As someone who grew up in a rural small town in the midwest before attending a top 15 university and starting a company in Silicon Valley, I really don't appreciate the perceived stereotype of my hometown.

BI just noted that the problem is a bit more widespread, it also affects the affluent "masses" in the Hamptons:

http://www.businessinsider.com/the-hamptons-are-facing-an-op...

(Unfortunately, yours seems to be the prevailing attitude towards my "roots" here in northern California with its conflicting culture that purportedly prides itself on being free of stereotypes.)