West Virginia, USA, here. WV is the red-haired stepchild of the country. I've listened to the stereotypes of this state all my life. I don't fit the mold, but I never did. Growing up in Boone County on Coal River, I remember, while attending the 3 room schoolhouse, getting into a fight on the school grounds with a girl who taunted me because I said I wanted "to be an artist.! LOL l was a fish out of water.