So you think Pittsburghers are ignorant? (school, live, friendly)

[pittsburgheer]

curious observation: pittsburghers getting upset about unfair stereotyping/generalizations and yet some of these very same people have no problem stereotyping people from west virginia. hmmm. curious indeed.

[Aqua Teen Carl]

Originally Posted by pittsburgheer

curious observation: pittsburghers getting upset about unfair stereotyping/generalizations and yet some of these very same people have no problem stereotyping people from west virginia. hmmm. curious indeed.

Honestly, people all over the United States do the same thing to West Virginia.

[airwave09]

Originally Posted by pittsburgheer

curious observation: pittsburghers getting upset about unfair stereotyping/generalizations and yet some of these very same people have no problem stereotyping people from west virginia. hmmm. curious indeed.

Its all of you West Virginians moving here like its Mecca that is giving us a bad name. lol

[airwave09]

Originally Posted by rhondee

I had to listen to a co worker who was from Florida for a whole weekend one time go on and on about how much he hated living in the Burgh, he since moved on to Mississippi ( I feel bad for them)
Before that happened I was used to the criticism and always passed it off but that weekend I reached the point that I'd had enough, and even came to this forum as a result of that.
Many of the perceptions of Pittsburgh are unfairly negative, but the only way to deal is to educate people about the city and its' region and let people find out for themselves why it's one of the most liveable regions in the U.S.
An opinion is just that-only an opinion. Other places that Pittsburgh is always compared to may have great qualities but come with the price of higher COL or I see many that have higher unemployment rates.

I have wondered about that myself, what is it about Pittsburgh that makes it so polarizing to people? I don't think there is a single person, native or transplant that is neutral about the city. That is why there are so many Jerry Springer-like arguements on this topic. People just need to chill out.

[Aqua Teen Carl]

Originally Posted by airwave09

I have wondered about that myself, what is it about Pittsburgh that makes it so polarizing to people? I don't think there is a single person, native or transplant that is neutral about the city. That is why there are so many Jerry Springer-like arguements on this topic. People just need to chill out.

I'm pretty neutral when it comes to my beliefs on the city. I love so many things about Pittsburgh, yet I'm not afraid to openly dislike the horse shit we have to deal with as Pittsburghers.

[airwave09]

Here is my reply on that bloated thread. I don't care if the morons keep ranting afterward, it sums it up for me and for most people with common sense and that's all that matters:

Pittsburgh is hitting the stride with its rebound in 2011, every single negative that the haters are complaining about is improving. This is the point that they all fail to mention, because they are getting off by harping on the negatives, or making themselves feel better by ranting away their personal issues on a message board.

So here is the lowdown:

The weather will always be cloudy and cold in the winter, but that doesn't stop Seattle, Minneapolis, Chicago, or Boston from being great cities either.

Yes their are crumbling neighborhoods and backwards areas, but they are easily avoidable. There are plenty of cultured, clean, and cutting-edge neighborhoods as well. But the only thing that really matters is where we are trending, and we as a city are definitely trending up again.

Look at the facts, we are becoming even more educated, apartment and office demand is the highest in the nation right now. Our birth/death ratio is balancing out, we are gradually attracting more and more immigrants. Our job market is continuing to diversify and grow larger. The bleeding of population has finally come to a halt in the past few years. We weathered the recession better than any other top 50 metro area. Tons of brownfield investment has turned empty run down areas into vibrant extensions of existing neighborhoods. Our downtown is now the most vibrant it has ever been, the difference between now and when this thread was started is like night vs. day.

And this is all happening despite the usually inept city government. So I say we should all join in to help keep this momentum going. If you don't want to, that's fine... but posting never-ending negative rants is not helping anything. You are actually part of the problem if you do, and are just as negative as well as in total disbelief of change as the average Yinzer is.

BTW, I am a college educated 24 year old that likes living in Pittsburgh, imagine that. And we have the one of the highest percentages of college graduates in the country, so I am not the only one.

We are the future and we all have they same thing in common, to turn this great city into one of the best kept secrets in the country.

[pittsburgheer]

Originally Posted by Aqua Teen Carl

Honestly, people all over the United States do the same thing to West Virginia.

case in point.

[Aqua Teen Carl]

Originally Posted by pittsburgheer

case in point.

Don't even act like Pittsburghers are the only people to make West Virginia the butt end of jokes.

[Caladium]

I do think it's funny that the you-tube poster was convinced that anyone who spends "hours and hours a day" posting comments must be a city employee. So what does that make someone who spends hours and hours a day creating you-tube videos?

Besides, does anyone really spend hours and hours a day posting comments here? I do a lot of posting on city data, but I doubt the sum total of my posts equals up to an hour a day. It's just something that kills a minute or two throughout the day when I have to wait for things at work. Even on my most prolific days I spend about 30 minutes total writing posts.

[pittsburgheer]

i'm doing nothing of the sort. i'm just pointing out hypocrisy. not particularly by you, but of people in general.

people are offended when something they hold dear (i.e. pittsburgh) is the butt of jokes...but crossing an intangible state line 30 minutes away from pittsburgh (i.e. west virginia) - somehow justifies applying a different set of criteria...which people find harmless and/or are comfortable in doing.

this is my point.