[Bryanw92]

Good for you. I’m glad you like it. But, I would submit that there is a helluva lot more difference in lifestyles between NYC and the deep south than there is between NYC and upstate NY.

[stonehouse01]

“heluva lot more difference in lifestyles..

O so right - although NYC/Manhattan is a draw for the best and curious - just read the latest book on the Brooklyn Bridge - or weep over the destruction of the original Penn Station.

I have come to learn that NYC is a microcosim of this our country.

[JimC214]

There are a hell of a lot of differences between the outer boros and Manhattan as well. The whole of NYC is not some monolithic block. Over in Queens, the Manhattanites think I live in the sticks and are the equivalent of a hillbilly. And as for the deep south, you have good and bad like any other place. The fact is, now no matter where you live, the Pols all think that they are omnipotent and we the voters are just an annoyance.

[SquarePants]

I don’t know about that. I live in NYC, but I grew up in Mississippi, so I know redneck pretty well. Lemme tell you, when you get north of Albany, that’s as redneck as anything I ever experienced in the Deep South. The only real differences are the accents, sparseness of churches, and the fact that upstate NY has way worse food than the Deep South.