Doo: Umm, thanks for sharing that touching story about something that had nothing to do with the original question but seemed to be an attempt to illustrate what everyone in past posts on this thread already said
(JK
)
(Just to spare another this-is-why-I-love-where-I-live, unnecessary response-I have seen the charm in every place I've lived; even Biloxi and the Hampton Roads area of VA, both places that are tough for some to love. And I actually like the Midwest quite a bit). Last stereotype I've encountered of the MW (at least the last I can think of for now): Midwesterners (outside of the urban areas, which seem to defy all of the above stereotypes) are a dour bunch. Many farmers in the MW, and farming is a tough life. Conversation tends to revolve around how bad things are, who died, who's in jail, and who's out to get who.
So now, since we all want to be fair and point out how much we love where we live and where we come from and how everybody else has its fair share of Dill Holes:
Other Regional Stereotypes:
-New England
Snooty or overly gregarious drunk Irishmen from Boston
Elitist, even if either of above
Secretly racist
Aggressive drivers
Like to use the F-word in place of commas
Norther Maine is the exception-just "The South" of the North (Southern Maine is just Northern Massachusetts, and Mass just defines the rest of the area. And Rhode Island...screw 'em, everyone hates Rhode Islanders)
-South
Openly racist
Hillbilly
Fat and uneducated
-California
The definition of flaky and self absorbed
-Texas (its own region, cuz it's just that g'dammed big and obnoxious)
Like the south, but slightly more edumucated, and definitely more arrogant.
Pacific NWest
Earthy, crunchy, and way too hippie.
Honestly can't think of anything for the southwest, except for Utah (I just picture a million of 18 year old boys in short sleeve dress shirts, ties, dark pants riding their mountain bikes [always with a helmet on] and their "Elder Mordichai" badges on) or the Mid-Atlantic (except Jersey, New York's leech field). Any thoughts?
Her's to being an equal opportunity offender. Anyone care to add to the list?