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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I would worry about the provincialism I see in wealthy kids who grow up in NYC. Kids in suburbs around the country, especially ones focused on education, adopt the idea early on that they’ll eventually leave for education, work, whatever. They may love their hometowns, but they don’t believe their hometown is the center of the world. As a result, they are mentally open to the idea of spreading their wings as young adults. But wealthy NYC kids grow up absorbing the message that where they live is the best place in the world. And they are so weirdly provincial about it. I’ve met native New Yorkers who won’t go to Milan or Shanghai, for Pete’s sake. There is a proud myopia that exists that’s puzzling, and it would worry me. No amount of city activity can make up for a refusal to engage with the rest of the world. [/quote] +1 I’ve seen this too. There’s also so many people who would be much happier elsewhere but their identity is dependent on staying there. Bizarre. [/quote] Yes, what is odd about native New Yorkers is that for people whose identity is so tied up in being “the best,” they are often shockingly provincial. It’s a really weird disconnect. [/quote] Yup- this is my cousins![/quote] sure. native new yorkers are all unsophisticated and narrow minded. That totally tracks with everything we've ever heard/ read about/ seen/ understood about the entire essence of new york city since forever. Glad your cousins could nail that data point for us. *immediately decamps to Hempstead to get some of that sweet open mindedness you always hear about coming out of Long Island. seriously people. lot of reasons to move to the burbs but fear of my kids being provincial is not one of them. [/quote] LOLOL[/quote]
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