--- In [email protected], Bhairitu <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
> TurquoiseB wrote:
> > --- In [email protected], "Jeff Fischer"
<jeffcandace@>
> > wrote:
> >
> >>> --- In [email protected], TurquoiseB <no_reply@>
wrote:
> >>>
> >>>> Give me New Yorkers anytime.
> >>>>
> >> In [email protected], "sparaig" <sparaig@> wrote:
> >>
> >>> Gotta love that asphalt. And those trees in barrels. Yippee.
> >>>
> >> As a former New Yorker, I have to agree w/ Turq. NYC has a
> >> fantastic vibrant energy about it, SV aside.
> >>
> >
> > Yes, it does, and the people have a real *humanity*
> > about them that people who have never lived there
> > would never understand. The odd fellow I studied
> > with -- Rama -- was the first to point it out to me.
> > He helped us realize that the PR concerning the West
> > coast vs. the East coast was completely backasswards
> > from the reality. The general idea that most people
> > are fed is that West coasters are open and friendly
> > and that New Yorkers are cold. In reality, it's exactly
> > the opposite. Much of California is in the "Hi, how are
> > ya, what can you do for me?" mindset, whereas New
> > Yorkers are a bit harsh on the exterior, but caring
> > and wonderful once you scratch the surface.
> That true and I notice the difference between the Pacific
Northwest and
> California. Folks in the Seattle area may be a difficult to get
to
> know but they become long term friends. In California you can
have many
> acquaintances but true friends are difficult to come by. Other
folks
> from the Northwest have mentioned this too.
>
I lived in the Northwest and agree that people there are friendly (I
was in Oregon City and Corvallis). Its pretty hard to generalize
about any place, especially a state the size of California- I've
lived in the Bay Area and Santa Barbara and made lots of friends
both places.
