Stereotypes about where you’re from

[Mark]

The Canadians shouldn’t get to have all the fun. So, I’m gonna make like a good ‘Murican, and capitalize off of their good idea for our gain… of another thread. What are some stereotypes about where you’re from that you’ve heard from transplants or away from home?

• Drugs - Duh.
• Crime - Duh.
• Old Bay on everything? - It’s our equivalent of Seasoned Salt. It works on so much stuff… from proteins to popcorn.
• Rude - Mostly. The younger the person is here, the ruder they are.

Other than that, I can’t really think of any other stereotypes about where I’m from… but it ain’t about the ones that I know of.

 

[Crystal]

There aren't really any good stereotypes about being from Bolton...just a typical Lancashire (don't you dare call it Greater Manchester!) town. Maybe some of the other Brits can help out a bit more there, I've been out of the loop on the newer stereotypes.

As for Phoenix...umm...yeah...not sure there, either.

 

[Kat]

I can't really think of any about Oregon. There are a few about Portland, though. It was portrayed as a war zone during the BLM protests, but in truth it was limited to a few blocks, mostly at night, and cops were generally the ones turning things violent. I went there during the day a bunch of times during all that and it was totally fine.

I feel like the hipster foodie cycler stereotype of Portland is pretty true. It doesn't apply to everyone, but definitely it's higher than average there.

I lived in Washington as a kid, and when my family moved there, we heard a lot about the "Seattle freeze", which isn't just Seattle and basically means people are polite but not friendly and don't really want to socialize. That also turned out to be pretty true. When I moved to Oregon, people would approach me in the grocery store to chat and it'd freak me out so much. I literally assumed the person was mentally ill the first couple times it happened, but it's just a normal thing here.

 

[Kat]

As for Phoenix...umm...yeah...not sure there, either.

I feel like people in Arizona/the Phoenix area tend to be early birds due to that being the only time your outdoors are hospitable and literally can't fathom why people in other areas don't want to be awake at 6 am. No, I'm not coming to your 7 am meeting! Why are you even asking me why not!

 

[Crystal]

I feel like people in Arizona/the Phoenix area tend to be early birds due to that being the only time your outdoors are hospitable and literally can't fathom why people in other areas don't want to be awake at 6 am. No, I'm not coming to your 7 am meeting! Why are you even asking me why not!

That is true, gotta' be early to do anything.

 

[Mark]

I can't really think of any about Oregon. There are a few about Portland, though. It was portrayed as a war zone during the BLM protests, but in truth it was limited to a few blocks, mostly at night, and cops were generally the ones turning things violent. I went there during the day a bunch of times during all that and it was totally fine.

Yeah, I watched a few people stream during that whole ordeal… Eric Greatwood, Carissa Dez, Adam Costello, even helped one of y’all’s local rappers Sol Luna with some security consulting for his DC trip.

One stereotype I keep hearing from my friend who moved to Beaverton is the whole “weird” thing, but I think that might just be a little niche thing there that’s collectively displayed as a trait.

I feel like the hipster foodie cycler stereotype of Portland is pretty true. It doesn't apply to everyone, but definitely it's higher than average there.

I heard y’all have a LOT of food trucks.

I lived in Washington as a kid, and when my family moved there, we heard a lot about the "Seattle freeze", which isn't just Seattle and basically means people are polite but not friendly and don't really want to socialize. That also turned out to be pretty true. When I moved to Oregon, people would approach me in the grocery store to chat and it'd freak me out so much. I literally assumed the person was mentally ill the first couple times it happened, but it's just a normal thing here.

Random conversations with strangers STILL catch me off guard. Here… the most you’ll get/give is a nod as you’re passing by someone… and half of the intent behind that is to acknowledge to that person that you see them. People that don’t do that typically find themselves on the other end of some bullshit.

 

[Tubby23]

Kangaroos in the streets.
Throwing shrimp on the barbie
Drinking Fosters

 

[Crystal]

Kangaroos in the streets.
Throwing shrimp on the barbie
Drinking Fosters

Average Tuesday in upside downland.

