The secret war between city dwellers and suburban dwellers

smoothmoniker · 08-28-2009, 06:10 PM

In LA it's "The City" vs "The Valley".

Anything over the hill in the valley is considered straight trash.

jinx · 08-28-2009, 07:21 PM

We're too far outside the city to count, even suburbanites, but I think I know what you mean. When we're in the city, getting ourselves some culture, we say probably a hundred times "how do people live like this?". Not as a negative personal judgment, but just srsly wondering how the hell they can stand it.

I know there's animosity coming from the other direction though - I get the Chester County Barbie email frequently enough to keep it fresh in my mind...

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The Chester County Barbies come in 10 versions. The Berwin Barbie. The West Chester Barbie. The Phoenixville Barbie. The Exton Barbie. You get the drift. Each has a description of what accessories come with the doll, and characteristics that are meant to – humorously, in the mind of the e-mail author -- link Barbie to that particular community.

The Downingtown Barbie, for example, comes with a Ford Windstar and a matching gym outfit. “She gets lost easily and has no full-time occupation of secondary education,” we learn. West Chester Barbie comes with a choice of a BMW or a Hummer H2 and has her own Starbucks card and country club membership.

Funny that the author spelled Berwyn wrong, and didn't even attempt Bryn Mawr...

richlevy · 08-28-2009, 07:51 PM

City dwellers are just jealous that we have free parking.

Glinda · 08-29-2009, 10:35 AM

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Originally Posted by jinx

Funny that the author spelled Berwyn wrong, and didn't even attempt Bryn Mawr...

I got an email last week that had the same Barbies and descriptions, but the towns/areas were in the Portland OR area. Funny as hell!

As for the City vs. Suburbs issue - they both suck. Rural is the only way to go!

Glinda · 08-29-2009, 10:29 AM

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Originally Posted by smoothmoniker

In LA it's "The City" vs "The Valley".

Anything over the hill in the valley is considered straight trash.

Ok, but what if I (used to) live in North Hollywood but worked in .... BEVERLY HILLS? Would I still have been a white trash ho?

smoothmoniker · 08-29-2009, 08:20 PM

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Originally Posted by Glinda

Ok, but what if I (used to) live in North Hollywood but worked in .... BEVERLY HILLS? Would I still have been a white trash ho?

Yes. It doesn't matter where you work, only where you plug in your iPhone at night.

SamIam · 08-31-2009, 12:14 PM

Here we have an Indians versus cowboys war. It worked on the Saturday afternoon matinee and it works for us (we're easily amused here in the middle of nowhere). Indians are lazy drunks. Cowboys only last 8 seconds. Last Sunday a neighbor warned me about an Indian who hangs out in our neighborhood. Dude never bothered me, but she was frothing at the mouth - at Church no less. Onward Christian soldiers. I've spent time with Indians who don't like white people at all. Can't trust white people because they'll steal anything that's not tied down.

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SamIam Registered User Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Not here Posts: 2,655	Here we have an Indians versus cowboys war. It worked on the Saturday afternoon matinee and it works for us (we're easily amused here in the middle of nowhere). Indians are lazy drunks. Cowboys only last 8 seconds. Last Sunday a neighbor warned me about an Indian who hangs out in our neighborhood. Dude never bothered me, but she was frothing at the mouth - at Church no less. Onward Christian soldiers. I've spent time with Indians who don't like white people at all. Can't trust white people because they'll steal anything that's not tied down.

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