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yo_mama_5000 t1_ivtpbvr wrote

I used to live in Missouri. Nice people, nice state. No need for ignorance here.

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HowardNelsonJr t1_ivu22nc wrote

Yea in New England, everyone just thinks those type of states are full of inbred racists. Because people in New England think they are gods gift rather than the absolute assholes that they (we) are

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MinneapolisKing25 t1_ivts5s3 wrote

I’ve found people who call the state Missouri to be lovely people, and people who call it “Missoura” to be the worst most hateful racist backwards bunch I’ve ever met. This is just from my personal experience and exposure though

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yo_mama_5000 t1_ivtv0bd wrote

Those people are everywhere. They're in California too. There's tons of confirmation bias when it comes to judging the south.

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MinneapolisKing25 t1_ivtvt86 wrote

Id never use them to generalize a whole area though as you said, just a habit/speech pattern I’ve noticed amongst certain “like minded” individuals. Like I said, I have met plenty of people and have good friends from the state that are absolutely lovely. Same with the south

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