Just Jack Posted January 2, 2016 Share Posted January 2, 2016 For NYC residents, anything north of Westchester County is simply undiscovered territory populated by uneducated savages. I used to work with a guy that grew up on Long Island. He said for them, anything above the Tappen Zee was considered to be Canada. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nanker Posted January 2, 2016 Share Posted January 2, 2016 Including NYC. When I was in college, the NYT did a survey. Most people in NYC couldn't find Buffalo on a map of New York. The majority put it north of Plattsburg, on the basis of "Well, it's near Canada, right?" For NYC residents, anything north of Westchester County is simply undiscovered territory populated by uneducated savages. So, they pretty much nailed it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IDBillzFan Posted January 2, 2016 Share Posted January 2, 2016 I used to work with a guy that grew up on Long Island. He said for them, anything above the Tappen Zee was considered to be Canada. Years ago, while I was living in NC, I was driving to Rochester with a friend who was a native of NC. Shortly after we crossed the NYS border, he asked how much longer before we got to New York. The conversation literally was this: Him: How much longer until we cross the state line? Me: We crossed it 20 minutes ago. Him: We're in New York? Me: Yes. Him: Where are all the buildings? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DC Tom Posted January 2, 2016 Share Posted January 2, 2016 Years ago, while I was living in NC, I was driving to Rochester with a friend who was a native of NC. Shortly after we crossed the NYS border, he asked how much longer before we got to New York. The conversation literally was this: Him: How much longer until we cross the state line? Me: We crossed it 20 minutes ago. Him: We're in New York? Me: Yes. Him: Where are all the buildings? Back when I was living in Buffalo, a group of tourists asked me for directions to the Statue of Liberty. My answer was something along the lines of "Get on the New York State Thruway, drive six hours, and ask someone else." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
B-Man Posted January 2, 2016 Share Posted January 2, 2016 Back when I was living in Buffalo, a group of tourists asked me for directions to the Statue of Liberty. My answer was something along the lines of "Get on the New York State Thruway, drive six hours, and ask someone else." A fairly polite response. I would have told them to look up. Liberty Building (Buffalo, New York Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bbb Posted January 3, 2016 Share Posted January 3, 2016 A fairly polite response. I would have told them to look up. Liberty Building (Buffalo, New York Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tiberius Posted January 3, 2016 Share Posted January 3, 2016 A fairly polite response. I would have told them to look up. Liberty Building (Buffalo, New York Formerly the German-American bank, but in the anti-German hysteria of 1917 it was forced to change its name. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DC Tom Posted January 3, 2016 Share Posted January 3, 2016 Formerly the German-American bank, but in the anti-German hysteria of 1917 it was forced to change its name. That explains why they named it "Liberty." Much like "Freedom" Fries. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Just Jack Posted January 3, 2016 Share Posted January 3, 2016 That explains why they named it "Liberty." Much like "Freedom" Fries. Ellis Island has a Freedom Burger in their café. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Azalin Posted January 3, 2016 Share Posted January 3, 2016 Ellis Island has a Freedom Burger in their café. It's made of free-range beef? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TakeYouToTasker Posted January 5, 2016 Share Posted January 5, 2016 It's made of free-range beef? Which clearly didn't come from Oregon. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Azalin Posted January 5, 2016 Share Posted January 5, 2016 Which clearly didn't come from Oregon. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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