Personalities of American States

[ravells]

I have just been watching a riveting DVD called 'Path to War' - about how Lyndon B Johnson got sucked into the Vietnam conflict. I hadn't realised that he was from Texas, although I knew he was a democrat.

Here was a man whom I thought immortalised Texas in that he was fiercely independant.  That got me to wondering whether people from the US identified states with personality traits of the people from those states. - Sure enough we've heard what people associate with 'California' - but what about the other ones?

Not being from the US I'd be curious to know.

Ravs

[Maniac]

Well being a non american.... The Texas one really is easy....

EDIT : hehehehe i really should cut down on the beer, u allready meantioned Texas

[SOB]

Oregonians are a bunch of web-footed pot smoking hippies.

[ravells]

I want to live there!

[lazs2]

I think you would fit right in raves.... except they  are allmost as barbariic there as the other states.... you need to live in a very large city in the states to feel at home.
lazs

[SOB]

Since it's a post by Lazs, I can only assume he's referring to guns.  We don't have to register handguns in Oregon and it's a pretty simple process to get a concealed permit - you have to take a course in firearm safety, be breathing, and be a law-abiding citizen.

[lazs2]

sob.. there are a lot of enlightened law in oregon...  it has to do with population no doubt.   I don't think rave would feel comfortable in any one state...  it's not the state so much as the population centers... he would feel much more at home in large cities in any state.

lazs

[Sandman]

Originally posted by ravells
Sure enough we've heard what people associate with 'California' -

...and sure enough they're probably wrong. California is huge.

[Otto]

LBJ wasn't from Texas.

LBJ was Texas.

 (At least for about 20 years)

[mrblack]

have lived all over.
calif
arizona
colorado(borne and raised)
alabama
georgia
florida
n.carolina
And currently in Texas

If I hade my choice I would be back In Colorado In A new york minute.

[ravells]

So getting back to the topic of the post, how would personalise Arizona, Mr Black?

Ravs

[capt. apathy]

Oregonians are a bunch of web-footed pot smoking hippies.

until you leave town, where Oregonians are a bunch of web-footed, pot smoking, pistol packing, rednecks.

[Ripsnort]

Seattle is "San Franciso North" until you get about 15 minutes out of the city.

[mrblack]

Arizona HuMM
Well I would say feicrly independent,outdoorsyand very aware
of there American Indian culture.
All In All a great place to live.
Can get very hot there and they do have snakes and scorpions:(

[Octavius]

I agree with Storch.  One may identify with specifics of a state, but their personality might develop as a result of the region.

Stereotypes develop from states.  Wisconsinites have our "accent" "Dontcha know eh?" and can be considered uber beer drinking, cow loving, cheese heads.  But hey, thats the norm eh?