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At least on C-D, I do think Dallas folks are more humble than given credit for, especially considering its metro area has been the top dog growth-wise for a while.
As far as IRL, I'm going to leave that up to the jury.
I feel like "local pride" and "local self-deprecation/resentment" are two separate variables that are only weakly inversely correlated. Chicago, Detroit, and Cleveland are high in both, Seattle and Denver are kinda low in both.
Philly seems to be really high in "local self-deprecation/resentment" for a major city, though, so I picked it.
I feel like "local pride" and "local self-deprecation/resentment" are two separate variables that are only weakly inversely correlated. Chicago, Detroit, and Cleveland are high in both, Seattle and Denver are kinda low in both.
Philly seems to be really high in "local self-deprecation/resentment" for a major city, though, so I picked it.
I disagree - I feel like Seattle is very high in local pride (in some cases, to a fault) and somewhat high in local self-deprecation.
I don’t see it. Houstonians rarely brag although there’s a lot more to brag about than most people would assume.
With Houston, and the other SunBelt cities, there is a very huge divide between business interests relative to the common person. And that translates even in the topic of "boastful" versus "humble."
The "bragging" in these SunBelt cities that some posters here keep referring to is just the typical promotions used to further business development and interests. This is the COC, CVB, partnership, etc stuff that takes place in every city, given the common desire for growth and development.
But from the perspective of the actual, common residents of the cities? As well as from the QOL perspectives? It's often pure neutrality at best. If anything, there's much more in the way of palpable hatred for these places. Just go back to the subforums in Houston, Dallas, Charlotte, Phoenix, etc, through the years, and every other thread is a complaint regarding the cities. It's almost like there was a competition to see who could write the most emotionally colorful diatribes!
The places like Austin, Nashville, etc get lots of love. It's not as common on this site, which is very metropolitan-focused (and also full of old-timers!). But you definitely see it more visibly on places like Reddit, and other social media app platforms (i.e. Instagram, TikTok, etc).
Have anyone seen anyone from MN? They think they live in a utopia.
The Southern cities are more humble because the main draw is they are cheap. People who live in NYC or SF obviously think the city is amazing. Because otherwise they wouldn’t pay for it. People who don’t love Boston or Seattle don’t live there anymore.
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