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2. One could equally well be labeled as being from Hawaii - being barefoot there was

Tue May 27, 2014, 12:38 AM

May 2014

common in my experience, and it was fun.

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Are "Hillbilly" & "Redneck" Nation's Last Acceptable Stereotypes? [View all] theHandpuppet May 2014 OP

"Hawaiian" isn't used as a common pejorative theHandpuppet May 2014 #3

Ah, okay, I see what you were getting at theHandpuppet May 2014 #5

It's the barefoot thing that pricks a particular nerve theHandpuppet May 2014 #7

A matter of shoes theHandpuppet May 2014 #8

That is very interesting. xocet Jun 2014 #10

Thank you for sharing that anecdote. xocet Jun 2014 #9

From Hawai'i to western Iowa theHandpuppet Jun 2014 #11

Growing up in Florida, I and most of the neighbor kids went barefoot... Eleanors38 Jun 2014 #14