Some guy will post a picture of a pretty standard looking pepperoni pizza and say: "Imagine not living in new york." And then there's the whole bodega discourse, which is also funny. "For you non-new yorkers, let me explain: a bodega is not a corner store. It's a place where you can buy gatorade, toilet paper, AND eggs." Thank you sir for explaining that to a slack-jawed yokel such as myself.

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[–] Frogmanfromlake@hexbear.net 1 points 3 years ago

I've had New Yorkers tell me they know my own culture better than I do because they lived in the Bronx. This one woman insisted I walk on the outside of a sidewalk because Latin men would hit on her. I had no idea what she was talking about because only old men do that where I live. But she insisted it was something we all did.

[–] Lester_Peterson@hexbear.net 1 points 3 years ago* (last edited 3 years ago) (2 children)

I think a lot of the more obnoxious aspects of that discourse comes from transplants who are either trying really hard to be seen as a real and authentic NYer, or grew up in a suburb of a city whose downtown they barely visited, and now see common features of walkable urban cores as unique to New York.

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