Inter-city rivalries

Anonus

I at times hear about (usually one-sided) "hate" between, say, Dallas and Houston, or Los Angeles and San Diego. Does this happen outside of sports? I never hear about it outside of that.

Obā-san

it doesn't

like, sometimes there's like a playful rivalry that produces goofy jabs, but nothing beyond that

Anonus

is this between Minneapolis and St. Paul

why do the Twin Cities seem to have such a vibrant comedy scene? with Atlanta it's because Atlanta is apparently so boring that everyone turns to surrealism

Obā-san

huh?

Anonus

I mean the Twin Cities gave the world Mystery Science Theater 3000

(also Sinclair really ought to change WUCW's callsign back to KTMA, but they won't because Sinclair)

Anonus

Also, Atlanta was the birthplace of Space Ghost Coast to Coast and Homestar Runner

Obā-san

iunno if any of this really has anything to do with location

Salix Babylonika

naney said:

it doesn't

like, sometimes there's like a playful rivalry that produces goofy jabs, but nothing beyond that

You have not heard a Philadelphian and a Pittsburgher argue I take it.

Obā-san

I have not

but I am fairly confident that were I to hear this argument I would come to the conclusion that the persons having the argument are imbeciles

Salix Babylonika

Well yeah, but Anonus was just asking if it happens, and it does.

Haven

Portland is probably some city's object of hatred, but damned if I know which.

Obā-san

Queen Poison said:

Well yeah, but Anonus was just asking if it happens, and it does.

i guess i was assuming too much

Salix Babylonika

Haven said:

Portland is probably some city's object of hatred, but damned if I know which.

are there other big cities in Oregon

Calica

Haven said:

Portland is probably some city's object of hatred, but damned if I know which.

don't all the rural Oregonians hate Portland?

LW

Anonus said:

I at times hear about (usually one-sided) "hate" between, say, Dallas and Houston, or Los Angeles and San Diego. Does this happen outside of sports? I never hear about it outside of that.

Yes, I have seen this happen outside of sports though admittedly, rivalries between pro, college, and high school sports probably contribute to those inter-city rivalries. I remember hearing some people who live in Minneapolis describe St. Paul as a "dump" before, to name one example (which I think is pretty silly, really). If I remember right, Beloit, WI also has a bad reputation among people who live in nearby Janesville to give a weirder example.

That said, I feel like inter-state rivalries are probably a bit more common, or at least I hear about them more. When I lived in Wisconsin, bashing Illinois seemed fairly popular. Here in Minnesota, I have noticed a lot of people seem to like making fun of Wisconsin instead.

Fossilmaiden

All I know about Portland is that some people living there get really mad if you dare to move there.

Bee

I think the only people that specifically hate Portland are old white guys in general.

I mean I hate Portland, but I hate big cities as a whole.

Anonus

Sometimes I feel sad that few of the adults in Denver seem to be from here, but then I worry that the culture would become stagnant and nasty if not for all the transplants

Anonus

It's part of why Matt and Trey must be allowed to live though

Imipolex G

one time some old white guy told me that Portland is "full of weenies" and he was glad to be back in Pittsburgh where men are men

Salix Babylonika

that is the most Pittsburgher thing possible

Anonus

Imipolex G said:

one time some old white guy told me that Portland is "full of weenies" and he was glad to be back in Pittsburgh where men are men

This is what I worry about

Obā-san

being called a weenie by some rando probably isn't a bad thing

Anonus

No I meant the culture becoming stagnant