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In reply to the discussion: About this so called hillbilly. His real name is [View all]summer_in_TX
(3,042 posts)47. Apparently he's claiming Appalachia because he visited family back in Eastern Kentucky some summers.
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I did a search the other day, Appalachia does not run through Ohio. He may have lived in a very poor area, but it is
debm55
Jul 26
#9
I live in Southwestern PA and it is poor. area. But the Mountains do not go through the area. I wish he would stop
debm55
Jul 26
#14
Agree. I went to college at PennState in central PA Those people in the surrounding areas could be called Appalachian
debm55
Jul 26
#16
I paid for mine myself. Parents said college was a waste of time for girls. and refused to help me.
debm55
Jul 26
#38
Southeastern Ohio is in the Appalachian foothills and it is considered a part of Appalachia.
doc03
Jul 26
#28
I was not speaking to the level of mountainous terrain, I was showing that Appalachia as a region does extend
Celerity
Jul 26
#23
Apparently he's claiming Appalachia because he visited family back in Eastern Kentucky some summers.
summer_in_TX
Jul 26
#47
Sounds like he's as much a "hillbilly" as Robert James Ritchie is a "redneck". nt
Carlitos Brigante
Jul 26
#10
I read his book and watched the movie. Both stunk. I am hard pressed to say I am a Hillbilly. I was taken aback at
debm55
Jul 26
#20
One more time, with feeling: Appalachia stretches from the Deep South into NY (and yes, a little bit of Ohio, too)
Alice B.
Jul 26
#17
I thank you for the links. I looked at the second link and I am very familiar with a alot of the areas. TY But we
debm55
Jul 26
#24
JD Vance was born James Donald Bowman? And he changed his name? THREE TIMES?
LetMyPeopleVote
Jul 26
#35
TY for clarification. The one thing I learned a bit about from Vance's book was out-migration...
Hekate
Jul 26
#48