[lbo-talk] Insularity ( Was pale male : question to newyorkers...)
Wojtek Sokolowski
sokol at jhu.edu
Tue Dec 21 09:31:13 PST 2004
Jon:
> "making or disposed to make claims to unwarranted importance or
> consideration out of overbearing pride." Given that New York is indeed
> an important city in the U.S., one could dispute whether New Yorkers
> are actually arrogant in that respect. "Unwarranted consideration"?
> Well, it does seem that their feelings tend to be very easily hurt. :-)
My wife, who is from PA, believes that Philadelphians, and especially the
Eagles fans, are one of the most arrogant people in the US, just a notch
above New Jersey. But then she is a Green Bay Packers' fan :).
Wojtek
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