A viral post argues East Coast folks are better people even if they aren't as 'nice' as those out West
\u201cWhen you translate this to institutions or policy, you'll see alot of nice words being used, & West Coast liberals/radicals are really good at *sounding* nice. But I've seen organizers & activists from other places get frustrated because nothing happens after ALOT of talk.\u201d — Jordan K. Green (@Jordan K. Green) one billion six hundred and eleven million two hundred and sixty-three thousand four hundred and seventy-eight
\ u201c@SikePiazza @jordonaut Stand at a flight of stairs in the NYC subway with a stroller. Someone will grab the other end, help you carry the stroller, and then walk away without saying a word.\u201d — Jordan K. Green (@Jordan K. Green) one billion six hundred and eleven million two hundred and sixty-three thousand four hundred and seventy-eight
\ u201c@mcgowankat @MikeDeAngelo @SikePiazza @jordonaut Yeah, this is the kind of thing people who have't spent time in NYC don't really grasp. Someone will be like, "Hey, you fucking yo-yo! You're money's falling out. Why the fuck is it in your back pocket? Get your shit together, " and saved you all the cash in your pocket.\u201d — Jordan K. Green (@Jordan K. Green) one billion six hundred and eleven million two hundred and sixty-three thousand four hundred and seventy-eight
\ u201c@jordonaut In the South, politeness takes the form of "I will talk to you and inquire as to your day; I will give my time to you"; but in New York that CAN NOT WORK. In New York, politeness is "I will not waste your time"\u201d — Jordan K. Green (@Jordan K. Green) one billion six hundred and eleven million two hundred and sixty-three thousand four hundred and seventy-eight
\ u201c@candaceforpdx @jordonaut I used to travel to the West Coast a lot for work. Everyone was \u201cnice,\u201d but they had no sense of urgency and didn\u2019t give one fuck about inconveniencing everyone around them. I\u2019m from the DMV. We get shit done. Smiling!\u201d — Jordan K. Green (@Jordan K. Green) one billion six hundred and eleven million two hundred and sixty-three thousand four hundred and seventy-eight
\ u201c@jordonaut I am blunt, I cuss, I call shit like I see it, and if you need it I'll give you the shirt off my back, and that's East Coast culture.\u201d — Jordan K. Green (@Jordan K. Green) one billion six hundred and eleven million two hundred and sixty-three thousand four hundred and seventy-eight
\ u201c@KLDoorC @jordonaut This. I\u2019m from Pgh and talking to my friend in Seattle.. She lives by herself and needed some help moving something. I said why don\u2019t you ask your neighbors? She quickly replied we don\u2019t do that around here. It\u2019s frowned upon. I just couldn\u2019t live like that\u201d — Jordan K. Green (@Jordan K. Green) one billion six hundred and eleven million two hundred and sixty-three thousand four hundred and seventy-eight
\ u201c@jamieleefinch @jordonaut @yumcoconutmilk Moving from the Midwest to the south my experience tells me this is true. If you drive your car into a ditch a Southerner will offer to call someone for you. The Midwesterner will jump into the ditch to help push you out.\u201d — Jordan K. Green (@Jordan K. Green) one billion six hundred and eleven million two hundred and sixty-three thousand four hundred and seventy-eight
\ u201c@jamieleefinch @jordonaut @yumcoconutmilk Midwest is warm/kind of you are or LOOK like you\u2019re \u201cfrom around here. \u201d\n\nThe other difference is that East/West coasts will never think of you again, while the South & Midwest will gossip about you til the end of time.\u201d — Jordan K. Green (@Jordan K. Green) one billion six hundred and eleven million two hundred and sixty-three thousand four hundred and seventy-eight
\ u201c@alexschiff @zsr5 @jordonaut I moved to Michigan after spending my whole life on the East Coast. It took me MONTHS to make friends. People were nice but already had friends from their old neighborhood, high school, college, church, kids' playgroups...they didn't need any more friends and didn't reach out.\u201d — Jordan K. Green (@Jordan K. Green) one billion six hundred and eleven million two hundred and sixty-three thousand four hundred and seventy-eight
\u201cCultural Regions in the United States, 1940. https://t.co/RGGBgP5OzO \u201d — OnlMaps (@OnlMaps) one billion six hundred and one million four hundred and seventeen thousand five hundred and fifty-three
\ u201c@SejalShahWrites I'm from Minnesota, where we have a whole theme of how "Minnesota Nice" means only on the surface.\u201d — Sejal Shah (@Sejal Shah) one billion six hundred and eleven million two hundred and eighty-one thousand four hundred and four
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