TravelWeary:
You're right that I can't say that I don't want to start
a two-city rivalry thread while slipping in a jab. I was
simply responding to the unnecessary "ugly" modifier
used by Chexfan.


Lalala:
I lovelovelove your comment ("this is seattle where
gore-tex goes with prada.) so true!


Dan:
Thanks for defending me in anticipation of Chexfan's
response...(wish I could make the Brooklyn tour, but
will be in PDX that weekend...)

Chexfan:
<"Fleece-land would have been a better comeback.">
What are ya? A writer, or something?

<"Ever ask for directions in NY? Ever say HI and smile to
a random person in NY? Ever try to start a conversation
with someone who you don't know in NY?">
All the time! And with positive results (most of the time)
Especially when I first moved here six years ago from (dare
I say it, lest I trigger another city-bashing thread) L.A. It's
interesting that your experiences here in NY are almost
exactly the same that I've had in the NW. My favorite is
when people in Seattle speak loudly and v e r y
s l o w l y to me so that I might understand their English
better. (Nevermind that I'm American-born). My point,
Chexfan, is that our respective experiences in different cities
have been and will be different. If (and that's a big "if") you're
ever in NY, look me up and I'll show you the nice side.

I started this thread out of a genuine curiosity about
Seattle fans' reactions to fans from other cities. My (PDX)
boyfriend was so adamant about the hatred that Seattle
has towards NY that I wanted to investigate it myself.
I was hoping to avoid the qualifiers and judgments, but
I guess that was wishful on my part.

I'm not even a die-hard Yankees fan anyway. I'm more of
a "bandwagon" fan anyway, since I live here now. (Kinda
like the newbie-bandwagon-Safeco Mariners fans). I've seen
for myself how harsh NY fans can get even *before* the game
starts (e.g., heckling the little girl singing the national anthem.)
That was brutal, but kind of funny...and *very* symbolic...

In closing...
Chexfan: I'm sorry I got into it with you. Maybe our paths
will cross in a RCC one day and we can talk over drinks
and say good things about the two cities (three cities, if you
want to include LA.)

to the rest:
thank you for the useful and humorous responses.

Though I'm not an M's fan, I do love Ichiro! Gotta love him!
Banzai Ichiro! (and Sasaki!)