Me Anywhere Else

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Me Anywhere Else is a text-based comparison between the author's feelings of a location as oppose to another. This meme has been popularized through comparisons of work and home, school and home and feelings about one's home-state inside and outside of each respective state.

Origin

The earliest iteration of the format was posted on November 14th, 2011 by Twitter ^[1] user @SirSikora. On that day, he tweeted (shown below), "Me at school: :I Me at home: :( Me anywhere else: :)"

earliest known use of the catchphrase me anywhere else

Spread

Three years later, on August 13th, 2014, Twitter^[2] user @lagerthasisgone posted the first variant of "Me Anywhere Else" in references to whole cities (shown below, left).

Days later a series of image macros using the caption "me at work vs me anywhere else," comparing the author's attitude toward work and home. The earliest known iteration of this variation was posted by @EvanTomMartin on August 19th. In this, a picture of Ron Swanson from the television series Parks and Recreation juxtaposed to a picture of Michael Scott of the series The Office_ (shown below, center).

me in nyc: this place suxx me anywhere else: i want nyc bakc

me at work vs me anywhere else I HOPE THE REST OF YOU IS COOL BEANS SO WHAT? I DONT CARE. ◆

Three years later, on November 19th, 2017 Twitter^[4] user @jordank1230 posted a variation that expresses how he describes his hometown in and outside the state. He tweeted, "me in Maryland: this place is the armpit of America / me anywhere else: l put Old Bay seasoning on EVERYthing. l learned how to pick crabs before l could walk. Our flag is so beautiful. l love the Chesapeake Bay. l have had sex with a blue crab." The post (shown below) received more than 5,500 retweets and 20,000 likes in less than two weeks.

me in Maryland: this place is the armpit of America me anywhere else: I put Old Bay seasoning on EVERYthing. I learned how to pick crabs before l could walk. Our flag is so beautiful. I love the Chesapeake Bay. I have had sex with a blue crab.

Shortly after the tweet was posted, other users began posting similar comments with their own homes (examples below).

Several media outlets, including BuzzFeed^[5] and Mashable^[6] covered the popularity of this variation.

Me in Fresno: fresno sux lol Me anywhere else: Fresno is the 5th largest city in California and the Central Valley basically feeds the entire country. I learned how to smoke weed before I could walk. I could pick grapes before l could speak.

Me in NOVA: nova sucks it's so boring Me anywhere else: we make up a THIRD of VA, we should just become our own state. I had an internship in DC before l could walk. l'm in a committed relationship with traffic. I fought on Manasas battlefield in the civil war.

me in colorado: why tf do people live here me anywhere else: colorado is the best state. I skied directly out of the womb and then hit a bong. I can guide myself anywhere using only the direction of the Rocky Mountains. My middle name is 4:20. Coors beer runs through my veins.

Various Examples

Me in Alabama: f--- bama Me anywhere else: Alabama, land of the sweetest tea and brisket crafted by Saban's angels. Such a breathtaking countryside view, you can hear "roll tide" be whispered by the gods & banjos coming from up above.Sweet home, Alabama. Sweet home(sheds tear)

Me in Phoenix: phx blows Me anywhere else: Phoenix is the hottest populated metropolis in North America. I learned the Filiberto's menu before l could speak. I was born on the light rail, my mother is a scorpion

Me in Alaska : i hate it here Me everywhere else Alaska is the biggest state and the most appreciative towards native Americans. My first word was northern lights. My bestfriend is literally a ptarmigan. I live on a glacier with my family of 100 moose. I bleed forget me nots.

Me @ work w 3 hours of sleep vs me anywhere else w the same amount of sleep

Me in arizona: it's so nasty here Me everywhere else: it's a dry heat. Yea, we have the grand canyon. I'm from like, just outside of Flag. Nobody calls it Flagstaff Imao. Y'all gotta hike Bell Rock. You've never had prickly pear candy? We're going to Bookmans & Harkins. Sedona is

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External References

^[1] Twitter – @SirSikora's Tweet

^[2] Twitter – @lagerthasisgone's Tweet

^[3] Twitter – @EvanTomMartin's Tweet

^[4] Twitter – @jordank1230's Tweet

^[5] BuzzFeed – If You're From Literally Anywhere In The US, You'll LOL At These Tweets

^[6] Mashable – The United States of memes has something everyone can relate to

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Allch Chcar

Nov 28, 2017 at 04:50PM EST

Me on KYM: Man this site sucks. It's full of refugees from Raddit and 4chins. Why do we have popups for popups? No editable comments. 2/10

Anywhere else: KYM is a meme research site that provides neutral information on everything from memes, to people, to subcultures. Anyone can contribute or ask questions and they hold editors to high standards when it comes to entries. Try the forums too. ;)

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