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To gain some more insight on the stereotypes that American states are often saddled with, we reached out to King Siu, a writer for Solo Traveler who was kind enough to have a chat with us. First, he shared some of the most popular stereotypes he's familiar with. "Everyone in California is glamorous, surfs, and works in movies or in tech; everyone in Texas is a cowboy who is a conservative, loves guns, and BBQ, and probably works in the oil industry; people in New York live fast-paced lifestyles, work in finance, and spend their weekends in the Hamptons; New Jersey is full of mobsters; that Florida man stories are an accurate representation of most Floridians; that everyone who lives in Louisiana is uneducated and lives in the swamp; and everyone in Colorado snowboards and smokes weed," he told Bored Panda.

But King was quick to point out that we shouldn't be believing these stereotypes. "There are way too many people in each state for any of the stereotypes to be true of the majority of the people there. It’s hard enough deciding on a restaurant to go to with a group of friends, so imagine now how unlikely it would be for millions of people in one place to decide to be exactly the same."

“Nobody Lives There”: 30 Americans Reveal The Most Brutal And Hilarious Stereotypes They Hold About Each State I’m kind of upset that only 2 people mentioned Alaska. We’re a f*****g state too, you pricks. And bigger than Texas to boot.

anon , Angelica Reyn Report

Final score:

76points

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Persephone hates Pomegranate 1 year ago

YESSIR! ALASKANS FOR THE WIN!

18points

Slow-Loud-n-Bangin , RODNAE Productions Report

“Nobody Lives There”: 30 Americans Reveal The Most Brutal And Hilarious Stereotypes They Hold About Each State I've lived in Houston, Chicago, and New Haven, and done a lot of work in rural Texas and throughout Louisiana. I will avoid talking much about the west coast, because I know less about it.

Most of the differences are small. Houston is going to be more like Chicago than either one is like Bloomington or Beaumont. That said, there are a few.

People in the South are generally a bit more okay with "it happens when it happens" where people in the North want things to happen on time.

The South and Midwest care a lot about college sports. The North and West Coast do not.

The South will tell you their food is better than everybody else. This can be contentious, but is generally regarded as true.

The North is slightly more direct in its communication style, where the South and Midwest focus a bit more on politeness.

The North puts a bigger focus on educational prestige and ranking colleges. In the South and Midwest, your state's public university is basically as good as Harvard as far as employers are concerned.

The racism is very different. If you live in the South, you know Black people, where I've met a surprisingly large number of people in Chicago and the Northeast who have never had a personal relationship with anybody from another racial group. So you're more likely to hear something outright hateful from an old southerner, but you hear a lot more mundane but frustrating ignorance in the North.

The South is poorer. It just is. Especially if you take out Texas, Nashville, and suburban Atlanta, it gets really noticeable really fast.

Final score:

68points

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C.M. 1 year ago

I really appreciate this one. Spot on.

18points

“Nobody Lives There”: 30 Americans Reveal The Most Brutal And Hilarious Stereotypes They Hold About Each State It’s all relative in West Virginia!

anon , Nicole Michalou Report

Final score:

60points

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Scout Finch 1 year ago

Oh brother....

25points

average-in-every-way , Tydence Davis Report

We also asked King if he wanted to dispel any common misconceptions about the United States. "Americans are generally portrayed as unfriendly and rude, and this is not fair at all," he shared. "Americans are generally some of the friendliest people you’ll meet, and I’m saying this as a Canadian. I think they are often a bit more outspoken than others, which makes them stand out when they are abroad, and perhaps that’s why they get this stereotype. Of course, there are some who are unfriendly and rude, but I’ve found them to be the exception to the rule."

“Nobody Lives There”: 30 Americans Reveal The Most Brutal And Hilarious Stereotypes They Hold About Each State People from Texas, REALLY LOVE being from Texas.

People from the Midwest are nice

People from Minesota are really nice

New Yorkers are rude

People from New Jersey are extremely rude

Final score:

59points

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the_harbringer_of_doom[s/t/h] 1 year ago

im from texas and let me tell you, it sucks A$$ here its so hot rn...

18points

Hi_Im_Ken_Adams , Nur Andi Ravsanjani Gusma Report

“Nobody Lives There”: 30 Americans Reveal The Most Brutal And Hilarious Stereotypes They Hold About Each State Ha, you should try visiting San Francisco. We are experts at layering because we have so many different microclimates. You can go from sunny to foggy to chilly all within a few miles or even in the same spot depending on the time of day.

People who think SF is “sunny California” will be in for a shock….

Final score:

52points

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Stephanie Did It 1 year ago

As a native Texan, I lived in Alaska for a few years (loved it), then moved to Southern California. I got colder there than in AK. Nearly froze in San Francisco! Finally came home to thaw out and embrace my allergies.

