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(I don't actually have any opinions about Missouri)

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[-] The_Picard_Maneuver@lemmy.world 105 points 2 months ago

Not a stupid question at all, lol. There are actually two different cities, both named Kansas City, on either side of the border:

It's incredibly funny to me that the bigger one, and only one anyone talks about, isn't the one in Kansas.

[-] st3ph3n@midwest.social 18 points 2 months ago

Huh, today I learned. I always thought it was the one KC just straddling the border.

[-] boonhet@lemm.ee 24 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago)

I suppose it's the same city physically but not officially because legal issues or whatever

Similarly, if you go to the Estonian town of Valga you can simply walk or drive into the Latvian town Valka by accident.

[-] MermaidsGarden@lemmy.world 17 points 2 months ago

It makes it fun going to concerts to see who can pass the Kansas/Missouri test. I just saw Green Day at an amphitheater on the Kansas side and Billie Joe would scream “Kansas City! Missouri… Kansas… and surrounding areas!” which was a novel solution lol

[-] prettybunnys@sh.itjust.works 6 points 2 months ago

Lots of venues in the suburbs surrounding dc in MD and they’ll always refer to the area as DC.

Granted given our geographical size the crowd is just as likely to be from PA or VA

The European bands calling it “Silver Spring, DC” are my favorites.

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