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countryjake

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149. Maybe the New Yorkers that I know are special...

Wed Jan 22, 2014, 08:35 PM

Jan 2014

but, after living out here in that green part of the country labeled "Seattle" (located 2 hrs North of that fair city and possibly, the furthest one could be, culturally and ideologically), I must say, most of the NYC folk with whom I'm acquainted can actually place a majority of the states on a map (and even name their capitals) very quickly and do NOT share such stereotypical opinions as are depicted on that graphic map.

However, ask one of those "Seattle" denizens where, for instance, Ohio might be located in the USA, they will normally hem and haw on giving any answer and then might come up with a locale akin to the placement of Kansas or Iowa or, worse yet, stick it out on the East Coast south of Virginia. And then, asking for further descriptions of the general population of Ohio might cause one to bust a gut at the hilarity of such uninformed opinions.

So, I wouldn't be so presumptuous as to condemn either New Yorkers or even "Seattleites" on their collective national knowledge since it takes all kinds to constitute a population and making blanket generalizations such as the map above (and also my rural wa tale of woe) are just as stupid as the people they're attempting to make fun of.

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The USA map as it looks to New Yorkers (NYC) [View all] BadGimp Jan 2014 OP

I wish I could make the image larger, I can't read the info for the states around NYC. nt okaawhatever Jan 2014 #1

You're not missing much. -nt Bonx Jan 2014 #2

I use CTRL or COMMAND + or - to enlarge any screen BadGimp Jan 2014 #4

Thank you for that. I'm so dense, I wasn't thinking about increasing the size of the total page, duh okaawhatever Jan 2014 #5

Here's a larger version pokerfan Jan 2014 #8

Oooh, much better! We need you on every thread. Tired of having to do them on my desktop. n/t freshwest Jan 2014 #158

I can't be everywhere pokerfan Jan 2014 #174

Oops, got the 'your browser is not supported' message. Have to keep doing as I do now. freshwest Jan 2014 #175

Looks like Delaware escaped any characterization treestar Jan 2014 #193

Gee,...I just hit the "windows key" and roll my mouse wheel... Spitfire of ATJ Jan 2014 #82

+++ 1,000,000 +++ n/t RKP5637 Jan 2014 #148

Same on Win7 Go Vols Jan 2014 #170

That just zooms the browser. In Linux you can zoom the whole desktop.... Spitfire of ATJ Jan 2014 #171

They seem to have advanced somewhat since this one KamaAina Jan 2014 #3

Or, the map of the USA as non-New Yorkers imagine that New Yorkers see it. geek tragedy Jan 2014 #6

hard to tell hfojvt Jan 2014 #18

Another 15% were born outside New York State. geek tragedy Jan 2014 #26

Thats why Atlanta has such crappy fan support; everybody's from somewhere else! 7962 Jan 2014 #53

I have Beantown-born family in Queens...! MADem Jan 2014 #79

I'm from Minnesota and that's how I view the South. Vashta Nerada Jan 2014 #7

Good to hear. Hateful stereotypes are fun ! -nt Bonx Jan 2014 #10

Hateful? Vashta Nerada Jan 2014 #11

Sure it is... B2G Jan 2014 #13

I didn't say all. Vashta Nerada Jan 2014 #16

Not true for Arizona. ChazII Jan 2014 #23

Well seeing as how your from Minnesota, B2G Jan 2014 #25

Little touchy, aren't we? Vashta Nerada Jan 2014 #42

How many times have you actually visited the South? B2G Jan 2014 #47

It's not denial if you base things on fact..which you clearly don't. n/t Dawgs Jan 2014 #49

Yeah, that's why Obama won NC in 2008 jeff47 Jan 2014 #31

And VA obxhead Jan 2014 #38

Apparently there's a definition problem between "most" and "all". Vashta Nerada Jan 2014 #43

