Crush a stereotype of your home state

[keiththebassist]

I haven't had the opportunity to travel around the states as much as I would like but always find that when I do, the common perceptions and stereotypes are usually less than half true.

Here's a few of mine (California):

Most of us don't surf

We're not all city folk, lot's of redneck farmers here (we supply 1/3 of US agriculture products).

We're not all Liberal (We've elected several Republican govs, squashed gay marriage and didn't legalize marijuana)

Although, I surf, I'm liberal and live in a city


Now whatchoo got????

[4dog]

Dont all wear cowboy boots
Dont all wear six guns
Dont all wrk cattle
Dont all say maam and sir,, were working on it.
Dont all own longhorns
Dont all wear spurs that jingle or jangle
Dont all loooove Willie
Dont all like spicy and or mexican food
Dont all speak with long southern drawl even if born here.
Dont all play bass thoufh im not alone in it.
TEXAS.

[nutso42]

Ohio:
We don't all live in rundown trailers with rusty trucks in the front yard and chickens in the back yard.

Some of us live in rundown CAMPERS with rusty trucks in the front yard and chickens in the back yard.

[bongomania]

The stereotypes of Oregon are all true. Not everyone fits all of them of course, because far-right loggers and far-left tree-huggers are usually not the same people, but in total the caricatures are all valid.

[MatticusMania]

THIS IS A THREAD OF LIES!

[bassinplace]

Yeah, I don't think the Cali stereotypes are very true. It's a pretty culturally diverse place. I'm born and bred here though so I can say the folks here are mostly full of ****. Nice folks, just full of ****, that's all. Ya just gotta learn to let the doo doo roll off your back after awhile and it's fine. A beautiful place, really. Nowhere else I'd rather be.

[MatticusMania]

Originally Posted by bassinplace

Yeah, I don't think the Cali stereotypes are very true. It's a pretty culturally diverse place. I'm born and bred here though so I can say the folks here are mostly full of ****. Nice folks, just full of ****, that's all. Ya just gotta learn to let the doo doo roll off your back after awhile and it's fine. A beautiful place, really. Nowhere else I'd rather be.

Full of **** in what way? There are plenty of genuine people in this state. Im a native myself, but Ive traveled. People in general can be full of ****, why specify others from the same region?

[Richland123]

In Pennsylvania, we are not all Amish or related to anybody who is or was Amish.

[sloasdaylight]

Unfortunately I can't.

We all wear flipflops everywhere except work and Church, and those are optional some times.
We all hate tourist season.
We do have hurricane parties.
We don't like the snow birds except that they spend a lot of money here.
We all know at least a few words of Spanish, at least enough to order a Cuban Sandwich and a Cafe con Leche.
We really don't go to Disney world all that often.
We really do pull out our heavy coats when the thermostat hits the 60s.
We do all have pretty decent tans.
We do know that parking isn't about how far away you are from the store, it's about whether you're under a tree or not.

Florida.

[bassinplace]

Originally Posted by MatticusMania

Full of **** in what way? There are plenty of genuine people in this state. Im a native myself, but Ive traveled. People in general can be full of ****, why specify others from the same region?

Well, I haven't traveled a whole bunch, so yeah, it very well may be the same all over the world. Seems pretty prevelant around here, though. I'm not complaing about it though. Like I said, I've learned to live with it. It's all beautiful.

[elgecko]

In California, we don't all say "dude"...oh wait, we do. Never mind.

[BenBL]

Rhode Island is NOT, in fact, an island

[bassinplace]

Originally Posted by elgecko

In California, we don't all say "dude"...oh wait, we do. Never mind.

LOL!

[MatticusMania]

Originally Posted by bassinplace

Well, I haven't traveled a whole bunch, so yeah, it very well may be the same all over the world. Seems pretty prevelant around here, though. I'm not complaing about it though. Like I said, I've learned to live with it. It's all beautiful.

Yeah, its the same the world over, man. Anywhere you go you'll find someone full of it.
I dont think the percentage is much higher in Ca than elsewhere, unless youre talking to people in the entertainment industry in LA.

Originally Posted by elgecko

In California, we don't all say "dude"...oh wait, we do. Never mind.

Probably the truest of all stereotypes ever stated, dude.

[elgecko]

Originally Posted by MatticusMania

Yeah, its the same the world over, man. Anywhere you go you'll find someone full of it.
I dont think the percentage is much higher in Ca than elsewhere, unless youre talking to people in the entertainment industry in LA.

Who isn't in the biz in LA?

[Sequimite]

The stereotypes of Seattle are true in my experience, but most see the entire state of Washington through the lens of Seattle. The NW has lots of crazies on both end of the political spectrum. In the space of a few weeks in 2008 I heard my neighbor wail about the Bush FEMA camps to imprison liberals and then (after the election) I friend told me about the Obama FEMA camps to imprison conservatives.

We have marijuana legalized now, but that had a lot of libertarian support as well as liberal.

Rain is misunderstood. East of the Cascades is arid. West has the same annual rainfall as the midwest, just spread out in more days with less per day. Many areas even west of the Cascades are relatively dry. The area I live in gets 17 inches of rain a year.

edit- If you're going west of the Olympics though, you'd better be packing Gore-tex.

[stingray2112]

Virginia:

We aren’t a state of lovers

[baba]

I can't dispell any Maryland stereotypes either...in fact I'm not sure I know of any. But here are some generalizations from the Chesapeake Bay area:

We love to eat blue crabs, rockfish, and oysters.
We go downey oshun.
We causasian folk are a strange preppy/redneck hybrid.
We like boats and labradors.
We hate the Steelers.

[keiththebassist]

Originally Posted by elgecko

In California, we don't all say "dude"...oh wait, we do. Never mind.

Up in Norcal, we "hella" say "dude"

[baba]

Originally Posted by sloasdaylight

We do know that parking isn't about how far away you are from the store, it's about whether you're under a tree or not.

Florida.

Awesome. Mentally bookmarked for this summer.