Why do people judge you by what county you're from??

Mass media, I think. Stereotypes exist even in the US…eg, if you’re from the deep south, you might: wave the confederate flag think the wrong side lost the civil war think the bible was written in English

I grew up in Oregon, and I live in California. When I went to visited family in California, people would say: Where’s Oregon? Do you live on a farm? (i didn’t, neither did my friends) Do they even have malls there (yep, got one when I was in middle school in Medford)

etc, etc. You might also say “the US is a Christian country” however, the US is home to lots of different faiths.

Similarly, because a lot of people haven’t traveled the world over, a few times, they might have strange ideas about people in other countries if they are from the US. Media tends to distort things, reality is both more strange and beautiful than you’d ever imagine watching TV or reading the newspaper. Far, far better to visit “strange lands” and meet the people there. You’ll have more in common than you might think. :)

Hope that helps.

For instances, I was born and raised in CA. in the bad neighborhoods of LA and people assume i have a bad temper and have a fuced up attitude…it’s not true but what many californians go throught..whether its paying the rent,bills,putting up with traffic & etc… makes people have this low fuse or temper..!but when i came to the south people were surprised they would tell me and be shocked that i was nice to them and not all thinking i am the sht! So forget what people say..its endless…!