what stereotypes do you have for the different areas of the us? just curious since we had some french girl couchsurfing at our house who had visited like every state over the last few years and she brought up some interesting stereotypes that i had never heard
so i want to hear them all
i want to hear what she said
Oh I love stereotyping states. Don't know where I would start. But since you're from wa... Washingtonand oOregon are the same. Hippies and lumberjacks. Or people that wear plaid flannel at least. Washington is the big brother. Oregon tries to be all innovative and unique to distinguish itself. Just like the Oregon ducks and their uniforms
Iowa is made of corn according to kids in my school.
Quote from: Snowy on July 19, 2013, 12:43:11 PM
Iowa is made of corn according to kids in my school.
it is. Same with Nebraska. Kansas is all wheat. Missouri is all meth.
Pennsylvania is ignorant in the middle, proud in the west, and assholes in the east. Proud is probably the worst of them. Pittsburgers are obnoxious.
Damn im a good middle-east Pennsylvanian.
Another pa difference is the west thinks everything of theirs is the best and infallible. See Joe paterno. The east finds fault with everyone and everything including themselves. FUCK YOU SANTA
Quote from: YPR Classic on July 19, 2013, 12:45:57 PM
it is. Same with Nebraska. Kansas is all wheat. Missouri is all meth.
Pennsylvania is ignorant in the middle, proud in the west, and assholes in the east. Proud is probably the worst of them. Pittsburgers are obnoxious.
The part about the east being assholes is true
she talked about how the southern states were super hospital, and had great things to say about Louisiana and Tennessee (which i thought was random) in terms of niceness
the most interesting thing that came up for me was how apparently people from the east coast view the west coast as being more passive aggressive, while the west coast views the east coast as rude or too forward, which i can kind of see
there is a lot of passiveness over here
i've heard all of those and would agree
Quote from: udderfailure on July 19, 2013, 01:08:00 PM
she talked about how the southern states were super hospital, and had great things to say about Louisiana and Tennessee (which i thought was random) in terms of niceness
the most interesting thing that came up for me was how apparently people from the east coast view the west coast as being more passive aggressive, while the west coast views the east coast as rude or too forward, which i can kind of see
there is a lot of passiveness over here
outside of Los Angeles honestly I think most east coasters would probably just see the west coast as wussy hippies. Maybe snooty. Snooty really the closest thing to passive aggressive. Maybe snooty isn't the right word. Morally superior? Idk due to their environmentalism and such.
Yes the south is very hospitable... As long as you're visiting. If you live there... Well my personal stereotype is that you can conform to their beliefs or be shunned from the community. There is a strong southern identity and they don't like that being challenged except in larger cities
Quote from: Snowy on July 19, 2013, 12:43:11 PM
Iowa is made of corn according to kids in my school.
it's true
country-wide media steretype of LA: dirty, blacks, mexican slums // paradisiacal celebrity wonderland
norcal and pac-nw: hipsters/liberals/yuppies, lots of volvos and VWs
midwest: fatass whites
texas: guns, military rule (i've never been to texas)
LA stereotype of rest of country: boring; whites
Yeah Midwest is a bunch of fatties. The south is actually much worse but considering the amount of meat and cheese in Midwest dishes it's unsurprising. Also stereotyped as nice. Nothing exists between Minneapolis and Seattle except for pretty parks.
Arizona and Florida are the two dumbest states in the country. Old person correlation? Mississippi is the most racist.
PA: home of the godstar children and pittsburg
the other states: there to serve the god stars.
All southerners are redneck bible thumpers
new jersey (south): impoverished, alabama, ghetto in the woods
new jersey (north): trashy, obnoxious, fake
pennsylvania: the amish, angry black people
manhattan: elitist, snobby, aloof, boring, yuppies, eurotrash
brooklyn: hipster trash, yuppy parenting, eco-terrorist liberals
Quote from: K L U X on July 19, 2013, 01:43:43 PM
new jersey (south): impoverished, alabama, ghetto in the woods
new jersey (north): trashy, obnoxious, fake
pennsylvania: the amish, angry black people
manhattan: elitist, snobby, aloof, boring, yuppies, eurotrash
brooklyn: hipster trash, yuppy parenting, eco-terrorist liberals
Pennsylvania sounds like a wonderland by comparison.
