Individual Characteristics Of A Westerner

How many kinds of American People are there? There are countless different types of individual traits that we can come up with to be an American because there is not just one characteristic that marks a person as an American. Although, if narrowed down to four regions of America, then it becomes much easier to pick out specific characteristics. The four regions are the South, Northeast, Midwest, and the West. For example, if we asked how a southern person talks or behaves, we will typically have the person come out with their best southern accent and have them saying “y’all” every other word. Whereas asking how someone from the west coast acts will elicit a “like” between words and causes that person to act similar to a hippie or a surfer. These opinions come from where we have grown up or lived most of our lives. Each of these types of Americans has their own unique characteristics and ways of life that combined renders America well rounded and complete. The Southern American is prideful, religious, slow talking, and full of unique sayings that the other three regions do …show more content…
Unlike the other regions, Westerners have a great deal of open minded young adults continuously moving there creating an always adapting environment, whereas in the other regions they are fixed in their history and ideas. To be considered a Westerner means that the person is less likely fast paced, like the Northeastern people, and more lenient in everything that they do. Furthermore, the Western Americans have a substantial variety of cultures. Within the northern states, they have the reputation of being hipsters and drinking excessive amounts of caffeine. Meanwhile, in the southern states, they have a reputation for being superficial. Regardless of what area of the Western region a person lives they are inevitably going to be more accepting and progressive than the other