6points

J 1 year ago (edited)

I, San Franciscan, claim that we are not SoCal or NorCal, but somewhere in between. You got SoCal, obviously, which is like either really effing hot or deathly cold, then you got NorCal, which is just redwoods, tourist traps, and coffee shops, then in the middle you´re either in the Bay Area (SF), or almond/orange/avocado/lemon farms.

1point

Burnt Bagel 1 year ago

People who think SF or the bay area is Northern California have also been seriously duped. That’s central California. Very few of us live in the true North.

3points

SkyBlueandBlack 1 year ago

It's almost exactly in the center, yeah, but it's NorCal. Further north is the Lost Coast. Kinda like how San Diego isn't SoCal, it's LowCal.

0points

Randy Klefbeck 1 year ago

I lived in a Victorian flat in Bernal Heights for three years. I could walk out my front door and it would be sunny, no clouds, no wind, and warm. I would walk about 70 feet to my back door (it was like a shotgun shack floorplan) and it would be cold, fog wipped by wind, and wet.

1point

Randy Klefbeck 1 year ago

Had a friend who said, "If you don't like the weather in S.F., just walk a couple blocks." He also said once while we were driving through the city to downtown, "Of course the sun is shining on the straight people's neighborhood!"

1point

Philly Bobcat 1 year ago

* Northeast Pennsylvania has just joined the chat! *

1point

Queen Jackson. 1 year ago

NE FL!

1point

Juliette the Fox (she/her) 1 year ago

Same with Kansas

1point

Max Fox 1 year ago

I think that it was Mark Twain who said the coldest winter he'd ever been through was June in San Francisco

0points

Randy Klefbeck 1 year ago

That statement that has been attributed to Mark Twain was actually stated by a journalist in a more recent time.

1point

Nikki Sevven 1 year ago

New Englander here. It's not remotely unheard of to have 22ºC temperature differentials within a 24-hour period. Layers, always.

0points

Uncle Pato 1 year ago

Visited SF one summer and learned that sweaters and jackets are necessary year-round

0points

ravn 1 year ago

I love summer in SF. So much easier to spot tourists (the only people wearing shorts).

0points

Carole Reid 1 year ago

You are absolutely right. I grew up there.

0points

Jeremy James 1 year ago

There is no way to dress for New Orleans, either. It will be chilly, torrential rain in the afternoon then insufferably hot and muggy in the evening, and now you're stuck walking around in a raincoat.

0points

Kilkenny 1 year ago

I'll see you that and raise you: snow Monday, 80° Wednesday. Love the Midwest🙄

0points

Phobrek 1 year ago

SF's climate is crazy and I loved it. It could be like a scorching 100 F across the bay in Oakland and people in SF are enjoying a sea-breezy 70s or something. When I lived in SF I was never too hot or too cold.

0points

CHRIS DOMRES 1 year ago

Look up "12 seasons of North Carolina"

0points

Frank Hassler 1 year ago

I think that’s just relative to other parts of CA. Meanwhile, here in WI it was 80 and sunny on Saturday and it’s 29 and snowing on Monday morning. Do you even snow bro?

0points

King also took the chance to defend a few states who are unfairly stereotyped particularly often. "Florida does seem to get more attention than most as the poster child for people behaving strangely," he told Bored Panda. "Believe it or not, most Floridians are relatively normal people who don’t do crazy things."

He also pointed out some regions that deserve more hype. "New Mexico is often overlooked by tourists in favor of its more popular neighbors, such as Colorado and Arizona," King noted. "However, New Mexico is home to a rich history, culture, and natural beauty. Montana is probably another that was overlooked until more recently, thanks to the popularity of the show Yellowstone. Most probably think of California when they think of American wine, but there are also many great wineries in the Finger Lakes region of New York state."

“Nobody Lives There”: 30 Americans Reveal The Most Brutal And Hilarious Stereotypes They Hold About Each State Wisconsin is very drunk. Not an unfounded stereotype, our drinking culture is pretty out of control and there's been data that shows we have more bars than grocery stores that I'm too lazy to find.

RegularAstronaut , Jonah Brown Report

Final score:

44points

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RiaRae 1 year ago

Too lazy or too drunk?? Lol

22points

“Nobody Lives There”: 30 Americans Reveal The Most Brutal And Hilarious Stereotypes They Hold About Each State I'm from MA. People assume we're either tweed-wearing college professors, bank robbing townies, or literal cod fishermen.

MrLongWalk , Tomasz Filipek Report

Final score:

41points

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Lakota Wolf 1 year ago

Well.. are you? XD

12points

King also noted that it's important to visit the US, or to travel around it, to form your own opinions about these states. "Do not forget that the US is a huge country, and every state has its own unique personality," he pointed out. "The differences might take the form of cuisines, accents, lifestyles, etc., and it’s the combination of those that makes each state fun. In fact, each state can be so different that it feels like you’re in another country. Just as it wouldn’t be fair to lump everyone in Europe together, it wouldn’t make sense to do that to Americans."

"Americans should definitely travel to other states to learn more about their own country, and discover how they are all the same, but different. More importantly, Americans should travel outside of the US," King continued. "Most never do, and it's unfortunate that they’re missing out on learning about other cultures."

