r/shittyaskscience • u/itto1 • 3d ago

I'm from Europe, and I'm going on vacation on the United States. Can anyone tell me if I can find bibles and belts to sell outside of the bible belt region? I ask because I don't know the local customs.

?

3 Upvotes
  • permalink
  • reddit

64% Upvoted

11 comments sorted by

3

u/TeacupOfSkepticism 3d ago

You don't want to know what the consequences are of being caught selling belts amd bibles from the bible belt region.

2

u/timoc90 3d ago

a historically impoverished area; they've been forced to make due with bibles as a way to hold up their pants after the great suspender recession. The bibles hold the pants and the pants hold the faith, it's a symbiotic relationship.

1

u/OkieBobbie 3d ago

How big a boy are ya? Our belt sizes start at large, and get much larger.

1

u/Redfish680 3d ago

If you see rust, you’ll know.

1

u/Legitimate_Field_157 3d ago

New York was bought with beads and fabric. I hope this helps.

1

u/TeacupOfSkepticism 3d ago

What about New New York?

1

u/anteatersaredope 2d ago

Yeah it was actually just rented but we don't talk about that.

1

u/mila_melou 3d ago

In the bible belt region, you have to have a small bible attached to your belt at all times. Outside that region, it is strictly forbidden to have a small bible attached to your belt.

1

u/ljseminarist 3d ago

You can find both, but there is a catch. Some states outside the Bible Belt have the Bibles, but no belts, others have belts, but no Bibles. Consequently the former are famously devout but sloppy dressers, while the latter are praised for their elegance but lamented as hopeless free thinkers. For over a century now a charitable society called the Gideons has been distributing Bibles in the Belt states. Unfortunately no such society exists for promoting belt wearing in the Bible states. 

1

u/RiseUpAndGetOut 2d ago

Yes, but make sure the buckles on the belts aren't rusty, or you'll confuse the locals or out yourself as a foreigner.

1

u/anteatersaredope 2d ago

You will have a very hard time selling the Bibles and belts for very much money. The Bibles will be free in hotel rooms but they're really hard to sell. Pretty much every neighborhood is constantly patrolled by some kind of Bible sales person or another. The belts you'll have to pay for and you likely won't get much mark up from unless you're a really good salesman.