Does this forum have a West Coast bias? (middle school, incomes)

[LordHomunculus]

Originally Posted by BasketballMan

Those are not West Coast cities.

True. I stand corrected.

[Heterojunction]

If anything there is an anti-Midwest and anti-South bias. People will throw your opinion in the trash because you're from "flyover country" or you live in a "backwards" part of the country.

[sstsunami55]

Originally Posted by bawac34618

No.

There is a bias towards three tiers of cities.

The "Sexy" cities: Portland, Austin, San Francisco, Seattle, Denver
The classic, megacities: Chicago, Los Angeles, NYC, Philadelphia, Boston, DC
Up and coming cities: Columbus, Minneapolis, Dallas, Atlanta, Charlotte

I would call them legacy cities instead of megacities. I don't think most would consider Boston,DC, and Philly to be megacities.

[Minervah]

Originally Posted by sstsunami55

I would call them legacy cities instead of megacities. I don't think most would consider Boston,DC, and Philly to be megacities.

What's a "legacy city?" I've never heard that expression before.

[Bobdreamz]

Originally Posted by Amercity

I wish this forum had a southern bias. The northeast is too cold, the northwest is too rainy, the southwest is too dry but the south is just right.

Sorry but C-D is populated by homers from the South! Go read how many "Southern versus threads" there are on here.

[Mezter]

Um, not when the East coast always win the polls on here

[dude1984]

I'd say there is more of an anti Midwest and anti South bias than a pro West bias.

[Mini-apple-less]

Originally Posted by dude1984

I'd say there is more of an anti Midwest and anti South bias than a pro West bias.

I agree in general, though you do hear a lot of that "East Coast are rude/mean" stuff here, while it seems like the West is only criticized for being "too liberal" or whatever, which is really a backhanded compliment because they're saying the people there are too nice and tolerant for their own good.

[JerseyGirl415]

Originally Posted by Mezter

Um, not when the East coast always win the polls on here

Hardly. The East loses a lot of polls.

[KerrTown]

Nope. NYC always wins over L.A. in the vs. polls all the time! In fact NYC always wins whether it's Chicago, Toronto, Mexico City, or London. The majority of posters have a definite East Coast bias domestically, and a U.S.A. bias internationally.