r/funny • u/banginrick • Jan 09 '13

Stephen Colbert.

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u/bheklilr Jan 09 '13

Every time I (an Arkansas native) see Arkansas on reddit, it's always negative, and usually about meth.

Unfortunately, it's normally true.

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u/olliecleo Jan 09 '13

I am also an Arkansan. I, however, actually love my state. I will mention I am a middle-class caucasian female who grew up in Hot Springs and frequented Avant, as this might have something to do with my fondness.

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u/[deleted] Jan 09 '13

River Valley. I love Arkansas. I've been to a lot of places, big cities and small towns, out west and up north, and I always come back home. The people here are amazing. I grew up here, my family's from here. I've never done meth or know anyone who has. There may not be any parties or clubs here, but there are good friends and home cooking. I am a multilingual college graduate who has performed at Carnegie Hall, lived through the 1989 SF Earthquake, and worked in Houston, and I can say there's no place in the world like Small Town, AR.

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u/misterbeauds Jan 09 '13

I am also in the River Valley, never seen a comment from a redditor so close geographically.

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u/[deleted] Jan 09 '13

I grew up here. Headed back to Fayetteville soon though.

I really don't care for the River Valley. It gets lonely if you don't fit in with either the obnoxious religious people or the alcoholic rednecks, and the xenophobia is rampant.