i'm born and raised here,but my sister had friends from california down here,and they were shocked that we said maam and sir,that almost all people held doors,and how most vehicles down here are trucks..is it really that different out there? no were not all hicks or rednecks,some of us are educated..oh yea,and they said "you guys" and we said ya'll,yea,i know it's not a word..just curious what others think..
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I saw very little of Texas, when I passed through to return to NYC.  I found the people very polite, but its the Cost of Living that I was most impressed with.  An Economy that moves at a reasonable pace. One that allows its citizens to enjoy the world around them. You have no idea of how fast, and troubled NYC is until you visit a State where the Resource won't be used up before their harvested.  NYC is out of sync with life.  I believe Texas has its problems but they won't kill themselves solving them.
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20 percent of the people here are not native English speakers, and probably do not understand your question fully.  This is evident by their grammar.  Not to mention their spelling, which could actually be an American or Brit that just types too quickly.\n30 percent of the people here are beginners at Yahoo! Answers and just want a quick 2 points to proceed to level TWO.  They don't care what sort of serious or silly answer they give.\n49 percent of the people here are guys (like ME) and we are NEVER wrong, but feel we just have to say something to you babydoll, cause you LOOK HOT to me, and blah blah blah.\nThat just leaves ONE percent of us who are truely dedicated, educated, sincere guys and gals who wish to help mankind in some small way.  We try to improve our BEST ANSWER percentage whenever possible.\nDear Miss Evil Chinchilla, click on my avatar now and see that I have a 10% Best Answer rating.  It could be higher, but I myself sometimes succumb to the urge to give a sarcastic, funny, cruel answer.\nYOU MISS EVIL, have inspired me to achieve a 15% rating by the end of 2006, while maintaining a steady pace towards level 3.\nAnd you know what Level 3 means, don't you?\nYAHOO gives me a new shiny Harley Davidson (whoops, I'm American) and I would be proud to take you on the first trip from Miami to San Francisco.\nwhew... a long way to go for 10 points...  :)
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Some people say that since there is a Central, South, and North America, people in the US aren't the only Americans. It is annoying because we have been called Americans forever, and I don't know why this word is popping up now.
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There is still a lot of that in the South, I go door to door sales.But it is getting were many are staying in doors,watching tv.people are hooked on intertainment.not takeing care of things like there children, damn shame, people should tell there children to play out doors.and watch them and guide them and teach them, and just be with them.but there hooked on other things they think is more emportant.I am so gratefull for a wonderfull mother who cared
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Yes, I know how you feel I'm from Michigan and I moved to Florida Last year I HATE IT people down here still think the war of north and south is still going on. It pisses me off when they call me a Yankee I mean get over the Yankee thing. All I see down here is pill popping and meth users every where in the town I live in. So Meany people down here are so uneducated I go to college and when I say that they look at me like they cant believe some that lives in town is doing something with their life and everything is backwards here. I mean i haven't meet anyone that is doing something with their life. Thank god I'm moving in two days and getting around maybe some normal people. So i know how you feel.
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I guess there are ignorant fools out there. It's the same way ppl think West Indians are from India (which btw incase anyone reading this didn't know, Indian did migrate to West Indie, so they have Indian roots, but West Indians have a culture of their own) I take an offense when ppl get this mixed up, so it's not surprising you'd take offense to ppl thinking Scotland isn't a place on its own. I've been to Scotland, it's awesome, I love the castles, the fast food potato at the mall and ofcourse the beauty of the place. Anyways good luck getting your msg out.
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Well I did see 3 trucks pulling a real purdy double wide down hwy 44 this morning. I noticed 4 little kids looking out the windows as it drove by. If that sounds like yours it was headed west towards Oklahoma....Good Luck!!
426565
I am from Oregon and I live next to Ross Coleman (professional Bull rider)  He was born and raised in Oregon yet he has the fake accent you are talking about.  I think it sounds very funny but only because I know it's not real.  Funnier still is that his younger brother started to develope the same accent as he got more into rodeo.  When we were in elementary and middle school together he didn't sound like he was from the south.  I don't think there are very many "real" cowboys out there anymore.  The sport is getting very commercialized and glamorous and they are trying to create a false image.