If I were to post a thread, B2G Jan 2014 #50

Yeah, how many southern states allow gay marriage? Vashta Nerada Jan 2014 #51

Considering only 17 states allow it in total B2G Jan 2014 #57

All the Southern states ban gay marriage. Vashta Nerada Jan 2014 #60

Vast swatches of the country ban it B2G Jan 2014 #61

It's legal in Northern states. Vashta Nerada Jan 2014 #62

So many Northern states have knuckle dragging Republican governors. Dawgs Jan 2014 #66

At least our states didn't vote to ban gay marriage. Vashta Nerada Jan 2014 #69

No, you just voted for Governors that banned them. n/t Dawgs Jan 2014 #73

"your states" include your neighboring states that did. (nt) jeff47 Jan 2014 #84

Yeah, it's just the south B2G Jan 2014 #70

Alaska is really cold for a southern state. NealK Jan 2014 #153

Northern states like ID, MT, ND, SD, IA, OH, PA.........? (nt) jeff47 Jan 2014 #75

No, they don't. New Mexico for instance and it is very southern uppityperson Jan 2014 #186

As a gay person living in the south, I would ask you to leave us out of your argument. yardwork Jan 2014 #127

I will second that. Jamastiene Jan 2014 #138

Thanks! Nice to see you, Jama. I hope that you are doing well. yardwork Jan 2014 #146

Well said!!!!!! n/t RKP5637 Jan 2014 #150

Thank you - very well said. cordelia Jan 2014 #168

Why, thank you! yardwork Jan 2014 #191

How strange that you pecwae Jan 2014 #192

Nope, the winner of an election is the one who gets most of the votes. jeff47 Jan 2014 #55

Post removed Post removed Jan 2014 #58

As do you, my friend B2G Jan 2014 #65

Not nearly as much as Minnesota sucks. jeff47 Jan 2014 #72

Minnesota does suck. Vashta Nerada Jan 2014 #74

Time to rein it in, Sparky. One more hide in the near future and you'll be taking a vacation. 11 Bravo Jan 2014 #101

I know you will not be responding, Jenoch Jan 2014 #120

No. Minnesota does not suck. So you're wrong. Again. cordelia Jan 2014 #167

Don't pay attention to them. The south LukeFL Jan 2014 #154

No, you said "I'm from Minnesota and that's how I view the South" 7962 Jan 2014 #59

bless your heart translated wilt the stilt Jan 2014 #83

It's not mostly true & it is hateful. Bonx Jan 2014 #14

Because it's true. Vashta Nerada Jan 2014 #17

Minnesota, the state that elected the dumbest member of Congress (Michelle Bachmann). Dawgs Jan 2014 #35

Yeah, but MN doesn't have bigoted racists as the majority of its population. Vashta Nerada Jan 2014 #41

Are you fucking serious? The 'majority of the South is bigoted racists' and you're not from here. Dawgs Jan 2014 #46

If it's one of the dumbest things you've read on DU, you don't read much. Vashta Nerada Jan 2014 #48

Read plenty. Been here since 2004. Dawgs Jan 2014 #56

OK, I'll give you that one. nt 7962 Jan 2014 #63

Paul Broun, Phil Gingrey, Jack Kingston wilt the stilt Jan 2014 #88

Do you need to continue what? There are dumbass Republicans everywhere. Dawgs Jan 2014 #147

you cited Michelle Bachman wilt the stilt Jan 2014 #151

Who claimed that Goergia or the South was a "beacon of liberalism"? Dawgs Jan 2014 #165

spending time here in GA LOL wilt the stilt Jan 2014 #172

Interesting you ignore my mention of Jimmy Carter. Dawgs Jan 2014 #173

I live in Norcross wilt the stilt Jan 2014 #176

"I live in Norcross" would have been enough. n/t Dawgs Jan 2014 #179

"lack of intellectual curiosity" ? cordelia Jan 2014 #180

Smokies are ok wilt the stilt Jan 2014 #183

Come on now. enlightenment Jan 2014 #68

C'mon. Vashta Nerada Jan 2014 #71

So it's not just the Southern states that are racist pigs. It's all but 17. Nice. n/t Dawgs Jan 2014 #76

This message was self-deleted by its author jeff47 Jan 2014 #77

And many others, as well. enlightenment Jan 2014 #81

New Mexico is not. uppityperson Jan 2014 #185

Minnesota -- so nice and so naive. former9thward Jan 2014 #15

They got the naive part right. Bonx Jan 2014 #20

B2G, you can't expect much from Bachmann freaks. aikoaiko Jan 2014 #166

I'm from Minnesota too, and that's not how I view the South. The Velveteen Ocelot Jan 2014 #78

Great post. Thank you! nt B2G Jan 2014 #102

Thank you. Jamastiene Jan 2014 #142

Yep, there's a cultural divide verywhere Hippo_Tron Jan 2014 #156

thank you for stating so clearly what has only been implied before. uppityperson Jan 2014 #184

I like this one better Sen. Walter Sobchak Jan 2014 #9

+ struggle4progress Jan 2014 #126

Very funny underpants Jan 2014 #12

I am curious what non-NYers think of our fair city. hrmjustin Jan 2014 #19

Mostly, we don't. Bonx Jan 2014 #21

Well I can tell you if you think about us think up a warm front for us. hrmjustin Jan 2014 #22

Ask Pat Robertson. NutmegYankee Jan 2014 #103

. hrmjustin Jan 2014 #110

You got it, hrmjustin. ChazII Jan 2014 #133

14 degrees with 12 inches of snow. hrmjustin Jan 2014 #137

Believe when I say ChazII Jan 2014 #139

Thanks my friend. hrmjustin Jan 2014 #141

My sister, an Okie has lived in Manhattan for 30+ years OKNancy Jan 2014 #29

We have our fair share of snobs. hrmjustin Jan 2014 #30

2 thumbs up! Supposedly the Greenest city in the nation! ErikJ Jan 2014 #40

Hrmjustin, what I am noticing here is that you, a New Yorker, Squinch Jan 2014 #85

Lol! hrmjustin Jan 2014 #89

. Squinch Jan 2014 #91

I absolutely LOVE IT! redqueen Jan 2014 #121

I think its an amazing city, and there is nothing else like it on earth wercal Jan 2014 #128

I love New York and I think that New Yorkers are very nice people. yardwork Jan 2014 #130

Thank you yardwork! hrmjustin Jan 2014 #136

... Boom Sound 416 Jan 2014 #24

LOL. not so far off from the truth. La Lioness Priyanka Jan 2014 #27

Wouldn't "Never heard of it." be "blue meth capital" nowadays? Kablooie Jan 2014 #28

LOL, yes, considering that the rest of the map is made-up of media-conceived ideas siligut Jan 2014 #160

lol. I can see that. Pretzel_Warrior Jan 2014 #32

Maybe it's from breathing exhaust fumes 24 x 7 seveneyes Jan 2014 #33

Listen to yourself. nt geek tragedy Jan 2014 #90

i've always been treated well there NoGOPZone Jan 2014 #125

Have you ever been to NYC? leftynyc Jan 2014 #161

It's likely better now seveneyes Jan 2014 #162

I always tell tourists the same thing leftynyc Jan 2014 #164

This has never been funny oberliner Jan 2014 #34

... Scootaloo Jan 2014 #106

Yep. From the few New Yorkers I've met here in SoCal, BlueCaliDem Jan 2014 #36

The CA natives and transplants I know all consider it LaLaLand, down to a one. redqueen Jan 2014 #123

Now isn't that just reverse classist as hell jmowreader Jan 2014 #37

HA blkmusclmachine Jan 2014 #39

And Alaska and Hawaii don't exist. Blue_In_AK Jan 2014 #44

Thank you grandparents and in-laws mimi85 Jan 2014 #45

I'm from Yonkers wilt the stilt Jan 2014 #94

Even though I lived in the Bronx, I was born at Cross County Hospital�remember that one? dorkzilla Jan 2014 #122

The first outside mall in the country, wilt the stilt Jan 2014 #152

Evidently New Yorkers don't know how to properly use apostrophes. nt Lex Jan 2014 #52

