Stereotypes of your city/state/region/country, and are they true?

[Scrubiii]

Wales:
Do we have an utterly ridiculous and redundant language that only exists due to a feeble struggle for national identity? - Yes

Is everyone in the entire country a sheep farmer - No

Are we really into rugby? - Yes

Are we stuck in the middle ages? - No

Are we uneducated? - In some parts, specifically the South Wales Valleys, this is true. For the vast majority of the country, this is false.

Do we screw sheep? - This is, of course, completely 100% flawlessly accurate. Bestiality is an inherent part of our nations culture. In all seriousness though, this one is used only for comic effect. I seriously doubt that anyone genuinely believes it.

 

[Jamboxdotcom]

Montana here. Stereotypically we're all cowboys, ride horses, wear cowboy boots and hats, etc.
True? Well, i've lived here all 31 years of my life, have never ridden a horse and have only worn a cowboy hat for one of those "Olde Tyme" photos (you know, the ones where you and your friends/family dress as cowboys, indians, or hookers and get snapped in sepia?). That said, yes, we do have a higher per capita of horses and cattle than probably anywhere else in the US aside from Wyoming and Texas, along with the people who tend said cattle and horses.

 

[Dr Snakeman]

Before I go any further, I need to point out that all stereotypes are true, for at least some of the population. If no one fit the stereotype, then there wouldn't be one.

Now that that's out of the way: I'm from Austin, Texas. The city of Austin is known for being the left-leaning city in the middle of the most right-leaning state in the country. To my knowledge, that's pretty accurate.

Texas does in fact have lots of secessionist hicks, dirt, and cowboy hats. However, it's the second-biggest state in the country, so they are kind of spread out in the more rural areas of the state, and aren't anywhere near the hill country.

Also, where we border Mexico, white people are actually a minority. It's pretty surreal.

United States? Yeah, I don't think I need to get into the stereotypes. Suffice it to say that if you come here and look for people who fit American stereotypes, you will find them. If you look for people who subvert those stereotypes, you'll find them, too.

 

[GrimTuesday]

Now that that's out of the way: I'm from Austin, Texas. The city of Austin is known for being the left-leaning city in the middle of the most right-leaning state in the country. To my knowledge, that's pretty accurate.

I've heard its kind of like the Portland of the south. One of my brothers lives in San Antonio and he said that when ever he goes to Austin he feels like hes in Portland but something is a little off.

 

[Eldermage]

Costa Rica

The stereotypes from here usually are just from recent years. Half the population fits with it, the other half doesn't. Otherwise the country itself is really beautiful, and the people simply non-descript

 

[Saelune]

I'm from Detroit and, no I haven't shot anyone

But have you ever been shot?

I'm from New Jersey. We're one of the most diverse states in the U.S., if you're not from here you should assume everything you think you know about New Jersey is wrong.

It is quite expensive here, one of the costliest places in the country. And our debt is ridiculously awful. We are a bit "rude" to strangers.

Psh, New York's stinky little brother.

New Yorkers ARE rude and all, but lots of interesting people (particularly in the city)
Though outside of Long Island and NYC, its like a different state.

 

[Wintermoot]

COUNTRY: bunch of potheads that hump whores all day. nope!
STATE/AREA: bunch of farmers. yeah there are allot of farms around here but I and my parent,s aren't farmers.

 

[Dags90]

Psh, New York's stinky little brother.

New Yorkers ARE rude and all, but lots of interesting people (particularly in the city)
Though outside of Long Island and NYC, its like a different state.

The idea of anyone from New York saying New Jersey smells is just hilarious. Have they ever been to Manhattan? Ridden on the city's famous subway?

Everyone knows that New Yorkers just make fun of New Jersey to compensate for their terrible driving ability.

 

[Saelune]

Psh, New York's stinky little brother.

New Yorkers ARE rude and all, but lots of interesting people (particularly in the city)
Though outside of Long Island and NYC, its like a different state.

The idea of anyone from New York saying New Jersey smells is just hilarious. Have they ever been to Manhattan? Ridden on the city's famous subway?

Everyone knows that New Yorkers just make fun of New Jersey to compensate for their terrible driving ability.

Driving? In New York? (well, city)
There are cabs, trains and feet for city travel. If you mean the cabbies though, well...racial stereotypes now.

Last time I was in NJ though, there was an actual terrible smell. I dont remember where specifically we were though.

