I am a redneck!!! And so is my DH. Redneck has nothing to do with where you live or come from.
A redneck is a hard working person. Someone who takes pride in the work that they do and do it right.
Redneck was a word that was used to describe poor white folk that worked in the fields (cotton, tobacco, corn, ect...) and from working in the hot sun bent over all day they would have sunburn on their necks....redneck. Real original huh?
Anyway my point is, I am a redneck and very proud of it. Now "white trash" is a whole nother story. You call me white trash and you're in for some hurt.
With that said I have been called a "redneck" (I guess people mean country or southern when they say redneck) for the following reasons:
~I never wear shoes unless I have to do to weather or going into public areas.
~I'd rather spend all day everyday with animals than with people
~I have no problem with eating watermelon with one hand and cleaning up chicken s*** with the other
~I'd rather jump in the river or lake instead of a swimming pool
~I listen to real country music, outlaw country and southern rock. Not all this pop crap on the radio now
I'm sure there's a million more reasons but I can't list everything I do.