Tired of state stereotypes?

[Ash]

Well, I'm in Mississippi. Yes, all the stereotypes, ALL OF THEM, are wrong. We do have air-conditioning despite what the movies say, we do have hospitals despite what ER says, we are actually one of the most racially tolerant states (we lead the country in inter-racial marriages), we have "shall issue" CCW laws, and the KKK is more active in New England that here.

Yet, I really do have folks wonder if we have running water, the rest of the nation believes that lynchings are a popular past time, and that we are inbred. Let them believe that. It's fine by me. I'll bet my Victorian home cost less than most folks 2 bedroom ranch-style home, my neighbors are friendly (except for the neighbor whose dog breaks down my fence), our police and sheriffs are generally polite (though we have our share of jerks). All the same, we are really quite civilized (betcha didn't know that, per-capita, Mississippi leads the nation in authors, and most of them aren't Mississippi hating "Uncle Toms" like John Grisham). And no, we don't talk like Forrest Gump (nor do folks in Alabama, my native state).

The stereotype we endure is far worse than the rest here. It remains popular to still bash us. Hillary did so this very week. (And, like I said, we are a "Shall Issue" state).

Ash

 

[230RN]

My favorite stereotype: New England's legendary tendency toward frugality:

Example thereof (has to be read with Smokey Joe's accent and with a hint of a nasal twang):

Buy it cheap.

Make it do.

Use it up.

Do without.

Ayup.

For relevance: gun

 

[StuckInMA]

Tired of state stereotypes?

Oh well, she was probably from MA.

 

[Gaucho Gringo]

I was born in Eugene,OR and have lived in Portland,OR all my life. As far as guns I think Eugene is now not as gun friendly as Portland is and Portland is pretty far to the left on most things. All I can say it is not the city I grew up in. My last job I worked at I was the only native born Oregonian out of the 20 people employed there. In the 1970's the governor of Oregon said "come visit here but don't move here". No one listened evidently. As far as a place to shoot, an hours drive east or west and I am on public property and a bunch of outdoor informal shooting places. Oregon is not a bad place for gun owners as far as I am concerned.

 

[Diggers]

Heh, I'm in CA so....YEAH.

From what I have read it seems alot of states that make it easy to get a CCW also have a lot of laws about where you can carry. Other states that are a lot harder to get CCWs in don't seem to bother to pass laws that will apply to so few. (like CA for examp. )

HOWEVER, will some one please explain the LOGIC of not letting people carry in resturants and at a movie? (Bars make sense, I used to bartend )

What is that about?

 

[scout26]

I would have replied to thread earlier, but I had several of Da Mayor's JBT's from his CAGE unit standing on my neck after finding a spent .22 shell casing when they "chop-shopped" my car after pulling me over for doing 31 in 30 and not having exact funds to pay the "fine" under my drivers licence.

 

[scout26]

They have bars in Utah??

From my understanding, they do. Can't get a Jack and Coke, however.

Another fun thing to annoy the natives is to ask "Where's the nearest Starbucks ??"

 

[scout26]

HOWEVER, will some one please explain the LOGIC of not letting people carry in resturants and at a movie? (Bars make sense, I used to bartend )

What is that about?

Could you imagine the carnage after a BAD meal and then a BAD movie ?????

 

[scout26]

Okay, Tallpine wins !!!

 

[Jorg Nysgerrig]

Another fun thing to annoy the natives is to ask "Where's the nearest Starbucks ??"

Why would that annoy us? There are over 50 Starbucks shops in the Salt Lake valley.

 

[Stevie-Ray]

Sorry, but I'm in Michigan; home of the Canadian governor. People are leaving here in droves, and penniless for the most part. Michigan will be host to a whole new era of stereotypes soon. I'll probably be the one turning out the lights here as I retire and also leave the state I used to love.

 

[Ash]

We have some Starbucks here, but I choose to go places that actually have good coffee. I have yet to have any kind of Starbucks coffee that was worth consuming. The only way to fire that stuff down is to mix sugar, milk, cream, or other masking flavors. Drink that stuff black and it is horrid (regardless of the stuff). And it matters little what Starbucks you go to. I've had bad in San Antonio, Hattiesburg, Mobile, and Chattanooga. And no, I've not gone to the last three out of my own choice. Man, gas-station coffee is usually better.

