[ProtectOurFreedom]

I’ve found that most people believe that about New York State — that 100% of it is like New York City. It’s a huge, fairly rural state. And everybody outside NYC hates NYC.

[ought-six]

“I’ve found that most people believe that about New York State — that 100% of it is like New York City. It’s a huge, fairly rural state. And everybody outside NYC hates NYC.”

It is a large, semi-rural state. And you are right: Pretty much everyone outside NYC hates NYC.

It’s that like here in Illinois. Illinois is a pretty rural state, and everyone in the state who is outside Chicago hates Chicago.

[rlmorel]

I am guilty-when I was in the USN, I came to detest New Yorkers. Many of them stuck out in a group of people who came from everywhere. I had two or three that I found completely annoying, and I tended to paint all New Yorkers that way.

I came, over time, to realize that yes, everyone is an individual and should be judged as such, and when I look back, I can recall one New Yorker I didn’t hate. He was the mildest mannered, genuinely nice and intelligent people I knew in the Navy. He was from upstate New York.

His name was...Howie.

The thing that is funny, is that the trio of guys from New York were so damned irritating in nearly every way that I completely would forget to associate Howie with that state.

To me, it was as if he were from another planet.

Well, I guess to many people Upstate New York IS another planet when compared to New York City.

[rlmorel]

Besides, that assessment I wanted to post a copy of the picture that shows a map with New York City taking up 90% of the map, and California is just a little blip, but...

I searched through DDG and not a single hit. There must be some kind of copyright thing there.

[OrangeHoof]

And everybody outside NYC hates NYC.

From time to time, I go back and watch the movie "Fail Safe". I love happy endings!

[McGavin999]

I worked up in Canada for 4 years and when I came home I came through New York. The smiling people made me so happy, it was like being home in Arizona......except green.

[metmom]

I’ve found that most people believe that about New York State — that 100% of it is like New York City. It’s a huge, fairly rural state. And everybody outside NYC hates NYC.

That has been my experience as well.

When you tell someone that you live more than 5 hours from NYC, their eyes get big, like they can’t imagine a state that big.