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[UConn_Top_Dog]

Midwest nice is real, it was actually pretty jarring moving out here from the East Coast. People are generally just really pleasant to each other and it's fairly easy to strike up conversation and make new friends.

Only difference down south and Midwest is they don’t say things to your face. They talk about you behind your back and you become the hot gossip going around in small town America.

 

[Khal Drogo]

Only difference down south and Midwest is they don’t say things to your face. They talk about you behind your back and you become the hot gossip going around in small town America.

Southerners are scorpions

 

[August_West]

Only difference down south and Midwest is they don’t say things to your face. They talk about you behind your back and you become the hot gossip going around in small town America.

Plus people in both areas tend to be dumber on the whole with no higher education and tragic average IQ's per state. Bless their hearts though.


;-)

 

[ctchamps]

Only difference down south and Midwest is they don’t say things to your face. They talk about you behind your back and you become the hot gossip going around in small town America.

These regional cliches are only partially correct. But then again I’m less hooked on mannerisms than depth in people.

And I find every region has the same distribution curve of good and bad but the manner which they present it might be different.

 

[giddyup]

People in the North East are such generally high strung, agitated, and disagreeable but mean well. The South and MidWest folk just shake their heads and ask why the anger?

 

[HuskyHawk]

These regional cliches are only partially correct. But then again I’m less hooked on mannerisms than depth in people.

And I find every region has the same distribution curve of good and bad but the manner which they present it might be different.

This. Any regional variance is largely overstated. People move around so much more now. There's good and bad folks everywhere. California was the least friendly place I've lived, but I think it's down to there just being so many people. Indifference was common.

 

[WhereistheDove?]

This. Any regional variance is largely overstated. People move around so much more now. There's good and bad folks everywhere. California was the least friendly place I've lived, but I think it's down to there just being so many people. Indifference was common.

IMO it’s tied more to population density than area of the country. Any urban area, the people around you aren’t even going to notice you. Any rural area, everyone is going to be up in everyone else’s business.

 

[Northbound]

Midwest nice is real, it was actually pretty jarring moving out here from the East Coast. People are generally just really pleasant to each other and it's fairly easy to strike up conversation and make new friends.

Funny, wife is from Manhattan, the real Manhattan, not that one in Kansas, we were living in Manhattan and we moved to KC for 5 years and her feeling is Midwest nice is BS, everyone knows each other because nobody ever moves away - it's like people go college and back home and remake high school they are all just a little bit older, plus she found the people the superficial - the type of folks that are nice to your face and not nice when you're not there. She thought what a bunch of unemotional drones. She wanted to leave after 6 months.

I don't care about nice, I'd rather have kind people every single time - NYC/Boston/Philly - not nice, but kind as all get out, but I'm from the northeast so I'm used to it that sensibility. I do kind of agree with her on some of her feelings about the midwest, but there are good and bad folks everywhere.

 

[ctchamps]

This. Any regional variance is largely overstated. People move around so much more now. There's good and bad folks everywhere. California was the least friendly place I've lived, but I think it's down to there just being so many people. Indifference was common.

Had a semi annual service for our heating and cooling system with a tech this morning who describes himself as a redneck intellectual. He sounded a lot like many of the western NC people I’ve met. He’s far brighter and more intellectually deep than first impressions of his linguistic cadence (from a NE perspective) would imply.

He’s about as broad minded individual I’ve met in my 72 plus years. But he is not unique to this area.

Several of the people (I’ll say folk) that were born and raised here have treated my wife and I really nicely. Done their best to help without raking us.

And yes there are some individuals who I’ve had the unfortunate opportunity to come across who you know would hurt anyone.

 

[RichZ]

This average fan must not post on the Boneyard then

Hey! I'm pleasant.
For a crochety old man, anyway.

 

[SwingDog]

"He looks like Kalk but with better hands and footwork"

...and better size.

 

[SwingDog]

And they really support their team.

There were more of them than BYU Cougar fans at the game in Las Vegas a couple of nights ago!

 

[mauconnfan]

I was disappointed in our boards NEED to be #1 most recently as well as the question of “what will be the next close game” thread. That’s complete arrogance rather than just letting the year happen as it may. Love confidence in our team but the assumption we’re going to kick everyones ass is not a good thing.

Again, these guys are really good but there’s others too. Let’s watch it play out!!!

 

[Khal Drogo]

People in the North East are such generally high strung, agitated, and disagreeable but mean well. The South and MidWest folk just shake their heads and ask why the anger?

I’m not disagreeable.

 

[bigknight3]

I was disappointed in our boards NEED to be #1 most recently as well as the question of “what will be the next close game” thread. That’s complete arrogance rather than just letting the year happen as it may. Love confidence in our team but the assumption we’re going to kick everyones ass is not a good thing.

Again, these guys are really good but there’s others too. Let’s watch it play out!!!

