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A friend of mine once told me that George W. Bush was the first true Redneck president; incidentally, this friend is undoubtedly a Redneck. I have always personally felt that George W. seemed like he would be a decent person, someone you could talk to one on one and hang out with at a pork roast, or some other kind of event. Then again, I have been well prepared for the frustration that comes with the Redneck demeanor as I am from Crawford County, Pennsylvania and I have been surrounded by Hicks and Hillbillies my entire life, unfortunately this includes half of my family as well. Therefore, I can also sympathize with politicians, academics, and journalists, like Dan Rather, who would have done anything to remove a Redneck like George W. from the White House before he damaged this Country. After all, people who are extreme Rednecks are the most difficult breed to sway when it comes to issues that they belief they understand, especially when they are blatantly wrong. Then again, being able to communicate with a subculture within our own Country is helpful in teaching us how to deal with people from around world who are fundamentally different or have had entirely different experiences. With the world connecting into a single civilization, the ability to understand how others view the world becomes imperative and one of the best ways to understand other cultures is to look at how people in our own background view issues. Furthermore, the best way to understand a different culture is to comprehend how they reason as this will give an individual the ability to better communicate with those who have fundamentally different views.

One of the most interesting things about the Redneck culture is that to any non-Redneck, being called a Redneck is an insult, but to actual Rednecks, the title is the greatest honor you could possibly bestow upon them, with the exception of originating from the motherland of Texas. Hailing from the South and rural areas across the country, from white-trash Rednecks to blue-collar middle class Rednecks to aristocratic Rednecks, their culture is very diverse and surprisingly influential. Most of them can be seen driving the largest truck they can possibly afford, whether that be a bid rig, a full size pickup, or a cargo van that they treat like a truck; unless of course, they've fallen from grace, in which case, they will be found driving an early 1990's to late 1980's technicolor sedan which probably looks as if the cars that

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