Is the hostility towards New Yorkers justified?

[analyticalkeys]

Originally Posted by justfarr1030

Of course to SOME extent. But NYers more so than ANY other people in this country always have to find some way to incorporate NY into conversation CONSTANTLY. After a day hanging out with a NYer it's like "OK, SHUTUP ALREADY, WE KNOW YOU'RE FROM NY!!" LOL. Listen it's not even anything to debate. Most NYers are ALWAYS going to disagree and be on the defensive when they hear about their true selves from out of towners. But we all collectively made our bed, so lie in it.

Most NYers (beside the transplant population) do not travel around alot (IMO and experience) besides going to Jersey (Alantic City) or Connecticut so their ignorance precedes them. It's funny how The South and Mid West are suppose to be where all the "ignorant" Americans are, however IN MY LIFE I have heard the most ignorant comments from NYers. This seems to hold true of the MAJORITY of NYers (and the other things I said). I am one myself however I moved around some when I was young and then the military experience added, I have seen quite alot at my age (which I'm glad because that makes me different from the avg NYer). I'm not trying to so called "hate" on NY, I love it here. Greatest most unique city in the country (and probably the world). But we are hard for people to put up with, SORRY.

Yes, and my experiences are the complete opposite of yours, so don't tell me MOST or the MAJORITY when you haven't taken a survey of everyone here. I agree, some people can act strange, but you can't just lump everyone in the same category.

[Kemba]

First of all, hostility to any geographic or demographic group is never justifiable. People should get to know the individual person. True, New Yorkers seem to catch a lot of flack, but then again there are positive stereotypes of them as well. Many see NYers as brutally honest and extremely punctual, 2 traits that are valued. When I was in the military, I noticed that a lot of people had somewhat a negative view of New Yorkers, but then at the same time, the people with the most friends seemed to be New Yorkers. Keep in mind that New Yorkers are not the only place that people can hold a negative view toward. Texans seemed to catch a bad rap too, and just read the General U. S. forum threads and you'll see what I mean.
It seems that any decent person can usually get along anywhere, but at the same time, some areas do not like a large population of outsiders moving in.

[justfarr1030]

Originally Posted by analyticalkeys

Yes, and my experiences are the complete opposite of yours, so don't tell me MOST or the MAJORITY when you haven't taken a survey of everyone here. I agree, some people can act strange, but you can't just lump everyone in the same category.

As I pointed out numerous times throughout my post, everything that I'm saying is based on MY PERSONAL EXPERIENCES. Nothing more or less.