Surprise, Surprise... The South doesn't get out much

[DMX7]

So the people who hate everything about Europe and Asia have never even left this country (except probably to Mexico or Canada :rolleyes )

http://i.huffpost.com/gen/255201/PASSPORT-BY-STATE-GREY.jpg

[Stringer_Bell]

Life is so good in the South and Bible Belt, why would anyone want to leave? If it ain't broke, don't fix it.

[boutons_deux]

The classic example is well-off dubya being elected Prez without ever taking his retarded ass or his family outside of the UCA.

Why is Mississippi "colored" black? :)

[DarrinS]

great thread

[George Gervin's Afro]

great thread

I wonder how they get all of their information about the rest of the world? Does anyone know?

[hater]

great thread

:tu

very informative.

[hater]

I wonder how they get all of their information about the rest of the world? Does anyone know?

Sunday prayer, bible school, Fox news, Moster Truck Shows, Nascar watching parties?

[George Gervin's Afro]

Sunday prayer, bible school, Fox news, Moster Truck Shows, Nascar watching parties?

Woah..you're a hater!

[Viva Las Espuelas]

What in the hell is this proving. Doesn't it take money to travel overseas? When I think of money Mississippi really doesn't come to mind. California and New York, yes. Oh, and look at that. They have the highest amount. Stupid thread. Waste of bandwidth. You don't need a damn passport to go to Mexico or Canada. Plus there's the frickin Internet to know what's going on anywhere. Psssst. There's fighting in the middle east, OP. :lol

#notplanningbetter

[cheguevara]

What in the hell is this proving. Doesn't it take money to travel overseas? When I think of money Mississippi really doesn't come to mind. California and New York, yes. Oh, and look at that. They have the highest amount. Stupid thread. Waste of bandwidth. You don't need a damn passport to go to Mexico or Canada. Plus there's the frickin Internet to know what's going on anywhere. Psssst. There's fighting in the middle east, OP. :lol

#notplanningbetter

you're not really getting the point. What a surprise.

Point is, why are those ppl who don't get out of the country the most opinionated on external affairs. Why are those ppl the most scared of extremist islam and china and russia??? they don't know what the fuck they are talking about.

[MannyIsGod]

A hashtag? On Spurstalk? lol

[Leetonidas]

you're not really getting the point. What a surprise.

Point is, why are those ppl who don't get out of the country the most opinionated on external affairs. Why are those ppl the most scared of extremist islam and china and russia??? they don't know what the fuck they are talking about.

You just answered your own question.


Why are those ppl the most scared of extremist islam and china and russia??? they don't know what the fuck they are talking about.


why are those ppl who don't get out of the country

People fear the unknown. The less they know about the outside world, the more they hate it and stick to theirs.

[George Gervin's Afro]

you're not really getting the point. What a surprise.

Point is, why are those ppl who don't get out of the country the most opinionated on external affairs. Why are those ppl the most scared of extremist islam and china and russia??? they don't know what the fuck they are talking about.

conservatives don't get it...shocker!

[cheguevara]

People fear the unknown. The less they know about the outside world, the more they hate it and stick to theirs.

I don't really buy that. There is such thing as southern hospitality which is not a myth.

IMO the problem is the rhetoric that is repeated onto these poor ignorant folk. The fear mongering.
"these ppl gonna take your job"
"these ppl gonna blow you up"

[jacobdrj]

Life is so good in the South and Bible Belt, why would anyone want to leave? If it ain't broke, don't fix it.

I actually agree with this for the most part. The climate is warm. They don't have crazy heating and electric bills. They can work enough to live, then chill the rest of the time. They don't have to travel. They don't have to work to become multimillionaires because there is no incentive to become multimillionaires.

Warm weather breeds a more lax culture.

[Viva Las Espuelas]

A hashtag? On Spurstalk? lol

Sheen reference

[Leetonidas]

I don't really buy that. There is such thing as southern hospitality which is not a myth.

IMO the problem is the rhetoric that is repeated onto these poor ignorant folk. The fear mongering.

I think southern hospitality exists...if you're from the south or you live here or you're from America and you're visiting through. I don't think them southerners would be too hospitable to a family of Syrians traveling through the south.

I agree one the second part though. These are the people that tend to gobble up whatever bullshit Fox News shits out for them so it's not surprising that most of their viewpoints coincide with right-wing nutjob television.

