"meaningless and provincial" are about perception. just as being a New Yorker is a perception. A perception OTHERS have of you.
When you say, "I'm a New Yorker." People outside of the US (and in most cases, even in the US) ask: "Really? Which BOROUGH? (note: NOT 'which county')" And if you answer them, "Westchester" or "White Plains" you get the stink eye. It's like "WTF dude, I thought you said you were from THE CITY." If you say "Brooklyn", or "The Bronx," even "Staten Island," there's that hint of recognition.
It's "the FIVE boroughs." not "the five boroughs and those wannabe suburbs."
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Re: It's true...
Date: 2007-01-18 06:24 pm (UTC)When you say, "I'm a New Yorker." People outside of the US (and in most cases, even in the US) ask: "Really? Which BOROUGH? (note: NOT 'which county')" And if you answer them, "Westchester" or "White Plains" you get the stink eye. It's like "WTF dude, I thought you said you were from THE CITY." If you say "Brooklyn", or "The Bronx," even "Staten Island," there's that hint of recognition.
It's "the FIVE boroughs." not "the five boroughs and those wannabe suburbs."