Wierd post alert! So frustrated. I've always know that my DH had a derogatory opinion of my hometown. He made no secret of this before we married but only made a few fleeting comments that I gave no deep thought to. Once we were married I realised that these thoughts were heavily influenced by my mother-in-law. She claimed repeatedly in her generalisations, all people from my hometown were crooks, sharp and cunning. I found these very bizarre comments and again tried my best to ignore them. However over the one and half years we've been married, my husband has gone as far as saying certain member of my family are the way they are because of our hometown. My family are all working professionals who live comfortably in a reputable area. This has started to irk me now, as I find it strange that a highly educated man can make comments like this. I've tried to challenge him and his argument is so weak but he still thinks it's ok to insult members of my family, who have done nothing but be pleasent to him, purely because of where they live. Most recently he said my young teenage niece was sharp and manipulative because of where she lived. She is such a pleasent high achieving young girl. I'm utterly baffled.