Interesting quote I found

[pne]

fledchen said,

It has just come to my attention that people from Michigan, when asked which part of Michigan they're from, will point to the appropriate region using their hand as a surrogate map. (The state of Michigan is shaped like a mitten)

(There's a map of Michigan here if you need one. Note that this doesn't work for the Upper Peninsula.)

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[fweebles.livejournal.com]

When people ask me where my aunt and uncle live, the answer is always "lower thumb".

(They live in Marlette, MI.)

[missysedai.livejournal.com]

Yup, they do. And people from NW Ohio do the same thing when talking about where in MI they went for the weekend.

[muckefuck.livejournal.com]

"Well, first of all, it's not on this hand..."

[ladyortyger.livejournal.com]

*sporfle* wow, that is really somethin!

[allegrox.livejournal.com]

But which hand? Do they typically use the right palm (this seems most likely to me), or the back of the left hand?

I don't think I've ever seen anybody do that here in Indiana, but I haven't been to the northern part much.