Well, I'm flipping through channels today, and see that CMT is running a 20 Greatest Cities songs episode and it catches my attention. Let me state that I'm NOT a country fan and didn't recognize many of the songs, but this did get my interest. While watching it I was VERY suprised to find that 8 out of the 20 songs were about cities in Texas !! Being a native I had always thought that Texas epitomizes country, in life and in spirit, than all of the other states. This may just be my biased view, it did start me thinking about stereo types. So to have a little fun with this (meaning those who don't have anything better to do) I thought I'd do a little quiz on state stereotypes

1. Which state do you think of when you think country?
2. Which state do you think of when you think deep south ?
3. Which state do you think of when you think wilderness / wild ?
4. Which state do you think of when you think expensive ?
5. Which state do you think of when you think "Home Town America" ?
6. Which state do you think of when you think diversity / culture ?
7. Which state do you think of when you think tradition ?
8. Which state do you think of when you think religious principals?
9. Which state do you think of when you think liberal ?
10. Which state do you thin of when you think conservattive


Also, if you want bonus points, list the 8 singers / songs that were about Texas cities.


To start the festivities, I'll go ahead and post my answers

1. Texas (of course)
2. Georgia
3. Alaska
4. Tough one, but I think California (New York was a close second)
5. Idaho (all those farmers)
6. New York (# of immigrants)
7. Pennsylvania (where founding fathers built America)
8. Alabama / Kentucky / Tennesee (Can't make up my mind)
9. California definately
10. Texas

 

1. Tennessee. (Nashville, anybody?)
2. Louisiana. (Probably will be ten feet deep after Katrina...)
3. Montana. (God's land, there... Dakota's are close...)
4. California. ($3.20 for Diesel.)
5. Ohio. (Pretty well developed, but also pretty hicky in most places.)
6. New York.
7. Virginia. (Military tradition, colonial tradition, aristocrat and political tradition.)
8. Georgia. (I think Baptists... And Martin Luther...)
9. Massachusetts. (California is only liberal in a relatively small percentage when compared to Mass, NY or NJ)
10. Texas. (Pretty solidly conservative.)

 

1. Texas
2. Alabama
3. Alaska
4. New York
5. Iowa
6. California
7. Pensylvania
8. Pensylvania
9. Massachusetts
10. Texas

 

1: Tennessee
2: Alabama
3: Montana
4: California
5: Ohio
6: Florida
7: Louisiana
8: Pennsylvania
9: New Jersey
10: Texas

Ask if you want explanations... most should be self explanatory

 

1. Texas
2. Alabama
3. North Dakota / Washington / Montana / Alaska
4. Hawaii
5. Iowa
6. California
7. Iowa / Nebraska / Ohio
8. Kentucky / Alabama / Mississippi / Texas
9. Hawaii
10. The rest

 

1. Which state do you think of when you think country? Texas
2. Which state do you think of when you think deep south ? Alabama
3. Which state do you think of when you think wilderness / wild ? Maine
4. Which state do you think of when you think expensive ? NYC
5. Which state do you think of when you think "Home Town America" Wst Virg
6. Which state do you think of when you think diversity / culture ? Flordia
7. Which state do you think of when you think tradition ? Texas
8. Which state do you think of when you think religious principals? Massach.
9. Which state do you think of when you think liberal ? Flordia
10. Which state do you thin of when you think conservattive Pennsy.

 

My state is Texas and my stereotype is Kenwood.

~Rob

 

ROFLMAO

 

1. Which state do you think of when you think country? Texas

2. Which state do you think of when you think deep south ? Mississippi

3. Which state do you think of when you think wilderness / wild ? Colorado

4. Which state do you think of when you think expensive ? California

5. Which state do you think of when you think "Home Town America" ? Texas

6. Which state do you think of when you think diversity / culture ? California

7. Which state do you think of when you think tradition ? Texas

8. Which state do you think of when you think religious principals? Oklahoma

9. Which state do you think of when you think liberal ? California

10. Which state do you thin of when you think conservattive Texas


Also, if you want bonus points, list the 8 singers / songs that were about Texas cities.

All my Exes Live in Texas - George Strait
Does Ft. Worth Ever Cross Your Mind - George Strait
Amarillo by Morning - George Strait (notice a pattern yet)
San Antonio Rose - don't know
Luckenbach, Texas - Willie & Waylon??
Town of El Paso - don't know
Streets of Laredo - don't know

That's all I can think of right now.

 

You forgot "remember the Alamo" by George Straight. Streets of Laredo is an old cowboy tune, been done by about everybody.

 

Bob Wills!!!!
(Even though I am yankee born/bred, Bob Wills is one of my favorite artists)

~Rob

 

1. Which state do you think of when you think country? Texas
2. Which state do you think of when you think deep south? Alabama
3. Which state do you think of when you think wilderness / wild ? Montana
4. Which state do you think of when you think expensive ? California
5. Which state do you think of when you think "Home Town America" ? Texas
6. Which state do you think of when you think diversity / culture ? California
7. Which state do you think of when you think tradition ? Texas
8. Which state do you think of when you think religious principals? Oklahoma
9. Which state do you think of when you think liberal ? Massataxes
10. Which state do you thin of when you think conservative? Texas

"Yellow Rose of Texas" by a lot of folks.
"El Paso" by Marty Robbins
"EL Paso City" by Marty Robbins
"Galveston" by Glen Campbell
"Lubbock Texas in My Rearview Mirror" by (you fill the name)
"Luchenbach Texas" by (you fill the name)

 

Dah....."Texas" by George Straight

 

1. Which state do you think of when you think country? texas
2. Which state do you think of when you think deep south ? louisianna
3. Which state do you think of when you think wilderness / wild ? alaska
4. Which state do you think of when you think expensive ? california
5. Which state do you think of when you think "Home Town America" ? virginia
6. Which state do you think of when you think diversity / culture ? california
7. Which state do you think of when you think tradition ? virginia
8. Which state do you think of when you think religious principals? west virginia
9. Which state do you think of when you think liberal ? new hampshire/north california (I consider norcal a different state!)
10. Which state do you thin of when you think conservattive? texas

 

I'm not quite old enough for Bob Wills.