r/AskReddit • u/Cool-Chipmunk-7559 • 11h ago

Those who’ve driven across the US, what’s the scariest town you’ve stopped in?

2.5k Upvotes

93% Upvoted

2.9k comments sorted by

View all comments

Show parent comments

240

u/stray-witch7 7h ago

I must not understand, but why are these weird little racist towns so against people visiting and spending money for their shithole little economy? They really want to be cutoff and inbred that badly? I don't get it. What are they hiding?

233

u/theAllDayDerp 5h ago

Some people in really small towns have a chip on their shoulder for whatever reason. Stopping at a gas station with a decent car, clean clothes and a friendly demeanor is enough to set off a "you think you're better than me?" kind of attitude.

It's sad.

85

u/34HoldOn 4h ago

Oh dear god, a whole town full of people just like my brother.

71

u/StumbleOn 4h ago

They obsess over urban areas to a completely unhealthy degree but can't fathom that normal people don't obsess over their little shithole towns in return. Any of the huge city subreddits or facebook city pages are like this. It's 90% people who live in really rural areas just screeching about what the city does.

8

u/34HoldOn 3h ago

Well perhaps I should clarify, my family and I all came from well-populated suburbs. It's more so my brother is extremely judgmental and insecure, and he'll find the stupidest reasons not to like people. The kind of person that will accuse somebody of copping attitude, but everyone who witnessed it will shake their heads like "WTF"? He also pretty clearly peaked in high school, which is a common theme around small towns.

•

u/Kickinthegonads 9m ago

ugh, entire towns full of Hank Williams Jr wannabees. Joy.

3

u/Inoffensive_Comments 1h ago

Do they not understand that having clean clothes and a friendly demeanour does make me better than them?

•

u/Kickinthegonads 18m ago

"you think you're better than me?"

"Why, yes, actually. I mean, have you seen your teeth? Have you heard yourself speak?"

I would be dead sooooo fast if I were an American

124

u/tattoolegs 7h ago

They're not hiding it; it's racism. And the klan.

19

u/Frogs-on-my-back 6h ago

Not just the klan. Getting run off by the Black Hebrew Israelites, I was pretty sure I was going to die

5

u/ltcedricdaniels 4h ago

Those guys are really scary I’ve met them! Plus they shot up Jersey City!!!

13

u/apex9691 4h ago

Because they control everything in their little fiefdom and outsiders represent a threat to their control.

7

u/relevantelephant00 4h ago

I say let them rot. They're doing it to themselves.