On 10/1/05 1:42 AM, "necoandjeff"  typed:

> What makes a hick in my
> mind has a lot to do with his or her bility to accept someone different than
> they are and treat them with respect, whether that person lives in the most
> remote corner of Louisiana or the middle of New York City.

By that definition, I would say unequivocally that I encountered far more
"hicks" during 4 years of living in Tokyo than I did during 4 years of
living in the countryside near Fukushima City.