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 Posted: Sat Nov 24, 2012 9:12 am
Here's another classic from my guild that I hope all of you might enjoy. Taeryyn As you may already know, I'm a canuck. As with any nationality, there are stereotypes associated with being Canadian. We live in igloos, swill beer and Tim Horton's coffee, chow down on poutine and moose meat, worship hockey, and are just soo polite aboot everything, eh? :p (I may have physically shuddered, just typing that out.) Beyond the national stereotypes, each province (and some regions and cities) has traits that are associated with it. These probably aren't well-known outside the country, but can be amusing nonetheless. For example, as a Nova Scotian, I should eat seafood for every meal and be able to drink you under the table. I should also wear a kilt and have a funny accent. So, since I'm a curious person, I wanna hear about your regional stereotypes. What are people in your area known for? Not just your country, but your province/state, or your town. Do any of the traits actually apply to you? If so, which one(s)?
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Posted: Sat Nov 24, 2012 9:23 am
Pennsylvania... You know, I'm not sure what exactly my state is known for, but the two biggest cities are Pittsburgh and Philadelphia. I've never been to Philly, but Pittsburgh certainly carries its own stereotypes. "Pittsburghese" is somewhat recognized as its own dialect. The two most famous things that it has spawned are these dolls and this you-tube channel. There's a good chance that you haven't heard of either, as I don't think that they've really achieved national fame, but if you live here, grew up here, or visit often, then both may well amuse you. One thing is certain. You'll almost never tell anyone outside of PA that you are from Pittsburgh without the word "Steelers" being in their reply... Which if you don't give a s**t about football, is ******** annoying.
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Posted: Sat Nov 24, 2012 9:33 am
Hmm...Florida.
I'm not really too sure about stereotypes here. The only ones I can think of are...
-Theme parks
-Beaches
-Stupid people
-Old people
-Sun, all the time, all year round. Anyone that's been here for at least two months knows that it's not always the case.
Also, I loved the Canadian stereotypes one. I'm from Canada but I've lived here longer...
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Posted: Sat Nov 24, 2012 6:35 pm
Ohio stereotypes... well, the major stereotype for Ohio is that when something disappears off the face of the earth, they or it moved to ohio. We're seen as stereotypical city people with no respect for the dollar. We all have fancy cars and never work hard. Which is funny because most of ohio's economy is farms. We all apparently have an accent that makes us say cat as cyat or taxi as tyaxi.
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Posted: Sat Nov 24, 2012 6:46 pm
"To the one I love..
Oh hey, you live in Alaska? How's the igloos? Moose? Look at those Eskimos and sled racing s**t! Oh, and snow everywhere~
What..you guys have internet up there?
Yup. The usual stuff for Alaska.
Moved there back in 2005 from Michigan. What a difference.
..prepare to die."
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Posted: Sat Nov 24, 2012 8:05 pm
Pretty much all of them have been covered here.
I'm from Pennsylvania, Pittsburgh area but not directly from it though my mother is and I used to visit there quite often.
However for Philadelphia there is some kind of thing always about the Philly Cheese Steaks and half the time, that's all I hear about the place when it's brought up.
I live in Florida now though.
Yeah, sunny beaches and weather all year round and every day is one of the least true of the stereotypes.
It can go from sunny to like, practically mini hurricane status with the snap of a finger. Not to mention the storms will trick you into thinking they are leaving then they come back around to hit you a second time.
Oh and about the Pittsburgh Accent...yeah, people who are born in that area from what I've seen, do tend to have a bit of one. At least I know some of the members of my family do.
Like has anyone ever heard someone say "Yins or Yuns"?
Other then that...sorry, I have nothing else to put into this since everything has been covered.
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Posted: Sat Nov 24, 2012 8:37 pm
Good old California. I specifically live in SoCal and in the LA county area. We're not all blondes with big boobs and it's just just those types of girls who go to the beach.
I wouldn't say LA is great, but it's not super ghetto either. If you visit downtown, it's really nice.
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Posted: Sat Nov 24, 2012 8:42 pm
If you want a few more Canadian stereotypes go to youtube and look up Rucka Rucka Ali Canada. My uncle lives up there and gets a kick out of that song XD
Colorado stereotypes... Um that's difficult other than we are all rich and amazing snowboarders/skiers. Everyone owns a gun, we are super friendly, and amazing mountain climbers.
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Posted: Sun Nov 25, 2012 5:48 pm
Noire Samhain We're seen as stereotypical city people with no respect for the dollar. We all have fancy cars and never work hard. I've gotta say, outside of Ohio, or at least in Pennsylvania,, that's not at all the case. I think most people assume that most cities in Ohio are more like Cleveland... Blighted and rather sad, and that cities aren't the norm and that, as you said, there are lots of farms, just as one would expect in what is so frequently a red state.
