[NYVette]

Maybe we should start a new thread? If we understood why a person from one region does something in a different way than a person from a someplace else we would understand each other a little better. It might be very interesting. Just because a local custom is a bit different doesn't mean it's wrong. After all....we are all Villagers now...full time, part time, or would like to be.

I think many of the NY stereotypes originate in Hollywood. That isn't an insult to any west coast people but movies and television are how most people see places like NY. My relatives in Texas think almost all of NY state looks like Times Square on New Years Eve. They were surprised when I told them NY state's biggest product is cheese....just like Wisconsin we are a dairy state with grass and mountains. I've never seen a cow on the subway. That isn't an insult to Texans...only to my distant relatives.

[tony]

New Yorkers? What's different about New Yorkers?

They love to talk, and you just have to talk to them. They may seem unpleasant and distant, but instead they are distracted and going about there daily life. In the appropriate situations you talk to them and they are extremely helpful. Ask them how to get someplace. You'll learn more that you expected.

I spent a week at meetings in Manhattan and decided on the first Sunday morning to visit the local breakfast joint down the block rather than staying in the hotel. By Tuesday I was treated as a "regular" and getting questions about my family, and hearing about theirs. Getting good advice on where to go for dinner. When I said goodbye on Friday morning, I felt I was leaving friends behind.

They are a friendly bunch, and they all come from a small town in New York. New York City is just ten thousand small towns. You just have to get the flavor of the town and its people, and then enjoy yourself.

I love New York. Where have I heard that before?

[Donna]

[sschuler1]

I just watched the Tony Awards from Sunday night (had to tape them because we were watching the US Open), and it always makes me want to go back to New York to see some more shows. I love New York!

[Shirleevee]

We really are very nice people...........

Shirleevee & Sailor

[KathieI]

Originally Posted by tony

They love to talk, and you just have to talk to them.
I love New York. Where have I heard that before?

Anyone who knows me, knows that Tony is right! I LOVE TO TALK! NEVER SHUT UP! Remember, Chatty Cathy, that's meeeee.

We are a friendly bunch, loyal and true to our friends. But DON'T cross us!

I love New York too, Tony and I do miss it SOMETIMES!! KathieI (da Bronx)

[graciegirl]

Originally Posted by NYVette

Maybe we should start a new thread? If we understood why a person from one region does something in a different way than a person from a someplace else we would understand each other a little better. It might be very interesting. Just because a local custom is a bit different doesn't mean it's wrong. After all....we are all Villagers now...full time, part time, or would like to be.

I think many of the NY stereotypes originate in Hollywood. That isn't an insult to any west coast people but movies and television are how most people see places like NY. My relatives in Texas think almost all of NY state looks like Times Square on New Years Eve. They were surprised when I told them NY state's biggest product is cheese....just like Wisconsin we are a dairy state with grass and mountains. I've never seen a cow on the subway. That isn't an insult to Texans...only to my distant relatives.

I almost started a thread called WHAT'S WITH MID WESTERNERS.

Some people from other parts of the country sometimes take people from Ohio, Indiana, Kentucky and West Virginia as slower witted and country bumpkins. They may think we all live in rural areas and don't have much chance to eschew culture or read what's on the New York Times best seller list, let alone the NEW YORK TIMES.

Actually midwesterners are a little like the British who will be polite to you, sweet and kind and mannerly until just before they kill you.

[NYVette]

Tony.....
Exactly right. Manhattan is like many small towns all mixed together into one big city. (Real NY'rs don't actually say "Manhattan" they just say "the City" and everyone knows you mean Manhattan. Same as "the Island" is Long Island). Also very true.....you can come from anywhere and in a short time you fit right in. There are to many people to worry about where someone is from or why they are there. Maybe that's why my Texas relatives think we are rude for not saying "hello" or "good morning" to strangers....if NY'rs did that, just imagine 8 million people giving a morning greeting to each other! But that's in "the city" ...on "the Island" people will sometimes say hello but probably only if you have eye contact.

I know exactly what you mean Graciegirl....
The same way you feel that often people think a Midwesterner is slow and dim witted I always feel when I say that I'm from NY the other person is predisposed to thinking I'm rude or in a hurry. (Last name ends with a vowel, maybe I'm a gangster?) Also.....I never heard, read, or thought Midwesterners were slow. That's a new stereotype to me. I don't recall any slow Midwest jokes. In fact I have relatives outside Indianapolis. That's the good side of the family.

