Comments | thatsevenbetter: i hate

thatsevenbetter

i hate

Jun 27, 2008 11:17

when people say that if you grew up in the state of new york, but not new york city then you are NOT allowed to call yourself a new yorker. I think if you say new yorker, nyc is implied, but really...come on now, i love it too but NYC is such a small fraction of the state of ny. Like, wtf. What am i supposed to say "i'm a new yorker now, but i was ( Read more... )

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Yeah, but... franklanguage June 27 2008, 16:00:15 UTC

If you weren't born here, you're not a Noo Yawkeh; I've lived here over 25 years and I still don't consider myself a New Yorker.

Re: Yeah, but... thatsevenbetter June 27 2008, 16:11:49 UTC

what about the huge population of the rest of the state? i call bullshit.

ex_neko June 27 2008, 16:20:58 UTC

It's just elitest bullshit.

mundane June 28 2008, 02:22:07 UTC

I grew up upstate.

When asked where I grew up, I generally say "New York." When/if questioned further I add "Upstate - Rochester."

...I don't have problems with people calling themselves new yorkers, though. If you want to identify yourself as someone who is notoriously douche-y, go right ahead!

wherearethebees June 28 2008, 04:59:54 UTC

Seriously. People pull the same crap with Chicago. Who the fuck cares? I work there, I school/schooled there, my friends live down there. I feel totally comfortable saying I am "from Chicago," and then when people ask whereabouts I say "about twenty miles out."

Do you have a nifty phrase like we do? Chicagoland area?