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In reply to the discussion: It's bothered me for years. Where did the ridiculous notion [View all]NJCher
(35,660 posts)just like ageism, sexism, and racism. It is no doubt reinforced by tv shows of the 50s and 60s, like Green Acres and Andy Griffin.
Somehow they think "small town" people are more honest. Wholesome.
I grew up in a small town in the Midwest and moved to NYC area as soon as I could after getting my degree. I applied for high level jobs in the very competitive world of advertising and marketing communications, and I got those jobs, working for major corporations, the names of which anyone on this board would recognize. I used this small town stereotype to the max in my job interviews. The employers lapped it up. I can't explain it, but when that topic would come up in an interview, they acted like I had been bathed in Holy Water. I could do no wrong.
Weird. Just very, very weird.