Imagine that, Mississippi has the same crappy coffee places that other places in the nation has. The emperor has no clothes with that place!

Ash

 

[charlie505]

I live in NYC.

Tourist and transplants to NYC think we are all rude and kill people on sight. Thanks Hollywood.

I would love to keep tourist out - they are the ones that think it's ok to throw trash on the street.
Transplants are not used to people walking up to them for directions or have a strange fear for homeless people or other strange people walking our streets who are harmless.

Two years ago a transplant to NYC was being robbed by a kid at gun point - she did the stupid thing and challenged the kid to shoot her - and he did!! The kid was from Pa. The young lady from Ohio or there abouts.

If you are ever in NYC and someone is rude - there is a good chance they are from someplace else - not a true NYer.
We do have our rude people too - but we are mostly nice people - come visit and throw your trash in the garbage can located on every corner.
Oh - leave your guns at home - there is a 1000 bounty on people who have un-licensed guns.

 

[Dravur]

Ok, I'll play

I am a Montanan... There are a lot of stereotypes about the state...

We are all armed at birth
Everyone is white
Most people think we are part of Canada
It gets FREAKING cold in winter.
Speed limits are actually MINIMUM suggested speeds.

You can drive on the freeway from Bozeman to Livingston on a sunday morning and never see another car.

Elk can be the size of a Greyhound bus.

Some couty seats have a population less than 2000 people.


Oh, wait... you want things that are UNTRUE about a state... whoops.

 

[one-shot-one]

$0.02

thanks for the invite charlie505, but i'll pass, lot of places i would like to visit but NYC is not on the list. if i want to visit a liberal strong hold i need only drive a little ways to an urban center right here in texas for it.
wich brings me to my point, even a free state has its pockets of infection by commie/libs, many of texas' larger cities have this infection. this is where the signs come from, states that have large suburban/country groups of free peoples make those infected ninnies nevrous.

 

[Neo-Luddite]

Ash, you get my vote for most compelling essay; Mississippi doesn't deserve it's rep.

And Illinois *does* suck; no (legal) carry for citizens, FOID cards that signify nothing anymore but are required unless you like prison, and Chicago (why elaborate--THAT part is flat-fact true and deserved--it's a fascist city-state run by an overgrown munchkin).

My beef--Cali we're not by no means--and the fight is going on.

 

[chihuahuatn]

You know what's funny I do the same thing here in Boston, every time I walk past Copley Square and someone is handing out fliers for some leftist cause I exclaim "Only In Mass!!" over and over again.

 

[oneshooter]

TEXAS!

We are not ALL rich oil barons/cowboys.

We do not all ride horses to work/school.

We do not all wear "ten gallon" hats.

We don't shoot Indians on a daily basis.

Texas IS a state of mind!

We don't care HOW you did it up north!

Oneshooter
Livin in Texas

The sign posted at restaurants here is a red "52", meaning that they make 52% of there saled in alcohol. CCW is not allowed.

 

[Old Dog]

Ah, stereotypes ... Even within a state, you have 'em.

If I'm on the ferry, and see a bearded guy wearing Birkenstocks over wool socks, clad in a Columbia or some other REI-bought parka, holding a foofy latte beverage in a Tully's cup, getting out of his Volvo wagon which is still sporting a "Kerry-Edwards" bumper sticker (get over it, already, dude!) ... I just know he's from somewhere in King County (well, unless he lives on Bainbridge Island) ... and has never in his life so much as even touched a real gun.

But get out of King County -- Seattle metro area -- okay, and also Olympia proper and parts of Pierce (Tacoma) County, and you'll find most guys (and gals) in my state are normal gun-totin' and fairly rational folk ... Except they probably do ascribe all the bad driving on our roads to all the people that migrated up from California.

