Stereotypes of your hometown city/state/area

[Tumbling Dice]

Paul and Linda McCartney lived in Arizona.

[EnduringChill]

Arizona: Full of redneck hicks ranging in age from 15 to 95, all of them conservative, racist, homophobic bigots who think that because you live in Arizona, you think the exact same way they do.

All true. Trust me.

Wrong. I know a guy that moved here from Arizona last July. He's none of those things. Maybe Dallas changed him.

Then he's the only exception, beside me and my immediate family. Also, certain parts of AZ are less redneck-y and conservative than others, like Flagstaff.

I like Flagstaff. I have a relative who lives there. Tucson is better though, in my opinion.

[U2_fan8 [aka U28]]

Arizona: Full of redneck hicks ranging in age from 15 to 95, all of them conservative, racist, homophobic bigots who think that because you live in Arizona, you think the exact same way they do.

All true. Trust me.

Wrong. I know a guy that moved here from Arizona last July. He's none of those things. Maybe Dallas changed him.

Then he's the only exception, beside me and my immediate family. Also, certain parts of AZ are less redneck-y and conservative than others, like Flagstaff.

I like Flagstaff. I have a relative who lives there. Tucson is better though, in my opinion.

I haven't been to Tucson much, just Phoenix/Scottsdale (I have family down there) and Prescott/Flag/surrounding areas (I live in northern AZ). I hate southern AZ, it's hot and there's too much traffic.

Paul and Linda McCartney lived in Arizona.

I didn't know that. Sedona, I'm guessing?

[EnduringChill]

Oh, Sedona is awesome!! We didn't really stop there when I was on vacation in Arizona recently, but from inside the car the place looked pretty cool.

Y'know, also when I was there, it wasn't hot at all. It even sleeted when we visited the Grand Canyon.

[ABloodRedSky]

You're all lucky.  I wish stereotypes about Connecticut existed so that I could try to dispel them.

[uplate6674]

You're all lucky.  I wish stereotypes about Connecticut existed so that I could try to dispel them.

The only CT stereotypes I know of are mostly centered around Greenwich and its moneyed, WASP-heavy population. Never lived in Greenwich, so I can't verify that one way or another. That and that it rains a lot in New England and the winters are cold (which held true where I lived but not necessarily for the whole state). Other than that, there are a lot of colleges there (also true).

[ABloodRedSky]

You're all lucky.  I wish stereotypes about Connecticut existed so that I could try to dispel them.

The only CT stereotypes I know of are mostly centered around Greenwich and its moneyed, WASP-heavy population. Never lived in Greenwich, so I can't verify that one way or another. That and that it rains a lot in New England and the winters are cold (which held true where I lived but not necessarily for the whole state). Other than that, there are a lot of colleges there (also true).

...The weather stuff is all pretty much true. And I haven't lived in Greenwich either, but when you drive past the town and see Bentley and Ferrari dealerships, you're pretty keen to agree.

[The Unknown Caller]

We're all drunk, we all throw bombs, we all have VERY VERY VERY strong feelings on religion/a United Ireland, we all know lots of terrorists, we're all stubborn.

...Respectively, we drink a lot but less than some, very few of us throw bombs, only a few of us have those strong feelings but they drown everyone else out, quite a few of us know terrorists by some connection and we are, in fact, far too stubborn.

[RunningtoStandstill (The League of Extraordinary BonoPeople)]

I don't think Virginia has any stereotypes, but if it does I'd love to hear them.

Way out West, we just consider Virginia part of the South. And trust me, there isn't much we associate positive with the South, so I'm not sure you want to hear it. Especially because I have visited Virginia: it's not near as "Southern" as people think.


Anyways, here's how Washingtonians stereotype the rest of the country:
NORTHWEST
Portland: Where everyone is a strange blend of hippie and hipster. And I'm fairly certain even the cops smoke pot. And if you don't vote Democrat, you get kicked out.
Eugene: EVERYONE RUNS.
Tacoma (from Seattleites): Dirty and ghetto. Equal to Compton in some parts. (which is no longer true; I live in Tacoma area, and some parts are quite nice. But some parts you don't want to go at dark...)
Seattle (from Tacomans): Hipster/yuppie central.
Forks: You only go there if you're a Twihard. We've known for years there's nothing there.

