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Well, they are about the size of countries. And they've only been part of the same country for a couple of centuries.

Really they're about as unified as England and Scotland.

If you tell me to picture an Englishman and a Scot, I can do that. But I got no clue about what, say, a Minnesottan and North Dakotan would look like.

I bet you can picture a Texan though.

Cowboy hat and a gigantic belt buckle.

But seriously, visually it's hard to tell the difference at a glance, but the regional accents can stick out like a sore thumb. Though even then it's tough because people move around so much that it's still iffy sometimes.

@Ninety, Minnesotans are basically Canadians so... Just imagine them.

...And a couple of centuries is as old as the US itself. Not sure if it means anything there. In fact, it is a silly argument to use to Americans lime me and Ninety. We are all just a couple centuries old.

Are they any different from, say, Alabama? I honestly don't know how many of the 'Texsan' stereotype is just 'southern' stereotype.

But, really, here is Brasil we have big ass states also, each with their own regional stereotype and unique accent. That doesn't make us think of them as different countries. That is a particularity of the US.

PS:And we actually have visual distinctions varying with location. Northesterns, for example, have a distinct look compared to the rest of the country.

edited 20th Oct '14 6:39:35 AM by Heatth

The Difference between you Texan Stereotype and your general southerner stereotype is a Cowboy and a rural farmer respectively. One has giant belt buckles and spurs and the other has overalls and straw hats.

Also the former is more likely to have pistols and the latter a rifle.

Also one has a history of slavery and the other has a history of hating those damned Latinos. And then the Texas thing sort of extends to the rest of the west US.

edited 20th Oct '14 6:48:04 AM by MousaThe14

Just to nitpick, I think the latter is more likely to have a shotgun than a rifle.

Right, sorry, you're right. Thank you.

Honestly the stereotype seems to be shifting to "dressed like Rambo whilst performing mundane tasks" these days. I think that's mostly Florida though.

So I should look to make my exchange trip further north, then.

Like Canada?

@Ninety, Yeah basically. If you want "America, but basically Canadians" Then you want places like Minnesota, Washington state, Vermont...

Alternatively, just plain go to Canada.

edited 20th Oct '14 6:53:40 AM by MousaThe14

Of course if you end up in the wrong part of Canada you may have to learn French.

Why do French Canadians and english Canadians hate eachother ?

Because that statement provides it's own answer when "Canadians" is removed from it.

Theorist provided a wittier version of what I was about to say. So yeah, there's your answer.

Agreed, there isn't much to add to that.

England and France are more Vitriolic Best Buds nowadays anyway.

Anyway, the most important difference between Texas and the rest of the South is that in the rest of the South, Barbeque means pork. In Texas, Barbeque means beef.

Huh? I thought BBQ was the method, rather than the kind? You can have booth beef and pork BBQ, right?

All I know about Ohio as-seen-by-others is that we get mocked more than we should for corn, and mocked less than we should for lighting the Cuyahoga river on fire. Several times.

That's how it is here, but that region also calls several non-coca-cola soft drinks "coke", so I got nothing.

edited 20th Oct '14 9:14:56 AM by RaichuKFM

For reference:

American North: BBQ = anything cooked by grilling on a BBQ

American South: BBQ = slow smoked pork

Texas: BBQ = slow smoked beef

There are further divisions, for those see the "barbecue" portion of Our useful notes page on American food.

Redraw of "we have a hater" panel.

Huh, interesting. Out of curiosity, does all BBQ need to be grilled? The useful notes just talk about 'smoked' and 'low heat', no real mention to grills, however, all images I found in Google included them. My instinct would say it doesn't, but I am starting to suspect I have a wrong definition of 'BBQ'. Mostly because I conflate it with the Portuguese word 'churrasco', which I guess is not wrong^note although a BBQ is most certainly a type of 'churrasco'.

Cool. The animation is a bit too slow, though.

edited 20th Oct '14 9:34:12 AM by Heatth