We are all Americans BUT

[MoneyNeverSleeps]

New Jersey is filled with a bunch of people who call it Joyyysey...

 

[JessicaR]

The South in general is too slow for me. (not a fact just a notion)
Hate that people think New Yorkers are rude.
Wisconsin just has way too much cheese.
New England people may be a bit snooty. Wrong word - proper maybe?
Would love to live In Georgia but I think they dont care for NY'ers
Nobody lives in the Dakota's cause I dont know any. lol
Everything is HUGE in Texas and the women are blonde.

Guess I could go on but thats enough for now. ALL notions not facts.

 

[MoneyNeverSleeps]

The South in general is too slow for me. (not a fact just a notion)
Hate that people think New Yorkers are rude.
Wisconsin just has way too much cheese.
New England people may be a bit snooty. Wrong word - proper maybe?
Would love to live In Georgia but I think they dont care for NY'ers
Nobody lives in the Dakota's cause I dont know any. lol
Everything is HUGE in Texas and the women are blonde.

Guess I could go on but thats enough for now. ALL notions not facts.

Sounds pretty factual to me... lol.

 

[palavra]

Quote:
Originally Posted by JessicaR
The South in general is too slow for me. (not a fact just a notion)
Hate that people think New Yorkers are rude.
Wisconsin just has way too much cheese.
New England people may be a bit snooty. Wrong word - proper maybe?
Would love to live In Georgia but I think they dont care for NY'ers
Nobody lives in the Dakota's cause I dont know any. lol
Everything is HUGE in Texas and the women are blonde.

Guess I could go on but thats enough for now. ALL notions not facts.

Sounds pretty factual to me... lol.

Not to me. I live in Georgia, and there are plent of New Yorkers here. If you are worried about the slowness of the South, try living in Atlanta.

My preconceived notions have been gone for quite a while now. I guess i've lived long enough to know that sterotypes are just that.

 

[Mommee]

No hard feelings intended here, but....

People in West Virginia are all related to each other.

Kentucky folk wear cut-off jeans and drink from jugs.

Iowa is all corn (sorry, honey )

Idaho is potato farms.

Ohio is alot like home, just flat.

New Yorkers don't know how to say hi to each other.

South Carolina is awesome (and no, i've never been there so I'm not sure why I feel this way )

Hawaii is all beaches and hotels (my cousin, who lives there courtesy of the military, posted on Facebook that she was headed to a chain restaurant there, and DH was truly baffled!)

 

[GeorgeG]

Spent most of my life in New York very close to New Jersey. Spent time in California, Washington and now live in Florida, where just about everybody comes from everyplace else.

For the most part, New Yorkers are not rude and are very caring people. They sometimes have to be noisy to be heard over all the racket coming from New Jersey.

When I was in the State of Washington it seemed like a time warp back to about 10-20 years earlier.

California... well, let's just say Californians are "different."

Florida. You say Florida is full of old people? Well, I resemble that! We may be old, but we have possession of WDW!

 

[LuvLDM]

Texas is creepy.

 

[fraggle551]

Spent most of my life in New York very close to New Jersey. Spent time in California, Washington and now live in Florida, where just about everybody comes from everyplace else.

For the most part, New Yorkers are not rude and are very caring people. They sometimes have to be noisy to be heard over all the racket coming from New Jersey.

When I was in the State of Washington it seemed like a time warp back to about 10-20 years earlier.

California... well, let's just say Californians are "different."

Florida. You say Florida is full of old people? Well, I resemble that! We may be old, but we have possession of WDW!

Exactly!!! We're not rude, just impatient! It's called a NY minute for a reason people.

 

[SunnyP4Disney]

I know someone is going to get offended eventually, but it's fun for now!

People in Connecticut clutch their pearls and talk through clenched teeth (like Mr. Howell from Gilligan's Island)

People in New Jersey pump their fists instead of gas and wear alot of Ed Hardy shirts

Arizona is full of old lizards (and some actual reptiles in the desert)

Utah is full of sister wives that wear baggy dresses and single braids

Florida is full of old people that drive their Caddys to Publix and run you down in Publix with their scooters

And everything is bigger is Texas! Literally!

 

[barkley]

People in Washington all wear flannel and Doc Martens and drink lots of coffee.

