Which Region Has More of a Superiority Complex: East Coast or West Coast? (live, best)
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A few months ago, I posted a thread on which region has more of an inferiority complex: the Coasts or the Midwest? Now, I'm asking which region has a SUPERIORITY complex. The East Coast or the West Coast? There's debate here on CD that people from the East Coast think they're better than everyone else, and people think people on the West Coast are too Hollywood or image conscious. So, what do you think?
I think they just have a "don't care" about the rest of the US mentality vs. a superiority complex. They just don't care about what happens in Indiana or Nebraska except during election time. Perhaps people see that as a superiority complex..... or is it because they have an inferiority complex?
I think they just have a "don't care" about the rest of the US mentality vs. a superiority complex. They just don't care about what happens in Indiana or Nebraska except during election time. Perhaps people see that as a superiority complex..... or is it because they have an inferiority complex?
Yeah, there are some who have a "don't care" attitude, but you do have some that have that "I'm better than you and I know it" mentality as well. There's a difference, having a "don't care" attitude means you're focused on you and your city having a superiority complex is when you try to go out of your way to make yourself feel superior to someone, and you put that person or city down to make yourself or your city look good. But, then they want everybody else to care when something happens in their city.
Yeah, there are some who have a "don't care" attitude, but you do have some that have that "I'm better than you and I know it" mentality as well. There's a difference, having a "don't care" attitude means you're focused on you and your city having a superiority complex is when you try to go out of your way to make yourself feel superior to someone, and you put that person or city down to make yourself or your city look good. But, then they want everybody else to care when something happens in their city.
I get what your saying but unless there is a conversation going on, noone goes out of their way to say "Hey, I live in NYC so I'm better then you!". This is usually in context to something. Call me whatever but I would agree NYC is a superior city to Saint Louis so depending what the topic at hand is it would make sense. This doesn't mean the person is better, I'm speaking specifically from a city perspective.
But based on your definition above, I would think the East Coast would be more so then West Coast. West is too laid back and relaxed to care as much. This is my assessment from having lived in both Coasts.
People on the coasts definitely care about what happens in the rest of the nation. I said this before on this forum but whenever I visited th Northeast (mostly New England but less o around Philadelphia) or West Coast (Coastal California and Puget Sound), people would bring up Texas in conversation at least a handful of times a week even without knowing I was from Texas, or me bringing up Texas to start with-many times, my host would just smile, give the person a look, and say I am from Texas. A handful of times a week may not be much but it is much more than I ever hear about any other state in Texas, except for neighboring Louisiana and Oklahoma. And even then, it is less about what is happening there and more about family there or a trip/vacation there.
Anyway, I think the West Coast has a larger superiority complex. Both coasts have a similar superiority complex towards the Midwest, South, and Intermountain West, but the West Coast also has an outsized superiority complex towards the East Coast.
I think they just have a "don't care" about the rest of the US mentality vs. a superiority complex. They just don't care about what happens in Indiana or Nebraska except during election time. Perhaps people see that as a superiority complex..... or is it because they have an inferiority complex?
From what I've seen and heard, people on the West Coast truly believe they are living in the best region (I've spent significant time in all 5 major cities along the coast). It's a combination of the scenery, successful economies, influx of transplants (not really a good thing), lower crime rates, mild weather, laid back attitude, and progressive politics (meh).
And to be honest, there just isn't that much talk of other cities in other regions that I've noticed (outside of sports, travel plans, or news)
From what I've seen and heard, people on the West Coast truly believe they are living in the best region (I've spent significant time in all 5 major cities along the coast). It's a combination of the scenery, successful economies, influx of transplants (not really a good thing), lower crime rates, mild weather, laid back attitude, and progressive politics (meh).
And to be honest, there just isn't that much talk of other cities in other regions that I've noticed (outside of sports, travel plans, or news)
I always look at those 5, LV and Phoenix as just one contiguous region. It's like it's one state.
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