I’m from the UK, and I’ve literally never heard of anything happening in Delaware, is it even a real place? Is Delaware just an inside joke to the rest of the world?
To the Americans, wtf even goes on in Delaware?
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I’m from the UK, and I’ve literally never heard of anything happening in Delaware, is it even a real place? Is Delaware just an inside joke to the rest of the world?
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Delaware isn’t real.
It was covered in the movie Wayne’s World.
That’s because you’re ignorant . Most of the biggest American companies are incorporated there. You also should lookup the DuPont family
Delaware’s laws are friendly to business, so a lot of them incorporate there, no matter where their actual headquarters are. That’s it, that’s all I know about Delaware, and I used to live in New England.
Delaware is real but I’m in the south so 🤷🏼♀️ idk what goes on lol
I have no clue. My friend went on vacation there once, but what he did I do no know
It’s the second-smallest state (Rhode Island is smallest), and not much happens there.
There are only three things important about it:
It was the first state to ratify the Constitution, so technically it was the first official US state.
Most large corporations are registered there rather than New York, California, or wherever they’re actually based.
Joe Biden is from there.
I dont believe Delaware is real.
Ive never met anyone from there and altho I95 goes through it I don’t remember ever seeing signs saying I was in it.
Summer trips to the beach, otherwise you’re probably just driving through it
Delaware is the most boring place Ive ever been. It is a joke to the people who live there, especially the southern part of the state, which is called “lower slower” Delaware. They have a nice beach and some outlet stores there, but that’s about it.
The northern part of the state is basically Pennsylvania. Not much to say about the middle, except for Dover, home of a NASCAR Track and an air force base, where the military delivers their personnel who die overseas.
I’m in Delaware……
You could say most of us are pretty…..Delunaware
There’s beaches and no sales tax. That’s all I know
It’s just a tax haven and vacation home state. Nothing interesting happens there other than judge shopping.
Delaware is smaller from top to bottom than my daily commute to work one way. I been there once, but slept through the whole state and missed it. 🤷♂️
They have nice beaches in the southern part of Delaware. I remember going to the Christiana Mall as a kid haha. They also have no sales tax.
Nobody knows. We’re not even sure if it actually exists
I grew up in Maryland, very near Delaware. It is a very small state and one of the origional 13 colonies. It’s on what we sometimes call the Delmarva peninsula because the little piece of land jutting out between the Chesapeake Bay and the Atlantic Ocean has land that is part of Virginia, Maryland and Delaware.
The beach is down south, great little quaint beach towns and a few east coast party destinations. The middle is farmland and pretty rural, not a lot goes on other than the air force base and Dover Downs (Phish shows!). Up north is basically an extension of Philadelphia, small metropolitan city — kinda run down.
I’m from the US and I couldn’t tell you what is going on in Delaware either. I can’t even name a city in Delaware.
Delaware Punch
You can visit the screen door factory!
I went to a wedding there once. It’s mostly just soybeans and soybean stuff going on.
Delaware has some nice beaches if you’re looking for smaller, low-density beach towns with cute shops and restaurants. Since they have no sales tax, it’s a great place to visit during the summer.
I’ve been to Delaware. There are a lot of dead horseshoe crabs.
Aubrey Plaza. Death herself.
Tax free shopping
I’ve lived in Delaware and currently work in it. It has decent beaches.
Tax fraud
It’s filled with old people since it’s a popular retirement state. So nothing goes on there.
Screen door factories.
Rehoboth beach is really nice, with some great restaurants. I love the Lewes ferry as well that takes you to Cape May.
Wilmington is like a small Baltimore. Again it has some great restaurants.
I have family that lives in Delaware. Trust me, it’s a joke.
Its real. Lol. Why would you think its insignificant?
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=2yJT98Q-v9U
DelaWHERE
You may not have heard about Delaware but I can guarantee you have paid money to a Delaware registered company
Credit card companies mostly
I forgot we had Indiana, even I don’t know what the hell happens there.
Delaware is corporate.
No that’s Idaho. Idaho doesn’t exist.
The most I ever heard about Delaware was in Civil Procedure in law school because a ton of major corporations are HQ’ed or registered there so it’s awesome for hypotheticals about jurisdiction, other than that I’ve never met a single person from Delaware in real life
It’s a mythical place for incorporating businesses.
Pretty sure it is the most forgotten state in the US, even more than Rhode Island or Nebraska, which people remember because it’s so boring. It does not have any notable city, not that many great beaches despite being on the ocean, poor farmland, and it’s not even a great passthrough state since it’s kind of off to the east on a peninsula that largely separates it from the main northeast corridor.
