Queens people have a reputation for being very direct, honest, and blunt in their speech. As we used to say, "They say what they mean and mean what they say. And what you see is what you get." Working stiffs and proud of it. They are brusque and proud of that too.
I lived in NYC from the 70's to the 90s. I know a lot of people from Queens and many of them are very much like Trump.
“Queens people have a reputation for being very direct, honest, and blunt in their speech.”
No. I too lived in NYC in the 70s and 80s and worked in tne city then and on into the 2000s.
“Queens people” vary by the rest of their family and cultural background. While I could say that “Queens people” are blunt, would not generalize them as always honest - speaking or otherwise. THAT - honesty - totally varies from individual to individual.