I've noticed something interesting. In the slang vernacular, calling one's actions (or lack there of) 'country' or 'ghetto', are probably interchangeable depending on location. Example:
"You drink out of jelly jars? That is so _______."
The words 'country' or 'ghetto' could be used here and not be out of place. It is known that drinking fluids out of glass jars formerly containing food is an action done in rural and urban settings to save money. Realistically, it is a matter of income class. A 'poor thing', if you will, but no one is going to say, "Dude, that is so poor." That is just insulting. Disguising a not-so-clever observation on one's wealth with their general geography is endearing and somewhat amusing. Not insulting.
Here are a few more examples to prove my point:
- propping furniture up with phonebooks/cinder blocks
- owning a gun
- any unusual action in a vehicle (i.e. having to roll down window to unlock door)
- tattoos of names of significant others
You get the idea. Pretty much any action where one is unwilling to spend money to fix or improve things they cannot afford.
This is kind of funny because I'm willing to bet 90% of the time a phrase, "That is so ghetto/country," is said by upper-middle class individuals. Such is life.
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