Please register to participate in our discussions with 2 million other members - it's free and quick! Some forums can only be seen by registered members. After you create your account, you'll be able to customize options and access all our 15,000 new posts/day with fewer ads.
People in the other 49 states do not necessarily hold people from New York in high esteem. If you get pulled over in the deep South with NY plates, you're going to have a much harder time than someone from another yankee state. But you don't have to go that far. South of Mason-Dixon, even in Maryland, New Yorkers are usually considered more an infestation than a migration.
I don't think the reputation is entirely justified, as when Southerners visit New York City, they tend to get a bang out of the abrasiveness. When you're here, you expect it as part of the culture.
It's when people from New York go elsewhere and expect everyone else to change to suit them or complain in a vocal and typically New York style about the local ways that it becomes a problem. ("Oh, moy GAWD, it's so SLOW!") Unfortunately, it happens enough that sometimes all it takes to get an unfairly cold welcome is for one to open one's yap, er, mouth.
no it doesn't. you've seen My Cousin Vinny too many times.
Favorite thing to say about me behind my back? "Not fuh nothin' but that girl thinks she's who she is!"
Moderator cut: language removed does that even mean!!!???
Too funny!
I spent part of my childhood on The Guyland (Massapequa aka 'matzoh/pizza') but grew up in Eastchester. The kids in our family had slight accents growing up which got stronger as more peeps from BBQ (Bronx, Brooklyn, Queens) moved in. I haven't lived in NY for 35 years. My accent is pretty much gone. When I go home to visit, however, which is about once a year, the accent comes back. The ear just picks it up. My kids make fun of me (No, Mom, we aren't going to get cawfee, wawk the dawg, eat aaahranges or go to Flaaarida).
Living here in Oregon (Aaarah-gone) every now and then someone will ask if I'm from New Jersey. Now, what did I do to deserve that?! JUST KIDDING!
It's been a constant battle to lose the NY/LI accent.
Please register to post and access all features of our very popular forum. It is free and quick. Over $68,000 in prizes has already been given out to active posters on our forum. Additional giveaways are planned.
Detailed information about all U.S. cities, counties, and zip codes on our site: City-data.com.
Please register to participate in our discussions with 2 million other members - it's free and quick! Some forums can only be seen by registered members. After you create your account, you'll be able to customize options and access all our 15,000 new posts/day with fewer ads.
JUST KIDDING! 
