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We have a 212 area code for our office in Minnetonka.  This happens to be a New York area code as we have a small office in Manhattan that I’ll never see, because only the CFO and a couple other people work there that have nothing to do with day to day operations.  In any case when people call us, the ones who recognize the area code think we’re in New York and tend to treat me in a certain way.  Kind of a “You’re in the big city so you must be smart, sophisticated, cultured, etc.”  Now what do you suppose their reaction is when I tell them that we’re actually located in a suburb of Minneapolis?  I’m pretty sure their image of me switches from young, urban hipster on top of the world to middle-aged hick on top of my John Deere.