Are you a resident of your city first, or state first? (home, neighborhood)

[LittleMathYou]

In other words, what comes first, your city or your state?

Are you a New Yorker first, or New Yorker first? Okay, bad joke.
But really what comes first? Your city, or your state? Are you a Chicagoen first, or Illinoisian first?

For all you Patriots first, lets assume that we are all Americans first.

[Future Trooper]

I am equally a resident of my town and my state.

[Bydand]

Within the State I am quite proud to mention what town I am from, outside the State I am quite proud to mention the State I am from. Depends on the location I would guess. I would also have to say equally proud of both City and State.

[scarletneon]

City. Actually more like neighborhood, then city, but, you know, whatever.

You think I would actually claim downstate Illinois as my own?

[michigan83]

I have zero affection for my current town of residence, but I love my state.

To clarify... I don't actually live IN the town that is part of my home address. I actually love where I live, but it is out in the country and not "in town." I dislike the actual town, though (Ionia, MI).

[Golden-mind-State]

Originally Posted by Bydand

Within the State I am quite proud to mention what town I am from, outside the State I am quite proud to mention the State I am from. Depends on the location I would guess. I would also have to say equally proud of both City and State.

This.

[desert sun]

since Im not from Albuquerque I dont consider myself a Albuquerquean but rather a New Mexican.

[gv0928]

The same way I write it in a letter: New York, NY.

[UnderTheLiveOaks]

I certainly identify more with Chicago than with IL.

Conversely, I consider myself a product of not only SC, where I was raised, but also NC, where I went to college and lived after school. I identify with those states much more than specific towns within the Carolinas.

Hence my username, I guess...

[Chicagoland60426]

I identify with my city or metro area first than the state.