I think it's an old map, before the apostrophe was invented... freshwest Jan 2014 #159

LOL! Aldo Leopold Jan 2014 #54

I do think at times that is what Arizonians think of Missouri. Lady Freedom Returns Jan 2014 #64

This Arizonan ChazII Jan 2014 #144

How people who live like rats think of people who have driveways jsr Jan 2014 #67

Oy. We have a backyard, are within a ten geek tragedy Jan 2014 #87

No. NutmegYankee Jan 2014 #104

Glad you enjoy driving everywhere worth going. But, the suburbs are not for everyone. nt geek tragedy Jan 2014 #107

I don't live in the suburbs. NutmegYankee Jan 2014 #109

You live in Connecticut, no? Maybe exurbs then nt geek tragedy Jan 2014 #112

Eastern CT has a lot of rural sections. NutmegYankee Jan 2014 #114

I've been through and stayed in CT a number of times. geek tragedy Jan 2014 #117

Obviously you haven't. NutmegYankee Jan 2014 #119

no, just doubting your story that your community is perfect in every way and has geek tragedy Jan 2014 #124

Heh. Keep grasping for the straws. NutmegYankee Jan 2014 #129

I am perfectly aware that not all of CT is a commuter community for NYC. geek tragedy Jan 2014 #132

I said I could get there with a car. NutmegYankee Jan 2014 #134

well, New Yorkers can get to wilderness by train. geek tragedy Jan 2014 #135

God you miss the point. NutmegYankee Jan 2014 #140

and you apparently missed the point that geek tragedy Jan 2014 #145

From this thread I am getting the idea that a lot of people who have never been to New Squinch Jan 2014 #80

Then it's perfectly in balance with the map Lex Jan 2014 #92

I see ignorant statements about other regions in this thread, but I don't get the impression they Squinch Jan 2014 #93

The map. The map is supposed to represent what New Yorkers think about Lex Jan 2014 #98

to be clear, people are responding to what some person on the internet geek tragedy Jan 2014 #100

What! Lex Jan 2014 #113

And people are making gratuitously nasty comments, not only about New York but about the South too. Squinch Jan 2014 #115

Well, there's a pissing match between midwesterners and southerners in this thread, but geek tragedy Jan 2014 #96

Okay, the map itself is supposed to represent Lex Jan 2014 #97

except that it doesn't, it represents how people imagine new yorkers think. geek tragedy Jan 2014 #99

I grew up in Brooklyn and Queens Madam Mossfern Jan 2014 #108

Maybe that was the reality 30 years ago geek tragedy Jan 2014 #111

ironic, ain't it? NoGOPZone Jan 2014 #116

I think so too! Squinch Jan 2014 #118

There's some truth to the New Yorker stereotype, just as there's some truth to the southern one Hippo_Tron Jan 2014 #157

States SamKnause Jan 2014 #86

My father had one of the following on his office wall HomerRamone Jan 2014 #95

bwahahahahaaaa spanone Jan 2014 #105

As a NY native marybourg Jan 2014 #131

It always amazes me... CherokeeDem Jan 2014 #143

One can say "Birds fly south for the winter" cordelia Jan 2014 #169

Maybe the New Yorkers that I know are special... countryjake Jan 2014 #149

I'll admit that it's somewhat true flamingdem Jan 2014 #155

Yay for region-bashing on DU IDemo Jan 2014 #163

Completely agree. This thing should be locked. n/t cynatnite Jan 2014 #178

Well, in all fairness pecwae Jan 2014 #190

I've been transported 2naSalit Jan 2014 #177

When we first moved to Cleveland 15 years ago liberal N proud Jan 2014 #181

But where are Alaska and Hawaii ???? DinahMoeHum Jan 2014 #182

I don't think most Manhattanites think the rest of the Universe is that big in relation to them. Warren DeMontague Jan 2014 #187

There's a double standard on DU. It's ok to stereotype the Northeast and West Coast Blaukraut Jan 2014 #188

you have a point NoGOPZone Jan 2014 #189