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From: crane@fortune.UUCP
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Subject: Re: Speaking Latin, Speaking Loud
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Date: Wed, 12-Oct-83 18:06:48 EDT
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Posted: Wed Oct 12 18:06:48 1983
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I think as an outsider, I can speak objectively about rude, boisterous,
and pushy people in the Bay Area.

I am originally from the Northwest (I mean the REAL Northwest, not the
"northwest" that Chicago and Minnesota think they are in). I have lived
in the Rockies, in New York City, and Texas before moving back to
Seattle.

I have recently moved to corwded California and I don't believe the
myths about the supposed "laid back lifestyle" that the rest of the
country is supposed to admire. By comparison I found the Texans warm
and outgoing, the Seattlites cold and withdrawn, but the people here
are DOWNRIGHT HOSTILE. Whether you are on a crowded freeway or in a
crowded hall, you damn well better get out of their way or you will get
yelled-at, stomped on, or run-over.  Red Skelton said it best: "On the
freeways in California, you are either a Dodger or an Angel".

If you think the people in New York are rude and ugly in crowds,
California, in my opinion, is New York with palm trees.

However, I must admit that I visited NYC about a year ago and found
quite a change from when I lived there in 1974. Their attitude was very
positive and helpful.  Thank you New Yorkers!  I hope you can teach
some of these rude Californians by your example.