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I did stop to fix a flat at one point and the whole town came out to help me. Neither one of them had on shoes.
And we're **** proud of it. They probably fixed your flat, offered you
something to eat, and generally made you feel welcomed.
I've been thru parts of Virginia where if I had a flat, I would not have
rolled the window down, much less left the car until the police showed
up! :ROF[/quote]
WVDeerehunter, in one small town, an older gentleman on the front porch of the general store gave my 5 year old daughter a homemade toy.
I have found that while traveling, a traveler with good manners is always received well by his or her hosts. And I've been to a lot of places, both foreign and domestic.
As for VA and D.C., yep we have our share of trouble, but as I pointed out to one of our Canadian neighbors, we have about 10,000 people per square mile here. Crime is going to be more evident.
Now oddly enough, when I first came out here, I got lost in D.C. at night. Let's just say a big 4WD pickup was out of place in the neighborhood in which I stopped to ask for directions. Three young men hanging out at the corner asked "You're lost aren't you" . I got directions back to the interstate and was on my way.
We're planning a couple of WV trips this summer just because I can get there without fooling with the interstate and all the traffic, and the attractions beat many of the more popular places.