I'm from West Virginia, probably one of the most stereotyped states out there. Cue all those cute jokes everyone likes to tell. Haha, but really.. there's a lot of people here who don't really take kindly to 'outside folk' from other areas.. I'm not like that, but a lot are. It's a pride thing, I think, especially in the older generations.

West Virginia is a laid back, slow paced state. Communities are close-knit, and well.. I've heard people say 'if you're not from WV, you wouldn't understand.' And I think that's true.. WV isn't like many other states. If asked, people here don't tell what city or town they are from, rather people say "I'm from Lincoln county." And I never really noticed that until in my WV Gov't class I had this semester in college.. we went around the room and told everyone where we were from. A few out of staters, but every single person from WV, except for 2 people, said they were from "X County."

And what I'm going to say next doesn't necessarily reflect my own opinions of others from diff. areas.. just a general idea of what people in WV think. A lot here think the ones north of us are obnoxious, loud, and rude.. A lot don't understand the fast-paced lifestyle that so many in the larger cities have become used to.

People here don't really have a lot of stereotypes of the South. Many in West Virginia like to say they're from the South and the represent that to the fullest; aka, what you'd call a redneck. But news flash. Rednecks are in every state.

I don't know.. I'm afraid this thread will turn into bashing on others regions. What I think would be better is just to talk about your region how it really is, and maybe put some of those stereotypes to rest. *shrug* It'd be nicer. :jointsmile: