The Country Stereotype

It may be wrong, but it's still funny. What do many people stereotype country music as depicting? Perhaps, a guy wearing overalls, sitting with his back against a large tree next to his dog, and a gun pointed directly toward himself. Of course, he owned a truck as well. Yes, cheerful times indeed!

Well, this stereotype has come to life for me. No, not for me personally, but, there are some neighbors of mine who live in a house behind ours and as I walked my dogs the other day, all I could do was laugh.

I walked my dogs and I noticed some depressing country music coming from somewhere. Then, from the back of their house, comes this big truck, with a middle-aged man driving, his dog in the passenger seat, and depressing country music blaring out his speakers. I couldn't hear too many of the lyrics, but I overheard three distinct words: "dog," "gun," and "truck." I don't know how accurate this country stereotype is, but on that day, at that very moment, the stereotype was right on cue and I couldn't help but laugh.