[MannyIsGod]

I dunno, but if I lived in Mississippi I'd want to do nothing but travel.

[cheguevara]

I actually agree with this for the most part. The climate is warm. They don't have crazy heating and electric bills. They can work enough to live, then chill the rest of the time. They don't have to travel. They don't have to work to become multimillionaires because there is no incentive to become multimillionaires.

Warm weather breeds a more lax culture.

agree, if you're white. otherwise the south could be hell on earth

[coyotes_geek]

http://i.huffpost.com/gen/255201/PASSPORT-BY-STATE-GREY.jpg

So the farther away you live from another country, the less likely you are to have a passport. Fascinating.

Equally fascinating is how the states with higher poverty rates have lower percentages of world travelers. Never would have guessed that.

[Viva Las Espuelas]

you're not really getting the point. What a surprise.

Point is, why are those ppl who don't get out of the country the most opinionated on external affairs. Why are those ppl the most scared of extremist islam and china and russia??? they don't know what the fuck they are talking about.

So do you visit the middle east, china, Russia and abroad, Mr Gernocide? In fact, how do you ever know what goes on outside of your city. You must really be in the dark about everything outside of your city, Mr Genocide.

[TeyshaBlue]

you're not really getting the point. What a surprise.

Point is, why are those ppl who don't get out of the country the most opinionated on external affairs. Why are those ppl the most scared of extremist islam and china and russia??? they don't know what the fuck they are talking about.

Why are you pulling this bullshit out of your ass rather than providing actual data to back up this nonsense?

[jacobdrj]

agree, if you're white. otherwise the south could be hell on earth

I didn't say it was perfect or paradise. I think there is more to life than chilling. And the racial problems that still exist there certainly make for a less than ideal situation.

[TeyshaBlue]

Why are you pulling this bullshit out of your ass rather than providing actual data to back up this nonsense?

I only ask because, you know, New Yorkers really aren't an opinionated people. Only people who don't get out are.:rolleyes

[jacobdrj]

So the farther away you live from another country, the less likely you are to have a passport. Fascinating.

Equally fascinating is how the states with higher poverty rates have lower percentages of world travelers. Never would have guessed that.

It is a question of causality, to be sure.

[DarrinS]

Man, poor people suck.

Sincerely,

this thread

[coyotes_geek]

Man, poor people suck.

Sincerely,

this thread

Somebody should make poor people shut up until they're rich enough to afford an opinion on places they've never been to.

[DarrinS]

Wow, what a fuckin coincidence.


http://palinyoubetcha2012.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/PerCapPersIncome2009.jpg

[DarrinS]

Why do libs hate poor people?

[George Gervin's Afro]

Why do libs hate poor people?

why do conservatives dominate in these areas?

[jack sommerset]

why do conservatives dominate in these areas?

Do you have a passport and traveled outside North America? I look forward hearing of your world travels and how they influenced your all so important decision to turn your back on the republicans all because Palin was placed on the ticket in 2008 when I return later today.

[hater]

wow, what a coincidence!?

States where sayind the phrases "let me guess, you want the fried chicken" or "nice tits for a black chick" won't get your jaw broken:
http://www.usdat.us/secretary/archives/bible_belt_1.jpg

[Marcus Bryant]

Equally fascinating is how the states with higher poverty rates have lower percentages of world travelers. Never would have guessed that.

Not to mention that the poor in those states still vote Democrat. But they're obviously excluded from the OP's conclusion.

[George Gervin's Afro]

Do you have a passport and traveled outside North America? I look forward hearing of your world travels and how they influenced your all so important decision to turn your back on the republicans all because Palin was placed on the ticket in 2008 when I return later today.

Hey dumbass I WAS NEVER a republican. If you are going to continue repeating the story get it right.

[Marcus Bryant]

Further, the highest concentrations of poor African-Americans are in those states.

[Marcus Bryant]

Dumb, self-inflicted, thread.

[Viva Las Espuelas]

Dumb, self-inflicted, thread.

Definite case of whoops

[TeyshaBlue]

Dumb, self-inflicted, thread.

That's a DMX7 trademark.:lol

[Marcus Bryant]

Hey, if he wants to make fun of poor blacks and Democrats, it's a free country, I guess.

[DarrinS]

wow, what a coincidence!?

