Observation at my ward party…

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Originally Posted by il Padrino Ute

I can understand that, as I went to school in New York. When I first got to school, I did care what people thought about me being from Utah, but a teammate of mine finally got it through my head after my first year that if people had a problem with me because of where I was from, or my religious beliefs, or anything like that, it was their problem, not mine. It works and only makes those who would have preconceived notions of me look like fools.

You're right, it is others' problem if they have weird biases about Utah. However, the issue isn't so much whose problem it is or isn't, it's a matter of social pleasantness; interactions are generally more enjoyable without them. But in either case, I agree that we shouldn't get our panties in a ruffle about what others' preconceived notions are.