One Nation, Slightly Divisible: A Report from “Red” and “Blue” America

The Atlantic Monthly | December 2001 | David Brooks

[bert]

The man doesn't understand...many doubt the Blue Zone is really ?America.

It is filled with european and african Wannabe's. Few Americans in the bunch. We know the NYC PD and FD are red zoners at heart. There are a few Americans still there.

[newwahoo]

"What do ya do if there isn't any good catfishing locally?"

The fishing is great out off of Long Island. I go fishing for Fluke and Blues every summer, though I usually end up with more empty beers in the bucket than fish. I'd still love to go shark fishing off Monatuk point someday...

"Too loud though, someone needs to say 'shhhhhh' once in awhile."

We wouldn't be the "city that never sleeps" then! Seriously, you get used to it. I live on the second floor of a building that faces a pretty large street. Firetrucks, ambulances and police cars roll through all night and I don't even move. You just get used to it. Humans can adapt to most things pretty well, I guess. You know what makes me stay up all night? When I visit friends upstate and sleep over. Everything creaks and groans like a haunted house! And when it gets totally quiet the absolute silence disturbs me in a way. When I was little, and afraid of stuff, I always drew comfort that if there really was a "boogeyman" that there were plenty of other people in the city for him to go after before me! FReeregards..