The USA: Making fun of itself

Today we'll be talking about stereotypes in the U.S. about other parts of the U.S. Such as why people in the rest of the country love to joke that everyone in my state, New Jersey, looks/thinks/acts like these people:



I promise, we don't. Most of the Jersey Shore cast members aren't even from New Jersey!!

Anyhow, for kicks, here's a few fun links about other stereotypes:

The United States, according to the United States
An endless list of Stuff White People Like
Mapping stereotypes around the world

Cleveland humorous tourism video


And then there's the second one.

Portland: stuck in the 90s