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I'm from the south central US and most people I came up around would be described as somewhat shy, friendly, and hardly conservative. They became extroverts when they would drink.
This is completely based on stereotype (and thus should be taken with a grain of salt), but here's my how I'd break each down:
Pacific Northwest: Aloof, smug, outwardly pleasant Northeast: Abrasive, confrontational, hot-headed, loud Upper Midwest: Passive-aggressive, non-confrontational, stoic, polite Lower Midwest: What-you-see-is-what-you-get Southwest: ¿Que? Mountain: Independent, conservative California: Freewheeling, indulgent, extroverted Texas: Texans (yep, "Texan" is a personality trait). Southeast: Conservative to the extreme, sweet as apple pie until you insinuate you're gay, atheist, or dating a person of color
This is completely based on stereotype (and thus should be taken with a grain of salt), but here's my how I'd break each down:
Pacific Northwest: Aloof, smug, outwardly pleasant Northeast: Abrasive, confrontational, hot-headed, loud Upper Midwest: Passive-aggressive, non-confrontational, stoic, polite Lower Midwest: What-you-see-is-what-you-get Southwest: ¿Que? Mountain: Independent, conservative California: Freewheeling, indulgent, extroverted Texas: Texans (yep, "Texan" is a personality trait). Southeast: Conservative to the extreme, sweet as apple pie until you insinuate you're gay, atheist, or dating a person of color
Are PacNWers really that aloof? I've never been but would be interested to see if there is any weight to the "Seattle Freeze"
E.G. South Central (TX, AR, MS, LA) - I would say personality type is extraverted, friendly, conservative
What about the other regions?
PacNW
Northeast
North Midwest
Lower Midwest
Southwest
Mountain
South East
South-Centraler here, and in Oklahoma we're known for being gregarious and open, quite loud but polite, and somewhat "Rednecky." Everything's sweet as pecan pie until someone mentions the Tejas Horns....then it can get ugly. (Ha!)
You might call most of us Okie men brash but oddly positive, I dare say.
PacNW- Fairly relaxed, outdoors adventure types.
Northeast- Rude, pushy, awful accents
North Midwest- Oddly liberal, polite, keep to themselves
Lower Midwest- More redneck than places like AL, MS, GA
Southwest- Spirit of the desert
Mountain- Libertarian, cowboy spirit
South East- Friendly, comfortable
The "polite" factor is quite strong in the Upper Midwest, esp WI, MN, ND...
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