I Heart Hicks

Memorial Day weekend I went camping with my brother and a small group of his friends in central Pennsylvania out near Williamsport somewhere. We actually drove through "World's End State Park"... An omen that maybe we should have turned back? It seemed like we were in a county transplanted from Alabama to only a few hours northwest of Philadelphia.

Overall, the trip was fun, but mostly because I got to learn so much about a class of America I have had little contact with prior. Here are some things I learned:

1. People who live in trailer parks actually go on vacation to other trailer parks
2. People really do wear those "I'm with stupid" t-shirts
3. Camouflage is still very in, especially hats
4. The mullet is certainly not a thing of the past
5. 90% of children over the age of 10 know how to drive, and do.
6. Laws are a lot more lax - especially those concerning gun control, fire works, speed limits, etc.
7. Some people come up with very creative names for their dogs like "Hound Dog" or "Big Boy"
8. Everyone drives an American-made pick-up truck or SUV
9. Definitely don't show up to a demolition derby in a foreign-made sports car
10. Actually, just don't show up to a demolition derby at all- I promise no good'll come of it.
11. And finally, yes, their votes count just the same as ours do.