The Ranting Room

prog-chick wrote: Ah.......I know what being from Gloucestershire is all about...........I never knew that Texans had webbed fingers and toes, married their brother's, cousin's, Aunt, or wore thier jmpers back to front to keep the front clean though!

Not so much Texas, but this is a typical epithet for the southern States, particularly West Virginia and the deep South (e.g. Alabama, Mississippi, etc.)  where most everything is really rural.

Texas is almost its own culture...of course it was an indepedent country for a small time after it fought for its independence from Mexico, then joined the union.  When I think Texas I think more cowboy hatted oil execs rather than rubes in overalls with no shoes and a piece of hay in their mouth.  (Southerners:  I don't actually subscribe to this, I have many friends in the South).  Also re: Texas, though I've never been, I've heard Austin is a cool place to be.

I think it's funny that whilst upholding the stereo types of gloucestershire (me) and deep south US (natural Science) we both added disclaimers to state that we know perfectly acceptable people from these places!



I think here, now in the 21st C, folk are so migratory that these stereotypes no longer really exist, (at least in a small country like england)........but it is fun to keep the legends going!

GoldenSpiral wrote: I can, however testify that many of the West Virginia stereotypes are true, but they are true for just about everywhere in the rural US.

Having attended a college that was very close to the West Virginia border, I can also confirm that many of the stereotypes are true.

West Virginia's countryside is quite beautiful, however.

Oh, I've now got that awful song about West Virginia in my head... not good!

Edited by Geck0 - May 24 2006 at 11:24

You think just new mainstream/radio music sucks?  Listen to '80s mainstream/radio music!

Geck0 wrote: Oh, I've now got that awful song about West Virginia in my head... not good!

ha ha ha ............I have Laurel & Hardy's "the blue ridged mountains of Virginia" goin gthroough my head!!!!

I psychologist would have a field day!!!

I must get some work done.............I will not look back in until I have achieved the next goal............honest!

P-C
    

Geck0 wrote: Laurel & Hardy sang?

Sheeeesh the youth of today!!!
    
Go google!

P-C

They sang................a lot!

http://www.wayoutwest.org/wowfeature/songs.html


I do have work to do............I am just summoning the energy.............beside working from home means that if I waaste time now, I can make it up later with no hassles...........and the boss is away...........so..........

Ok, ok, I am going back to work!

GoldenSpiral wrote: What college was that?  I go to Virginia Tech, which really isnt far from the border either...

I spent a year having a blast while completely failing out of Shenandoah Music Conservatory in Winchester, VA.

My sister graduated from Tech, and lived in Blacksburg for years afterwards.

P.S. - I like your sig today, Geck0.


Edited by Empathy - May 24 2006 at 12:24