 

[Mark]

Kangaroos in the streets.

I’m more concerned about the ones waiting in bodies of water. I heard what those homicidal bastards are up to.

Throwing shrimp on the barbie

Outback DID have some decent food last time I went there several years ago… at least we pay y’all a compliment with that one. All we gave you was McDonald’s. I’m sorry… Macca’s.

Drinking Fosters

Isn’t that not even available there or branded under another name and nationally despised?

 

[Tubby23]

Average Tuesday in upside downland.

None of them are true though.

Fosters is a purely export beer, we call them prawns and almost never BBQ them, kangaroos is the closest to true.

 

[Crystal]

Outback DID have some decent food last time I went there several years ago… at least we pay y’all a compliment with that one. All we gave you was McDonald’s. I’m sorry… Macca’s.

I love that Outback was founded by two Americans that never went to Australia and now in the US it's seen as a glimpse into the Australian food culture, lol

 

[Tubby23]

I’m more concerned about the ones waiting in bodies of water. I heard what those homicidal bastards are up to.



Outback DID have some decent food last time I went there several years ago… at least we pay y’all a compliment with that one. All we gave you was McDonald’s. I’m sorry… Macca’s.



Isn’t that not even available there or branded under another name and nationally despised?

I wouldn't say it's despised but we won't drink it even if we were forced to overseas. It's a purely export brand because they found something that sticks

 

[Crystal]

None of them are true though.

Fosters is a purely export beer, we call them prawns and almost never BBQ them, kangaroos is the closest to true.

I know, I have a few Aussie friends (and Kiwis, too), and they all hate those stereotypes, lol

 

[Tubby23]

I love that Outback was founded by two Americans that never went to Australia and now in the US it's seen as a glimpse into the Australia, lol

Yeah I went to Outback when I was in the states, on the menu there was very few actual Australian things

 

[Kat]

One stereotype I keep hearing from my friend who moved to Beaverton is the whole “weird” thing, but I think that might just be a little niche thing there that’s collectively displayed as a trait.

Meh, they copied that from Austin. How weird can you really be when you're copying another city? Portland likes to think it's edgy and weird but IMO it's not. With that said, they are more accepting of harmless weirdness, which I do appreciate.

I heard y’all have a LOT of food trucks

This is true! I live in the suburbs and have many food trucks close to me. There are a couple closer to me than any bars or grocery stores even. Portland proper probably has more food trucks than actual restaurants.

Random conversations with strangers STILL catch me off guard.

Hmm, time for a poll on this subject, I think. I'm curious which is more common, strangers ignoring each other or being chatty.

 

[Crystal]

Yeah I went to Outback when I was in the states, on the menu there was very few actual Australian things

Yep, it's like Panda Express or Taco Bell passing themselves off as actual Chinese or Mexican cuisine, lol. It's Americanized food that sort of roughly approximates the various cultures. Thankfully the UK is bland enough no one makes faux British cuisine lol

 

[Kat]

None of them are true though.

Fosters is a purely export beer, we call them prawns and almost never BBQ them, kangaroos is the closest to true.

I've heard kangaroos in Australia are like deer in the USA. You don't see them literally everywhere, but they're relatively common and everybody has seen them out and about now and again. Is that accurate?

 

[Crystal]

Also Quokkas, vastly underrated!

 

[Tubby23]

I've heard kangaroos in Australia are like deer in the USA. You don't see them literally everywhere, but they're relatively common and everybody has seen them out and about now and again. Is that accurate?

Yes that's accurate. I live a semi regional place and I would say I see them on average twice a week. They're very common on golf courses as well

 

[Kat]

Twice a week is a lot for an animal that big! That's way more often than I see deer.

 

[Mark]

I love that Outback was founded by two Americans that never went to Australia and now in the US it's seen as a glimpse into the Australian food culture, lol

Hey, I never said it was accurate, I just said it was more complimentary than McDonald’s.

