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How long do you have to live in a place for you to be considered from there? (lemmy.world)
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Example, moved to NYC to be considered a New Yorker.

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[โ€“] 1 point 2 months ago (2 children)

You're as native to New York as the horses that came over on the Mayflower. As a native American, its always a trip to see immigrants looking down on shiner, newer immigrants. Talking about natives and non natives like that means anything in a gateway city like NYC, SF, or LA is laughable.

You can be a South Brooklyn chump all you want. It doesnt mean youre any more "new york" than an Amish kid who came up to the city on rumspringa and never left.

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  • [โ€“] 3 points 2 months ago (1 child)

    I wasn't trying to be rude to you or your heritage, I was just giving someone insight to the mindset of a local while also trying to make a friend. I'm really sorry if I offended you. I'm not a horse. I'm people. I'm hurt by your use of immigrant. I'm a war refugee and a lot of my family died before we were lucky enough to land in nyc. I'm lucky to be alive and I consider myself lucky to count myself as a South Brooklyn chump.

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  • [โ€“] 1 point 2 months ago

    I think this interaction was unfortunately abrasive, but both sides make sense here. I would like to see NYC culture do a better job of confronting that part of it's heritage, just as much as I want that for my [west coast] city.

    Obviously you were just saying a typical perspective of today.

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