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156. Yep, there's a cultural divide verywhere

Reply to The Velveteen Ocelot (Reply #78)

Thu Jan 23, 2014, 12:58 AM

Jan 2014

The problem with the South is that it doesn't have enough of an urban population for the sane forces to typically be able to win a majority. That's changing in Virginia, and North Carolina and Georgia to some extent.

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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