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Posted: Tue Nov 27, 2012 8:37 am
I'm in SoCal too. There are of course the stereotypes that everybody in LA is fabulously attractive, are actors, hang out in coffee shops, speak with a valley girl accent, shop at quirky little organic grocery stores, then go out and party all night long.
I live in a desert. There aren't any clubs where I am that are worth spit, all the good restaurants in LA close by 10pm, and there are plenty of ugly people who don't act and shop at Costco.
It is sunny most of the time, though. It's to be expected in a desert.
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Irako of the Desert Vice Captain
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Posted: Tue Nov 27, 2012 8:49 am
I'm from Texas so I ride horses everywhere & I never leave home without my gun! Yee-haw!!
Oh, I forgot to say Howdy.
So.. howdy howdy howdy, y'all smile
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Posted: Tue Nov 27, 2012 10:06 am
Cape Breton, Nova Scotia.
The Nova Scotian stereotypes in your first post made me grin.
But to be specific to the Island:
~ Da mudder tung. That be our way of talking.
~ You can drive around the Island in 3 hours.
~ Everyone in the home can speak Gaelic
~ We all play the fiddle and spoons in our kitchens on a Friday night
~ We fight over the pronunciation of the letter "H". ['Aytch' vs 'haytch' sound]
~ The panties drop for Jimmy Rankin's music
~ Our main societal functions are wakes, funerals, weddings, and card games...
If you want some good ones, search IAmMathewian Project's "I Am Nova Scotia"...
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Posted: Wed Nov 28, 2012 4:39 pm
I live in Canada BC, but also near the house boat capital of canada. Now the rumors are so far.
~ they know how to drink till they are stupid (you can go online and probably figure out the reason you now need a boating license because some dummy decided to drive his speed boat through a house boat...)
~ they really like there pot plants. (if you went river fishing where myself, my dad, and my two older brothers went we found nothing but pot plants)
~ OH and one more thing. You must be a person that loves games cause really how the hell do you pass time in a place where there is really nothing to really do but go outside and hike all day long every day. Sure we have beautiful waterfalls around here but do you want to go see them everyday? not really... so most people find something to do or they must do nothing and wait for boredom to kill them.
That's about all i can really say about where i live... >.> I dis like hockey... Rugby is way better ^___^ far more brutal... and bloody Q.Q though i never get to watch it cause i can never find the stupid channel nore the times they are on at... It's infuriating.
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Posted: Wed Nov 28, 2012 5:13 pm
Cape Breton! <3 I'm not from the Island myself (I'm a lowly mainlander), but I have a lot of friends there, your list made me laugh. It also makes me want to go back and visit. My first time visiting, I got off the bus, and the very first thing my friends did was to take me to the drive-through NSLC (to stock up), and then took me to see a gigantic fiddle that played Celtic music. xd I lost count of the number of times I was called "by", and I must have heard the term "frigger" and "arsehole" a couple dozen times. I was presented with a printed copy of Da Mudder Tung when I arrived, actually. Also: I was staying in New Waterford, and my hosts and I were out for a walk around 8:30 (possibly near the town "square", which is actually a triangle, if I recall correctly) when the 8:30 "whistle" started going off. >_>; They all decided to pretend they couldn't hear it... As if anyone could miss that. Anyway, the people I've met from Cape Breton are easily some of the nicest, friendliest, most welcoming people I've ever encountered. I don't know if that's a well-known trait for the region, but if it isn't, it damn well should be. PS: I am not a panty-wearing kinda guy, but if I were, they would drop for Jimmy Rankin. PPS: Please forgive my enthusiastic rambling. I've lived out of the province for 5 years now, and I'm a bit homesick for all things Nova Scotian. wink
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Posted: Wed Nov 28, 2012 5:32 pm
Noire Samhain Ohio stereotypes... well, the major stereotype for Ohio is that when something disappears off the face of the earth, they or it moved to ohio. We're seen as stereotypical city people with no respect for the dollar. We all have fancy cars and never work hard. Which is funny because most of ohio's economy is farms. We all apparently have an accent that makes us say cat as cyat or taxi as tyaxi. Huh, interesting contrast... I live in Ohio, too. All I get is that everyone here is a hick that are obsessed with tractors, big trucks, the Confederate flag and are completely incapable of any sort of intellectual behavior. Also, apparently, we're raging racists and don't care about anything outside our bubble.
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