Title: What do Michiganders think about Bigfoot
Description: What is their reaction to it's mention?
Drew - January 15, 2007 07:43 PM (GMT)
I don't know about you, but the closer you get to Detroit, the more 'yeah ha ha whatever' reactions I get.
However the further north you go, I get a much more decent response, I have even had people recount sightings from the past 30 years when I have mentioned bigfoot in passing.
What is your experience?
StacyF - January 16, 2007 02:24 AM (GMT)
About the same. City people, especially those who never get out of the city (who think, when they get to the Jesus sign at the Dixie Baptist Church on I-75 in Clarkston, that they're "up north" :lol: ) can't quite accept the idea that it might be for real. The further north you get, the closer to the really wild country, the more open people are to it.
I have had a hunter relate a couple of odd occurances to me which happened when he was really up north hunting, and Paul has had customers relate actual sightings as well as word-of-mouth reports to him, which happened up north as well, while he's been working in Grand Rapids.
Paulw - January 16, 2007 05:50 AM (GMT)
| QUOTE (Drew @ Jan 15 2007, 07:43 PM) |
I don't know about you, but the closer you get to Detroit, the more 'yeah ha ha whatever' reactions I get.
However the further north you go, I get a much more decent response, I have even had people recount sightings from the past 30 years when I have mentioned bigfoot in passing.
What is your experience? |
Drew, I've only been to Detroit a half dozen(or so) times in my entire life! Last time was when Stacys husband made a "slight navigational error" on the way to the Ohio bigfoot conference last spring:lol: So..my experience with that area is very limited.
As Stacy mentioned, I've had several people relate incidents to me at work, both co-workers AND customers. A couple of the customer ones were among the most interesting I've heard, given the nearness to one of the areas we are researching.
Most of the people I talk to(most of whome are in the hunting "community"), are suprisingly open to the idea..and far from blowing the idea off, a couple really are begging me to take them out this summer! So...MY experience has been suprisingly positive.
JoshP - January 26, 2007 03:24 AM (GMT)
As for me I've known something was out there ever since the 80's when I saw a news segment on TV I think it was the Patterson film they did a story on then they talked about Michigan sightings... Even though my family and friends think I'm nuts because I think something is out there I'm still into it...
InMichAgain - February 23, 2007 03:08 AM (GMT)
| QUOTE (StacyF @ Jan 16 2007, 02:24 AM) |
| City people, especially those who never get out of the city (who think, when they get to the Jesus sign at the Dixie Baptist Church on I-75 in Clarkston, that they're "up north" :lol: ) can't quite accept the idea that it might be for real. |
"Are you on the right road?" :unsure: I thought I was, unless my momma moved. :)
The few people I've mentioned (in passing) my interest in BF to up north have seemed open to the idea. Of the few I've mentioned it to near where I live, about half seem open to the idea and the other half don't seem to care. To all Michiganders' credit, I have yet to be ridiculed for my interest, but I'm sure that will come sooner or later. :rolleyes: