doubleohfive
Fleet Admiral
Well, Shameless has lived here all his life and he loves it here, which is his right. I certainly don't disagree with his reasons for loving California, but he's also one person who has advocated the allegedly "superior" attitude about being from California.
I guess what we should probably do before debating this is establish what, exactly, constitutes having a "superior attitude" about living here? Is it because we have such nice weather year-round? That'd be a pretty weak pretext for such a claim.
A few months ago during the winter, a friend from back home posted a status update on her Facebook page about how she was sick and tired of seeing people posting pictures of themselves at the beach, in the sunshine, et al while she was stuck in snowy, blustery Knoxville in February. I didn't respond to it because I didn't see the need to escalate it any further, but a friend of mine also from Virginia, responded right away, decrying our other friend's indignation, saying she was tired of seeing pictures of babies, houses just bought, and brand new cars. She likened those personal choices (getting married, having kids, buying a house) to the similar choice she (and I) made to instead move to California.
Anyway.
This is but one reason that may or may not be why this "superior attitude" element is being brought up for discussion. As I said, I have not really encountered it here and I run in some pretty elitist circles for work and socially sometimes too, so apart from the very obvious understanding that transplants like myself have that nobody in this town knows how to drive in the rain, that's probably saying something.
I guess what we should probably do before debating this is establish what, exactly, constitutes having a "superior attitude" about living here? Is it because we have such nice weather year-round? That'd be a pretty weak pretext for such a claim.
A few months ago during the winter, a friend from back home posted a status update on her Facebook page about how she was sick and tired of seeing people posting pictures of themselves at the beach, in the sunshine, et al while she was stuck in snowy, blustery Knoxville in February. I didn't respond to it because I didn't see the need to escalate it any further, but a friend of mine also from Virginia, responded right away, decrying our other friend's indignation, saying she was tired of seeing pictures of babies, houses just bought, and brand new cars. She likened those personal choices (getting married, having kids, buying a house) to the similar choice she (and I) made to instead move to California.
Anyway.
This is but one reason that may or may not be why this "superior attitude" element is being brought up for discussion. As I said, I have not really encountered it here and I run in some pretty elitist circles for work and socially sometimes too, so apart from the very obvious understanding that transplants like myself have that nobody in this town knows how to drive in the rain, that's probably saying something.
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