New York extra american? (Boston, Paris: living in, move, train)

[Chava61]

Originally Posted by Snake Plissken

Maybe that's because your American stereotypes are based on New Yorkers? If anything New York is probably one of the least "American" cities since it has such a high proportion of immigrants and expats.

I agree New York and NYers are not typical American/s. New York City doesn't represent the rest of USA. If a foreigner only visits NYC, they don't get an idea on what the rest of the USA is like.

[NooYowkur81]

Originally Posted by MikeNigh

One thing I noticed when I visit NYC is the average persona I get from people is of almost the perfect example of an american. More less every sub region and smaller large city in america has atleast subtle differences in the people that live there.

Is this because NYC is mostly made of transplants from all over the US and these subtle differences merge together to make the super typical american type persona?

I don't get what you are saying OP. What is a typical american in your opinion?

[Snake Plissken]

Originally Posted by G-Dale

Immigrants are what makes NYC so american. We still got people moving in to live the dream.

Hah, or at least they think so.

[ShirlMastic Beach]

Originally Posted by Snake Plissken

Hah, or at least they think so.

Then they could move back to their country of origin.

[sohsocool]

I've always seen New York City as the embodiment of the American dream, and the American dream is what defines America.

NYC is one of the most uniquely American cities IMO.

[Kefir King]

I think New Yorkers are very much different from what most would consider "Middle America" or that tiresome Nixonian era phrase, "Silent Majority."

New York is too liberal to be average. Most of America is tediously conservative, puritanical, and narrow minded. Just look at what the country sent to the House of Representatives.

[NooYowkur81]

A lot of polls have shown that the country is actually much more to the middle and to the left of what has been assumed.

[joeymags]

New York is absolutely nothing like the majority of America, in some good ways, and in some bad ways.

[MikeNigh]

Originally Posted by NooYowkur81

I don't get what you are saying OP. What is a typical american in your opinion?

It's hard to explain. Basically I think anyone could come from anywhere in the USA and find they could understand and relate to a new yorker. However say if you moved from rural america in the east to LA or San Fran then you would find people pretty strange. In a way, maybe movies etc have prepared the rest of the US for something closer to the new yorker as to what an "american" is.

[ShirlMastic Beach]

^ NYC has its fair share of strange people.