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I can adapt to life without the large amount of culture in NYC or LA. I'll miss it, but it wouldn't be a deal breaker. I also like the water as I lived practically on top of the beach a good chunk of my life. I would miss that too, but you can't have everything. I like the beaches on The Great Lakes so that would be a consolation for me and there are normal sized lakes all over. I would be relocating to flyover territory in order to be closer to family and for the lower cost of living. Must haves, for me, are good and abundant healthcare options and access to public transportation. No small towns for me.
This always confuses me when people say stuff like that. Do you think there is no "culture" anywhere else but NYC and LA? No "culture" in the flyover states? My mother in law (from New England) used to tell me (from Texas) that "I had no culture". Makes zero sense at all because we DO have culture throughout this country/world. No place lacks in culture, the cultures are just different.
People like to have their own definitions of culture. Some pretend that culture is all about ballet, opera and the symphony. It isn't.
Here is one definition of culture:
"the customs, arts, social institutions, and achievements of a particular nation, people, or other social group"
Given that definition, going to a high school football game is culture too. Culture is your style of living and what you're accustomed to. There's nothing about culture that needs to be expensive, snooty or considered intellectual.
This always confuses me when people say stuff like that. Do you think there is no "culture" anywhere else but NYC and LA? No "culture" in the flyover states? My mother in law (from New England) used to tell me (from Texas) that "I had no culture". Makes zero sense at all because we DO have culture throughout this country/world. No place lacks in culture, the cultures are just different.
People living in certain areas have no culture? What an incredibly pompous and arrogant statement to make. I guess the culture in New York is for people to look down their noses at everyone else.
people like to have their own definitions of culture. Some pretend that culture is all about ballet, opera and the symphony. It isn't.
Here is one definition of culture:
"the customs, arts, social institutions, and achievements of a particular nation, people, or other social group"
given that definition, going to a high school football game is culture too. Culture is your style of living and what you're accustomed to. There's nothing about culture that needs to be expensive, snooty or considered intellectual.
People living in certain areas have no culture? What an incredibly pompous and arrogant statement to make. I guess the culture in New York is for people to look down their noses at everyone else.
I think you misunderstood my post. I was replying to other posters who basically said only LA and NYC had culture. I was pointing out they were very wrong. My apologies if I caused confusion.
I think you misunderstood my post. I was replying to other posters who basically said only LA and NYC had culture. I was pointing out they were very wrong. My apologies if I caused confusion.
I was referring to your mother-in-law's statement as being pompous.
This always confuses me when people say stuff like that. Do you think there is no "culture" anywhere else but NYC and LA? No "culture" in the flyover states? My mother in law (from New England) used to tell me (from Texas) that "I had no culture". Makes zero sense at all because we DO have culture throughout this country/world. No place lacks in culture, the cultures are just different.
Examples of even the same kinds of culture can be found in Dallas, Houston, Austin, Omaha, et cetera.
The differences:
A. It's more affordable. People in NYC may talk about culture, but more people in the other cities can actually afford to indulge in it more often.
As an analogy: When I lived in Omaha, I took my son to many Omaha Royals baseball teams. Cost about 15 bucks total, including parking and food. No, the Royals are not the Yankees...but my son (who is now 39 years old) has the memory have having gone to dozens of baseball games with his father.
In Dallas, it's not a huge deal for us to treat my daughter and son-in-law to an evening of theater or or opera. It's not a huge deal for us to go to such events many times during the year.
B. It's more participatory. Being a smaller scene also means people who want to be patrons of the arts can actually afford to be significant patrons. They can be some of the planners and movers at far less income levels.
I was referring to your mother-in-law's statement as being pompous.
AH, gotcha. Yeah she was a piece of work in the beginning BEFORE she really knew me or had experienced my home state. 25 years later and after numerous visits to really experience Texas, she LOVED it and wanted to move here but passed away before she could.
I still chuckle when I remember the first time my future hubby took me to meet his family. I think I was the first Texan they ever met. The strange questions they asked were strangely hilarious. Some honestly thought we all lived on big ranches, oil wells in the backyard and road horses to work. They also thought we all wore cowboy hats and boots. The most insulting was their assumption that we were all uneducated, gun toting, redneck hillbillies with confederate flags on all of our flagpoles.
Just goes to show that people shouldn't judge something they know nothing about. Just because you "heard" something about a place or saw "something" on the news about a place doesn't mean it defines an entire state/region/country.
I was told many times that NJ was a dump with rude people and my New England in-laws echoed the same. My business travels allowed me to spend quite a bit of time there and I got to know the people and nothing could be further from the truth. It's a lovely state and the people were amazing to me. Sure they teased me over my accent but I get that from people all over the country. This accent has actually proven to been an asset in my profession.
People like to have their own definitions of culture. Some pretend that culture is all about ballet, opera and the symphony. It isn't.
they are called high culture or upper class
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