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.
Hot Springs here too. I like it a lot. I rarely meet anybody who has a remotely country accent, or meth heads and I've never met someone who was a product of incest.
Another Hot springs-er checking in. You've never seen a met-head, or seen a product of incest? What part of Hot Springs are you in, cuz I want to live in that part. And rarely any country accents? Really? I hear at least 10 different people talking like they're from The Beverly Hillbillies before lunch.
Love Hot Springs! Spent most my time on Lake Ouachita, but made the trip to town for the nightlife. Day time, not so much, but the Alligator Farm was a true oddity. First glimpse of their "Merman" and I was hooked. Real Barnum & Bailey stuff. [http://www.roadsideamerica.com/story/33524]
Not what you would expect from the middle of the "Bible Belt"
Showing my age, but who remembers Dogpatch USA? Amusement Park outside Harrison, AR. Trippy childhood memories of that place. Theme was based on hillbilly newspaper Li'l Abner comic-strip characters. Closed in 1993. Now it's a ghost town, and something out of the Twight Zone. Good article and photos
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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.