GTKY: Your state/region stereotype

tealowl

Since ya'll are complaining our board is boring, lets try this!

What's a stereotype people put you in when they find out where

Canadians better not ruin my dream that you all ride moose to work. DONT YOU DARE RUIN THIS.

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drunkenhandstand

Houston TEXAS. We're all a bunch of red neck super conservative right wing nut bags. And we ride our horses everywhere. Lol.

1982Babies

Iowa - we're all very nice people and we live on farms, where we grow corn and drive tractors to school.

TugboatSheila

southwestern Ohio. Racist farmer

Edited to remove actual city.

lindslalala

Northern California..do we have a stereotype? Maybe that our wine is the best? All liberal? I really don't know.

andyandrachel

Buffalo, NY - that all it does it snow and our sports teams suck.

True stereotype: we love our chicken wings

tealowl

1982Babies said:

Iowa - we're all very nice people and we live on farms, where we grow corn and drive tractors to school.

I feel ya @1982Babies !

I'm IL/IA border - everything thinks we are super duper nice, sheltered, grow corn and ride tractors. If I say just IL, automatically I'm from Chicago.

Somewhat true stereotype: I do see tractors in the city sometimes, and I'm never far from a cornfield. The first time I got drunk was probably a cornfield party.

Oh, and we all love casseroles and jello salad.

Casseroles are amazing, jello is disgusting.

purpleXdandelion

There's the "Minnesota Nice" description which is pretty accurate. Today I was walking into our ECFE class with DS and we were only halfway across the parking lot and this lady that just reached the door stood there and held it open for us. I said "come on DS, let's run" and she's like "oh no, no rush!" Obviously it's not puppies and rainbows, but generally I find people are pretty considerate of each other.

V1981

I feel like sw ct is looked at as stuck up rich people. Maybe not nationwide, but Fairfield County is expensive. We're not all Martha Stewart here.

January Bride

Ditto 1982babies.  I grew up in Iowa and when I moved to Boston for law school, I got a LOT of "Oh, did you grow up on a farm?" "This student is from Iowa as well.  You two must know each other, right?" and "Your state is nothing but conservative farmers, correct?"  UGH!  I got the "nice" stereotype a lot as well, but I find that one to be generally very true. 

Now I live in Chicago, so I don't hear many stereotypes other than "It's cold there - that's why they call it the Windy City!" (actually, that's not where the name Windy City comes from) or "Nothing but a bunch of corrupt politicians!"

tealowl

Summerlovin314 said:

1982Babies said:

Iowa - we're all very nice people and we live on farms, where we grow corn and drive tractors to school.

I feel ya @1982Babies !

I'm IL/IA border - everything thinks we are super duper nice, sheltered, grow corn and ride tractors. If I say just IL, automatically I'm from Chicago.

I do see tractors in the city sometimes, and I'm never far from a cornfield. The first time I got drunk was probably a cornfield party.

------- My husband gets so irritated when people from western Indiana say they are from Chicago - and then he says he is from Chicago to everyone else when people not from IL ask (he's from the western suburbs). No wonder everyone thinks everyone from IL is from Chicago!

We're 2.5 hours away, so technically we are like a suburb right? =]

ariel8200

I live in Arizona, everyone here must be illegal.

1982Babies

January Bride said:

Ditto 1982babies.  I grew up in Iowa and when I moved to Boston for law school, I got a LOT of "Oh, did you grow up on a farm?" "This student is from Iowa as well.  You two must know each other, right?" and "Your state is nothing but conservative farmers, correct?"  UGH!  I got the "nice" stereotype a lot as well, but I find that one to be generally very true. 

Now I live in Chicago, so I don't hear many stereotypes other than "It's cold there - that's why they call it the Windy City!" (actually, that's not where the name Windy City comes from) or "Nothing but a bunch of corrupt politicians!"

That's too funny - I came from Massachusetts (and hit a few places on the way) and ended up in Iowa.  When I told people where I was from, they always asked "Oh, Boston??".  Sure, I was born in Stoneham, but there's more to the state than Boston.  Cmon, people.

I don't find people to be very nice.  I think that's BS

JMCB09

STL area- that we love in the ghetto since STL is one of the most dangerous cities. Uhhhh just stay out of North City and you're fine.

