My comment was friendly, and perhaps as a Yankee, I knew that I really couldn't say much ('cept I HAVE eaten ribs in Memphis at the Rendezvous and at the place with the wet ones too).
Further, I lived for 4 great years in Cincinnati (some would say Walt's Hitching Post does decent ribs), and 7 years WAY upstate NY. So, I have pretty good flyover credentials myself.
With all that said, I meant no snobbery--just having a little fun.