Agree 100%. Kept thinking, I don't remember it being like this when we were good. I feel like a lot of people (posters) came out of the woods work in the last 3 weeks and we all need to slow down and enjoy the ride.

 

[Palatine]

We may get angry about losses, but I think we've been pretty complimentary of the way Creighton has out game-planned and out executed UConn for the last few match-ups. Problem is we tend to get cocky a little more quickly than some fan bases. Winning championships has nothing to do with the team you have now. No matter what sport.

Don't agree. History matters. It weighs on teams. Teams are more than the current players or even management. They are entities.

Look how hard it was for the Red Sox to break the curse and how the championships have flowed ever since.

 

[superjohn]

Funny, wife is from Manhattan, the real Manhattan, not that one in Kansas, we were living in Manhattan and we moved to KC for 5 years and her feeling is Midwest nice is BS, everyone knows each other because nobody ever moves away - it's like people go college and back home and remake high school they are all just a little bit older, plus she found the people the superficial - the type of folks that are nice to your face and not nice when you're not there. She thought what a bunch of unemotional drones. She wanted to leave after 6 months.

I don't care about nice, I'd rather have kind people every single time - NYC/Boston/Philly - not nice, but kind as all get out, but I'm from the northeast so I'm used to it that sensibility. I do kind of agree with her on some of her feelings about the midwest, but there are good and bad folks everywhere.

Hasn't been my experience at all. I noticed the difference right away in Chicago as opposed to NYC, Boston, Fairfield County. It was much easier talking to women at bars, easier making friends, people holding doors for each other, giving up their seat right away for someone who could maybe use it more, people waiting their turn...

I've noticed it throughout the Midwest people are just generally friendlier, more approachable, very little ego, don't care much about keeping up with the Joneses, gossip, talking badly about others...

 

[Chin Diesel]

I’m not disagreeable.

Yeah you are. It's probably your most dominant character trait.

 

[Umami Zen]

People are people. Everyone has a story. Met my second wife (from Iowa) in Denver.. I'm a Ct native.. Ratio of women to men between ages of 25-40 was 7-to-1 when we met in Denver. Her family was from a town of 100 people in Iowa. Good people,.. When he learned I was from "back East".. He wasn't happy.. Once we met and had a few glasses of "dark" scotch .. We were cool and friends .. Not that complicated

 

[87Xfer]

People in the North East are such generally high strung, agitated, and disagreeable but mean well. The South and MidWest folk just shake their heads and ask why the anger?

irony is dead

 

[TheChamps990411]

I actually got into a back and forth on YT with a Purdue fan and terms like "Uconn hasnt beat anyone" and "Uconn is fools gold and will be out in the 2nd round" were thrown around. It was rather hilarious. I brought up Alabama, PK and then Nebraska. Havent heard back

 

[Edward Sargent]

People in the Midwest are sensitive and don’t love those of us on the coasts

And many of us on the coasts don’t give much thought to the Midwest

 

[HeGotGame]

I visit the Creighton forum, Bluejay Underground, quite a bit. They've got enthusiastic and knowledgeable fans and they're very objective when commenting on other teams.
They've been paying attention to the Huskies and have been quite impressed and very respectful.

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Not one person who has watched UConn has not been quite impressed.

 

[UConnSwag11]

Hasn't been my experience at all. I noticed the difference right away in Chicago as opposed to NYC, Boston, Fairfield County. It was much easier talking to women at bars, easier making friends, people holding doors for each other, giving up their seat right away for someone who could maybe use it more, people waiting their turn...

I've noticed it throughout the Midwest people are just generally friendlier, more approachable, very little ego, don't care much about keeping up with the Joneses, gossip, talking badly about others...

Agreed. The South and Midwest are cleaner, the people are much friendlier and polite. They also don’t mock and insult other people like people in the NE do

 

[ConnHuskBask]

The generalization of people from different regions being real nice, fake nice, kind, fake kind, tell it like it is, etc. has always been dumb.

For my money the two most obnoxious fanbases are ours and Syracuse - not even sure who I'd put as 3.

 

[SportsFan88]

Iowa St and Florida message boards were in awe of us LOL

 

[storrsroars]

They also don’t mock and insult other people like people in the NE do

Thank you for adding ammunition to my quest to have Pittsburgh considered Northeast instead of Midwest. We have a great mocking and insulting game here.

 

[Get a Job]

Agreed. The South and Midwest are cleaner, the people are much friendlier and polite. They also don’t mock and insult other people like people in the NE do

"Ooh, look at me, I'm UConnSwag11 and I know all about what people from different places are like!"

You're such an idiot!

 

[jleves]

"Ooh, look at me, I'm UConnSwag11 and I know all about what people from different places are like!"

You're such an idiot!

Ummmm - was your intent to prove him correct?

 

[bigknight3]

Thank you for adding ammunition to my quest to have Pittsburgh considered Northeast instead of Midwest. We have a great mocking and insulting game here.

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