[Sidney Lanier]

We always describe ourselves as being from 'upstate New York,' which makes people from places like Rochester and Syracuse laugh--appropriately--since we're actually from the Mid-Hudson Valley. But we say 'upstate' because we've found that too many people from west and south of New Jersey assume that when you say you're from 'New York,' it means that huge city that comprises only the smallest southern tip of the state--and it is a huge state for an eastern state! When you head north from New York City on the New York Thruway, the first sign showing the mileage to distant cities says that Montreal is closer than Buffalo!...

[tony]

GracieGirl,

You wrote about Midwesterners being slow. I'm from Pennsylvania. You will have to type that m u c h s l o w e r s o I c a n u n d e r s t a n d, p l e z e.

[Sidney Lanier]

Tony, Tony, Tony....

[jadebox]

I love everyone BUT many New Yorkers--not all but many are in a hurry. Beep horns and are rude at times. This is many--- NOT all! Maybe they don't realize how they appear. Oh boy am I going to get slammed for this . I have seen this year after year. Probably they calm down after living here for awhile. Now sock it to me!!!!!!!

[Boomer]

Originally Posted by graciegirl

I almost started a thread called WHAT'S WITH MID WESTERNERS.

Some people from other parts of the country sometimes take people from Ohio, Indiana, Kentucky and West Virginia as slower witted and country bumpkins. They may think we all live in rural areas and don't have much chance to eschew culture or read what's on the New York Times best seller list, let alone the NEW YORK TIMES.

Actually midwesterners are a little like the British who will be polite to you, sweet and kind and mannerly until just before they kill you.

GRACIEGIRL!!! FELLOW BUCKEYE!!!! WHAT ARE YOU DOIN'??? WHAT ARE YOU SAYIN'???

You well know that I was besmirched right here on TOTV not too long ago when somebody (I will not mention any names. I am too polite.) -- anyway, when SOMEBODY Muncle spread a rumor that I am Cruella DeVil. Well, I thought I managed to salvage my sullied reputation when I barged into the "Pet Discussion" forum where I told a heartwarming tale of my geriatric dog Annie and her beautiful full-length tail. It was a close one, gg. But I thought my good name was back intact.

BUT NOW!!! THIS!!! AND FROM YOU??? I just CANNOT believe this is happening.

But here I am, besmirched once more. Boomer. Besmirched Boomer. Besmirched, Befuddled, Bewildered Boomer the Buckeye Bumpkin.

Et tu, graciegirl? Et tu, my fellow Buckeye?

Boomer (aka BBBBBB)

[chelsea24]

Graciegirl, that's too funny! 1rnfl And so right! Illinois here. LOL

[NYVette]

Hope.....
Your comment is exactly why I started this topic. Because people from one region might do things differently than those of another region and we can try to explain how some of these stereotypes started. Also...you are correct. We NY'rs do look like we are in a hurry. This is probably more applicable to the "down state" folk...those in and close to "the city". Think of it this way....everything you do that involves getting from one place to another usually starts by considering the time of day, day of the week, route, and TRAFFIC! An example. My wife teaches in a high school in Hicksville. She might say to me, "I have to go to a short seminar at Adelphi University after school today. How long should it take?" My thoughts would be....weekday after 3pm , distance about 8 miles, "You better allow about 30 to 40 minutes by time you get a parking spot". So....that short 8 mile trip automatically puts her into hyper mode where she knows there is a deadline but that big variable of what will the traffic and parking be so I can't waste time. Both my sons live and work in "the city". Owning a car and driving is next to impossible so they rely on public transportation. #1 son takes a subway a few stops then transfers to a different subway line. If the first train is a few minutes late then he could miss the connection for the transfer...so he would have to wait about ten minutes for the next train. Now he has to really hurry to get to his office on time. That one minute delay cost him minutes. The alternative is to make certain he gets the first train very early. If that train also makes the second connection early then he gets to the office 20 minutes early. When do kids of any age get someplace earlier than they have to? I'd bet he's the guy you see running in a business suit. Unfortunately this attitude about time becomes a lifestyle.