People in West Virginia (Clarksburg, Romney: homes, moving, farm)

[Big_Al]

I live >3y in Charleston.Honestly, I don't know about rasism here. I know there is a lot of racial prejudice here. But it's not area specific. Another number- WV has the least racially diverse state, state with the least immigration.
Racism is a problem in remote WV villages but I doubt it's a problem in charleston.

[Sarapary]

Yeah from my experience people in Utah try to be so nice to minorities and people from other cultures but sometimes you feel they are fake, but in Charleston I felt honesty and really liked it.

[LuLu108]

Originally Posted by hotrod8

I am also looking into moving to WV in a couple of months and agree with you that no one knows how to be neighborally anymore. Jobs are a lot harder to find but at this time Im willing to take a paycut. Good luck
Scott

Yes, jobs are soooooooo hard to come by in WV! That's one reason I don't live there anymore. But if you are interested, you may want to check out a company that used to be called RAC, in Ravenswood/Ripley area. Jackson Co. I'm not sure I've not been there in a few years but it may be called something else. It is an aluminum plant and the pay is good. It may be a little challenging at first to get your foot in. But if you do, it's worth it. The plant is actually located in Millwood, WV. That's in between Ripley and Ravenswood. That's where most people in the area make a living at. Hope that helped some.

[LuLu108]

Hey, it doesn't really matter does it? I mean, you were nice and that's what counts really! These people were probably havin a rotten day and I just bet you helped them by smiling and sayin hey yourself , even if you don't know it! And, they might have been friendlier to the next person, hopefully. Ya just never know.....

[CraziS05]

Well, you have snobs everywhere. It's definitely changing here though. It's not as friendly as it use to be. You still have people while you're walking along in the park greet you, or walking in a store somebody will help if you drop something and say you're holding a small child. If you break down or run out of gas people are usually there to help, especially the older crowd.

[RedneckJedi]

West Virginia is still holding on as being friendly. I see it slipping away, though. Most people will speak to you as you pass by them on the sidewalk or in a store. You will also see a lot of people holding the door open for a stranger and you will also find more courteous drivers (that also is slipping away...).

[swfl]

I go up to WV (Hurricane area) quite frequently from S. Florida. I have been going since 1990 and I can say that WV people have been the friendliest until the last couple of years or so....I have noticed the niceness "slipping away". Noticing many more incidents of road rage and tailgating. What happened?? It seems rudeness is contagious and has even infected WV. I find it disturbing and saddening. It still has a long way to go to match S. Florida rudeness but still....it seems once an area goes down that path, there is no turning back. I still love WV though.

[tommy glandon]

my name is tommy glandon, i was born and grew up in whitesville wva, used to know a lot of people there, in 1967 i went to vietnam and stayed in the army 23 years, i live in fayetteville nc now but still keep in touch with old friends from whitesville. did you know any of the fosters from petus? danny foster called me last night, we talked four hours. my girl was carolyn snodgrass from stickney,i new junor averson, ronnie averson roger and all the averson boys.

[citybilly]

As far as Mich. folks looking down on Ohioans, it reminds me of the song by Kris Kristofferson, " Everybody needs somebody to look down on".
Mich. people joke about Ohioans and also Hoosiers, who in turn make jokes about Kentuckians. Ohio and WV seem to have issues. In Ca.they joke about Mexicans, not realizing that Mexicans make fun of Americans, too, while smiling and acting so sincerely gracious. Maybe Rodney King had it right. Can't we all just get along?

[David Kennedy]

Its tribal...not trusting the stranger...goes back a few generations.
About those Mexicans....taking back their land in California, Arizona, New Mexico and Texas...over 14 million of them now...WOW...
Did you know Vincente Fox's Grandfather was from Cincinatti?