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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Using three States where people I’ve personally met seem incredibly proud to be from - Texas, New Jersey and New York. I’ll also throw in the city of Cleveland because I know someone who boasts proudly of having lived there for their entire childhood.

Are you raised to be proud of your State? How did it work for you?

Why is it certain States or cities and not others that have a good portion of the population that carry that pride everywhere they go? Is it encouraged?

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Where are you from OP? Some flyover place you're embarrassed of, like Ohio or Michigan?[/quote]

Op here. Native Washingtonian. Born and raised here. In my opinion, there is not really a sense of personal ownership for D.C. unless you are counting maybe in that we had the Chocolate City title for a time or for the love of go-go. You just don’t naturally get geared towards deeply loving this place or going elsewhere and expressing this fondness for your hometown. Thus, it makes me curious to know how people develop a deep love for their State/City.

Love the responses everyone!

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Fellow native Washingtonian here and I do feel a sense of personal ownership for the city. My family goes back generations, and I am perpetually amazed by the stereotype that everyone in DC is a white former student council president who moved here from Indiana.[/quote]

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