“Nobody Lives There”: 30 Americans Reveal The Most Brutal And Hilarious Stereotypes They Hold About Each State Connecticut, when remebered, is believed to be populated by wealthy preps wearing pearl necklaces. Only true in small parts of the state - we have the largest income discrepancy in America!

anon , Raphael Lovaski Report

Final score:

40points

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Michelle Lauer 1 year ago

ZZ Top comes to mind.

4points

#10

“Nobody Lives There”: 30 Americans Reveal The Most Brutal And Hilarious Stereotypes They Hold About Each State Far southern tends to display acute allergic reactions to a little snow, while Maine and Michigan say “bro, this is still swimsuit weather!”

duTemplar , Rahul Thakuri Report

Final score:

40points

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Chucky Cheezburger 1 year ago

Well, we aren't really equipped to handle much snow.

13points

An_Awesome_Name , Wade Austin Ellis Report

"People generally accuse New Yorkers of thinking that they are the center of the universe," King went on to note. "Okay, this one might have some merit, but only applies to those in New York City. To be fair, it’s really that their pride in the city sometimes comes across as a superiority complex. I mean, New York City is pretty spectacular, so it would be hard not to be proud of it if you lived there. The truth of the matter is that New Yorkers are some of the friendliest, most down-to-Earth people around, so don’t be afraid to start a random conversation with them the next time you’re in New York City. I promise it’ll likely go well…"

If you'd like to learn more about some of the best travel destinations around the United States and beyond, be sure to visit Solo Traveler's site right here!

#11

“Nobody Lives There”: 30 Americans Reveal The Most Brutal And Hilarious Stereotypes They Hold About Each State Ma**holes are usually terrible drivers, obnoxious sports fans (but not like european hooligans), yet more than likely have some type of higher-level education.

Source: Am Ma**hole

Final score:

27points

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Benita Valdez 1 year ago

And here I am reading Masshole and automatically think of Boston 😂

15points

#12

“Nobody Lives There”: 30 Americans Reveal The Most Brutal And Hilarious Stereotypes They Hold About Each State St. Louis is basically Connecticut. Half of it’s fancy suburb and half of it’s 3rd world ghetto. Southeast Missouri’s where you go to get [drugs]. Springfield-Branson area’s an evangelical Mecca. And Brad Pitt. All of the north and northwest, even KC, is fairly boring. Columbia’s an average college town.

Aceofkings9 , Curtis Adams Report

Final score:

27points

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Paul Pienkowski 1 year ago

Meth. Not drugs. Meth. Missouri is meth capital. Oh, don't forget, St. Louis is also random shooting capital of the US too.

2points

#13

“Nobody Lives There”: 30 Americans Reveal The Most Brutal And Hilarious Stereotypes They Hold About Each State Arizona- We are actually cactus cat-fishing everyone, pretending we're people.

GenghisGoldstein , Yigithan Bal Report

Final score:

26points

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Lauren S 1 year ago

🌵 Can confirm. Source: I am a lovely old Saguaro Cactus. I’m sorry to have lied to you BP.

11points

Yodelingbox , Maarten van den Heuvel Report

#14

“Nobody Lives There”: 30 Americans Reveal The Most Brutal And Hilarious Stereotypes They Hold About Each State California people are all sun-baked, laid back, and have nasally voices (especially SoCal).

The deep south has two different stereotypes, the typical redneck and the classy, overly polite, gracious southerner.

New Yorkers are always in a rush, rude, crass, high-strung.

New Jersey are all rude and trashy, with bad tans and a grudge against New York.

Minnesotans are the most genuinely nice people ever, with adorable accents to match.

Ohio is stereotypically bland, middle America with nothing special.

The Upper Peninsula of Michigan is full of gun-toting, flannel wearing lunatics (same with Maine).

Washingtonians are flannel wearing introverts with an obsession with Starbucks.

Texas is...Texas.

Florida is a land of wife-beater wearing, alligator f*****g madlads.

Vermonters are hill commies.

New Hampshirites are libertarian Vermonters.

Etc, etc.

Final score:

24points

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Lakota Wolf 1 year ago

Californians aren't all sun-baked any more. We're not stupid. Very few of us roast in the sun any more XD The beach is for tourists!

15points

#15

“Nobody Lives There”: 30 Americans Reveal The Most Brutal And Hilarious Stereotypes They Hold About Each State Well, we pretend people from the center part of our state don’t even exist

nsjersey , Patty Brito Report

Final score:

24points

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Lauren S 1 year ago

Okay well the comment is talking about New Jersey but the picture is El Salvador?

24points

#16

“Nobody Lives There”: 30 Americans Reveal The Most Brutal And Hilarious Stereotypes They Hold About Each State As a tourist, I find southerners far far more welcoming. Especially Texans. I f***ing love you guys

Hunkfunkulous , furkanfdemir Report

Final score:

24points

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Burnt Bagel 1 year ago

And I’m guessing you enjoyed Florida as well😂

11points

#17

People in the South are waaaay more into high school football than anywhere else.

