Hm. I grew up in the midwest and I have the exact opposite opinion.
Where did you grow up? I wonder if this is that thing where we see the ugly under-belly of our homes with a clear eye, but see new places with rose-tinted glasses.
Where did you grow up? I wonder if this is that thing where we see the ugly under-belly of our homes with a clear eye, but see new places with rose-tinted glasses.
The phrase that gets to my nerves is "bless his/her heart", which I translate to "I <insert long string of expletives> you, but I'm going to pretend to be nice because I have to keep up this stupid facade that society has created"
There are assholes everywhere, but in the Midwest at least you could tell the difference fairly quickly; people sort of wore their hearts on their sleeves, I guess.