[Augustine23555]

Interesting question. I can offer two examples based upon personal experience: eastern Kentucky, where a high school education is the norm (people who do go to college leave town and generally do not come back), and Washington, D.C., where the percentage of college graduates far exceeds the national average. In eastern Kentucky, the major industries (coal, steel, etc.) have downscaled considerably and most new jobs are in the service sector. People are deeply suspicious and resentful of higher education and there is a mentality of ‘the job you get comes at the expense of someone else’. Non-college graduates are extremely protective of their jobs. Non-practical education (English, history, etc.) is viewed as useless, and if you do have that kind of degree, people throw it up to you every chance they get. In the Washington metro area, most people have been to college, and there is very much of a ‘frat boy/sorority girl’ mentality. It is as though they never really grow up. Consumption of alcohol is a major topic of conversation — ‘Hi, I’m Susie Jones, and one time I got drunk and puked on someone’s shoes at a night club’ is not an impossible introduction. Young people there are very insular and tend to stick with people from their own part of the country or alma mater; practically everyone is from somewhere else. The natives are viewed as ‘townies’ and appear to be somewhat bewildered by the sea of ‘outsiders’ around them.

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Name : Augustine23555, Gender : M, Race : White/Caucasian, Age : 40, City : Columbia, State : SC, Country : United States, Education level : Over 4 Years of College, Social class : Middle class, 

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