It seems to me that the entire BosWash corridor, from Boston and Providence down to Washington, is the epitome of soulless and rootless life. It's similar to how Chinese people perceive the Hong Kong and Shenzhen area as the heartland of capitalism and rootlessness (Beijing is DC).

Growing up here, it occurred to me that our multiculturalism is internationalism and not the American dream. Instead of talking about how immigrants integrate into a successful American life fusing together...

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