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berryahou35 · Dooney & Bourke

Personality by Region

CarrieS · Marc Jacobs

The only things I've really heard to generalize the midwest (I'm in Iowa) are that we're friendly and hard-working.

Seashells · Dooney & Bourke

In business I would generalize the people I talk to from the southeast as laid back and fun loving.

In the Northeast, of course, we are all crazy, high-strung and always on the go! (I make fun of myself to my Texas counterparts all the time!)

blink · Coach

berryahou35, I agree with you about CA and TX. I really think people in Texas are generally laid back in attitude though, with politics and big business oilmen, Texas gets a bad rap, but people are friendly here, similar to my own experiences with my friends in CA.

Just my experience, I have found people in the Northern regions to be a little harsh and impatient, but this is only in regards to non-personal or business relations, I don't have any friends or family who live in those regions so I have not made a judgment there.

Elle · Hermes

Northwesterner (raises hand)!

We are tree-hugging, coffee-drinking, poetry-reading, refuse-to-use-an-umbrella kinda people!

I never realized how true this was until I moved away from Portland!

lynnie · Chanel

my generalizations: Northeast- a little cynical/sarcastic, hard-working, well-educated

bumblebee · Dooney & Bourke

edit: you said you didn't want CA. just re-read.

-- Edited by bumblebee at 17:59, 2005-05-19

halleybird · Hermes

(true) generalizations about Phoenicians...

-nouveau riche

-capitalistic

-materialistic

-impatient

-independent-thinking

on an off-note, I remember when I lived in New England for a summer...I couldn't believe how loud everyone was! They were always honking and yelling on the streets, and the cashiers at stores never smile or try to talk to you the way they do here. I learned to like it though, LOL.

Karina · Chanel

i think i totally fit the nyc area attitude stereotype. i am totally impatient, crazy driver, open minded, loud and bitchy if i have to be, etc etc etc

Metric · Gucci

Canadians are friendly, laidback and say "eh?" alot.

Kel · Coach

South Florida

-Rude

-Impatient

-Everything has to be desginer

-Stuck up

llegs · BCBG

I'd say from Maryland (where I live) south, people are pretty friendly. You can tell on a road trip when you're in the south w/o looking at a map b/c people get sweeter as you go :)

There are even differences though within my state. I live on the eastern shore of MD where it's pretty laid back & easy and its a stark contrast from life in Annapolis which is only minutes away. Annapolitans tend to be a little on the uppity side and a more uptight.

JoceyBaby23 · Gucci

I have heard that in the Northeast, people are so sarcastic. (I never noticed this since it is where I live).

I hear that on the West Coast in CA, people don't understand or appreciate sarcasm and that it offends West Coaster to no end. CA girls.... Is that true?

theotherjess · Chanel

Central Florida...

Crazy drivers!

Laid back up to a certain point...but when pissed off will definitely share their feelings.

Shorts/sandals acceptable almost everywhere and people rarely dress up

bumblebee · Dooney & Bourke

i think this is partially true. i think it's more specific than that--i think it's an NY/LA thing.

people have told me that when they have moved here from NY that they learned quickly to tone down their bluntness and sarcastic/biting humor because people take it the wrong way here. but that it's very much the norm in NY to playfully put someone down or whatever--for whatever reason people here just don't really understand it. they prefer to talk about you behind your back!

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Originally posted by: JoceyBaby23
"I have heard that in the Northeast, people are so sarcastic. (I never noticed this since it is where I live). I hear that on the West Coast in CA, people don't understand or appreciate sarcasm and that it offends West Coaster to no end. CA girls.... Is that true?"

f413 · Kenneth Cole

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Originally posted by: halleybird
I remember when I lived in New England for a summer...I couldn't believe how loud everyone was! They were always honking and yelling on the streets, and the cashiers at stores never smile or try to talk to you the way they do here. I learned to like it though, LOL."

jeez, did you stay in Western MA, because you described it to a Tee ! I've lived here all my life and the cashier thing has always bugged me. It's funny too, I have a little grocery store in my town with 4 or 5 registers and there used to be a cashier from Kentucky and I would always go into her line, because she was so friendly. When she said "how are you?" it was as if she really wanted to know.

It's awesome to read "outsiders" perceptions.

ejc423 · Coach

I'm from the southeast (SC) and I agree that people here are generally sweet and friendly. People who aren't from the south sometimes don't get us. I've heard "yeah, they're nice, but it's all fake. . ." And to some degree I guess that's true (on a more individual basis). But really I think people are just less high strung and treat each other politely. So if you are nice (in your car, in the store, etc.) and people are nice back to you, everyone is happy.

No one has mentioned the perception of southerners as not-so-bright. I don't know if it's cause we talk slower or what. But my guess is if we had IQ scores cross sectioned by region, there would be pretty much equal distributions of low/high scores. I could be wrong though. . .

kenzie · Chanel

I definitely agree that people in the Northeast are sarcastic and the lifestyle is fast-paced. I'm so not a fan. People in the Northeast also tend to be loud (to the point of being obnoxious), uptight and stressed out (from what I've noticed and I've lived here my whole life). People can also be very rude. Sorry if I sound like I hate the Northeast, but I'm just not all that thrilled with this area. I think I would like it much more in the South, Southwest or Cali.

esquiress · Marc Jacobs

hmmm...well i love living in los angeles and I'm not a fan of sarcasm (seems very passive-aggressive to me) but I don't really know if that can be generalized to be an "LA" thing or not...

on a related note, what do you guys think of this negative stereotype regarding Minnesota?

my best friend just went there for a conference (she's a teacher) and she said the people there were extremely rude. for example, at a restaurant she ordered mashed potatoes and french fries and the waitress remarked "isn't that a lot of starch for you?" !?!?!? I've never heard of such rude behavior from any waitperson, ever. she said she experienced little things like that the entire 4 days she was there. it was awful and now she hates Minnesota.

berryahou35 · Dooney & Bourke

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Originally posted by: bumblebee
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I guess it varies. All my friends are extremely sarcastic, but I'm from Northern Cal.