I always think of new jersey as worse Philadelphia for the south and worse new york city the north
Quote from: udderfailure on July 19, 2013, 01:08:00 PM
she talked about how the southern states were super hospital, and had great things to say about Louisiana and Tennessee (which i thought was random) in terms of niceness
the most interesting thing that came up for me was how apparently people from the east coast view the west coast as being more passive aggressive, while the west coast views the east coast as rude or too forward, which i can kind of see
there is a lot of passiveness over here
marry her.
Anyway tell her that tennessee is #1 in meth.
Also she probably like Louisiana because of the cajuns
Quote from: YPR Classic on July 19, 2013, 01:49:23 PM
Pennsylvania sounds like a wonderland by comparison.
I always think of new jersey as worse Philadelphia for the south and worse new york city the north
lol it is
vineland used to be called 'little philadelphia'
and hoboken and jersey city wish to be new york city but they never can
cry;
and let us not forget camden city and newark!!! new jersey's friendliest places
minnesota: hockey and grating faux 'niceness'
vegas: most custom rims per capita in the country
wyoming: everything is named after rocks (or owned by halliburton)
new mexico: nature healing and crystal magic
colorado: more outdoorsy white liberal types; one of the non-midwestern western states (along with Oregon) that midwesterners really like for some reason
Delaware, Vermont, new Hampshire, Maine
Most boring places in the country
i don't understand people that travel to those states
especially delaware
why
wHY
Quote from: K L U X on July 19, 2013, 02:03:25 PM
i don't understand people that travel to those states
especially delaware
why
wHY
my grandma lives in delaware and she 0wns
thats the only reason i need to visit
Quote from: K L U X on July 19, 2013, 02:03:25 PM
i don't understand people that travel to those states
especially delaware
why
wHY
yeah Delaware especially
Idk for some reason people like honeymoons in new england because it's rustic or some shit. Yay bed and breakfasts don'thave those aanywhere else... I would guess it's mostly city people who find the boredom of the middle of nowhere fascinating
from what ive heard about lousiana it is very nice but new Orleans rivals Baltimore in terms of "im going to fuck u up"
had the best pizza of my life in maine but yeah other than that it was boring
Quote from: Sir Popsicle the Sesquipedalian on July 19, 2013, 03:38:13 PM
had the best pizza of my life in maine but yeah other than that it was boring
maine already sounds lovely
maine makes me think of rich white people, fishing, and preppy fashion
Quote from: Snack Dad on July 19, 2013, 03:45:20 PM
maine makes me think of rich white people, fishing, and preppy fashion
more lobstermen than fishermen
the deep south is filled with rampant racism and homophobia
the northeast is filled with institutional white liberalism esp. in new england and in nyc
the entirety of the state of West Virginia is inbred
Quote from: Sir Popsicle the Sesquipedalian on July 19, 2013, 03:48:59 PM
the entirety of the state of West Virginia is inbred
i'll extend this to rural virginian cities like smithfield
the south is fat
Quote from: Pancake Persona on July 19, 2013, 03:55:12 PM
the south is fat
I think this of Philadelphia more than anywhere else tbh
Quote from: Sir Popsicle the Sesquipedalian on July 19, 2013, 04:28:54 PM
I think this of Philadelphia more than anywhere else tbh
let me inform you that philadelphia is the strongest city around.
it has to be to support all that weight
the weight of fat ass ny on top of uS. learn to geography 2013
Florida is just as crazy as the media reports it as.
Entire East Coast: Pricks and city-slickers
Mid-west: SNOOZES VILLE. No mountains. Corn.
Minnesota, Wisconsin: People who talk funny. Nice, fun people. Humidity. Bugs. Great folks.
North Dakota: Oil workers. Boring peoples.
Wyoming: Strange, backcountry bumpkins in no-mans land. They have walked into the abyss, and cannot return.
Idaho, Utah: MORMONS!!!
Washington, Oregon: Hip, trendy, cool.
California: Stuck-up. Rich. Conceited.