 

[Dr Snakeman]

Now that that's out of the way: I'm from Austin, Texas. The city of Austin is known for being the left-leaning city in the middle of the most right-leaning state in the country. To my knowledge, that's pretty accurate.

I've heard its kind of like the Portland of the south. One of my brothers lives in San Antonio and he said that when ever he goes to Austin he feels like hes in Portland but something is a little off.

I don't doubt it. I mean, there's a Starbucks every few miles, and an amateur (read: obscure) band in every restaurant*. It's perfect hipster habitat.

Go downtown, and there's neckbeards galore.

[sub][sub]*Well, "every restaurant" is a bit of hyperbole, but you get my meaning.[/sub][/sub]

 

[onewheeled]

Ah, California. That magical land where everybody lives in Los Angeles or Hollywood and yet is somehow within walking distance of a beach at all times, where everybody surfs, sees celebrities all over the place every day, where everybody is never without a perfect tan, and where you are always surrounded by Mexicans.

Maybe it's just where I live (Central Valley, in the middle of the state), but all of those are completely false.

...Well, except the last one, to a degree.

 

[sageoftruth]

I'm from Boston. I can definitely agree that many of them are huge sports fans, and with good reason. Thanks to the transit system and the stadium locations, there's no way to avoid them. As a Bostonian who isn't into sports, I must say, it feels a bit like being in a dive bar while sober.

 

[IneptInception]

The north west of England, a barren wasteland of socialists, abandoned coal mines, empty villages and mountains that eclipse EVEN EVEREST. Oh, god, and don't forget the legions of towns full of non working, benefit scrounging leeches that suck all the tax money that the hard workers of London produce and just end up breeding more scroungers. And desolate, gray council houses and rotting cotton mills. NEVER forget the cotton mills.

No.

Yes, weather up north is slightly wetter than the uber desert London seems to have become (URBAN SPRAWL OMNOMNOMNOM, let's just siphon all of the Norths' reservoirs to fuel the behemoth more <3 <3) and isn't completely flat (I know, people from the south east may find this life shattering, but walking to school/work is actually somewhat challenging especially in damn heatwaves when the buses run every hour/2 hours); that's just adressing the inner England stereotypes.

Internationally you all seem to think we have rotting teeth; which is rather and completely shite. We all drink tea, somehow as well, which is also rather shite, and we all sound like Oliver Twist. Considering you can go from Manchester to Liverpool (about 30 miles) and there's a completely different accent, and then from Liverpool to Burnley (about an hours drive)produces another accent. Honestly, overall there's: Scouse (Liverpool), Mancunian (Manchester), broad Lancashire accent (watch Peter Kay), Geordie (Newcastle in the NE), Brummie (Birmingham), Cornish (Cornwall), upper class received pronunciation (prevalent in any relatively rich area), cockney (LAndEn) and millions of others. Eurgh.

Oh, and we aren't all grumpy twats turned paper white in the abscence of sunshine. We're particularly sarcastic, and to somebody unused to this we can seem heartless and a bit twatish, but we're actually friendly and somewhat happy. I actually like our weather, it's never too cold or too warm, MOST OF THE TIME, and we have 0 biodiversity so nothing in nature can kill you really. And droughts seriously rarely happen in the NW.

And there are milllions of sheep EVERYWHERE. And cows. Literally, out of my back window I can count well over 150 of them.

/end of rant.

 

[wranlgler of SVs]

ACCOUNT HAS BEEN ABANDONED

 

[KageFenikkusu]

i live in melbourne victoria and people seem to think that we all get pissed smoke bong and shuffle to shit music
i do none of that

 

[Happy Sock Puppet]

I grew up in the VERY corner of Southwestern Oklahoma.

Yes, the majority of the stereotypes are true. White, semi-racist Christians whose idea of a wild weekend is going to the Wal-Mart three towns over. NO openly gay anyone ANYWHERE. I live near KC, MO now and it's like a liberal wonderland compared to where I was from.

 

[Weerez]

Northern Massachusetts, USA

Everyone talks like "pahk the cah in Hahvad Yahd": absolutely not

We're all incredibly sensationalist and liberal when it comes to politics: Half/half

Our professional sports teams are up with the best: Yes, except for professional soccer. I always thought it was funny that for such a small state in the midst of a group of six that we had the best teams in the country.

We're all very drunk: To an extent
We're all very Irish: Of course.