Hi_Im_Ken_Adams Report

Final score:

21points

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CrazyKnitter 1 year ago

And college ball. Ugh. It's just awful.

8points

#18

“Nobody Lives There”: 30 Americans Reveal The Most Brutal And Hilarious Stereotypes They Hold About Each State Does South Carolina even have stereotypes that do not apply to other Southern states?

Anyway, here go:

New York: There’s only NYC and the rest of the state. Those from the city are quite proud of it and might rival Texans, but the rest of the state hate that NYC is so influential and they get brushed aside.

Florida: Florida Man fighting gators.

Loiusiana: Secretly cheese eating surrender monkeys.

Texas: Everything is bigger there.

California: Rich people with tans and all surfers. Super liberal.

Wyoming: Nobody lives there

Utah: Mormons. Lots and lots of Mormons.

Oklahoma: Wannabe Southerners.

West Virginia: Mountains and moonshiners. Like Virginia, but to the west.

Kansas: flat plains, wind turbines and buffalo.

Missouri: Not as flat and boring as Kansas but still somehow nothing to do. It’s called Misery for a reason.

Mississippi: They have a river named after their state.

New Mexico: Like Mexico but new.

Illinois: Hey, it’s more than just Chicago.

Minnesota: Scandinavians, wannabe Vikings

Michigan: Hockey.

Delaware: What’s Delaware?

Massachusetts: Ma**holes.

New Jersey: Like Jersey, but new. Hate New Yorkers

New Hampshire: Libertarians

Colorado: Potheads, skiers and mountains.

anon , Drew Rae Report

Final score:

20points

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Queen Jackson. 1 year ago

I remember my dad once saw a gator crossing the street in front of my catholic school right at Publix. A gator. At a Publix. In Jacksonville, Florida.

8points

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#19

“Nobody Lives There”: 30 Americans Reveal The Most Brutal And Hilarious Stereotypes They Hold About Each State Southerners like far more sugar in their tea.

They also seem not to have good winter coats

CupBeEmpty , DANIEL QUEIROZ Report

Final score:

20points

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ShaZam Beaubien 1 year ago

We call it Southern Sweet Tea

8points

#20

“Nobody Lives There”: 30 Americans Reveal The Most Brutal And Hilarious Stereotypes They Hold About Each State California - Pretentious and fake people. Too expensive for people to live so full of homeless people. Best weather in the country, probably the world (especially in Southern California)

Oregon - Tree hugging Hippies

Washington - Rainy and tech companies

Idaho - Where potatoes come from

Nevada - Casinos and hookers

Montana - Not many people, they all have guns and hunt.

Wyoming - No one lives here

Utah - Mormons

Arizona - Desert rednecks

Colorado - 420 blaze it , big mountains

New Mexico - Native Americans and where breaking bad took place

North Dakota - Oil

South Dakota - Mount Rushmore is here. That's all

Nebraska - Where our food is grown

Kansas - Corn fields and home of the most hated church in the country (westboro baptist church)

Oklahoma - Basically Texas but poorer

Texas - Everything is big here, people most proud of their state. Lots of Oil drilling

Minnesota - Basically wealthier Canadians, lots of lakes

Iowa - Our food is also grown here.

Missouri - The name explains itself.

Arkansas - Poverty and where Walmart started

Wisconsin - Where cheese is made. Also home of the green bay packers the smallest city in America with a NFL team by far.

Illinois - Basically Chicago runs the state. Lots of crime and murder here home of some of the worst cities in America with Chicagos south side, and east Saint Louis.

Indiana - Indi 500 racetrack is here. Also Notre Dame

Ohio - Most average state. Take basically any statistic and it'll be about average. Wright brothers were born here (the birthplace of aviation).

Michigan - Big rivalry with Ohio because of football and also territorial disputes. Rivals Illinois with having some of the worst cities in America because Detroit and Flint Michigan. Isn't even able to give its people uncontaminated water after years.

Louisiana - Cajun food, used to be French, lots of voodoo witchcraft stuff and swamps.

Mississippi - Poorest and worst State in the Union, if your State is s**t you say thank god for Mississippi because it's worse.

Alabama - College football has overtaken these poor souls lives

Florida - The more North you go the more South you really go. Rednecks up top and Cubans in Miami. Old people go here to retire and die because it's warm all year long.

Georgia - Home to Atlanta probably the city where most black American culture comes from.

South Carolina - Famous southern drawl (accent). Has good barbecue

North Carolina - Basically South Carolina but less redneck

Virginia - Basically the beginning of the south (technically Maryland is, but not culturally). Big Navy Base here usually has most of our aircraft carriers.

Tennessee - Country Music

Kentucky - People with no teeth, horse racing.

West Virginia - Appalachia and mountains. Lots of poor people.

