I think it is pretty bad to assume that. There are going to be hicks and rednecks in every state. California even. Kentucky is most known for horse racing and that is not a hick past time. Quite the opposite actually. I live in Tennessee and am far from a hick. I have two college degree s from a private liberal art s college, I ride hunter jumpers, and have lived all over the United States (including Camarillo, California). I believe I am very well rounded, cultured, and educated. Not typical qualities of a hick. The part of TN I live in is very populated and very diverse. Tennessee s music culture has heavily influenced music today. TN has had a variety of talent come from it. Yes country and bluegrass but rap, jazz, and the blues as well. One of the best research hospitals for children is St. Jude s in Memphis as well as 2008 s #1 ranked zoo.I can t speak for everyone else out here but what I do for fun is play with my dogs, do stained glass, go out and party with friends, travel, go to different festivals and events, go to the movies, try new recipes, compete in hunter equitation horse shows, spending time in nature, and trying new things/activities (especially wine!). A lot of women here LOVE their shopping (seems like everyone here has a collection of Coach purses), personally I hate shopping- I d rather spend my money experiencing new things, making memories, and living live to the fullest. There are stay at home mom s everywhere and people have ridiculous amount of kids everywhere including California (octomom). I am 24 and married and I have no kids and plan on keeping it that way for quite awhile. When me and my husband do decide to have kids I probably continue to work (even if it s just part time) as I find it fulfilling. I enjoy my job.When you think of TN or KY being all hicks think of these very non hickish famous people:From TN: the first elected woman senator (Hattie Caraway), Morgan Freeman, Aretha Franklin, Isaac Hayes, 3 US Presidents, Shannen Doherty, Justin Timberlake, Project Pat, Three Six Mafia, Lil White, Judge Joe Brown (this past October I even saw him while I was out to eat), the band Saliva, Al Green, and of course we cant forget Elvis and Johnny Cash.From KY: Hunter S. Thompson, George Clooney, Tom Cruise, Johnny Depp, Ashley Judd, Diane Sawyer, William Shatner, Nick Lachey, the founder of Papa John s Pizza, Muhammad Ali, Larry Flint, Duncan Hines, Kelly RutherfordI realize this is isn t everyone but these are some pretty notable people and even though a lot of them are in CA now, their roots come from TN and KY... just something to think about.
Yeah that s pretty stupid... until you visit and get to know people from a certain area you shouldn t believe the stereotypes... you are from California therefore you must be a tree hugging, tofu eating, beach bum surfing, shallow botox injected human being... are you any of those things? I am not sure if it s bad but it definitely is ignorant and moronic... especially to assume ALL are...
Most people from KY, TN, and the central U.S are quite a bit smarter than you. Yhey can all spell TENNISSEE (you can t). They know which letters of a sentence to capitalize. I think a little spelling, som geography, and Learning about society in these areas would be a boon to your perception of anyone else other than California.
See now THAT is stereotypical...don t assume what they do when YOU don t even know..have you ever even gone there to know what its REALLY like? I don t think so...what do people do in California? Girls get pregnant when they re 16, they re slutty and don t think of anyone else but themselves. And I would know this because I ve been to California and a lot of people there are like that. And I live in Michigan.
There are really cool cities in those states and even some progressive ones, so yes, you can t really generalize. And yes, there are hicks, stay at home moms, and people with huge families, just like parts of California.
yes i live in TN i am not a red neck ... people move all the time, there for there are different people in different places
Yes, this kind of thinking is bad.