 

[230RN]

IBTL

Old Dog:

If I ... see a bearded guy wearing Birkenstocks over wool socks, clad in a Columbia or some other REI-bought parka, holding a foofy latte beverage in a Tully's cup, getting out of his Volvo wagon which is still sporting a "Kerry-Edwards" bumper sticker (get over it, already, dude!) ... I just know he's from somewhere in King County (well, unless he lives on Bainbridge Island) ... and has never in his life so much as even touched a real gun.

You forgot the steel-rimmed glasses.

And I believe the new "progressive" car is a Subaru wagon.

Volvos started to fall into disfavor among the conforming "intelligentsia" about two-three years ago, I would guess.

 

[Smokey Joe]

Speaking of Car Stereotypes...

Must say I find it annoying that my Prius labels me a wussy wimp gay liberal. I bought it for the perfectly sound reason that, with the miles I drive, at today's gas prices, and given the MPG of the car it replaced compared with the Prius' MPG, I'm saving about $500/year on gasoline. Yes I did the math. That $500/year is a conservative estimate. Save money. Get a Prius.

But then, my other vehicle is a mini-van, so's I can haul all my hunting/shooting/fishing junk and lock it up when I get there. The mini-van makes me a soccer mom, no?

Except when the van is pulling the utility trailer with all the gun, powder, bow, arrowhead, NRA, "Take a kid fishing," etc, etc, stickers. Then I'm a knuckle-draggin', redneck, gun-totin', intolerant, close-minded....well, you get the picture.

Hey, Texas! When y'all not ridin' your horse, y'all drive a Caddy with a set of longhorn horns for a hood ornament, no? Or if you're from the Deep South, your car horn sounds the first 4 bars of "Dixie," does it not?

Car stereotypes. Gotta love 'em!

ETA--230RN--Volvo Auto got bought by Ford. It's no longer Swedish (therefore exotic and non-American.) Probably that's why the "Beautiful green people" have changed their attitude.

 

[Neo-Luddite]

Off topic, but my biggest problem with the prius is its horrible, HORRIBLE name. I reminds me of the dire medical condition know as priapus.

Small cars are fine--my '77 Chevette got 39 hwy when new and it still chugs along. And it's been the object of MANY jokes and jabs over the years.

 

[Nomad101bc]

Well speaking of CT despite being surrounded by communist like NY, Mass., Jersey, we tend to be pretty pro-gun. Our self defense laws are almost castle doctrine and aside from waiting periods we can pretty much do whatever we want. Most people think of CT as liberal yet one of our best loved congressmen is a Republican. CT unlike Texas also does'nt have any stupid "no firearms allowed" signs anywhere that I have seen and legaly we aren't obligated to follow any if someone posted them.

We also get our concealed carry permits processed in about 4 weeks unless of course theres another news report about a rape; in which case we get back ordered and it takes 8 weeks because there are too many applicants.

 

[ryan in maine]

ptmmatssc: I have to laugh at the people that talk of new england being just a nesting ground of liberal ant-gun socialists . My state happens to be part of new england but most of our "Democrats " are more conservative than most states republicans . Btw , no we don't have igloos and Eskimos ( wrong state) , no we don't have snow year round , yes we do have indoor plumbing, no not everyone talks like a lobsterman. I've been asked about all those , and each time I have to keep myself from laughing out loud .

Ha ha. You'd also be surprised how many people I've met who thought Maine stops at Portland and figured everything north of there was part of Canada.

 

[Jorg Nysgerrig]

Yes I did the math. That $500/year is a conservative estimate. Save money. Get a Prius.

While it's off topic, I'd kind of like to see the math on that. While it might have saved you compared to the car you had, it doesn't seem like it's the best choice financially. Especially when one can buy a Yaris for $8000 less. Even saying the Prius would save you $1000 in gas a year over a Yaris, you wouldn't break even buying the Prius for 8 years. Perhaps your math is different, because every time I've seen anyone work out the numbers, it becomes pretty clear that personal economics is not a compelling reason to pick one. Unless you are driving over 30,000 miles a year, I'm not sure how finances justify a Prius. Now, if you want to save the enviroment and reduce dependence on oil, that one thing. But saying it's for fiscal reasons seems odd.