Washington D.C. not a State but is a big city and should probably be one. People here don't have voter representation. Lots of Museums and where all our politicians live.

Maryland - Technically the South but culturally, the first North Eastern State.

Delaware - Not many people live here but lots of businesses say they do because low taxes.

Pennsylvania - Where the rust belt (Pittsburgh) and the North East (Philadelphia) connect. Home of the first US capital City, Philadelphia. Has good cheese steak sandwiches.

New Jersey - A lot of New York City suburbs are here. A lot of people for being a fairly small State.

New York - Home of the biggest city in the US, New York City a huge financial center. Baseball is popular here. New York City is not the only big city in this state, there are a few other big ones (Buffalo, Rochester, Syracuse, and Albany). Also home of the beautiful side of Niagara falls (but the bad view of it)

Connecticut - Where rich New Yorkers move to be close to the City but still away from it.

Rhode Island - Smallest US state. Is not Actually an Island but Islands make up a chunk of the state.

Massachusetts - Home of Plymouth Rock where the pilgrims first landed. Huge amounts of Universities/Colleges here literally over a hundred just around Boston. Has good clam chowder.

Vermont - The most Socialist state, tried to get universal healthcare but abandoned it because they couldn't afford it because their taxes weren't high enough. Where Bernie Sanders is Senator. Also where the US gets maple syrup.

New Hampshire - Doesn't really have a major city, is more of a Boston suburb.

Maine - Mostly forest, known for fishing

Alaska - Lots of oil is drilled here. Very cold.

Hawaii - Most expensive State, year long warm temperature and home of Honolulu probably the most isolated major city in the world.

anon , Jéan Béller Report

Final score:

19points

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Lakota Wolf 1 year ago

Hate to tell you that it's too expensive to live ANYWHERE these days, friend, not just California.

12points

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#21

“Nobody Lives There”: 30 Americans Reveal The Most Brutal And Hilarious Stereotypes They Hold About Each State As someone who has spent most of their life in the south but also spent a few years in the Midwest I would just add that they are both polite in different ways. People are very kind in both areas but in my experience midwesterners are a bit more reserved and maybe a little more cautious of outsiders. In the south you can strike up a conversation asking for directions and end up invited over for dinner to a strangers house and sent home with leftovers. In the Midwest they will kindly point you in the right direction and wish you well. It was honestly the biggest difference for me when living there, I grew up hugging people I just met, in the Midwest you start with a handshake.

crystalbb6 , cottonbro studio Report

Final score:

19points

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Nikki D 1 year ago

True! No hugs here (kansas) but people are generally polite and incredibly helpful.

5points

#22

If you make it into a New Englander's house without being someone's +1, there's a chance they'll take a bullet for you.

Streamjumper Report

Final score:

18points

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Trisec Tebeakesse 1 year ago

Can confirm. Bostonian by birth. We're a very tough nut to crack, and we all have thick armor, too. But once you're in - you are one of us forevermore.

9points

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#23

“Nobody Lives There”: 30 Americans Reveal The Most Brutal And Hilarious Stereotypes They Hold About Each State Everything between Pittsburgh and Philly is Amish or rednecks. Or Amish rednecks.

People in Alabama sleep with their sisters.

Louisiana is full of people who talk some weird hybrid of French and English that no one else on Earth can understand. Also ghosts. Also bacchanalia.

Florida is full of the wackiest criminals.

California is full of serial [criminals] and surfers. Except LA. Nobody is from LA.

It always rains in Washington state, especially Seattle.

Happy 1998, Oregon! Watch out for that Y2k thing though.

Wisconsin is full of yetis.

New Yorkers are always in a rush, and one of the things they're in the biggest hurry to do is put down people from New Jersey.

New Jersey is full of rich white trash.

jayman419 , Louis Report

Final score:

16points

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A girl 1 year ago

The Yeti's in Wisconsin are used to keep the beer cold on road trips.

6points

#24

“Nobody Lives There”: 30 Americans Reveal The Most Brutal And Hilarious Stereotypes They Hold About Each State To elaborate on the west coast: in California at least, we have a very robust community college system, and in general the emphasis of education has to do with technical specialization, i.e. industry employers favoring schools not because of prestige, but for notable departments or programs. (Though unfortunately this can also lead to industries using excessive technical training as a gatekeeping mechanism, i.e. crazy high training requirements to be a hair dresser.)

rmshilpi , cottonbro studio Report

Final score:

16points

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Lakota Wolf 1 year ago

True about the community colleges in California - I believe there are more than 20 community colleges within a 20-mile radius of where I live XD The community college I went to is less than 2 miles from where I live.

1point

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#25

“Nobody Lives There”: 30 Americans Reveal The Most Brutal And Hilarious Stereotypes They Hold About Each State The Southern states in general (Florida, Georgia, North Carolina, South Carolina, Virginia, West Virginia, Alabama, Kentucky, Mississippi, Tennessee, Arkansas, Louisiana, Oklahoma): Fat, racist, inbred rednecks who love guns, Jesus, and college football. You can get a little more specific in parts, like West Virginia is full of bizarre mountain folk like in Deliverance, Louisianans are Cajuns, Floridians are insane drug addicts, etc.

