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Totally subjective, but that's part of the fun...which US cities do you think have a chip on their shoulder compared to others...and by "chip on their shoulder," I basically mean an inferiority complex and a bit of "wanna be" envy...
Ex:
San Francisco, Chicago, Washington, Boston & Philadelphia --> New York
Baltimore --> Washington
St. Louis --> Chicago
Hartford --> Boston
LA ---> NYC
NYC ---> LA
SF ---> LA
SF ---> Chicago
Chicago ---> SF
Philly ---> D.C., Houston, and SF
Chicago, D.C., and SF ---> NYC and LA
Seattle ---> everywhere they're compared to
There are regional rivalries which typically involve cities of comparable importance, but I don't think there are very many instances of major metro areas in which the residents have civic inferiority complexes with regard to other metros. I think it's much more common with cities that share an MSA or CSA.
New York is what it is. People may prefer other cities, but I think virtually everyone recognizes it as the dominant city in The US, if not the world. Perhaps Chicago and LA have mutual chips on their shoulders, with both of them vying for that "Second City" spot. People from Seattle do seem to obsessively compare Seattle to other cities, most commonly to San Francisco. That may be a sign of civic insecurity or merely of hubris.
What cities have a "chip on their shoulder"? Just about every damn one in the entire USA---if you’re going by the threads on here. Except for New York---which is just a superiority complex or general contentedness, except when they're not the center of attention--and then they'll show up in the "What city has the best Mexican food" thread to inform us that New York has Mexican food too. In general people can get a little sensitive and protective or their city’s national reputation or ranking on here.
Detroit probably has it the worst, and understandably. It's quite painful falling from the 4th largest city with just short of 2 million people and likely bottoming out somewhere below 500,000 people.
LA ---> NYC
NYC ---> LA SF ---> LA
SF ---> Chicago
Chicago ---> SF
Philly ---> D.C., Houston, and SF
Chicago, D.C., and SF ---> NYC and LA
Seattle ---> everywhere they're compared to
Main ones on this forum
YES bigtime. I don't really understand what the people of San Francisco have against Los Angeles. But their hatred is sometimes uncomprehendible. But it's all one way, most people I know in LA like San Francisco. My mom drives up there almost every weekend. I think between ANY two cities in the US, SF/LA is home to some of the most one-sided animosity.
YES bigtime. I don't really understand what the people of San Francisco have against Los Angeles. But their hatred is sometimes uncomprehendible. But it's all one way, most people I know in LA like San Francisco. My mom drives up there almost every weekend. I think between ANY two cities in the US, SF/LA is home to some of the most one-sided animosity.
Well MB8 it's what I usually say there's 2 things at work there;
1. Imitation is the ultimate form of flattery.
2. Constantly talking about a thing/person/place is the ultimate sign of envy. It especially goes for the people who haven't lived in a place but talk about it negatively nonstop.
It's public knowledge I hate Seattle but I'm not consumed about it to the point of obsession. Maybe it's hard for the people in SF to settle for being second place to LA, both in their state and to the country?
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