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So true!!! I went to Cancun for spring break and I was in awe at the enormous amounts of teens and young adults who can't keep their composure! \n\nI know, I think their parents are too busy calling us wetbacks and beaners when they in fact need to take care of their kids who will most likely make it to the Girls Gone \nWild series. \n\nAnd yes, "rednecks" like us more than they would like to admit.
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I'm from the South, technically. I'm from Southern California (LA), which is nearly as south as you can get in the United States without going into Mexico.\n\nI think people ought to redefine "South," since, after all, people from Orange County and Los Angeles are living in the "South." Is the South you're referring to the South that fought against the North in the Civil War in an effort to maintain slavery? Or are we talking post-bellum American South, which can include the states of Texas, Arizona, New Mexico and California today?
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My ex was from Cali. ( he lived in San Fran, then Santa Barbara.) Being a mid-westerner myself, I always had pre-conceived notions of people from Cali. I finally went ther in 2004. The people were so chill and laid back! I loved it! I would definetely live there, even though I think I am a little more conservative then some of the people there.
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I know you aren't looking for a real answer but I am going to give you one in brief.\n\nNascar is full of redneck good ole boys. How do I know this? My sister was hired as a mechanical engineer for their research and development department. She was the only female in the entire department besides the receptionist. \n\nAfter about 3 years of her calling me during her lunchtimes, upset from being harrassed, she finally resigned. \n\nI could go on and on about the ways those redneck men harrassed her, but I know you dont' want to hear truth.
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nope. i think a good 1/3 of us are ultra liberal. if you want openess, you have to ask people that live on the coasts. we're mostly liberal out here.\n\nyep, it's probably because you're so new york. i know if i was born and raised in somewhere like texas it would have taken me a lot longer to open my eyes to the rest of the world. good thing i'm so cali, i suppose
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I lived not to far from there for seven years, and left about 5 years ago.  This was then a Midwest suburban town with actually very limited number of Hispanics at all.  (I joked with my friends that the town was like 'Wonder Bread'.)  When I went back last summer I noticed there were a lot more Hispanics, but hadn't started focusing on illegal immigration, so I didn't think much of it, just that it looked more like LA.\n\nSince the marches I learned that California had cracked down on some border crossings and that Illegals had started crossing into Arizona, some staying there, and others going into the interior.  I learned that Illinois had some mortgages illegals could get.  I understand that Chicago police can't ask about immigration status until the arrest stage (like LA), and that Illinois is now number 6 in the country in having the most illegal immigrants.  Previously when I thought of moving from LA for education reasons, I thought of going back to Illinois, but now I am not so sure that will be much help.\n\nWhat strikes me most is your saying how many crimes they had in Woodstock in the last week.  When I left a town near there, the crime index for my town was 28, with 100 being a national 'average' and city suburb areas like the one I live in now being around 200.  \n\nIt sounds like crime has gone WAY up.  That is really sad.  The place was a cross between Mayberry RFD and Currier and Ives.
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It's not just Tennessee; unfortunately we in Kentucky have a similar, and similarly unjustified, reputation. I think it was a rumor started by Yankee jealous because Southerners can pronounce "r" sounds in the middle of words. (ex: New York vs. New Yawk).\n\nBTW, I've been to Nashville, and I saw many shoes of all types there. :)
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I have never been & will never be a redneck. Been called preppy, concieted, even overdressed but never a redneck. However I do have a few "redneck" friends, & I like them better than the political people I associate with at functions where the Democrats & Republicans meet. Give me a good old boy over a liberal any day. At least one can tell the truth.
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Again, this is one of those dumb questions, but everyone has their own answers.  I think that this one might get some ANSWERS, like you did. It shows that people think the southern states are full of dirty redneck, hillbilly,pipe-smokin', sittin on the front porch, doing nothing but keepin the women barefoot and pregnant in the kithen, cookin up supper, that was caught by the men folk, so they can sit and drink their moonshine.  But, I guess it is no different than the big city people are considered to be killers next door as your neighbor, no street safe to walk down because the drive by shootings by people who probably does not work, but thinks they rule a territory, probably owned by their parents. And, a good job, is standing on the corner,lol. We all have answers.  But, hey, I've try not to judge a person by the way they part their hair, their size, or the color of their skin, because I know I'm not perfect, I don't want to judges seat.