Reply #88: I just don't get why people get so invested

[crispini]

in unwarranted criticism of where they live.

People tell me, "I don't like Dallas."

I say, "Oh, when were you here?"

"Oh, I was there for a convention for two days once."

I say, "Oh, well, if you come again I'll show you some fun stuff" and leave it at that. What I think is that, hey, you're entitled to form an opinion and I'm entitled to think your opinion is silly.

What I don't get is the VENOM, the whole "Criticise my home and I'll have your guts for garters!" I think it's kind of silly and provincial, to tell you the truth. Every place has its good points and bad points, but they're really just places. Insisting loudly that your home is the best place on the planet-- well, yeah, rednecks DO do that, but that's why they're rednecks, bless their hearts. :7