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Everyone loves to hate on New York and L.A. Whether its out of pure envy, perceived materialism/rudeness/arrogance, or personal bad experiences, New Yorkers and Angelenos take more flack than anyone else in the U.S.
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Angelenos.
People from that city ALWAYS have to prove that their city belongs in the conversation. People view it as a large suburb, its not. People think everyone in LA is pretentious or fake. They're not. People think Angelenos are uncivilized. They're not. People think Angelenos are dumb. They're not.
Frankly, I love Los Angeles, really cool place. But it definitely gets way more heat than New York City. That is true.
I've always thought it was about 50-50, although I could believe that 9/11 may have changed that. I don't think its as "cool" or acceptable to hate on anything NYC-related (including the people) since that tragedy.
People from that city ALWAYS have to prove that their city belongs in the conversation. People view it as a large suburb, its not. People think everyone in LA is pretentious or fake. They're not. People think Angelenos are uncivilized. They're not. People think Angelenos are dumb. They're not.
Frankly, I love Los Angeles, really cool place. But it definitely gets way more heat than New York City. That is true.
I agree with everything you said and a lot of the time, it is New Yorkers themselves bashing Los Angeles!
Everyone loves to hate on New York and L.A. Whether its out of pure envy, perceived materialism/rudeness/arrogance, or personal bad experiences, New Yorkers and Angelenos take more flack than anyone else in the U.S.
I've always thought it was about 50-50, although I could believe that 9/11 may have changed that. I don't think its as "cool" or acceptable to hate on anything NYC-related (including the people) since that tragedy.
Just a side note most people aren't aware of,
The WTC was half owned by NJ and more than 25% of the deaths were NJ residents. This hasn't stopped any hatred towards NJ, and what's ironic with your whole statement is that the harshest NJ haters, are NYers (NYC)
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First and foremost, I hate neither and I don't really know either.
Second, I get the impression Angelinos go "wherever the grass is greener", and invade nearby cities and towns when Sh*t hits the fan. New Yorkers can just come off as obnoxious, but stay put for the most part.
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