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I was raised in NYC too and also used to get irritated by transplants claiming some MYC identity as their own. But then I realized that what makes NYC special i
by speedplane 8y ago
I was raised in NYC too and also used to get irritated by transplants claiming some MYC identity as their own. But then I realized that what makes NYC special is that people come here from all over. It is the transplants that make the city so dynamic.
Changing neighborhoods and cultures is the price we pay for that.
Brooklyn is now more known for artisanal candles and soaps than working class grit, but I’m okay with that.
- eggy 8y agoThe shops with Brooklyn in their name don't irritate me, or transplants. I am glad things look less gritty, although, I don't want to go too Disney or Normal Rockwell here ;) After all, I am a mutt, and at some point on my father's side, his father was from either the Ukraine or Poland depending on the borders at the time, and settled in the Lower East Side. My grandmother, my mom's mom, was from Ireland. My (4x) great grandfather on my father's side was from Scotland and fought with George Washington in the Revolutionary War. I was confused and curious at the same time on why someone who was born and grew up in LA, lived in Brooklyn only for two or three years or their 35 year old life, then back to LA before I had this conversation with her, would answer "Where are you from?", with "Brooklyn". She had been in SE Asia for a couple of years by then too. She also seemed like she got caught in a lie when this came up with me. Chameleon?
- speedplane 8y agoMaybe Chameleon, or maybe she just identified with Brooklyn more than the other places she lived. She may not be an authentic Brooklyn-ite, but it’s a testament to the dynamism of NYC that she identifies with it most.