Ten Weird Things About Your Town: A Reno Perceptions Exercise in a Cross-Cultural Reporting Class
As part of introducing students to questions of perceptions, I had them write outrageous but still somewhat accurate sentences conveying an overall sense of our schizophrenic Biggest Little City. Part of this was inspired by the genius Welcome to Beautiful Reno NV Facebook page. Here's a selection of a few interesting ones, with a few student memes thrown into the mix as well. Initials are noted for each writer, to credit them but to also keep them anonymous.
Reno, the only city where a trip to the grocery store means walking past cowboys, people covered in dust who have just returned from a week in the desert, and questionable members of society using WinCo’s slot machines. (JD)
Goes to Reno. Meets Johnny Cash. Gets shot. (LS)
Some nightmares end in waking up, but true nightmares begin in Reno. (BM)
Reno roadwork makes the roads worse in order to create more roadwork. (AB)
The second you step into Reno you are handed a crack pipe and have an immediate gambling addiction. (AB)
Reno, NV, the smaller and less glamorous Las Vegas, welcomes new residents each year from the Bay Area and Las Vegas to create a place with some of the worst driving in Nevada. (TB)
There are no trees just weird looking bushes everywhere. (KN)
People who never left Reno seem depressed. (KN)
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