This happened to me recently. I asked a close friend if she had seen the Milky Way. She said yes, but I learned later that she thought that by "Milky Way" I was

This happened to me recently. I asked a close friend if she had seen the Milky Way. She said yes, but I learned later that she thought that by "Milky Way" I was referring to the smattering of stars she can see from her mid-sized Indiana hometown.