Meh, they copied that from Austin. How weird can you really be when you're copying another city? Portland likes to think it's edgy and weird but IMO it's not. With that said, they are more accepting of harmless weirdness, which I do appreciate.

That reminds me of an area called Hampden here… marketed as the hipster arts district. Basically, the same thing you’re describing… but not unlike any other gentrified urban neighborhood.

This is true! I live in the suburbs and have many food trucks close to me. There are a couple closer to me than any bars or grocery stores even. Portland proper probably has more food trucks than actual restaurants.

Food trucks are interesting to me… because growing up here, we had an ice cream truck that sold weed and loose cigarettes but you knew better than to buy any ice cream off of it. I didn’t start seeing food trucks here until I lived in the county, they don’t really come outside of downtown in the city.

Hmm, time for a poll on this subject, I think. I'm curious which is more common, strangers ignoring each other or being chatty.

I’ve heard so much variation just here in the states… can’t imagine the range we’ll see elsewhere.

 

[Tubby23]

I suppose, there would be others that see them everyday in more regional areas.

 

[Crystal]

Hey, I never said it was accurate, I just said it was more complimentary than McDonald’s.

Oh I know, just tickles my funny bone (...no...) when Outback comes up. I think of those commercials and how Aussie-themed it is and yet it's totally off base.

 

[Kat]

Food trucks are interesting to me… because growing up here, we had an ice cream truck that sold weed and loose cigarettes but you knew better than to buy any ice cream off of it. I didn’t start seeing food trucks here until I lived in the county, they don’t really come outside of downtown in the city.

Man, I want an ice cream truck that sells weed. It might be the only thing I can't get delivered to my house.

Here's a search of food trucks near me. This is about a 3 mile radius, maybe less.

I suppose, there would be others that see them everyday in more regional areas.

I need a translator. Is regional the same as rural? Even when I lived in the woods, I didn't anything bigger than a raccoon on a daily basis.

 

[Tubby23]

Man, I want an ice cream truck that sells weed. It might be the only thing I can't get delivered to my house.

Here's a search of food trucks near me. This is about a 3 mile radius, maybe less.

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I need a translator. Is regional the same as rural? Even when I lived in the woods, I didn't anything bigger than a raccoon on a daily basis.

Yes regional is rural haha.

I mean there is a reason we eat kangaroo meat, there is tonnes of them.

 

[Mark]

Yes regional is rural haha.

I mean there is a reason we eat kangaroo meat, there is tonnes of them.

Would you liken it to venison (deer) meat? They do look kinda like bouncy deer…

 

[A Slightly New Used Server]

 

[Tubby23]

Would you liken it to venison (deer) meat? They do look kinda like bouncy deer…

It's more tender than any venison I have had, but the overall taste is not dissimilar.

 

[Mark]

It's more tender than any venison I have had, but the overall taste is not dissimilar.

Here’s one for you… how about the stereotype that y’all are easy-going? Every depiction of Aussies we see here is either some stoner/surfer/chill type, or Steve Irwin. All commonly considered easy-going types… are y’all really that much more relaxed than us? Or is that just bullshit and are y’all just as concerned about the societal collapse as the rest of us?

 

[Tubby23]

Yeah we are definitely that relaxed. We have some stresses and that of course but really at the end of the day everything will be fine.

We have a cost of living crisis and a housing affordability crisis at the moment but most people are still pretty chill about most shit.

 

[Webster]

Stereotypes about Western NC.....well, for starters, being a part of Appalachia there's the "moonshine still in every holler" one. Being in the South people to this day still think there's a burning cross in everyone's front year (psst: that shit's down east, not in the mountains!).

I'll think of some more...

 

[Kat]

Here's a common stereotype that's not totally true about Oregon: it rains a lot and all the time. It barely rains at all in the summer. Phoenix has more rain in both inches and days with rain in July and August than Portland does. Not a ton more, but it's technically more! And our rain in the summer is almost always overnight.