I'm actually in IL and people assume I'm from Chicago or think we're all farmers. They also think we hate the Cubs, which is true, but we also hate the Reds and Red Sox

TRS48

Florida.... that we're all crazy news stories waiting to happen. Not all of us assault people with bananas or blow up our own houses due to a meth lab accident... I swear!

acciovino

Dallas, TX - Everyone hates our football team (jerks )

We're all Republican, ride horses, drive big trucks, carry guns and talk like hicks. (I do say "y'all" and "howdy" but I don't really have an accent) I'm not Republican, don't ride horses, don't drive a big truck, although DH does, and I don't carry a gun but I do own one.

The women are all beautiful and graceful (not true lol)

Chuck Norris used to live in Dallas (now lives right outside) and that is something to be proud of!

 

 

January Bride

1982Babies said:

January Bride said:

Ditto 1982babies.  I grew up in Iowa and when I moved to Boston for law school, I got a LOT of "Oh, did you grow up on a farm?" "This student is from Iowa as well.  You two must know each other, right?" and "Your state is nothing but conservative farmers, correct?"  UGH!  I got the "nice" stereotype a lot as well, but I find that one to be generally very true. 

Now I live in Chicago, so I don't hear many stereotypes other than "It's cold there - that's why they call it the Windy City!" (actually, that's not where the name Windy City comes from) or "Nothing but a bunch of corrupt politicians!"

That's too funny - I came from Massachusetts (and hit a few places on the way) and ended up in Iowa.  When I told people where I was from, they always asked "Oh, Boston??".  Sure, I was born in Stoneham, but there's more to the state than Boston.  Cmon, people.

I don't find people to be very nice.  I think that's BS

Funny how the flip side works.

TallMomma29

I'm originally from Oregon.   We're all a bunch of coffee drinking, hippie environmentalists and it rains all the time!  

Also, Oregon has become pretty hip in the decade since I've lived there.  So a lot of people think of Oregonians as hipsters who wear plaid and skinny jeans and fake glasses all the time (which is largely true) and it is also known known for great beer and wine.  I'm so bummed I didn't drink back when I lived there!

DH's family is from the south, so to them, I'm just a Yankee.  I keep trying to tell them that while Oregon is technically north, we really weren't involved in that whole civil war situation.. we were busy protecting our gold and claiming land ;-)  But they don't care. 

helloblueeyes

lindslalala said:

Northern California..do we have a stereotype? Maybe that our wine is the best? All liberal? I really don't know.

Yea, i can't think of anything specific to Nor Cal. We kinda get ignored. If your from California, you must be from S Cal and go to the beach everyday type shit. No one remembers us. 

Csltdk

Oh boy- I think my state might be the most notorious. Good ole Newwww Jersey. We do laundry go tanning go to the gym say cawfee, drive like assholes( that ones true ) rude, loud, obnoxious, we all act like the people on the jersey shore, our state smells like garbage, and it's goes on and on and on....

Salsera29

Csltdk said:

Oh boy- I think my state might be the most notorious. Good ole Newwww Jersey. We do laundry go tanning go to the gym say cawfee, drive like assholes( that ones true ) rude, loud, obnoxious, we all act like the people on the jersey shore, our state smells like garbage, and it's goes on and on and on....

Damn you beat me! And I have to add...that our whole state is cities and industrial areas. I grew up in farm country! My brother drives a pickup, hunts, and loves Hank Williams. 

The true part is that we do tend to be more direct than people in other parts of the country. Where someone from the south might say, "Bless your heart," we'll just come right out and tell you to go fuck yourself. 

Newark and Elizabeth do smell like garbage too lol.

Salsera29

andyandrachel said:

Buffalo, NY - that all it does it snow and our sports teams suck. True stereotype: we love our chicken wings

But...it does snow all the time and your sports teams do suck. ;-)

TallMomma29

helloblueeyes said:

lindslalala said:

Northern California..do we have a stereotype? Maybe that our wine is the best? All liberal? I really don't know.

Yea, i can't think of anything specific to Nor Cal. We kinda get ignored. If your from California, you must be from S Cal and go to the beach everyday type shit. No one remembers us. 

I think people think of Northern California as a separate state (at least southern californians/transplanted southern californians like myself do ;-)).   Southern CA is (stereotypically) all about being flashy (driving nice cars, highlights, fake boobs, designer clothes), going to beach, sunshine, hollywood, etc.   Northern CA peeps (again, stereotypically) are the liberal, hippie environmentalists like Oregonians ;-)  But they also have the good wine and the snobby, rich tech people.  So it's a tricky mix up North!

Csltdk

Salsera29 said:

Csltdk said:

Oh boy- I think my state might be the most notorious. Good ole Newwww Jersey. We do laundry go tanning go to the gym say cawfee, drive like assholes( that ones true ) rude, loud, obnoxious, we all act like the people on the jersey shore, our state smells like garbage, and it's goes on and on and on....

