Okay, having said that, I would like to also say that I am probably more cultured now than I have ever been, having been surrounded by people from every state in the union, including Alaska and Hawaii (pronounced Ha-VY-ee, accordign to them), as well as Puerto Rico, Guam, and the Mariana Islands. (?)

Here is the breakdown state by state, as much as I remember.

Minnesota- Yes, they really do actually talk like they do on "Fargo." I'm not exaggerating one bit. We never faced their team, but the presiding judge of our first round was a judge in Minnesota. He mentioned that the state food was something like fish-flavored jello?! Uhh, disgusting?!?!?

Wisconsin- Consisted mostly people who are way too overconfident for their own good. Honestly. And I'm not hating on the entire state or whatever, but the team members were real jackasses. They thought they were The Shit at the mixer because they passed out stuffed cows. Whatever. We passed out whole bags of stuff from Louisiana, thank you. People were falling all over each other to get our stuff. So, HA.

Delaware- All wore matching t-shirts that said, "You bet, by golly, we're from DELAWARE!" Ahem. No further explanation necessary. had very thick accents but claimed that no, we were the ones with accents, but I totally beleive they need their hearign checked. It was hard to understand what they said at times. But otherwise they were very nice.

Washington- Probably the favorite team that I met. They were from the Seattle Prep school. No accents to comment on, but they were very nice and sociable.

Hawaii- Yes, they talk just like they do in movies. This team was from the island of Kawuai (or however you spell it), the main island. Also very friendly, kept wanting to take pictures of our team for whatever reason. Had mostly unpronounceable names.

California- Gave out buttons from the Calfironia Cheese Advisory Board (I'm not joking) that said "IT'S THE CHEESE!" They also noticed my pale skin and gave me a bottle of suntan lotion.

Michigan- How else can I say this....bland? No, that sounds too mean. Maybe I just didn't get to know them too well. But a weak team. Also had the northern accents, yah!

Alaska- Now, I don't know if this is just a statewide thing, or what....but every guy I met from Alaska, team members and judges alike, we extremely....swishy. Heard from one guy htat hte second he stepped off the plane he fell down because he couldn't breathe in all the humidity. HA! Welcome to New Orleans, sucker!

Ohio- ANNOYING. Ggrrrr. Extremely nasal-y voices.

Kentucky- Talked like typical southerners. I find it amusing that they had more of an accent than anyone I know, and I live farther south than they do. All girls except for one guy who played a witness. Pretty much all bitches.

Arizona- Also annoying. We beat them really badly. Ha. HA! Feel the agony of defeat!

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