Regional stereotypes can be both entertaining and limiting. While they may give us a sense of a place or a people, they often fail to capture the full richness and diversity of human experience. My cousin may be a Yankee-type guy, but he's so much more than that. He's a reminder to look beyond the surface level and to appreciate the complexities and nuances of the people around us.
He is still bitchy. He is still a Yankee-type guy. Last Christmas, he called my pecan pie “aggressively mediocre.” Then he ate two slices. My Only Bitchy Cousin Is a Yankee-Type Guy- The...