Regional Stereotypes

[Kevin]

Originally posted by aggieAXO
OMG I am laughing. So true-everytime I see a story on TV about Oklahoma it is b/c a tornado plowed through a trailor park. Then they interview the most homely looking person which may or may not have teeth.

There's actually a good reason for that... You'll find most people are camera shy.. I'd imagine if I was at the aftermath scene of a tornado, interview prospects would be slim pickins.

[AePhi6782]

Ok...I can add to this....

I grew up in nj and just for the record:
NJ DOES NOT SMELL!!!

I hate when people say "dirty jersey or dirty jerz"...it just pisses me off. I met a guy on vacation who thought that I should have a "north carolina like east coast accent"...yea...cuz the last time i checked north carolina was right next to jersey

It isn't called the garden state for fun...it really is a great place to live...and its right near nyc...without having to actually live there.

[snuggles12]

To AePhi6782:


Have you ever been on the turnpike going north and see all those oil tanks alongside the turnpike with the eternal flaming light burning?


#7 snuggles
DST - RVA 12/93

Originally posted by AePhi6782
Ok...I can add to this....

I grew up in nj and just for the record:
NJ DOES NOT SMELL!!!

I hate when people say "dirty jersey or dirty jerz"...it just pisses me off. I met a guy on vacation who thought that I should have a "north carolina like east coast accent"...yea...cuz the last time i checked north carolina was right next to jersey

It isn't called the garden state for fun...it really is a great place to live...and its right near nyc...without having to actually live there.

[maggieaxid]

I live outside of philly and have family and friends in NJ. I would say NJ 98% does not smell...the 2% that does is in and around Newark Airport, which you don't want to roll your windows down anyway! And I can't say much bc around philly's airport it stinks too!
and there are some fabulous places in jersey to live and visit!

[AlphaChiS2K]

Originally posted by FHwku
i'm from Kentucky. fortunately, i do fit some of the stereotypes;
like calling girls hon, sweetheart, and sugar. i do like
riding horses. i love grits. i don't need no proper learnin'
in readin, writin', or 'rithmatic. all that uppity, high-fallutin'
nonsense.

In other words, a Southern gentleman.... haha.

I'm from South Carolina, and I love me some grits, bbq ribs, any kind of meat, cornpone, salted-peanuts-in-an-RC-cola, Moonpies, country music, men in tight jeans who can wear it well, a good cowboy hat, the smell of gardenias on a summer night, guys who stand up when you come to the table (melt), and hometown celebrations like the Mullet Festival (yes, we did have this back home) with contests like Ugliest Dog in Town.

Damn, I miss the South.

[Lady Pi Phi]

Yeah I get all sorts of stuff because I'm from Canada. I do get "hey do you know so and so", or "it must be pretty cold up there,"...yeah it's freezing in August. And I got this one, "you speak english very well for a Canadian"

Also I'm from Toronto, so I get asked if I know people from Toronto, but I only get that from people living in small towns.

[DWAlphaGam]

Originally posted by maggieaxid
I live outside of philly and have family and friends in NJ. I would say NJ 98% does not smell...the 2% that does is in and around Newark Airport, which you don't want to roll your windows down anyway! And I can't say much bc around philly's airport it stinks too!
and there are some fabulous places in jersey to live and visit!

I agree! As much as I like to rip on my friends from Jersey (and they rip on me from being from PA), it really is a nice state. I was considering moving there for awhile and I may in the future.

Philadelphia does have a distinct odor, mostly near the river.

BTW, I am from Pennsylvania and I am not amish, nor have I ever met anyone who is amish. That's pretty much the only stereotype I can think of right now.

[queequek]

Originally posted by FuzzieAlum

I used to live in Michigan. "Where on the hand?" I wasn't on the hand, I was in the UP! "The what? You mean there's another part of Michigan?"

OK. Just got back from our regional converence at Michigan State this weekend, and EVERYTIME I ask someone where they're from, they would extend their hand, and showed me the palm and pointed to a certain area at the palm. Huh?

And adding to that, brothers from Toronto DID say ".....eh?" a lot, really typical Canadian.

[ADPi~Ally]

I'm from Nor Cal too but i get the opposite of Josho08.
I do live on a farm, and when i say that, he/she says California has farms? I'm like yes, how else are we the leading agricultural state.
Do you live by the ocean? No I live 2 hrs from there.
Are you tan?
There are some more but I forgot.........

[starang21]

Originally posted by AePhi6782
Ok...I can add to this....

I grew up in nj and just for the record:
NJ DOES NOT SMELL!!!

I hate when people say "dirty jersey or dirty jerz"...it just pisses me off. I met a guy on vacation who thought that I should have a "north carolina like east coast accent"...yea...cuz the last time i checked north carolina was right next to jersey

It isn't called the garden state for fun...it really is a great place to live...and its right near nyc...without having to actually live there.

then why is there a brown cloud hovering over the state?

[DZHBrown]

You're from Tennessee? So I guess you like country music, huh? Do you wear cowboy boots?

Or for the even more ignorant people...do you wear shoes? did you marry your cousin? Ughhh

[gphiangel624]

I haven't read through this whole thread, so this may have been mentioned, but here goes:

I'm from So. California, and out-of-staters (with the exceptions of Nevada and Arizona, which are basically the same as California in my opinion) almost always ask if I live in LA. Like LA covers ALL of SoCal... bugs me, but they tend to understand when I tell them 60 miles east...

People don't believe it when Californians said they live or have lived on a farm (I spent the first few years of my life on a chicken farm)... obviously they've never been to Riverside county, or any other rural part of the state... hi, drive up the 5 towards NorCal... visit Bakersfield, Modesto, and Turlock on the way... then tell me there aren't any farms in California.

I also get the "do you like surfing" question, the "do you like wheatgrass" question, and the "do you know any celebrities" question... NO, NO, and NO!

[PrincessHeather]

Originally posted by gphiangel624


People don't believe it when Californians said they live or have lived on a farm (I spent the first few years of my life on a chicken farm)... obviously they've never been to Riverside county, or any other rural part of the state... hi, drive up the 5 towards NorCal... visit Bakersfield, Modesto, and Turlock on the way... then tell me there aren't any farms in California.

That was cute. Yea we have lots of farms. But I live in Modesto, and have never lived on a farm....

[AXJules]

My 2 faves?
You're from Chicago?? Is your family in the Mafia??
-and-
Do you know Michael Jordan?????
Ok A)He doesn't even play for the Bulls anymore. B) Actually he lives up the block from me but he is a dick and chases the guys from the cable company off his property after he calls THEM to come make repairs. And Scottie Pippen used to live in my neighborhood but he beat his girlfriend and the apt. complex kicked him out.
That's the kind of answer you get from me when you ask stupid questions.

[queequek]

Originally posted by ADPi~Ally
I'm from Nor Cal too but i get the opposite of Josho08.
I do live on a farm, and when i say that, he/she says California has farms? I'm like yes, how else are we the leading agricultural state.

Not sure about California as "the leading agricultural state" after seeing Iowa and Idaho (or even Texas). "Aggies" is a nickname for Texas for reason. I'm not even sure whether Cali has an agriculture college!
For fact, I am sure Iowa is the leading corn production state.