I just received this adorable postcard from Providence. It included some fun facts! I took a picture but here's what they said:

The world's largest bug is on the roof of New England Pest Control in Providence *The White Horse Tavern was built in 1673 and is the oldest operating tavern in the USA *The state's official name is Rhode Island and Providence Plantations and it is the smallest US state *I have never heard anyone ever say "What Cheer Netop"

At the top of the card the postcard explains this saying that I've never heard before: When Roger Williams, Providence's found, arrived from the Massachusetts Bay Colony, the natives greeted him, "What cheer, netop?" ("How are you, friend?") The phrase became the traditional "Howdy-do" on the local highways and byways. The custom of greeting fellow travelers has evolved into Rhode Island motorists favoring mutual acknowledgement over formal traffic regulations when deciding who gets to go first.

TIL x a million

Thank you so much mysterious postcard sender! I love it!!!