Re: Nice Planet © 2009
Re: Nice Planet © 2009
I may have inferred a little strongly. But people anywhere in the country, urban or rural, coastal or inland, have pretty much the same hometown pride that results in them feeling that where they are from is superior for any number of reasons; that's not necessarily a bad thing, some hometown pride is good motivation to keep working to better one's area of residence. So to use that story as a potshot seems like an unnecessary move when people from NYC are no different in pumping up their local stomping ground than anyone else and would certainly never try to claim that something like in that story could never happen there.
Agreed on most fronts. I certainly have pride in where I'm from as most people do. I tend to think New Yorkers take it to the next level. How often do you hear them say that they live in the greatest city in the world? I live in Minneapolis and have never once heard anyone proclaim it as such. Just an example.
You were clearly insulting people in NYC, generalizing and just generally being a dink.
How many people do you know from NYC. I mean personally know.
There are a ton of good people in NY, I've lived in both NYC and MN and I'll tell you the people in NYC are FAR more pleasant than the people in MN. And you see I can say this with personal knowledge.
1. I was insulting those people who think we should put them on a throne solely because they live in New York. You're right though, I didn't specify that and my statement was made in general, which it shouldn't have been.
2. Off the top of my head I can only name two. Both very nice. Both LOVED to talk about NYC and how great it was compared to here. Honestly. I worked with one lady who literally talked about nothing else. Everything that happened would be compared to "back in the Bronx" and then I'd get to hear about how it never would have went down that way "back in the Bronx" because people there would have done this or that....yadda yadda yadda. So yes, a limited sample, but you can see I have just a bit of personal knowledge myself.
3. "people in NYC are FAR more pleasant than the people in MN." Now who's generalizing?
You're one of the most opinionated people I've encountered on this board (not inferring that as a negative, and I think you'd agree its true). Do you think that might just have a little bit to do with the fact that you interact better with people from New York?
Besides the people I personally know, I've met several people over the years from New York. I personally didn't care for many of them. So we've had different experiences, and maybe neither one of us is more right than the other.
Now please proceed to tell me that because you've lived there and I haven't, my opinion is wrong.
