People in West Virginia

[GottaHerdOn]

Originally Posted by wvrose

Hello, yes, I have lived in Romney and have friends in Elkins. Romney is a small, nice, friendly town. Elkins quite large. However, I have lived in many places in WV and found the folks with the same friendly personalities where ever I went. Always wanting to "feed" you, always want you to "sit a spell." taking time to talk with you. Even to the point of holding up traffic to do so. Of course WV has it's social problems, etc. like most places.
I still extend this same friendliness to others here where I live. However, people are so very different here for the most part.
I now live in Montana, (I wanna go home) and believe me, it is like a foreign land when compared to WV, completely different mind-set here. Oh, there are some friendly people here of course, but as a whole, they are guarded and just want you to "go away", attitude.
Over the years with my natural WV charm and friendliness I have made friends, but it just is not like home.
I truly believe that West Virginia is among the top friendliest places in the world.

Trust me Elkins is not large when you've lived there your whole life. ha ha. Occasionally I do find a new street or place though, which always excites me. It also seems to be changing more and more every time I go home. Which my time will be in June or so (Greetings to all from Warsaw, Poland).

Now onto the friendliness thing, I feel like a fish out of water over here in Poland. People expect you to get out of their way, and I mean right now! ha ha. Everyone runs around and acts cold toward each other. I guess its all those years of living under communism.

[Lady of the Lake 1959]

West Virginia is not the most diverse place, even my dark skin gets me a few questions, "what are you"?...But I have been here 28 years and I have met some of the greatest "real" people, people still in touch with the land and nature...and not "fake" and out of touch. There are lots of artists tucked away here but I would say the beauty of the states mountains, forests, rivers and lakes makes it Almost Heaven. I have driven down back roads in probably 20 different counties and sometimes you feel as though you have truly gone back in time when life was simpler...That is worth a lot.

[westvissouri]

Well, I've been experiencing the same thing out here on the creek. When we first moved here - if you didn't wave, it was an offense. NOW - all these "fancy" types moved in with their BMW's and Mercedes (no offense to the NICE people who have those) and everytime you try to wave, they stick their noses up at you. It's really getting frustrating. They need to haul their a$$es to somewhere where they will accept that kind.

IMO, skin color is not what matters - it's hospitality and warmth. I like people who are friendly, and warm. I don't care where they are from. As long as they understand the way the "system" works in a small town.

[David Kennedy]

Westvissouri:

Please don't make fun of those driving those foriegn cars....not everyone in America can afford a Chevrolet!

They probably would if they could...we need them for diversity...its sort of an Economic Equality thing.

[westvissouri]

Haha, thanks for the reminder DK. I totally agree. We can't even afford a Chevrolet - had to go with a Dodge instead...

Really my problem was this dumba$$ that lives out here, drives a white BMW - and gets on my tail everytime he comes up behind me, NEVER waves and plays his stupid music way too loud when he goes by our house. Very rude i may add.

Economic Diversity is very key. An economic schism is bad.