Originally Posted by indyfabz

Eye-Talian.

Cute story: When I was riding across the country one of the suggested General Delivery mail locations was in Minot, ND, where we had a rest day. I went to the post office to see if I had any mail. Told the cheerful clerk my last name and she said pertly "Oh. Is that Eye-Talian." I politely said "Yes, maam. It is." Everyone in that part of the world was so pleasant. Kind of weirded me out. I almost wanted someone to be rude to me, or at least scowl, to convince me that I was still on earth.

Got a similar feeling when in Rapid City, SD for the start of a tour in 2015. Total strangers would wave and/or say hello as I walked around the downtown area.