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Wiseolowl

Wednesday, August 14, 2002 - 03:49 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
This girl is just dumb. As a Canadian who loves to follow US politics, voting patterns have increasingly shown a Northeast vs the rest of the country pattern and wondered why. Thought maybe it was a one way street-- but if Chiara represents the average Northeastener then I'm rethinking: Culture? Chicago has the greatest modern archtitecture. the Rocky Mountain states the best scenery and the South the greatest original contribution to real modern culture--jazz.
New York is one of the world's great cities-Museum of Modern Art, Googenheim ,the New York City Library, Metropolitain Opera the literary world- the stock market. I doubt this gal has ever experienced any of these unless it was a date or free ticket. Disgusted.

Halfunit

Wednesday, August 14, 2002 - 03:53 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
Awww.. Wcv

I grew up in suburban Cleveland, OH. At one job, one of my most favorite customers to talk to was a man from Metarie, and I always had an open invitation to go boating with him on Lake Ponchatrain. (Nothing romantic - he was 40 years my senior!)

Then I met my husband-to-be on AOL. I moved 100 miles south to instant culture shock. I now live 15 miles away from the largest Amish population in Ohio. It took a while to adjust to the lack of hustle and bustle and the y'alls and y'ins, but I wouldn't trade it for the world. (And this is just from a 100 mile difference!!)

When I think of your homestate, I think of evenings sitting on the bayou, sipping iced tea while watching the sunset... nothing backwards about that at all. And if that's a stereotype, I personally think it's a pretty one.

PS - here's a good one for you. My high school is located 20 miles east of Cleveland. The name? South High School. Our mascot? The South High Rebel. Our school flag? The Confederate flag.

Go figure!

Jhezzie

Wednesday, August 14, 2002 - 03:59 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
Hola. Me and my uncultured homeies were just wondering in which charm school do we enroll? We need instruction and guidance in the proper way to spread one's legs on national television.
We also desperately need an education in the art of applying a peanut butter bikini and in witty, sexual banter. I personally would like to master the fine points of requesting that my "box" be properly attended.
Thanks to Chiara, several of us narrowly escaped weddings to cousins. We were too uncultured to know that this is improper. Thank you, Chiara. You have saved us from embarrassment and shame.

Chiparock

Wednesday, August 14, 2002 - 04:01 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
Connecticut, the state that can claim the charming and gracious Chiara as a native daughter, also has "Blue Laws" which prohibit the sale of alcoholic beverages on Sunday. This is a throw-back to our religious forefathers, who decreed that Sunday is the Lord's day and shall not be defiled by barter in demon rum (or tequila, or Citrona). Our liquor store owner lobbyists have managed to keep the law on the books so that small liquor stores can get a day of rest without having to worry about competing with large chain stores for business.

Do you suppose the Sunday deprivation has warped Chiara's feeble little mind?

Fanny

Wednesday, August 14, 2002 - 04:05 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
The DT's could explain it.

Bigbrotherbelle

Wednesday, August 14, 2002 - 04:08 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
I am from LA (not L.A.) but I can't say whether or not the intended bride and groom are asked if they are related in Jefferson PARISH or any other parish. I've never been married, my brother is not old enough yet (heehee). All I do when I hear the stereotypes, generalizations, and snobbery is roll my eyes. Anyone who claims to be cultured (Chiwh*ra), yet believes such nonsense, is sadly mistaken.

Goddessatlaw

Wednesday, August 14, 2002 - 04:09 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
If it helps, Wcv, I have a confession - my parents' hometown is a fairly small one north of Springfield, IL which has become nationally infamous for the genetic study done there on the outrageously common occurence of an extremely rare heart defect. Turns out most of the population there is related and seriously don't know it, as the town's still almost completely populated by the descendants of the original settlers from 150-175 years ago. For the heart condition to occur, it requires both parties to have this rare recessive gene, and in that town most people have it by interrelation. Do this make me related to Hillbilly? Hope not, although there are worse things in life I'm sure. But, quite frankly - as a genealogist, I can say that just about anyone you run into in the United States who has family roots here going back 150 years or so (and yours do, too) is likely to be related to you somehow. I've found quite a few very weird, very old and very unexpected links between my parents' ancestors (please - nothing closer than 7th generation). So - anyone who wants to cast the first stone better start looking around their own house first. My only point.

Stargazer

Wednesday, August 14, 2002 - 04:10 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
I wonder what she would have to say about us "okies"? According to her, I'm an upper class person from the coast of CA that moved to the middle of the country. Just because one has a city where there are art museums, opera, high priced restaraunts does not mean one is classy. It's very slow and laid back here. Here they carry out your groceries for you, if someone sees a woman carrying something heavy, someone offers to help. I can leave my car running and go into the post office and the car is still there when I get out. Doors are opened for women (free too, no tipping LOL). It's truely a different world then I'm use to in CA but I would never say that anyone from either place is better/worse than the other. It's just different ways of living. Just because one is fast paced does not mean that's how everyone likes to live.

Wcv63

Wednesday, August 14, 2002 - 04:21 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
Thanks to all who posted trying to make me feel better. :) Honestly sometimes I just over-react to the weirdest things. No rhyme or reason...it may as well have been someone calling me out on the fact that red tamales are not the best candy ever made.

