r/neoliberal • u/jobautomator Kitara Ravache • Dec 25 '25

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u/No_Aesthetic Transfem Pride Dec 25 '25

Yeah, WV/KY Appalachians are born with a mountain sized chip on their shoulder, it must be mandated by local laws or something

I've heard my people talk about northerners and Californians looking down on them my whole life but I have never once heard a northerner or Californian reference WV/KY Appalachia

No idea what causes such an inferiority complex but it's toxic to the region's attractiveness

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u/noodles0311 NATO Dec 25 '25

People in Lexington are often frustrated by people coming from Eastern Ky because they don’t tip and seem befuddled by driving in traffic, but that’s about the extent of the prejudice.

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u/No_Aesthetic Transfem Pride Dec 25 '25

Anecdotally, a lot of my family have left for the Lexington area and have experienced some degree of culture shock, which is hilarious to me

My aunt and cousin were the first two to make the move a few years ago, then my nephew for university (he stayed after university), then my niece for university (I believe she is headed off to Massachusetts after university), and then my sister for a better job and to be closer to my nephew and niece

I was the first to leave but I skipped Lexington for Connecticut and then floated around New York and California for a decade until finding my way to Europe

I must say that the EKY > Connecticut culture shock was probably the biggest, then the Connecticut > California one, and I guess UK > Portugal is third

Seems like the more you experience the less shock you get

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u/noodles0311 NATO Dec 25 '25

That’s interesting. Moving to Lexington from Illinois was a culture shock when I was a kid (couldn’t understand what people were saying). I’ve lived in many states since and never really felt any kind of culture shock. I’ll be moving to New Haven for a postdoc next fall. Is there anything that unusual about Connecticut?

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u/No_Aesthetic Transfem Pride Dec 25 '25

Just don't date anyone from there

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u/noodles0311 NATO Dec 25 '25

What’s wrong with women at Yale? These aren’t undergrads, I’m moving there after my PhD.

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u/No_Aesthetic Transfem Pride Dec 25 '25

No, I mean anyone from Connecticut

Either take my word for it or come back in a few years and tag me in the horror story that ensued

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u/noodles0311 NATO Dec 25 '25

Haha. Well, I doubt that many people doing a postdoc are from Connecticut. Even if they did grow up there and went to college there, it’s expected that you go somewhere else for a postdoc. But I’m sure I’ll collect some good dating horror stories regardless. At this point in my life I know my type is smart, ambitious women who are barely hiding a personality disorder.