Kalamazoo Group Shares Perfect Stereotypes About Kalamazoo
There is so much history and fun facts about Kalamazoo that residents love to talk about. This community is awesome and it's such a unique place to live, and while fun, it's still good to have a laugh about ourselves from time to time. Kalamazoo Family Living is a page on Facebook that posts about just about anything Kalamazoo, and recently shared some funny stereotypes about Kalamazoo that are pretty spot on:
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1. Oberon Day Is A Bigger Deal Than St. Patrick’s Day In Downtown Chicago -
Seriously - it is. The day Bell’s Brewery releases Oberon is the biggest “party” day in Kalamazoo.
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2. Kalamazooians Like To Get Weird -
The Do-Dah Parade is an annual celebration and decades-old tradition full of wacky satire and spoofs.
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3. There Are A Bunch Of Liberal Hippy Farmers In Kalamazoo
From community gardens (they’ve got about 25) to the large focus on local, Kalamazoo is pretty liberal.
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4. Kalamazooians Only Use Four Roads To Give Directions -
Do you want directions? If you’re in Kalamazoo then you better know where Stadium Drive, Main Street, Westnedge, and Kalamazoo Avenue are.
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5. And They’re Serious About Late Night Donut Runs -
To be a youth in Kalamazoo means you have participated in at least one late-night donut run to Sweetwater’s Donuts on Stadium.
One of the signs on Vine Street for Bronson Methodist Hospital in Kalamazoo. (Google Street View)
6. Everyone Knows Someone In The Healthcare Industry -
From Bronson to Borgess to Pfizer to contract agencies to Kalamazoo Community Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services, it’s harder to not know someone in the healthcare field in Kalamazoo.
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7. Running Is A Profession Here -
From the Kalamazoo Area Runners to the surplus of marathons and running events, it’s safe to say that Kalamazoo is full of dedicated runners.
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8. Artists Are Swarming Around Kalamazoo Like It's A Hive Made Out Of Coffee Houses-
From the much-attended ArtHop on the first Friday of every month to the community theaters to concerts in the parks, Kalamazoo is full of all types of artists.
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9. Beer Is King In Kalamazoo -
From Bell’s Brewery to One Well to the Latitude 42s, Kalamazoo is full of open and soon-to-open microbreweries. If there is one thing almost everyone in Kalamazoo can agree on, it’s having a good time. What helps fuel a good time? Good beer and good food.
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