National
"Americans are all fat, stupid, lazy, jingoist, Christian, gun-loving, racist, materialist, arrogant, gullible, pop culture slaves."
-I must admit to being overweight.
-And lazy.
-Stupid, not so much. I look both ways before crossing the street, do math in my head, read classic literature (sadly, the fact that I read at all makes me unusual here), and so forth.
-Jingoists can eat a dick. Sometimes military action is necessary, but it is never -- that's never, as in under no circumstances -- a good thing. Violence is supposed to come after all chance of peaceful resolution is gone, not be the knee-jerk response to every situation. We have some pretty big problems here at home. We could be solving them. I guess it's easier for these fools to point their fingers at the other side of the globe and cry, "Eeeeeeevil!"
-Belief in a supreme being? No thank you. As George Carlin said, "I could pray to the Empire State Building and it will have about the same effect."
-I don't own any guns. Haven't fired one in years. My father has a handful, we used to shoot targets once or twice a year but haven't gone in a long time. I'm comfortable with weapons, not in love with them.
-I don't consider myself a racist. I occasionally do a double-take when I see a black person, but that's because I'm in a 98-99% pasty-white community. It's the illegal part of illegal immigrant that bothers me.
-Not materialistic. Others can have their fancy cars, 100-inch TVs, swank homes, and brag about how well they're doing. If you read between the lines, many of these people are stretched to the financial breaking point, in debt to their eyeballs to maintain the illusion that they're doing better than others. To me, anyone who owns a Hummer is wearing a badge that says he's impractical, tasteless, has too much money, and is damn proud of it. Personally, I derive great satisfaction and security in the reality of living debt-free. My home is far from the nicest, but it is mine, lock stock and barrel.
-The first thing an arrogant person would say is "I'm not arrogant." So, you decide.
-Gullibility: See Christian. This also applies to ghosts, UFOs, ESP, werewolves, and all that other crap. I do know (not believe, know) that the universe has not yet delivered all its secrets to us, and may never. I see how people are taken in by cold reading, horoscopes, and so forth. They are designed to be convincing, to offer just enough to draw the subject in. Stories about UFOs play into natural fears of helplessness and the unknown. I get it but I don't buy it. I will accept the validity of that stuff when science proves it.
-As for pop culture, I can't think of a way I could care less.
-I also drink only one cup of coffee a month. Coffee is an obsession in this country. In my town I don't think it's possible to be more than 200 yards from a coffee purveyor.
Regional
What *do* they say about New Englanders? I don't actually know. Folks from away tell me I have a bit of an accent, dropping final R's and occasionally using the word "wicked" to mean "very." I enjoy fish chowder.....?