very, very sad

[lindaj]

"Hello, United Airlines."
"Hi, I'd like to book a ticket from Boston to Santa Fe."
"Is that Santa Fe, Argentina, or Santa Fe, New Mexico?"
"Oh, sorry. That would be New Mexico."
"Well, you'll need to phone our International Reservations department."
"And why exactly would that be?"
"Because you want to buy a ticket to New Mexico."

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[lindalee.livejournal.com]

My friends from New Mexico tell me that this happens all the time.

The NM license plates even say "New Mexico, USA" on them, because residents were often stopped and hassled by police when driving in other states.

Almost as bad (or maybe worse?) as my grandmother reporting that she was often asked, "OK, sure, you're from Rhode Island...but what state are you from?"