New England states in general (Massachusetts, Vermont, New Hampshire, Maine, Rhode Island, Connecticut): Antisocial, frugal Yankees who can also be pretty arrogant and dismissive of other parts of the country. Decent chunk of the population is irreligious.

California: Surfers, tech-bros, hippies, and fake/shallow people who desperately want to be in show business and have plastic surgery as birthday gifts. They move to other states and ruin them.

Colorado: Weed smoking snowboarders/skiers who hate Californians.

Connecticut: A bunch of rich people. Half of the state is part of New England, the other half was annexed by New York, sport rivalries ensue.

Delaware: Doesn't exist, is actually just a PO box for corporations to place their headquarters, the federal government perpetuates the lie that Delaware is real. Stay woke.

Hawaii: Hula girls, retirees, surfers, and homeless people who were sent from the mainland.

Illinois: Farmers, unless you're from Chicago, then you're a criminal.

Idaho/Indiana/Iowa/Kansas/Nebraska: Yet more farmers.

Maine: Flannel-wearing lobster fishermen, only word they can say is "ayuh".

Maryland: People who eat a s**t-ton of crabs, they really like their flag. If you're from Baltimore, you're a criminal. If you're from outside Baltimore, you're a redneck.

Massachusetts: Either a hyper-intelligent MIT geek, or an Irish-American who won't shut up about how great their sports teams all are. Hates people from New York. Live off of Dunkin' Donuts.

Minnesota/North Dakota/South Dakota: Super friendly Scandanavian-Americans like in "Fargo", can also be super passive-aggressive.

Alaska/Arizona/Missouri/Montana/Nevada/New Mexico/Wyoming: No idea.

New Hampshire: Libertarians who refuse to wear helmets or seatbelts. Hate people from Massachusetts but commute down there for work.

New Jersey: Italian-American mobsters a la Sopranos, big inferiority complex towards New York.

New York (city): Loud and obnoxious people who physically cannot stop talking about "New Yawk" and how amazing it is. Hate people from Massachusetts.

Ohio: Generic, flavorless Middle-America. Sucks and every Ohioan wants to escape it, which is why the Wright Brothers and a bunch of astronauts are from there.

Oregon/Washington: Tech-bros and quirky, crunchy-granola hipsters, see the TV show "Portlandia".

Pennsylvania: If you're from Philly, you're a violent thug. If you're from Pittsburgh, you're a Yinzer. If you're from anywhere in between, you're a Pennsyltucky redneck.

Rhode Island: Most Italian-Americans in the country, big inferiority complex towards Massachusetts, loves drinking "coffee milk". Hate people from Massachusetts.

Texas: Oil-tycoons and cowboys, they love Texas more than America itself, hate Californians.

Utah: Weird Mormons with massive families and magic underwear.

Vermont: Farmers, socialists, retired hippies, all covered in maple syrup.

Michigan/Wisconsin: Dairy farmers with really obnoxious accents. Michigan's upper peninsula is inhabited by a people called "Yoopers" who are a weird mix of Scandinavian American and Canadian.

TuskenTaliban , RODNAE Productions Report

Final score:

15points

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Burnt Bagel 1 year ago (edited)

Funny how all of the California stereotypes are all so similar. Kinda pathetic. Again, LA is NOT California.

5points

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“Nobody Lives There”: 30 Americans Reveal The Most Brutal And Hilarious Stereotypes They Hold About Each State Oregonians are super lefty, environmentally conscious and green, spiritual (but not religious, I’m talking new age hippies with their “healing crystals” and “auras” and anti-vaxx and all that b******t) and [REALLY REALLY LIKE WEED.]

fingerpaintswithpoop , Alina Vilchenko Report

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13points

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Spider 1 year ago

One of the most liberal hippie antivax towns in Oregon is about a 20 minute drive away from where the kkk first grouped in Oregon. It's really really not as left leaning as it may seem. At least not the more rural towns (everything except Portland).

11points

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“Nobody Lives There”: 30 Americans Reveal The Most Brutal And Hilarious Stereotypes They Hold About Each State Illinois is difficult to define because the north is so different from the south, but maybe you could say northern Illinois (i.e., Chicago and its suburbs) is characterized as a friendly New York (i.e., kind city people), and southern Illinois is thought to be a sort of Greater Missouri (i.e., a tad bit racist and pretty boring but not obnoxiously so). These are just stereotypes, of course.

11LeRichard11 , Benjamin Suter Report

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13points

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Klopec 1 year ago

Chicago is ok, they don't care for Michiganer's much.