States where sayind the phrases "let me guess, you want the fried chicken" or "nice tits for a black chick" won't get your jaw broken:
http://www.usdat.us/secretary/archives/bible_belt_1.jpg


stupid fuck

[Wild Cobra]

great thread
Why does it matter?

[Wild Cobra]

why do conservatives dominate in these areas?
Most likely tax one or more of... family environment, ecology, jobs, tax structure, etc.

[Wild Cobra]

Further, the highest concentrations of poor African-Americans are in those states.
I was thinking that, but feared someone here would call me a racist.

[ManuBalboa]

I have no urge to leave the states...ever.

http://blogs.westword.com/showandtell/01%20not%20a%20single%20fuck.jpg

[ManuBalboa]

I wonder how they get all of their information about the rest of the world? Does anyone know?

Through magazines bro. That's how all winners build up their extensive intellectual repertoire.

[Stringer_Bell]

Man, poor people suck.

Sincerely,

this thread

We should subsidize the travel industry by giving poor people grants to travel to ONE country for 7 days a year. Except for countries in the Middle East and Turkey, since we'd prolly end up sending over people to get radicalized on the tax payer dime LOL!

[RandomGuy]

great thread

http://randygee.com/images/pot-kettle.jpg

:lmao

[Wild Cobra]

We should subsidize the travel industry by giving poor people grants to travel to ONE country for 7 days a year. Except for countries in the Middle East and Turkey, since we'd prolly end up sending over people to get radicalized on the tax payer dime LOL!
Quite already.

Don't give the leftists any more stupid ideas.

[RandomGuy]

Quite already.

Don't give the leftists any more stupid ideas.

Stringer has a very finely honed sarcastic wit, of which I am in awe sometimes at the perfectness of it.

[TeyshaBlue]

Stringer has a very finely honed sarcastic wit, of which I am in awe sometimes at the perfectness of it.

It's almost stealth wit.:lol

[Spurminator]

We should subsidize the travel industry by giving poor people grants to travel to ONE country for 7 days a year. Except for countries in the Middle East and Turkey, since we'd prolly end up sending over people to get radicalized on the tax payer dime LOL!

If we cut the annual Military budget by about 2.4%, we can afford a $5,000 international travel voucher for every graduating high school senior.

I'm just saying.

[DMX7]

I couldn't wait to see how many panties would get in a bunch over this one.

Interesting that Darrin immediately associated them as black and poor. :lol

But Blacks really aren't the ones calling Obama a European fascist socialist, and they're still outnumbered in the heart of it all (Mississippi) by nearly 2 to 1. So the poor white dummies who vote against their own economic interest and buy into the conservative rhetoric are the ones actually in control there, and they're still primarily the ones who don't know all that much about the rest of the world and kind of think that they do.

:toast

[Drachen]

This really isn't as alarming as a statistic that I saw right before I left for Germany as an exchange student in my junior year of high school. It said that 60% of ALL Americans never leave a 150 mile radius of their birthplace (this was not targeted at one political party or another, but I thought it seemed relatively appropriate). This may have changed one way or another since that was 15 years ago.

[TeyshaBlue]

I couldn't wait to see how many panties would get in a bunch over this one.

Interesting that Darrin immediately associated them as black and poor. :lol

But Blacks really aren't the ones calling Obama a European fascist socialist, and they're still outnumbered in the heart of it all (Mississippi) by nearly 2 to 1. So the poor white dummies who vote against their own economic interest and buy into the conservative rhetoric are the ones actually in control there, and they're still primarily the ones who don't know all that much about the rest of the world and kind of think that they do.

:toast
If you say so. You have yet to connect any of those dots. But hey, if you say it enough times you'll start to believe it. Beats thinking.

[jack sommerset]

Hey dumbass I WAS NEVER a republican. If you are going to continue repeating the story get it right.

I am telling your made up bullshit right. You turned your back on the republican party. You were voting republican, McCain to be specific then Palin entered the picture and u have been sucking on Barrys tit ever since. Now try to stay focus.

Again, do you have a passport and traveled outside North America? I look forward hearing of your world travels and how they influenced your all so important decision to turn your back on the republicans all because Palin was placed on the ticket in 2008 when I return later this evening.

[Viva Las Espuelas]

Interesting that Darrin immediately associated them as black and poor. :lol Umm, I'd check your eyes over that state. Hint: regarding what race. Also, how can one not bring up race when YOU lead us with your use of "South" from the get go? A "crosshairs" kinda deal here.

