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New York and San Francisco are two of the most provincial cities in the US. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/View_of_the_World_from_9th_Avenue https://en.wikipedia
by Merrill 7y ago
New York and San Francisco are two of the most provincial cities in the US. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/View_of_the_World_from_9th_Avenue https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/View_of_the_World_from_9th_Ave...
- ternaryoperator 7y agoProvincial != unfamiliar with your preferred area. NYC and SF are about the easiest places for foreigners to integrate. Residents of those cities might not have been to Kansas, but lots of them have been to or come from Latin American or Asian countries--so definitely not provincial, but in fact multicultural.
- Merrill 7y ago2a: limited in outlook : NARROW - https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/provincial https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/provincial "Provincial" in the sense of being preoccupied with themselves and not knowing much and caring less about the rest of the country. Admittedly, both metros are more outward looking towards other countries. The elite New York Times readers consider themselves members of a community of international cities like London, Paris, Singapore, Tokyo, etc. That's not true of the average reader of the Daily News or New York Post.