2points

#28

“Nobody Lives There”: 30 Americans Reveal The Most Brutal And Hilarious Stereotypes They Hold About Each State All of Washington is like Seattle...not

TravelKats , Sergei A Report

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Burnt Bagel 1 year ago

Holy s**t thank god it’s not! Washington is a beautiful state. Seattle is fun for a bit but go see the mountains!

10points

#29

“Nobody Lives There”: 30 Americans Reveal The Most Brutal And Hilarious Stereotypes They Hold About Each State Ohio: They're famous for eating their own boogers.

Wolf482 , Frederick Dennstedt Report

Final score:

11points

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CrazyKnitter 1 year ago

More astronauts are from Ohio than anywhere else in the US. So bad that they wanted to leave the planet - stereotype I've heard about Ohio.

15points

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The biggest thing I've noticed is people don't understand layering. My mom is from Montana and we visit frequently. But have also watched many NYC based sitcoms and picked up on multiple layers characters wear in the winter.

We went to NYC for Christmas one year and I would regularly have a thin long sleeve t-shirt or polo, with a quarter zip or hoodie and then my puffer coat on top

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9points

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Geoffrey Scott 1 year ago

Michigan here...long sleeve tee or thermal, tee, flannel(if it's in single digits) insulated hoodie....good to go.

7points

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“Nobody Lives There”: 30 Americans Reveal The Most Brutal And Hilarious Stereotypes They Hold About Each State West Virginia: We're all potato sack, shoeless, toothless, illiterate, moonshine swilling, hillbilly who f**k our mom's, sister's, daughters.

trailrider , Bruce Szalwinski Report

Final score:

8points

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Burnt Bagel 1 year ago (edited)

So……is your sister possibly available🤪

1point

#32

“Nobody Lives There”: 30 Americans Reveal The Most Brutal And Hilarious Stereotypes They Hold About Each State The other thing that got all my in-laws when they came from the west coast to New England was ordering “regular” coffee at dunks and getting it loaded up with cream and sugar.

CupBeEmpty , Charlotte May Report

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4points

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Geoffrey Scott 1 year ago

Ah yes..everywhere you go in NE involves direction from a Dunkin' Donuts

1point

#33

“Nobody Lives There”: 30 Americans Reveal The Most Brutal And Hilarious Stereotypes They Hold About Each State All Californians are liberal

anon , RODNAE Productions Report

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Lakota Wolf 1 year ago

HAHAHA have you actually BEEN to California, friend? I live in a beach town and it is massively, MASSIVELY red. Like so red that I would get heckled and harassed on the street when I was younger walking around with my boyfriend - who was Chinese. I'm white.

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William Teach 1 year ago

I really wish Bored Panda would stop running these types of posts. They aren't funny. They are just mean and nasty, and divide people.

9points

Salty.Hag 1 year ago

I think it's fun to know what other people think. There doesn't have to be a division or anyone angry if they just take it for what it is, opinions.

3points

Suzy Creamcheese 1 year ago

Mean, nasty and divisive is what BP is all about these days. 90% of the posts are about bashing, shaming, "malicious compliance" and AITA. The other 10% are AI-generated "art."

0points

Pineapple 1 year ago

but there are a lot of people who read them just bc their funny or want to find their state , like me (california ones are garbage and need to be better)

0points

Paul Rabit 1 year ago

These were a bit more brutal and less hilarious. Also I just read this almost exact same article in Buzzfeed yesterday so it wasn’t really original tbh. How about do another one where it’s the NICEST stereotypes about a given place? It would be a much happier way to start the morning.

7points

GirlFriday 1 year ago

Please don't hold us responsible for Mike Pence. We hated him, too.

5points

Brocken Blue 1 year ago (edited)

Hi everyone, New Jersey here! Just a friendly reminder that the Sopranos and the Jersey Shore show are not an actual documentaries about our state. There’s life beyond TV. Come visit New Jersey and you will find we are pretty diverse and interesting place. If people are rude to you it’s because either A) you fücked up merging on a highway or B) you act like we we know Snooki personally.

5points

Aisling Raye 1 year ago

Not to mention that NJ has some truly beautiful areas. Went to visit a friend there once and found out why it's called the garden state :)

1point

William Teach 1 year ago

I grew up in NJ at the Shore (Brielle). Most of NJ is wonderful, and so are the people. I still have friends and family, and visit at least once a year.

1point

Brocken Blue 1 year ago

The person who said that we ignore the existence of the middle of our state though… That shít was accurate. Central New Jersey is not a myth, but the north and south of the state like to pretend that’s true anyway. So… credit where it’s due. 😂

1point

jdtimid123 1 year ago

Wyoming: no one lives here, because it doesn't exist 😂

2points

Ada Hunter 1 year ago

as someone born and raised in utah, i think y’all need to stop immediately assuming that we are all mormon. sooooo many people move here, (which sucks because i like having enough water), and because of that, culture and social norms change. it’s not the same place it was 20 years ago. also, don’t assume mormons are bad. most are actually super chill and very helpful and nice

2points

Queen Jackson. 1 year ago

In Florida (and probably lots of other places) you’ll find everyone everywhere. Especially since it’s one of those places where people are always moving and and leaving (In Jacksonville, so many people are born literally anywhere else it’s hilarious). You’ll find republican black people, valley girl accented beach lovers, country accented preachers, there’s not a lot that can really describe most people as a whole (imo). But this was interesting to read!

