Who lives in upper Michigan?

People from the U.P. are jokingly referred to as Yoopers.

People from the Lower Peninsula sometimes are called "trolls," because they live under the bridge (south of the Mackinac Bridge).

I will always think of Michigan as "home."

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[QUOTE=ronbre;5076043]as far as the unfriendly comment, I don't find that here, but people aren't as nosey as they are some other places..so maybe that seems unfriendly?? we just give people their space.
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You know . . . . I think that's a lot of it. I never thought of it until now, but Maybe a lot of what seems like unfriendliness may be respect for personal space. Every culture respects a different amount of personal space. In KS, if you were new to a church, you could expect everybody in the church to come up and introduce themselves, invite you to the next potluck, and shower you with attention for at least the first several months. It could be overwhelming but it made you feel welcome. They did ask a lot of questions - which people up here might consider being nosey. At the two churches I've been to here, the people in the neighboring pews said a quick "hello" and, after attending regularly for a year, we were asked if we might like to be on the calling list. The person who asked if we wanted to be on the calling list first said "I don't mean to overstep my bounds, but I thought you might like to be on our calling list. You certainly don't have to give me your phone number if you don't want to." I was like "are you kidding? Of course I want to be on the calling list!" That just happened yesterday. I was overjoyed. All this time, I thought it was that they didn't like me. Maybe that's not it. It's a totally different culture.

Oh, yeah. They tend to get in a lot of accidents, too. When I worked in the ER, we pretty much assumed every snowmobile accident victim was a tourist unless they told us otherwise. They sure have some expensive gear - it's a shame when we have to cut it off of them.

Fascinating to see what people think of the U.P. Lived there for 18 yrs while growing up, tried going back after the Army , but just no employment opportunities. Transplanted to OH, but make the trip back every year, Mom just wont leave the Bay de Noc area. Yoopers are not much different, you get back what you give. Growing season is short but you adjust and the area is beautiful.

I'm the same as your DH. Here in the Thumb there are many areas that get a nice breeze. They are even building some "wind farms". If you have to move,I suggest testing out areas in July and August. That is the only time we get hot days,and those luckly the garden is already planted ect.

Does that mean people from the lower "P" are Loopers?

Yep, many times during tourist season we roll our eyes and say "Loopy trolls!!"