does living in iowa automaticly make you a hick?
96828
No, people think that Iowa is just a place to raise hicks. Look at the south. It is stereotyping. People think that if you are from Iowa you have to like corn and everything and some people think that if you are raised in the south you have to have a daughter by 10 to be popular. Many good people come from Texas, which is in the south. But you just consider the south better because it is not Hicksville, USA. Look at some who came from Iowa- Herbert Hoover (President), Ashton Kutcher,  ISU football team, Hawkeye FB team, etc. So no, in short it does not make you a hick to be in Iowa any more than it makes you be an alchoholic at 5 in the south.
596867
I most definitely do. The decisions that are made on the your local level are the ones, most of the time, that have the most affect on a person. Additonally, the local politicians are easier to make contact with if you have concerns and questions.
399195
It shouldn't I know frinds that were homeschooled and had no problem YOu are still getting The stadardized testing (CAT Iowa...) and have you taken you SATs?
869684
"Bacwood"? You have a pretty big set, insulting other people's intelligence when you apparently can't find the little "Check Spelling" button Yahoo provides. \n\nThe Midwest tends to share more values with the south than with the coasts. If you want to slam an entire region of the country, at least get your facts straight. \n\nAnd us "redneck hicks" in Alaska would LOVE to divorce ourselves from the "values" of the coasts - I'll bet the south feels the same way.
348307
I don't hate you. In fact I live up north and rather live where you all live where people are more friendly and care about each other. I'd drink shine with ya anyday my friend ! I might be a redneck!
321296
I'm originally from Illinois and I was always told that, for the most part, those of us don't have a discernible accent.  There are some that are slightly nasally but for the most part they don't have an accent.
203958
Depends on what state you live in.
273042
You file where you reside.
483259
Because people like you are from there....\n\nMove and that state will suck too.  Your fate is to be stuck in the state of suckdom....get used to it!
328829
No they don't. It's just one of those rumors that get passed around. No one I know has ever had a back ground check done for a marriage license in Iowa.
634178
I'm from Ohio and I prefer midwest to the snooty "flyover country"
551462
I hate it when small tidbits slide past me like that. All I know for sure is the Hillbillies hailed from the hills of Arkansas.  I only know that much because - - **drum roll please** - - I'm from Arkansas.  But I don't have a dog named Duke, don't wear those cool duds nor go huntin fer bubblin' crude. :-)
719266
Well, I'm there all the time. It's near my home. Does this make me a loser?
563218
Yes I grew up in Indiana. Hoosier born and raised. Portage Indiana is where I come from.
368561
Crunk makes me feel like drinking myself into oblivion with a low end domestic beer.\n\nOh hang on, yea I do like crunk.
740932
only if you lived in an airtight house. now go tell the crazy person you can lick your elbow.
232978
It depends.  There are parts of the country I have no interest in moving to--like the Northeast and California.  However, I came from Oklahoma/Texas area and thought I'd never move from there but I got a good job offer on the East Coast so now I am here.