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I spent a week in Denver and boulder and continuously got the eerie vibe that every person I met who moved there, is an example of the most self centered person
by ramraj07 5y ago
I spent a week in Denver and boulder and continuously got the eerie vibe that every person I met who moved there, is an example of the most self centered person I would have met in any other situation elsewhere. I suppose the type of young person who’d move to CO “for the outdoors” is gonna select for the trend. Everything, including the assholish cycling, was indicative of that. Noped out of that place for this reason.
- denton-scratch 5y agoDenver is Trungpa territory, right?
- danielvaughn 5y agoMoreso Boulder but yeah
- randomsearch 5y agoCould you expand on the “for the outdoors” comment and explain why those people are self centred? Assuming this must be an American cultural thing
- ramraj07 5y agoUntil I went to Colorado my only experience with people “into the outdoors” was in Canada (many from France) and they were some of the nicest, most considerate people I’ve ever met. But whatever I saw in Colorado (and to an extent in San Diego) has led me to believe that people who do move to these places in the US tend to be self centered, just my observation. Probably merely a correlation with deeper connections than causation.
- tasuki 5y agoOr perhaps those were the people you just happened to meet? I had a colleague in Boulder Colorado, very much into the outdoors, a vegan without pushing it on anyone, helpful and humble.
- lukas099 5y agoWhat is assholish cycling?
- josephcsible 5y agoGoing 20mph below the speed limit and not letting cars pass you.
- ramraj07 5y agoNot stopping for the red lights or pedestrians crossing when they are allowed to. Being assholes to cars as if you’re better or something.
- danielvaughn 5y agoActing like you own the road. Was a huge problem. I hate cars and refuse to own one, but I also hated the cyclists in Boulder.