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Somthin that really Bugs me is when people Steryotype me like i;m Scottish and a foregin friend said do you wear kilts all the time and do highland flings WTF no lol it does my head in when people do that
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Musiclover89;667759 wrote: Somthin that really Bugs me is when people Steryotype me like i;m Scottish and a foregin friend said do you wear kilts all the time and do highland flings WTF no lol it does my head in when people do that


yep much like I get asked if I live in an igloo and ride a dog sled.

Yep like I am feeble cause I am female

Yep like I am a threat because I am divorced

Yep like I have no class because I am in a low income bracket

Sure do hate them.
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Musiclover89;667759 wrote: Somthin that really Bugs me is when people Steryotype me like i;m Scottish and a foregin friend said do you wear kilts all the time and do highland flings WTF no lol it does my head in when people do that


I find it funny when people think I'm going to be like a character off of Eastenders, in reality i'm 100* worse :wah:
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but I love men in kilts!! :p :D

seriously though, I hate when people do that too!

you have to judge people as individuals; it's what's on the inside that counts! :-6
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minks;667761 wrote: yep much like I get asked if I live in an igloo and ride a dog sled.

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you mean you don't?? :eek: see if I come visit you then! :yh_silent





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sunny104;667771 wrote: you mean you don't?? :eek: see if I come visit you then! :yh_silent





:D


ahahahaha well sorry I don't rent out my igloo to those who are full of hot air :P
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I feel uncomfortable being only one here representing West Virginia,that I know of.I'm tring to set a good example.:yh_nailbi

For thoes of you that live outside the US.You may not know that my state is known as the Hillbilly state.By some not all. A hillbilly they say is someone that is poor,lives in the hills.walks around barefooted,(because they have no shoes)marries thier cousin or uncel or other family members,has no teeth,uneducated. I'm sure there is more,but you get it.

My state does have it's share of poor people.but all is not what it my seem.some of us do quite well for ourself.And shoes,please,I'm a woman I have shoes!:yh_giggle

Feel free to add to the list of any wv steryotypes.REALLY it won't upset me.:) I would like to know what other people have heard or may even believe.
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FuzzyNavel;667990 wrote: I feel uncomfortable being only one here representing West Virginia,that I know of.I'm tring to set a good example.:yh_nailbi

For thoes of you that live outside the US.You may not know that my state is known as the Hillbilly state.By some not all. A hillbilly they say is someone that is poor,lives in the hills.walks around barefooted,(because they have no shoes)marries thier cousin or uncel or other family members,has no teeth,uneducated. I'm sure there is more,but you get it.

My state does have it's share of poor people.but all is not what it my seem.some of us do quite well for ourself.And shoes,please,I'm a woman I have shoes!:yh_giggle

Feel free to add to the list of any wv steryotypes.REALLY it won't upset me.:) I would like to know what other people have heard or may even believe.


All I can say is hillbilly in our family is about the attitude, not the shoes and not the income bracket, not about being poor either. Unless we use it as an insult, then it means just as you said but worse. Otherwise to us, having hillbilly backbone is a good thing.

Not to derail , but I have friends who moved here from Wheeling. They lived on the island. They're some people I know. So there ya are...stereotypes. Pfft. :)
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I live in the deep south..southern accent and all..its funny how northerners often dumb you down by how slow your speech is....:p
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