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In reply to the discussion: It's bothered me for years. Where did the ridiculous notion [View all]Drahthaardogs
(6,843 posts)24. I think some of it has to do with the social interactions of people.
Go to rural Colorado and walk into a coffee shop. You will probably have someone strike up a conversation.
Go ride the subway in New York and no one will dare to even make eye contact in case you are a "crazy".
As someone who grew up in the mountain west, but spends a lot of time on both coasts, yes, I see a difference in people's behavior.
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It's bothered me for years. Where did the ridiculous notion [View all]
Progressive Jones
Nov 2018
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Why would there be a negative reaction to a piece of land being called
Progressive Jones
Nov 2018
#4
Because "coastal elites" jet from one coast to the other and never get to know the vast middle...
Hekate
Nov 2018
#13
Dang. It's "fly-over" to me because every time I price tickets to those states, they're expensive.
TheBlackAdder
Nov 2018
#16
It is expensive because the airports in those places are small. Major carriers don't fly to them.
Blue_true
Nov 2018
#34
I used to work for a regional back in my early twenties. Twin Otters, Nords & comparable are cheap.
TheBlackAdder
Nov 2018
#44
They might've been back when cross burnings were considered a socially acceptable activity.
jcmaine72
Nov 2018
#15
For the last 30 years real Americans is just another way to say White Americans.
GulfCoast66
Nov 2018
#33
I never understood that either... that rural Americans are "REAL" Americans & city people are not
Demovictory9
Nov 2018
#56