Does anyone know who Larry the Cable Guy is?????
Until last night, I knew the name and could place it with the man and his famous saying, "Git R Done" and what not, but I had never actually seen him on anything. Then I saw him for the first time on Jay Leno last night.....
Forgive my ignorance because I am a Midwestern girl who has never visited the South and I do not want to offend any of my lovely Southern Gals (or their men), but I am wondering just how many of the white men in the south are like him????? You know, rednecks. I understand that it is a stupid, ignorant misconception that being Southern equates with being a redneck, but men like Larry the Cable Guy and Jeff Foxworthy sure leave that impression. Is it more of a class issue than a regional issue?
I know that every region and group of people have some stereotypes associated with it.
For example, many people probably assume that all Midwesterners are hicks...that our parts are filled with cows and country. That everyone here is nice and friendly. Or that people who live in the Northeast are rude, arrogant or snobby and always in a hurry. Or that everyone who lives in Texas must be a cowboy and wear cowboy hats and shit-kickers. Or that people in the South are all confederates who spend their time sitting on their porches drinking lemonade or cheering for Nascar.
For fun, here is an American Regional Stereotypes Quiz.
I am curious....what regional stereotypes bug you the most about where you live??? What stereotypes do you believe to be accurate or buy into?
This topic was not what I had originally planned for this week's TFT, but sometimes inquiring minds Want To Know!
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Other TFT posters this week:
Denise on Valentines and Flowers
Amy on School Wellness policies
Jessica on overscheduling kids with activities
Nicole about keeping in touch with out-of-town family
Nic on signing things as husband and wife/family
