Why do People think FireFighters are Rednecks in the South

just wondering why because that stereotype thing got me wondering so anybody got any ideas i wont take offense to any of them there ansewers yall might give to me hahahaha jk lol

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Permalink Reply by Pot Roast on October 22, 2010 at 11:59am

Hah. What I found amusing is the magnet that looks like an open book is a Japanese magnet meaning "new driver."

"Officially called the Shoshinsha mark (shoshin untensha hyōshiki), new drivers must display the green leaf mark for one year after getting their license to warn other drivers that the driver is not very skilled."

Also interesting: Japan has a sticker for drivers that are over 70 and should be avoided..

http://news.3yen.com/2009-03-01/what-are-all-these-mysterious-japan...

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Permalink Reply by Damo on October 22, 2010 at 1:13pm

I thought that was part of the uniform down south.

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Permalink Reply by Damo on October 22, 2010 at 1:19pm

I know we are joking about rednecks here and how they are portrayed. But, the guys I work with like chewing, smoking, hunting, drive big trucks etc. But, when they need to be seen a professional they step up and act in the way that portrays them as FFs. There is a time and a place for both sides, but knowing when to put that game face on is important and making the dept look bad is not cool at all.

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Permalink Reply by Fabulous Heather Days of Summer on October 22, 2010 at 2:29pm

mine either ;-)

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Permalink Reply by Fabulous Heather Days of Summer on October 22, 2010 at 2:36pm

Ya' can be both a Yankee and a Redneck simultaneously !!!

Where you only have 2 seasons - winter and mud season.

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Permalink Reply by Mark Oomkes on October 22, 2010 at 2:36pm

That's great, I love it.

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Permalink Reply by Fabulous Heather Days of Summer on October 22, 2010 at 2:38pm

ROTFLMAO

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Permalink Reply by Mark Oomkes on October 22, 2010 at 2:45pm

Better a redneck than a city slicker.

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Permalink Reply by Patti Walz on October 22, 2010 at 2:47pm

Just make sure the tree forks... ok....

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Permalink Reply by Mark Oomkes on October 22, 2010 at 2:51pm

And this would be a bad thing?

You do realize it was mislabeled as the Civil War when it was really the War of Northern Aggression, right?

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Permalink Reply by Fabulous Heather Days of Summer on October 22, 2010 at 2:53pm

actually my tree forks briefly then wraps back around

and I can not even mention how many of my relatives have married-divorced-then marriage each other again-then divorced- repeat repeat repeat... I think they should just have affairs... or skip the marriage and date... LOL... because I am tired of getting invited to weddings of the same people that I have seen get married TO EACH OTHER 4 times already before...

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Permalink Reply by William Bills on October 22, 2010 at 3:11pm

I think it comes out of jealousy. I live in Western New York, and sometomes things we do or say are termed redneck. But I think it comes from the use of inginuity, creativeness, doing the best you can with the euipment (and people) you got. People in my neck of the woods think out of the box and are good problem solvers. We aren't afraid to call for help with any issue and look at what others are doing right as to not reinvent the wheel. We like BBQ, beer, chew, and getting dirty at drill as well as calls. I think it is a percieved thing.
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