[DarkReign]

This really isn't as alarming as a statistic that I saw right before I left for Germany as an exchange student in my junior year of high school. It said that 60% of ALL Americans never leave a 150 mile radius of their birthplace (this was not targeted at one political party or another, but I thought it seemed relatively appropriate). This may have changed one way or another since that was 15 years ago.

Not surprising. The US is huge. It isnt Europe where you can drive 300 miles and be in a completely different country, with a completely different culture and history.

Whats really different from the 48 contiguous states?

Besides stupid accents, traffic signals and regional food, not a whole helluva lot.

Europeans have the luxury of culture due to historical conquerors, geography and proximity to the birth of civilization as we know it.

Fuck them.

[DarrinS]

I couldn't wait to see how many panties would get in a bunch over this one.

Interesting that Darrin immediately associated them as black and poor. :lol

But Blacks really aren't the ones calling Obama a European fascist socialist, and they're still outnumbered in the heart of it all (Mississippi) by nearly 2 to 1. So the poor white dummies who vote against their own economic interest and buy into the conservative rhetoric are the ones actually in control there, and they're still primarily the ones who don't know all that much about the rest of the world and kind of think that they do.

:toast


When did I inject ract into this? Wait, it was you.

[Viva Las Espuelas]

Actually it was Marcus. Sorry, brah.

[DarrinS]

Actually it was Marcus. Sorry, brah.


My bad

[Drachen]

Not surprising. The US is huge. It isnt Europe where you can drive 300 miles and be in a completely different country, with a completely different culture and history.

Whats really different from the 48 contiguous states?

Besides stupid accents, traffic signals and regional food, not a whole helluva lot.

Europeans have the luxury of culture due to historical conquerors, geography and proximity to the birth of civilization as we know it.

Fuck them.

Yes, but think about it... My first trip to Corpus immediately put me in the other 40%.

[LnGrrrR]

Does this include military passports? :lol

And you don't need a passport to go over the border into Mexico last time I checked. Not sure about Canada.

[Drachen]

Does this include military passports? :lol

And you don't need a passport to go over the border into Mexico last time I checked. Not sure about Canada.

You do.

[Yonivore]

You do.
Yep.

[McFudpucker]

Not surprising. The US is huge. It isnt Europe where you can drive 300 miles and be in a completely different country, with a completely different culture and history.

Whats really different from the 48 contiguous states?

Besides stupid accents, traffic signals and regional food, not a whole helluva lot.

Europeans have the luxury of culture due to historical conquerors, geography and proximity to the birth of civilization as we know it.

Fuck them.

Europeans don't just travel around Europe (you don't need a passport to travel between the Schengen countries anymore, and that includes France, Germany, Spain and Italy). Most Europeans, particularly western Europeans travel to far flung destinations in Australia, Asia and Africa.

It's really about what people want to do with their disposable income, generally, Americans prefer to buy things, Europeans prefer to buy experiences.

[CosmicCowboy]

Well, at least those of us that go in/out of Mexico legally need passports. Obviously millions don't.

[Drachen]

Well, at least those of us that go in/out of Mexico legally need passports. Obviously millions don't.

I wish there was a trombone sound for this. "WHAAAAA whaaaaa"

[elbamba]

I have taken vacations to Peru, Argentina, Brazil, Chile and Colombia. I usually do a hike in the Andes. There are always a lot of Europeans on the trips, usually from Germany or England. I don't remember seeing too many Americans.

However, I recently took a European Baltic trip and visited, England, Denmark, Russia, Germany and Finland. Most tourists that I met were American.

Having a passport means absolutely nothing about where someone has traveled and how culturally in-tune they are with different societies. Hell I have traveled to the middle east and visted at Jordan, Saudi Arabia and Israel, but I was on business and didn't get to see a damn thing. Visiting those countries did not shed a whole hell of a lot of insight into their cultures.

[Marcus Bryant]

Not surprising. The US is huge. It isnt Europe where you can drive 300 miles and be in a completely different country, with a completely different culture and history.

Whats really different from the 48 contiguous states?

Besides stupid accents, traffic signals and regional food, not a whole helluva lot.

Europeans have the luxury of culture due to historical conquerors, geography and proximity to the birth of civilization as we know it.

Fuck them.

The American inferiority complex lives on, being from a country with no past.

Just imagine, all the kids in France speak fluent French!