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The Country Stereotype

It may be wrong, but it's still funny. What do many people stereotype country music as depicting? Perhaps a guy wearing overalls, sitting with his back against a large tree next to his dog and a gun pointed directly toward himself. Of course, he owned a truck as well. Yes, cheerful times indeed!

Well, this stereotype came to life for me. No, not for me personally, but there were some former neighbors of mine, whom live in a house behind ours, and as I walked my dogs a while back, all I could do was laugh.

I walked my dogs and noticed some depressing country music emanating from somewhere. Then, from the back of their house, emerged this big truck, with a middle-aged man driving, his dog in the passenger seat and depressing country music blaring out his speakers. I couldn't hear too many of the lyrics, but I overheard three distinct words: "dog," "gun" and "truck." I don't know how accurate this country stereotype is, but on that day, at that very moment, the stereotype was right on cue and I couldn't help but laugh.
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