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heck yeah we drink lots of coffee-it's cold and wet here, and coffee is the only "vice" we are not subjected to a sin tax on

 

[EMom]

Texas is creepy.

Well, don't let the screen door hit ya. And it will be a BIG screen door.

I'm surprised people associate the name Travis with Arkansas. I always thought of it as a Texas name, since lots of people name their children after heroes of the Texas Revolution and William Barret Travis (Commander of the Alamo) is one of the most commonly used names.

A few years ago, I met a guy at a party who told me a funny story. Keep in mind he was Black, and had no distinctive accent so I had no idea where he was from. He introduced himself and he was William Barret Travis (Last name.) I thought nothing of it, having met lots of those in my time. Sometimes it's a Barret, sometimes a William Travis, sometimes just a Travis.....but you hear it all the time.

At some point the converstion turned to names and he mentioned how he was teased mercilessly as a child because of his name. I asked why and mentioned that lots of little boys in Texas share that name. He told me he hadn't been in Texas. He was born and raised on some Caribbean island and he listed common names there. William Barret Travis was the dead opposite of "normal" on that island. I asked if his mother had ever lived in Texas. Nope. I suggested that perhaps she had seen the John Wayne version of The Alamo and been VERY impressed with Travis in particular. He thought that might have been it.....a flair for the dramatic.

Now that he lived in Texas, he was one of many. Growing up, he had been a freak. Poor guy. Oh well, he finally fit right in.

 

[Planogirl]

Texas is creepy.

A person of few words eh? Well, I'd insult where you're from too except I don't know where that is! Oh well.

 

[Planogirl]

As for notions, I know better now but I did have a few at one time:

People from Alabama and Mississippi talk and move slowly.
People from California are materialistic.
New Yorkers are always in a hurry.
New England folks are reserved.
People from Colorado are healthy and in good shape.

 

[boyob13]

As for notions, I know better now but I did have a few at one time:

People from Alabama and Mississippi talk and move slowly.
People from California are materialistic.
New Yorkers are always in a hurry.
New England folks are reserved.
People from Colorado are healthy and in good shape.

And probably the only "normal" state besides Washington.

 

[kaytieeldr]

They're big. They're really big. And they don't pay nearly as much tax, altogether, as we do in the six SMALL New England states.

 

[staley7580]

heck yeah we drink lots of coffee-it's cold and wet here, and coffee is the only "vice" we are not subjected to a sin tax on

I have also been known on occasion to were flannel.. but only with my crocs.

 

[mhsjax]

I worked in a call center for 3 years, and I developed some ideas from working there. other than that.

New Jersey, big hair and flashy

Texas big men and everyone loves bbq

Ca,especially southern, this is where all the fruits and nuts are.

 

[palavra]

As for notions, I know better now but I did have a few at one time:

People from Alabama and Mississippi talk and move slowly.
People from California are materialistic.
New Yorkers are always in a hurry.
New England folks are reserved.
People from Colorado are healthy and in good shape.

I had to laugh at this one. I'm originially from Alabama, and I am always in a hurry! Moving slowly has never been in my vocabulary. My husband is from New York. In general, he moves much more slowly than I do. In a hurry is not part of his vocabulary.

 

[mhsjax]

I am from the south too. I live in Florida, (I am not old either) but my family is from TN, MS, and AK. I talk fast, I drive as fast as legally possible, sometimes a little more, I generally move pretty fast.

I love the south, but there must be some "yankee" blood in me somewhere. I totally get New Yorkers also, and happen to love them.

So to the PP that wants to live in Georgia, come on down. Just don't make the one fatal mistake if you do. Please don't tell us how you do it up north, that gets you into trouble every time. Other than that, we pretty much like everyone.

 

[hentob]

So to the PP that wants to live in Georgia, come on down. Just don't make the one fatal mistake if you do. Please don't tell us how you do it up north, that gets you into trouble every time.

Why? You don't like to hear different perspectives? I love to hear how others live Sharing ideas is what makes this country great

Some thoughts:

Southern States = Love to tell you how much nicer and more polite they are than all other states. Which isn't very polite

New York = Rushed, in-your-face, heart of gold (think 9/11)

New Jersey = Everyone is fighthing to get out, YUMMY tomatoes

Texas = Hot, rich cattle owners, lots of illegal immigrants

Pennsylvania = Amish, PA Dutch, Hershey, Philadelphia Freedom