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I'm from the mountain west, and I'd say anti-California sentiment has been around my whole life (born right after the Wall fell). Even from my Appalachian migra

• whimsicalism 4y ago
  In the national media, it has clearly accelerated in the last few years. For most East Coast rural areas, NY & DC have been the traditional bogeymen, not california. The mountain west is much more within Cali's sphere of influence so-to-speak.
• _jal 4y ago
  I find this map surprisingly accurate. https://www.fitsnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/map11.jpg https://www.fitsnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/map11.jp...
  • adamrezich 4y ago
    someone tell North Dakota that we in SD don't actually hate them, it's just jokes, we hate California just as much as everyone else
  • whimsicalism 4y ago
    Not really, many of these are more "joking" dislikes than actual strong disdain/dislike that California, New York, etc. engender.