Damn you beat me! And I have to add...that our whole state is cities and industrial areas. I grew up in farm country! My brother drives a pickup, hunts, and loves Hank Williams. 

The true part is that we do tend to be more direct than people in other parts of the country. Where someone from the south might say, "Bless your heart," we'll just come right out and tell you to go fuck yourself. 

Newark and Elizabeth do smell like garbage too lol.

LOL! I completely agree we have a certain rough around the edges you can call it- and I grew up north New Jersey and like you gre up on 13 acres of woods and it's beautiful! I will however never travel to Patterson Elizabeth or Camden due to the trash stench lol.

MonkeyJD

Nashville - We all wear cowboy boots & big belt bucks. We are all musicians trying to make it big and that's why we live here.

I haven't owned boots since I was a kid & rode horses at my grandfather's house, I own regular belts & I moved here because it's the state capitol & I majored in politics.

earichar23

Originally from Maine: We're a bunch of hippies who live in the woods (nope), have moose in our backyards (just once I swear!), and shop at LLBean (this is true). Oh and it snows there year round (I've never seen it snow June-August).

Now live in Alabama: We're a bunch of rednecks who live in the woods (still nope), we're poorly educated (I'm a college prof, so I hope I'm improving this), we're all racist (sadly I've met a lot of these), we're all conservatives (nope, although the state will never go blue), and we only care about football (about 80%).

abunai523

Michigan = that there's nothing here but Detroit. People always forget that most of the state is stunning forests, lakefront, and amazingly vibrant communities...

Detroit = that it's a scum sucking hellhole and it should just die. I don't live IN Detroit, but don't even get me started on the people that talk smack and know nothing about it, the people, or the growing opportunities in the area.

January Bride

jessa8907 said:

I'm from NE Missouri. I am sure most of the Midwest stereotypes apply (redneck, conservative, farmers, cornfields, whitetail deer hunting, etc.). The town I love in is actually pretty progressive considering it's under 20k population. There are two universities here so I think that's why.

But yet you have no Target?!

andyandrachel

Salsera29 said:

andyandrachel said:

Buffalo, NY - that all it does it snow and our sports teams suck.

True stereotype: we love our chicken wings

But...it does snow all the time and your sports teams do suck. ;-)

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Winters, we do see our fair share of snow (hello Lake Effect Snow), but we've got beautiful summers. It seems to be our secret though.

And though the sports teams never win the big national championships (lacrosse aside) we've got a long history of making it to the big games.

katnipeverclean

Mississippi/Tennessee We bless everyone's hearts. We fry everything. We're all bigoted racist redneck hicks who need to be edumacated by the big city folks.

Csltdk

@bunny0711 yes and Philadelphia has wonderful medical care! I love all the penn facilities

Fletch82

Hello from Nevada, where we are all chain smoking gambling, rodeo loving, showgirls.

beff12

Welcome to North Carolina, home of conservative, sweet tea-drinking, "bless your heart"-ing hicks!

I do love NC though!

alyss0nl

Phoenix, AZ- everyone is racist right-wing nut job and that we all live in the desert and our homes are tepees. No joke, someone asked me if there are tepees in Phoenix. Um, no. We're one of the largest metropolitan cities in the country....

Myanswer true

That I have two teeth, no education, and am married to my cousin. Welcome to wild and wonderful West Virginia.

Salsera29

Csltdk said:

@bunny0711 yes and Philadelphia has wonderful medical care! I love all the penn facilities

I love Phili more than NYC. It's a fantastic city!! Mmmmmm now I want a cheesesteak. 

Salsera29

My stereotype ideas about Canada...nice, progressive people with great healthcare. They love hockey and anything made with maple sugar. They look down on Americans sometimes but in a kind of affectionate way. @Bpaws how did I do? :-)

Salsera29

For my Jersey girls...

bgoodbpar

Southern California... Hmm...

Sunshine and beach bums.. Well that's kinda true, esp since I live in a beach city... Surfers are still out at 6 am in January ....but that's hardly representative of the whole population ... And it does rain, I promise... Not this particular winter however...

Were fake...we know celebrities... We're uppity... Liberal... Drive drop-tops...

AmericanInOz

I'm from MN, although no one here really knows where that it is They do assume all Americans have guns though

A lot of people in the US have assumde that we have kangaroos hopping down the street in Sydney (yea, no) and that everyone talks like Crocodile Dundee (maybe up north, but not here!)