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Still means a lot. Cherry-picking a pair that differs little ignores the vast differences between other pairs. I moved from NY to GA; there's a deep cultural di

Still means a lot. Cherry-picking a pair that differs little ignores the vast differences between other pairs. I moved from NY to GA; there's a deep cultural difference, and much that's desirable norm in one is nigh unto intolerable in the other (both ways). Wyoming is a very different lifestyle from California from Florida from Virginia from Maine etc. Drives many of us crazy that concentrated urbanites in one region want to boss around country folk living very different lifestyles/values/history, and do so due to sheer concentrated numbers. Whatever happened to "celebrate [and protect] diversity"?

ak4g 11y ago
I disagree. Grew up in NC, spent a year and change in NYC, in SF for the last two years. The biggest difference was the cost of a pack of cigarettes, when I still smoked. Now the biggest difference is the weather, which I gather varies quite a lot just within CA. My coworkers are variously local and transplants like myself, and I wouldn't be able to tell except for being told. One of the effects of the last half-century of mass media is the wholesale homogenization of American culture. I'm fine with this, and I wish our political structures would adapt accordingly; I happen to think American norms of 2015 are considerably better than North Carolina's norms circa 1965.
martinpw 11y ago
> Drives many of us crazy that concentrated urbanites in one region want to boss around country folk living very different lifestyles/values/history, and do so due to sheer concentrated numbers Strange that you pick that example since that happens within a single state too. In fact it seems like there is a much larger difference between urban and rural regions within any given state then there is between urban regions (or rural regions) across different states.

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Still means a lot. Cherry-picking a pair that differs little ignores the vast differences between other pairs. I moved from NY to GA; there's a deep cultural di

by ctdonath 11y ago

ak4g 11y ago
I disagree. Grew up in NC, spent a year and change in NYC, in SF for the last two years. The biggest difference was the cost of a pack of cigarettes, when I still smoked. Now the biggest difference is the weather, which I gather varies quite a lot just within CA. My coworkers are variously local and transplants like myself, and I wouldn't be able to tell except for being told. One of the effects of the last half-century of mass media is the wholesale homogenization of American culture. I'm fine with this, and I wish our political structures would adapt accordingly; I happen to think American norms of 2015 are considerably better than North Carolina's norms circa 1965.
martinpw 11y ago
> Drives many of us crazy that concentrated urbanites in one region want to boss around country folk living very different lifestyles/values/history, and do so due to sheer concentrated numbers Strange that you pick that example since that happens within a single state too. In fact it seems like there is a much larger difference between urban and rural regions within any given state then there is between urban regions (or rural regions) across different states.