CALIFORNIA
San Fran: Like Portland, but foggy all the time and with rich people added in.
Oakland: San Fran's ugly cousin.
LA: Smoggy and dirty. Only the suburbs are nice (Beverly Hills, Bel-Air, Malibu, etc.).
Compton: GO THERE AND YOU WILL DIE.
North of San Fran: Empty. Large trees.

SOUTHWEST
Arizona: Either you're an old white person or an illegal Mexican immigrant.
New Mexico: See Arizona, but with more Navajo. Also, Breaking Bad.
Texas: Cocky and arrogant. Also, everything is bigger. Including the people. And if you don't vote Republican, you get kicked out.
Las Vegas: Watch The Hangover. That's what essentially how we see Vegas.
Utah: Mormons. ....and Mormons.
Colorado: Snow. ....and snow.

SOUTH
Most of these states are fairly similar, so these are the general Deep South stereotypes:
>Fat
>Republican
>Baptist
>Only listen to country music
>Either still racist, or black
>No Mexicans, Native Americans, or Asians
>Everyone's unbelievably poor, unless you're an oil tycoon
And the one positive stereotype:
THE BEST FOOD IN THE WORLD. Seriously, if you haven't been to a Cracker Barrel, fix that. Pronto.

And some more specific Southern cities:
>New Orleans: Empty from Katrina, unless it's Mardi Gras
>Nashville: Everyone wears cowboy hats and has musical talent.
>Atlanta: The one beacon of civilization

More later!

LOL

growing up in socal, i enjoyed the california ones. 
now here are some stereotypical things that are actually truer about california than you think...and some that aren't.

- SoCal really does have unending sunshine and gorgeous women.  And at least one in ten people you meet works/knows someone in the movie biz.

- Most of California is liberal....NOT! Only the metro areas like SF, LA, and SD.

- NorCal people really do say "hella".  A lot.

- SoCal people really do say "like" every other sentence.

- We really do describe things in LA in terms of freeways.  Interestingly enough, in SoCal we say "the" + freeway.  In NorCal, they just say the freeway number.  '101', for example, instead of 'the 101'.

- We really DON'T call the state 'Cali.'  Natives do not say "I'm from Cali."  Unless you moved here and are trying to sound cool.

- funnily enough,  LA's nicer areas aren't actually the suburbs.  since LA is basically one giant urban sprawl, places like Beverly Hills, for instance, are city neighborhoods, while the actual suburbs are miles away.

[@lmighty DS]

im from San Diego, the movies do it justice. it really is hot bodies on bikes/rollerblades everywhere. nothing in Maine or Texas comes close to beating the sight of a coastline-sunset

[#AP]

You're all lucky.  I wish stereotypes about Connecticut existed so that I could try to dispel them.

You do!

New Englanders in general are stereotyped as white, liberal, and educated. Also, they're either incredibly rich Cape Cod dwellers, or white trash a la Good Will Hunting.

[sw]

New York City myths:
--We're all very rude. Fact: we're more respectful of boundaries and others' personal space because we live in close quarters. Real NYers also are happy to help tourists because we're proud of our city and we appreciate you coming here and spending money.
--We have a lot of crime. Not true. It's one of the safest cities per capita, even in recession, following terrorist attacks, and during power outages.

[Tumbling Dice]

New York City myths:
--We're all very rude. Fact: we're more respectful of boundaries and others' personal space because we live in close quarters. Real NYers also are happy to help tourists because we're proud of our city and we appreciate you coming here and spending money.
--We have a lot of crime. Not true. It's one of the safest cities per capita, even in recession, following terrorist attacks, and during power outages.

But it used to be true until the City initiated a zero tolerance policy.  A policy I'd like to see replicated in many UK cities.

[TheLarryMullenBand]

You're all lucky.  I wish stereotypes about Connecticut existed so that I could try to dispel them.

You do!

New Englanders in general are stereotyped as white, liberal, and educated. Also, they're either incredibly rich Cape Cod dwellers, or white trash a la Good Will Hunting.

This is pretty true about New Englanders, however, I'm white, libertarian and educated

[@lmighty DS]

New York City myths:
--We're all very rude. Fact: we're more respectful of boundaries and others' personal space because we live in close quarters. Real NYers also are happy to help tourists because we're proud of our city and we appreciate you coming here and spending money.
--We have a lot of crime. Not true. It's one of the safest cities per capita, even in recession, following terrorist attacks, and during power outages.

maybe it's just when NY'ers come to Dallas that the rudeness is in full effect.