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Originally Posted by John Mayes
I’m sure BrianL didn’t mean it as a slam but most people from the mid-states take comments like those made about Peoria as put-downs.
The sentiment about the fly over states that seep out occasionally from the coastal regions, both east and west, are not fondly regarded by those living in the midwest, southwest and southeast.
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I guess I understand your point....will say I didn’t know ‘Peoria’ was a trigger in that context. You learn something new everyday.
Having personally lived and worked in the southeast (SC) specifically, I have always said the war between the north and the south is still alive and well. Except on this forum, the slings and arrows are usually coming from the transplants that left those areas you mentioned.....and as a way to pump their tires (feel better about their move) they bash from whence they came. I’ll engage even that low wattage commentary...but in the bigger picture, I split my time between the two so I can differentiate a troll vs an actual boot on the ground account. It’s all relative.
*present company excluded (generalization)