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In response to "California? I would have guessed Texas, not sure why though. I don't hate other states." by Krusty

New York writers often have a hatey boner or disdain for CA/LA. I don't think that's any kind of secret

Posted by con_carne Jan 17 '14, 09:32

NY writers who write about CA/LA are usually disdainful, misinformed, use outdated stereotypes, and feed NYer's superiority complex about being a city. They always want to reassure insecure New Yorkers that their city is the best. That GQ article about LA I posted a few days ago is an example. It was a good read, but he constantly referenced preconceptions of stereotypical LA that he magnanimously admitted turned out to be false or out of date.

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yep -- nm - Diva Jan 17, 09:40
You may be right about that. I've read things like you've mentioned. -- nm - Krusty Jan 17, 09:37
agreed. -- nm - loosilu Jan 17, 09:33 1
- Also, it's not like we work that hard to dispel those stereotypes. I don't think we care that much - con_carne Jan 17, 09:40

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New York writers often have a hatey boner or disdain for CA/LA. I don't think that's any kind of secret

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