Most redneck town in Mass is... (Chicopee, Greenfield: low income, live, shop)

[BostonMike7]

Originally Posted by johngolf

The Caswell Motel is gone? Where is one to go for porno on the TV and a hot tub?

It's Wamasett Lanes now. Pretty nice place trying to compete with Kings

[lrfox]

Originally Posted by wolfgang239

Winchetucky, Athol, Acushnet/Freetown top my list. More swamp Yankee than redneck up here though.

Freetown (much of my childhood was spent there), definitely. "Jucket" was the word we used to describe the folks you're talking about.

As with any town in Eastern MA, it really doesn't compare to the "redneck" or "swamp yankee" towns of Northern New England. Plenty of professionals and subdivisions throughout the region.

Middleborough is another one I'd mention.

[CaseyB]

Originally Posted by lrfox

Middleborough is another one I'd mention.

I'd agree, parts of Middleborough are very bad. Along Rte. 28.

[sal1181]

Billerica & Tewksbury are not redneck towns

[AtkinsonDan]

Originally Posted by CaseyB

Up here, they're just called "White Trash".

Originally Posted by massnative71

Not the same thing at all.

The distinction between 'redneck' and 'white trash' is rural versus suburban/urban. The term redneck describes people working and playing outside all the time who are generally viewed as lower class than those who have an indoor job. I wouldn't consider any town inside 495 to be redneck but there are definitely some white trash areas.

[AtkinsonDan]

Originally Posted by massnative71

Ever watch Duck Dynasty?

But a 2nd generation transplant from "Meffa" is not what I'd call a redneck.

My definition of white trash has always been the descendants of the white people who fled the city and the inner ring of suburbs when minorities of color started to settle in the city during the 1960s and 1970s; the descendants of the racists. It is not a part of our history people like to remember. You will find most of those people in the suburbs that are often viewed as lower status. Contrast that with the descendants of the white families who lived in the suburbs before they became 'suburbs.'

[in_newengland]

Originally Posted by AtkinsonDan

My definition of white trash has always been the descendants of the white people who fled the city and the inner ring of suburbs when minorities of color started to settle in the city during the 1960s and 1970s; the descendants of the racists. It is not a part of our history people like to remember. You will find most of those people in the suburbs that are often viewed as lower status. Contrast that with the descendants of the white families who lived in the suburbs before they became 'suburbs.'

There's plenty of white trash that didn't flee "the city." There is white trash widely distributed throughout Massachusetts who never lived anywhere near Boston. But I think I see what you mean. The people who moved to suburbs later as opposed to those who moved in the 1950s. Any suburban area in the state.

[massnative71]

Originally Posted by jayrandom

Superficially the biggest difference between Southern and New England white rural poor may be the accent, but the cultural differences must be harder to notice, because they're pretty significant. Food is different, religion is different, ethnicity is different, relation to the legacy of the confederacy is different, racial relations are different. I like keeping the term Redneck for Southerners because those differences are big, but I understand that popular culture has extracted some of generic parts and distributed the concept across the country (and even the world).

Where in Tennessee were you?

Some things such as food are regional differences, but they exist among all demographics within each area (not just rednecks). Some of those cultural differences are more subtle than some here would like to think. Either way, those things aren't what makes one redneck or not a redneck.

I was in Middle Tennessee, between Nashville and Clarksville.

Originally Posted by pikabike

Lakeville? Someone long ago called it pinkeye city.

"Pink Eye Village" is East Taunton, on the Lakeville line. It got that notoriety not from being redneck, but for something else...

Originally Posted by Flashpoint922

Hanson, Halifax, Pembroke, East & West Bridgewaters, Plympton

The Bridgewaters are mostly townies, ex-Brockton folk, yuppies, and maybe a small and disappearing minority of swamp yankee types.

Originally Posted by FCMA

In Central Mass, the list got Orange right (by extension Athol should be on there too) but missed Winchendon, Douglas, and Spencer. Oh and Warren, that place is scary!

Athol is more white trash than anything else. Douglas is actually pretty nice, at least I thought (unlike Webster). One place that hasn't been mentioned at all is North Brookfield (as opposed to artsy-fartsy West Brookfield), I think it deserves to be in the running.

Originally Posted by BostonMike7

What is the point of these thread? S

Just because...

Not every thread needs to be a battle between "top 10" school districts, or "Where can I find new construction in a safe, fun, walkable community with good schools that's 5 miles or less from Boston for under $300,000?".

Originally Posted by lrfox

Freetown (much of my childhood was spent there), definitely. "Jucket" was the word we used to describe the folks you're talking about.

Ive heard that about East Freetown, in contrast with Assonet. At least historically, now I guess there is quite a bit of money there replacing the old swamp yankees.

Originally Posted by CaseyB

I'd agree, parts of Middleborough are very bad. Along Rte. 28.

Not the prettiest stretch of road, but please tell me you've seen worse than that?

I actually worked just off of Rte. 28 for a period, and a guy stopped by from the East Boston location for his first time commenting on what "beautiful country" it was out there.

Originally Posted by AtkinsonDan

My definition of white trash has always been the descendants of the white people who fled the city and the inner ring of suburbs when minorities of color started to settle in the city during the 1960s and 1970s; the descendants of the racists. It is not a part of our history people like to remember. You will find most of those people in the suburbs that are often viewed as lower status. Contrast that with the descendants of the white families who lived in the suburbs before they became 'suburbs.'

That's a pretty weird definition. There was no "white flight" from Medford, Revere and Quincy. Much of the "white flight" from Boston was far from "white trash" and ended up in affluent towns such as Walpole, Medfield and Foxboro.

[pikabike]

Originally Posted by massnative71

"Pink Eye Village" is East Taunton, on the Lakeville line. It got that notoriety not from being redneck, but for something else...

Hmm, I heard it was Lakeville. I assumed it was because the residents raised rabbits to eat, or because they got conjunctivitis but didn't get it treated. Is there another explanation for the name, and can you say what it is on C-D? The only other thing I can think of is that a lot of the locals were albino from inbreeding...

[massnative71]

Originally Posted by pikabike

Hmm, I heard it was Lakeville. I assumed it was because the residents raised rabbits to eat, or because they got conjunctivitis but didn't get it treated. Is there another explanation for the name, and can you say what it is on C-D? The only other thing I can think of is that a lot of the locals were albino from inbreeding...

Supposedly, not sure how true it is.