2points

Bisexual Axolotls 1 year ago

North Carolinian here: Friendly reminder that we are not "a Texas copycat", our flag may be similar but we have a VERY different culture. Also, NC barbecue and Texas barbecue are entirely different animals, STOP CONFUSING THEM. There are SERIOUS rivalries between colleges here, if you're in Chapel Hill or Durham, do NOT discuss your love for Duke or UNC, depending on which one your in.

2points

Pineapple 1 year ago

you accidently tricked me bc ive been trying to find california ones that are good and i read carolinian as californian

0points

T5n 1 year ago

Maryland:people whose blood is half old bay. Colorado:beautiful scenery;hipsters;the craft state(anything with the word “craft” in it is popular[coffee,coctails, whiskey, beer, etc);Pennsylvania: some nice areas, but horrible traffic and not much to do outside of museums. I’ve lived in all three places so I may be a bit biased.

1point

Toby Flenderson 1 year ago

nope; not hilarious. Just reductive and jejune.

1point

Trisec Tebeakesse 1 year ago

Boston is nicknamed "Hub of the Universe" for a reason. We have a superiority complex, because we are. And the rest of you can thank us for your independence at any time. (Today is Patriot's Day around here, after all. The REAL one - not that ersatz date created by President Bush.) No offence - I had friends in the North Tower. The name was already taken.

1point

Kristal 1 year ago (edited)

Lol I've lived in the Pacific Northwest, Alaska, Utah, and Midwest of the states and most are pretty spot on. But guys, Minnesotains are not as nice as they seem, they just have perfected passive aggression. Oh and driving? They are just downright aggressive and mean, holy crud ... and I learned to drive in Chicago! Obviously not every single person is but enough to notice the stereotype is just a bunch of good marketing.

1point

Vera Cyning 1 year ago

Florida. I lived there for 33 years. It's all true. ALL of it. Especially if it's two mutually exclusive ideas. They will exist at the same time 🤣

0points

gerard julien 1 year ago

"Stereotypes are characteristics imposed upon groups of people because of their race, nationality, and sexual orientation. These characteristics tend to be oversimplifications of the groups involved and, even if they seem "positive," stereotypes are harmful. Stereotypes can legitimize hostility against a whole social group. In addition, because stereotypes are ingrained in the culture—people begin learning stereotypes during childhood—they tend to signal which social groups are presumably appropriate targets for relieving individual frustration. Research suggests some roots of racism lie in the stereotypes we hold about different groups." SORRY BUT STEREOTPYES ARE NOT HILARIOUS

0points

April Sewell 1 year ago

Just hateful. Where were you born? On the moon..? Everything can be stereotyped. That doesn't mean it's funny.

0points

Tree P 1 year ago

Michigan here! I just took these with a grain of salt. Every state has good and bad things. I hope the poster about Ohio knows I was just kidding!

0points

Aisling Raye 1 year ago

The West coast is amazing. The further East you go, the worse it gets. All Californians hate Texans, all Texans hate Californians. Those are the only two stereotypes that I can think of that seem to be missing from the list.

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William Teach 1 year ago

I really wish Bored Panda would stop running these types of posts. They aren't funny. They are just mean and nasty, and divide people.

9points

Salty.Hag 1 year ago

I think it's fun to know what other people think. There doesn't have to be a division or anyone angry if they just take it for what it is, opinions.

3points

Suzy Creamcheese 1 year ago

Mean, nasty and divisive is what BP is all about these days. 90% of the posts are about bashing, shaming, "malicious compliance" and AITA. The other 10% are AI-generated "art."

0points

Pineapple 1 year ago

but there are a lot of people who read them just bc their funny or want to find their state , like me (california ones are garbage and need to be better)

0points

Paul Rabit 1 year ago

7points

GirlFriday 1 year ago

Please don't hold us responsible for Mike Pence. We hated him, too.

5points

Brocken Blue 1 year ago (edited)

5points

Aisling Raye 1 year ago

Not to mention that NJ has some truly beautiful areas. Went to visit a friend there once and found out why it's called the garden state :)

1point

William Teach 1 year ago

I grew up in NJ at the Shore (Brielle). Most of NJ is wonderful, and so are the people. I still have friends and family, and visit at least once a year.

1point

Brocken Blue 1 year ago

1point

jdtimid123 1 year ago

Wyoming: no one lives here, because it doesn't exist 😂

2points

Ada Hunter 1 year ago

2points

Queen Jackson. 1 year ago

2points

Bisexual Axolotls 1 year ago

2points

Pineapple 1 year ago

you accidently tricked me bc ive been trying to find california ones that are good and i read carolinian as californian

0points