/thousand of acres burning but who gets the reporting but CA with 50% less fire. It's like there's not even a state b/w Texas & Arizona! Consider the source a d their lack of education in geography!
To be fair, the greatest # of people who settle in the Villages are from the east coast, w/24% from NY in particular.
I'm from Maryland but have lived in several states & Europe, so it doesn't bother me to hear the reference to "North." I refer to wherever I'm going when going out of town.
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Originally Posted by manaboutown
I usually just say "I am going back to New Mexico." (where I was raised). Sometimes they look at me kind of funny and tell me my English is quite good for a foreigner. lol. New Mexico is "the forgotten state". When I lived in the mid-Atlantic area people I knew well would ask me what it was like living in Arizona even though I had told them I was from New Mexico.
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