LITE 98.7 » state stereotypes http://lite987.com The Best Variety Of Yesterday And Today Sat, 25 May 2013 22:59:40 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.2 New Yorkers are Arrogant and 49 Other State Stereotypes in Two Minutes [VIDEO] http://lite987.com/new-yorkers-are-arrogant-and-49-other-state-stereotypes-in-two-minutes-video/ http://lite987.com/new-yorkers-are-arrogant-and-49-other-state-stereotypes-in-two-minutes-video/#comments Tue, 31 May 2011 23:09:24 +0000 Eric Meier http://lite987.com/?p=11914 Ever come across the show on History called "How the States Got Their Shapes?"  It's based on a book of the same title.  For a geography nerd like me, that was a great read.  Just like every state has a story on their shape, every state has a stereotype about its people.  Author Paul Jury playfully points out the bad ones in a promo video he calls '50 State Stereotypes in Two Minutes.'

Jury, who just wrote a book called 'States of Confusion: My 19,000-Mile Detour to Find Direction,' squeezes out the hate from sea to shining sea in a mere 120 seconds.

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