Quote Originally Posted by zephyrinne
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:
When I think of West Virginia I think of you Zep,,,Have a nice Holiday trip home...