Obviously it's not completely false, it's pretty rainy 3/4 of the year, but there is a significant dry season. For a long time, I had no idea it's rainy in the summer in a lot of places. To me, summer means no rain.

 

[Benzine]

"People from Wellington are often seen as creative, liberal, and politically aware. They are sometimes stereotyped as being hipsters who are obsessed with coffee, craft beer and vintage clothing. They are also sometimes seen as being pretentious, especially when it comes to their city's cultural scene."

 

[Friel]

We're all ginger, we love Guinness, and it rains a lot. I'm dark haired, I hate Guinness, but it does rain a lot.

 

[Crystal]

We're all ginger,

Never understood that stereotype, besides which, stop stealing my gingerness!

 

[The Eye in the Sky!]

Massachusetts:

Bad drivers - nah, our roads make us look like crazy people but we can navigate them well
Boston accent - no one talks like that, its played up for media
Elitist - I've heard this because we have so many colleges and stuff... I mean, sure I think we are. We pay our teachers well (in comparision to everywhere else), we essentially have universal healthcare here, and the best hospitals. So I'll take that elitism for the benefits.

I'm not sure what else, Masshole I guess? Yeah, we have them they're just like urban hillbillies.

 

[Dean]

I'm from Southeastern Ohio, so nowhere near Columbus, Cleveland, Toledo, or Cincinnati. Just middle of nowhere.

Stereotypes are that we all love the Buckeyes, are dumb hillbillies, and there's a lot of drugs, human trafficking, and Trump lovers.

I'm here to say it's all true.

 

[Kat]

Massachusetts:

Bad drivers - nah, our roads make us look like crazy people but we can navigate them well

Massachusetts has the lowest car accident rate of any state! It seems impossible to me based on my (admittedly limited) experience there, but apparently their drivers are quite good at not running into each other.

 

[Dean]

Yes regional is rural haha.

I mean there is a reason we eat kangaroo meat, there is tonnes of them.

Do you guys eat a lot of rabbit? Just stumbled upon this:

 

[Tubby23]

Do you guys eat a lot of rabbit? Just stumbled upon this:

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It's relatively common to eat yes, lots of farmers in particular

 

[shortkut]

It's relatively common to eat yes, lots of farmers in particular

It’s common to eat farmers or it’s common for farmers to eat?

 

[Tubby23]

Yes

 

[Tubby23]

Kangaroos in Mum and Dad's backyard this morning

 

[Crystal]

Pfft. Living up to stereotypes, those Kangaroos put the rest of them to shame. Get jobs, you bums!

 

[Webster]

What are some stereotypes about where you’re from that you’ve heard from transplants or away from home?

There's a few about Appalachia...
-We're all inbred, indwelling bigots
-We do nothing but dig coal, hunt and drink/brew moonshine
-Our houses don't have indoor plumbing and we all use outhouses
-We hate outsiders
etc., etc., etc.

 

[Crystal]

There's a few about Appalachia...
-We're all inbred, indwelling bigots
-We do nothing but dig coal, hunt and drink/brew moonshine
-Our houses don't have indoor plumbing and we all use outhouses
-We hate outsiders
etc., etc., etc.

 

[Webster]

That part's true; doesn't matter what part of Southern Appalachia you're now - North Georgia, Eastern TN/Western NC, western Virginia, western Maryland and West Virginia - every holler will have a damn still/stills in it, cranking out 'shine like no one's business.

 

[Crystal]

That part's true; doesn't matter what part of Southern Appalachia you're now - North Georgia, Eastern TN/Western NC, western Virginia, western Maryland and West Virginia - every holler will have a damn still/stills in it, cranking out 'shine like no one's business.

Gotta' have a good time somehow, lol

 

[Webster]

Gotta' have a good time somehow, lol

Hey hey...

 

[Crystal]

Hey hey...

I know, you're get your kicks with forums and wrestling. You're perfect