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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Just for fun... What are the most (mildly) irritating habits or things your in-laws do? I’ll start: Despite being born/raised in the US, MIL refers to the US as “the States.” When an ambulance drives by with a siren on, FIL makes a big show out of clamping his hands over his ears until it passes.[/quote] I call the US ‘the states’ too, what is wrong with that? It is more accurate than calling it America. [/quote] It's almost exclusively used by non-Americans, so it comes off as affected. To me, at least. I love my MIL, but she's a total snob and obviously sees herself as a very cultured person, so I do think she does it to seem more European/sophisticated. [/quote] Really? I’m Pennsylvanian, and I say “the states”. Maybe it’s a regional thing? [/quote]
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