I am experiencing the onset of menopause (notice the word "men" in there) and let me tell ya...nothing you hear about this really prepares you for it! Not an excuse...just a reason.

Thanks guys! be with you!

Fanny

Wednesday, August 14, 2002 - 04:26 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
{{{{{{{{Wcv63 and her hormones}}}}}}}}

wonder if Chiara has homones sorry everyone

Hillbilly

Wednesday, August 14, 2002 - 04:36 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
...well...i's from Arkansas...and ya'll can bash my pretty little state all ya want. We generally just sit back and nod as the rest of the country laughs at us and calls us inbred....we don't care...in fact...we prefer it. Cause we knows we's sitting on one of the purtiest spots in the country...not saying there ain't other purty spots now. I's been to Florida a couple times and ...whoo doggee...there sure are alot of tourist folks down there....kind of busy. We prefer if a whole glop of folks don't decide to move down here...cause its nice and friendly like right now....get a flat out on the interstate and someone's a comin along that'll help ya out...no charge...jest being a neighbor...we's watch out for each others kiddies....people smile and say howdy real friendly like even if they's don't know ya...yeah, its hot and humid in the summer but come fall, we got trees that glows with colors that'll take yur breath away...good clean lakes and rivers....huntin and fishin...i could go on...but i's afraid you's all get in yur cars and trucks and start a headin this ways....so ya'll just keep on a makin fun of us...we REALLY don't mind...in fact, we'll sit and laugh with ya!

Costacat

Wednesday, August 14, 2002 - 04:39 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
Fanny, Chiara must have hormones. Cause all she did was gripe about PMS the first coupla weeks. Part of the reason for PMS symptoms is a fluctuation in hormones. So, unfortunately...

Now, ask if she has any smarts, and you might get a different answer. Or, wait... I don't wanna ridicule her intelligence. Ask if she has any common sense!

Edited to fix the red dotted word.

I think pretty much every state in our good old U S of A gets bashed. Remember, for a long time everyone thought all Californians were blondes who surfed, ate granola, and exercised. Or had plastic surgery. Or walked around singing "I'm too sexxy..."

Fanny

Wednesday, August 14, 2002 - 04:42 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
Costacat, I have to confess I said ho-mones. I am deeply apologetic for bashing and being vulgar.

Moondance

Wednesday, August 14, 2002 - 04:54 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
Hi Hillbilly... I grew up in Memphis then Fayetteville Arkansas... I get the same question then a big laugh... guess they think they are funny... but you are right... keeps 'em away:)

I live in Los Angeles now... so you can imagine the jokes out here I get!

Costacat

Wednesday, August 14, 2002 - 05:00 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
Whoops!! NOW I get it, Fanny!

And she did call herself one, yes?

Tisha90029

Wednesday, August 14, 2002 - 05:43 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
Moon, those of us living in Los Angeles should not have jokes heaped upon us; the rest of the country needs to recognize that, in our multicultural experiment with perfect weather, there is nothing to laugh at.

Now let me go back to laughing about the flyover.

Car54

Wednesday, August 14, 2002 - 05:45 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
Wcv, I'm with ya. Menopause proves to me that God is not a woman.

If God was a woman we would come with a switch so we could turn off our hormones when we were done using them.

Moondance

Wednesday, August 14, 2002 - 05:53 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
Tisha:)

Ocean_Islands

Wednesday, August 14, 2002 - 07:49 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
Well I certainly didn't mean to start all this brou-ha-ha.

But anyway, in Massachusetts you can't buy booze on Sundays either, so you can imagine that there are a lot of backwards places in the Northeast.

Wcv63

Wednesday, August 14, 2002 - 07:59 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
OI...No era nada. I know you didn't. :)

How do you feel about Hot Tamales? The candy not the mexican food?

Ocean_Islands

Wednesday, August 14, 2002 - 08:03 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
Never had 'em.

Aus10

Wednesday, August 14, 2002 - 08:03 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
Ryn.....I can tell you why IN doesn't turn their clocks back and forth......It's so people like me have to be confused all winter long! I work in IN...and if I get off at 5 I'm still home by 4:15.
Consequently if I have to be at work at 8 am IN time it's actually 7:00 am, and the IN residents hope it keeps IL people from working in the region. Make sense? Nope....I didn't think so....confusing heh? You IN folks keep us IL folks on our toes.

Chandler

Wednesday, August 14, 2002 - 08:30 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
Anyone else watching the "classy" Chiara chomping food with her mouth open, talking about how she doesn't usually shower every day, and she is no where near the type of girl that her own brother would consider dating. He only dates really classy girls. My memory may be failing me, but didn't she say earlier today that she is one of the high class east coast people that would rank way above those of us in "the middle"? She seems to be confused!!

Loppes

Wednesday, August 14, 2002 - 08:35 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
Chandler,
The other night Chiara spent an hour telling the others how her father was a millionaire. Consider the source of her attitude.
Lon

Loppes

Wednesday, August 14, 2002 - 08:41 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
Sorry, I forgot to add that I wonder what Roddy will think of Chiara when he gets out and finds out she is up on warrant for DUI.
Lon