RE: Why I sound like this - My Appalachian Dialect

[joeyarnoldvn]

Hillbillies vs Bible Belters

Are hillbillies within the Bible Belt, I wonder? My question is about the definition to both terms. In other words, can a hillbilly be a Bible Belter and vice versa? I guess the answer is maybe because Bible Belt has something to do with religion and hillbilly is a description that may describe hicks, farmers, laid back folks...

Laid Back

People in the Bible Belt are laid back, right? Are hillbillies laid back? If they are, they may both have some things in common. But at the same time, I can see that they are also different as well. I think I get that.

Red Necks vs Hillbillies

Are red necks and hillbillies the same? I'm guessing that a red neck might be a Super Hillbilly, right?

Virginia

Is Virginia included in the Bible Belt? I think not. I was living around there and I might have asked people about that. I just forget specifically what they said. I think Virginia is a little north of the Bible Belt, right? I would not mind being a red neck myself. I grew up in a small logging town of about 20,000 people in Oregon, born in 1985. I was born in a suburban area that was an hour from Portland but I also grew up around forest and farms. So, I feel like I'm partly a countryside folk.