Here’s are the ten most annoying questions I get asked about being a new resident in Las Vegas:
10. Isn’t it hot there? Las Vegas is in the Mojave Desert so yes, it’s hot. But not all year round and dry heat is much more bearable than icky humidity.
9. Vegas? You moved to Vegas? It’s not so much the question itself that’s annoying so much as the incredulous and condescending attitude with which it’s asked.
8. Are you gonna be a professional poker player? Uh, no. Scottie Nguyen and I share the same last name but I’m terrible at poker (can’t keep from smiling). Plus, I prefer craps. =)
7. What about your job? You’re reading this blog, right?
6. Why did you move to Vegas? Why does anyone move anywhere? Why didn’t you move to Vegas?
5. Isn’t Las Vegas full of degenerate gamblers? There definitely are people with gambling problems here. Many of them are only here on weekends though.
4. How far from the Strip are you? always followed by so you don’t live in Las Vegas? You’re from San Francisco: do you live in Fisherman’s Wharf? Do all New Yorkers live at Times Square?
3. Where in Las Vegas do you live? Do you know the city at all? If I said that I lived in the southwest part of town, near Mountain’s Edge, would that mean anything to you? Didn’t think so.
2. People actually live in Las Vegas? Yes, almost 2 million of us.
1. Do you live on the Strip? Yes, I do. Currently I’m living at Excalibur but I’m hoping to save up to so I can upgrade to Caesar’s Palace or maybe the Venetian.
This list was inspired by Moveable Buffet’s Vegas: questions and answers.