[Marc22358]

I’ve lived in the Appalachian Mountain region all my life(West Virginia), although I’ve never been deep into the mountains. From a religious point of view, the area is very Protestant. Methodism, Baptism, and Episcopalism are prevelant in my home area in the Eastern Panhandle. The only medical consideration that seems distinct to the region could be black lung associated with coal mining. Especially in West Virginia, where coal mining is the major source of employment in many isolated towns. I don’t have any figures for you, but I’m sure they are out there on the Web. Socially, its hard to speak without making generalizations. Culturally, bluegreass music began in the Appalachians, probably near the North Carolina/Kentucky border. The area tends to be socially conservative with issues like gun control and gay marriage, although states like WV are heavily Democratic in political affiliation. There are no physical characteristics that I can think of that seperate Appalachian people from anyone else. Hope this helps.

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Name : Marc22358, Gender : M, Sexual Orientation : Straight, Race : White/Caucasian, Religion : Agnostic, Age : 24, City : Morgantown, State : WV, Country : United States, Occupation : Student, Education level : Over 4 Years of College, Social class : Upper middle class, 

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