Are you serious? A fair amount of people from the Mid-Atlantic vacation yearly in Delaware. Poll anyone you know from Philadelphia, Baltimore, or even the DC area. It has some of the world’s most beautiful beaches that have not yet been destroyed by the masses. Tossing tax free shopping, and a thriving outdoor scene and you’ve got a nice little mecca. On second thought, don’t tell anyone. It’s far better when it’s not overrun in the summertime.
I’ve lived on the other side of the peninsula and I still have no fucking idea. All I know is:
It is like Ohio
Think of it as the Luxembourg of Europe. Boring tax haven with limited corporate disclosure requirements
I though the state that wasn’t real was Wyoming
Tax avoidance
According to every book I’ve ever read about the State, it’s the center of the American whale oil industry.
We don’t know
I don’t know. Most the time I forget it even exists
All about Delaware:
https://youtu.be/8v9-BWReQ6w?si=IDThEj8fL0VH0v2n
Delaware isnt real just like new zealand
I live in Delaware. It is a very easy place to live in. The northern part revolves around Wilmington, which is a smallish city that has enough arts/culture/bars/restaurants for a nice lifestyle. There is a very nice riverfront with a big park and walkway. Places to bike, walk, kayak. If you need more, it’s 30 min from Philadelphia, an hour from Baltimore, and 2 hrs from NYC and DC.
The southern part of the state is mostly agricultural, and at the very south are nice beaches (Rehobeth, etc.) that are popular summer destinations.
The state has no sales tax, and generally low taxes across the board.
Nothing dramatic here in terms of scenery or attractions, but nothing wrong with it either.
Traffic on 95, like all the time
Delaware is actually the corporate capital of the US. Many businesses have HQ in Wilmington for the tax benefits
Don’t ask “to the Americans” about small states. Most Americans are happy to know their own capital. I learned all capitals in 3rd grade and could give them all back in most scenarios, but I would even call that an exception. Ask an American to online Delaware on a map. That will be fun.
I haven’t heard anything about Delaware in the news ever. I hope they’re doing well though. 💪🏼
Delaware….i spent a week there one night.
Aside from all the corporations incorporated there, one cultural aspect is that DuPont Chemical is actually from there, is still a major industrial presence there, and it always has been going all the way back to the dawn of the US when they were making gunpowder for farmers’ muskets.
DuPont is a cultural institution for Delaware just like Ford is to Michigan, US Steel is to Pennsylvania, General Mills is to Minnesota, or Anheuser-Busch is to Missouri.
Now, “Delaware culture” itself is a matter up for debate…
it is a tiny state that has been criminally controlled by the bidens for over 40 years. all biden influences are a joke, you are correct. and he did NOT win the last election. it was stolen.
A lot of corporation HQs are in Delaware. Something about the Delaware laws that make it alluring for businesses.
There’s a lot of credit card companies based there. Joe Biden had a LOT to do with that during his time in the Senate.
Lol I was born in Delaware. It’s the second smallest state, first to ratify the constitution, and is just the kind of place that easily goes unnoticed. Something like 70% of the entire state is farmland. However, all of our deceased military passes through there from overseas.
I went to Delaware. Never would have realized I left jersey if I didn’t know any better
Its along the northeast megalopolis so its pretty easy to be a remote worker in Delaware but still hop the train to DC or NYC if you have to do it for meetings every now and then or what have you.
As a MD’er, the beaches are full of New Englanders that got lost.
They host some of the better east coast lacrosse tournaments (the Maryland ones had biased refs ime, I played out of Virginia), like the fields and facilities were well maintained and they were very organised (and fairly reffed). The beaches were really fun too, and they have some really good antique stores. Also the saltwater taffy is some of the best I’ve had so far.
I forget about Delaware for years and then see it somewhere and I’m like “Delaware? That’s a state?” Then I sing the state song and verify it’s in the doing and I remember we DO have a Delaware.
It was technically the first state, and it has the smallest population iirc. honestly not much else
Theres a lot of corn.
Great beaches, free community college, cheap gas, no state taxes so great to shop in!!!
A lot of corporations are based there because it’s “real friendly-like” to businesses. Also if you drive through the locals will tailgate you going about 80mph. But if they’re in front of you they will go about 40mph.
Delaware has several major Interstates, a few shopping malls worth of mailboxes and roadside Crab shacks.
People that claim to live there are paid actors.
It’s actually pretty nice. There’s an interesting divide for being a small state. Northern Delaware is like PA, NJ, northern states. As you go south, farms. When you get to the most southern parts you have nice beaches and beach towns. We have TONS of state park land for being a small state and lots of DuPont related attractions and gardens to visit. Also, tax free shopping and lots of businesses incorporated here.