Quote from: Hippopo on July 19, 2013, 06:38:22 PM
Entire East Coast: Pricks and city-slicker
Mother FUcker
A few days ago I heard a family member say that California is filled with gays and recreational drugs n_u
Quote from: Alison Goldfrapp on July 19, 2013, 06:34:35 PM
Florida is just as crazy as the media reports it as.
agreed
arkansas is a giant walmart
full of METH
New York State is pretty much hick country especially if you go up North towards Oneida Lake. New York City is treated like its own state so I guess that doesn't count.
Quote from: AegisReflector on July 23, 2013, 09:55:25 AM
New York State is pretty much hick country especially if you go up North towards Oneida Lake. New York City is treated like its own state so I guess that doesn't count.
Basically an extension of Pennsyltucky
Quote from: AegisReflector on July 23, 2013, 09:55:25 AM
New York State is pretty much hick country especially if you go up North towards Oneida Lake. New York City is treated like its own state so I guess that doesn't count.
fucking excuse me
Quote from: K L U X on July 24, 2013, 07:08:07 AM
tbh it's true
upstate new york is nothing like that lol
it's rich/upper middle class white people doing white people things
like jogging with their dogs in parks and shit
Quote from: Pancake Persona on July 24, 2013, 07:37:17 AM
upstate new york is nothing like that lol
it's rich/upper middle class white people doing white people things
like jogging with their dogs in parks and shit
lol i was agreeing with the latter statement
i mean no one really cares about ny except for nyc
"im from ny!!"
"where from?"
"poughkeepsie"
"..oh"
i thought rich white people lived in connecticut
Rich white people are everywhere. They're invading.
Today at work I was talking to my coworker about an out of town customer I was helping, and my co-worker asked me where she was from. I said "the east coast," and his faced turned into one of pure disgust.
You see, the stereotype is real. Montanans just don't like east coasters.
i read the thread title as young americans
Quote from: Hippopo on July 24, 2013, 03:45:31 PM
Today at work I was talking to my coworker about an out of town customer I was helping, and my co-worker asked me where she was from. I said "the east coast," and his faced turned into one of pure disgust.
You see, the stereotype is real. Montanans just don't like east coasters.
maybe he thought you were from new jersey
Quote from: lifetrneds on July 19, 2013, 01:53:24 PM
minnesota: hockey and grating faux 'niceness'
i'd have to say this applies more to the northern part of the state than it does to where you lived lol
although people are actually genuinely nice up here most of the time imo
don't forget that we're all norwegian up here though. oh ya.
also, chief difference between minneapolis/st. paul area and the northern half of the state: twin cities are full of hipsters, we're all hicks up here
cant believe the ten citizens of montana hate the superior coast ;_;
Quote from: Kaz on July 24, 2013, 05:12:26 PM
also, chief difference between minneapolis/st. paul area and the northern half of the state: twin cities are full of hipsters, we're all hicks up here
the hipsters forced me out
if i ever went back I'd much rather be up north
Quote from: Kaz on July 24, 2013, 05:10:56 PM
i'd have to say this applies more to the northern part of the state than it does to where you lived lol
although people are actually genuinely nice up here most of the time imo
don't forget that we're all norwegian up here though. oh ya.
well, everyone is nice in small towns n_n
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k0he0cqHH20 this is what all the west coast is like
Quote from: Kaz on July 24, 2013, 05:10:56 PM
i'd have to say this applies more to the northern part of the state than it does to where you lived lol
although people are actually genuinely nice up here most of the time imo
don't forget that we're all norwegian up here though. oh ya.
don't forget the swedes!
Quote from: lifetrneds on July 24, 2013, 06:37:36 PM
the hipsters forced me out
if i ever went back I'd much rather be up north
well, everyone is nice in small towns n_n
says something about Minneapolis when to escape hipsters you move to the west coast girl;
Quote from: YPR Classic on July 25, 2013, 02:10:12 PM
don't forget the swedes! says something about Minneapolis when to escape hipsters you move to the west coast LA girl;
ftfy but yeah it does minneapolis has one of the most awfully potent hipster scenes outside of Brooklyn and SF
in fact i
may stereotype minneapolis as the flannel and PBR capital of the country