So usually, we West Coasters suppose that displaying *sympathy* or feeling *empathy* is an act of kindness. Sadly, it is actually only a good act. Kindness is ensuring the infant has a hat. (s/o to breenewsome and BlackAmazon)
Whenever you translate this to establishments or coverage, you may see alot of good phrases getting used, & West Coast liberals/radicals are actually good at *sounding* good. However I’ve seen organizers & activists from different locations get pissed off as a result of nothing occurs after ALOT of discuss.
Whenever you translate this to establishments or coverage, you may see alot of good phrases getting used, & West Coast liberals/… https://t.co/lfjUVV3N1M
— Jordan Ok. Inexperienced (@Jordan Ok. Inexperienced)
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Nothing occurs after the pronoun check-ins and the icebreakers. It is uncommon we make it possible for individuals’s speedy wants are addressed. There isn’t any kindness. You could have individuals present as much as conferences hungry, or needing rides residence, and watching these with means freeze when requested to assist.
As we start to ‘get again a way of normalcy’ or ‘re-calibrate’ to what individuals in Blue States™ suppose is Proper™ and Simply™, I need us to bear in mind the distinction between Niceness and Kindness. If one thing sounds good, does not imply that it is type.”
In fact, there are genuinely type and floor good individuals all over the place you go, so nobody ought to take these observations as a private affront to them individually. Generalizations that result in stereotypes are inherently problematic, and broad strokes like “East coast” and “West coast” are additionally considerably meaningless, so they need to taken with a grain of salt as properly.
In actuality, a small city in South Carolina might be extra culturally just like a small city in Japanese Oregon than it’s to New York Metropolis, and there are some robust variations between varied subregions as properly. A extra particular cultural comparability, equivalent to “large cities on the West coast vs. large cities within the Northeast” is perhaps extra correct so far as generalizations go, however regardless, many individuals associated to Inexperienced’s observations based mostly on their very own experiences.
To kick issues off, a slew of responses poured in from individuals describing how New Yorkers might be chilly on the floor whereas concurrently reaching out their hand that will help you.
@SikePiazza @jordonaut Stand at a flight of stairs within the NYC subway with a stroller. Somebody will seize the opposite e… https://t.co/SJw7v44JNO
— Mr. Whipple (@Mr. Whipple)
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A number of individuals defined that the hustle required to afford the expense of residing in New York explains why individuals skip the niceties. It is about valuing individuals’s time; losing it with good phrases is ruder than simply shortly serving to out after which transferring on.
@mcgowankat @MikeDeAngelo @SikePiazza @jordonaut Yeah, that is the sort of factor individuals who have’t frolicked in NY… https://t.co/BBYMUJM2n6
— Alex Pagliuca (@Alex Pagliuca)
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@jordonaut Within the South, politeness takes the type of “I’ll discuss to you and inquire as to your day; I’ll give m… https://t.co/SQIZ6l6m1d
— Ray Radlein (@Ray Radlein)
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Many individuals chimed in with settlement with the unique put up (even some Canadians confirming that their East/West variations aligned with ours).
@candaceforpdx @jordonaut I used to journey to the West Coast quite a bit for work. Everybody was “good,” however that they had no s… https://t.co/XCL1ctXPqw
— celeste (@celeste)
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“No sense of urgency” is certainly a West coast vibe, however is usually seen a optimistic out right here. And “inconveniencing everybody round them” is perhaps a subjective statement. Perhaps.
Loads of individuals with bicoastal expertise weighed in with their tales of how their experiences lined up with the fundamental premise of the thread, although.
@jordonaut I’m blunt, I cuss, I name shit like I see it, and for those who want it I am going to provide the shirt off my again, a… https://t.co/e65qSQmZgZ
— Spider (@Spider)
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@KLDoorC @jordonaut This. I’m from Pgh and speaking to my good friend in Seattle.. She lives by herself and wanted some… https://t.co/goTpXS6iEU
— Erin (@Erin)
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Although definitely not universally true, the tendency for West coasters to be extra hands-off would possibly lengthen again to the frontier days. The pioneer and gold rush mindset was essentially individualistic and self-sufficient. In my expertise, West coasters assume you do not need assistance except you straight ask for it. However individuals do not ask due to the individualistic and self-sufficient factor, so automated helpfulness simply hasn’t develop into a part of the dominant tradition.
Issues received much more fascinating as soon as the South and Midwest entered the chat.
@jamieleefinch @jordonaut @yumcoconutmilk Transferring from the Midwest to the south my expertise tells me that is true.… https://t.co/poN4yvEDzo
— Schotz (@Schotz)
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However the takes on heat/good/type factor various fairly a bit.
@jamieleefinch @jordonaut @yumcoconutmilk Midwest is heat/sort of you might be or LOOK such as you’re “from round right here.”… https://t.co/7HLvTO391a
— Kate Pardon (@Kate Pardon)
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@alexschiff @zsr5 @jordonaut I moved to Michigan after spending my complete life on the East Coast. It took me MONTHS… https://t.co/fosthutYdJ
— Ellen Gelerman (@Ellen Gelerman)
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One factor that appears fairly clear for those who learn by way of the assorted responses to the thread is that particular states and cities appear to have their very own cultures that do not break down as merely as East/West/Midwest/South. There’s a complete guide about how the U.S. can truly be subdivided into 11 completely different areas which are virtually like nations unto themselves. Even this map from 1940 included 34 completely different cultural areas within the U.S.
Cultural Areas in the US, 1940. https://t.co/RGGBgP5OzO https://t.co/GQVz5VkjVH
— OnlMaps (@OnlMaps)
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And do not even get a Californian began on the variations between Northern CA, Southern CA, and the Central Valley. “Tradition” may even be narrowed down even to particular neighborhoods, and folks’s experiences and perceptions range for all types of causes, so as soon as once more, generalizations solely go thus far earlier than they fall flat.
If you happen to’re interested in what the information says about all of this, a cursory search of surveys about which states are the kindest brings up a reasonably combined bag, however individuals appear to seek out Minnesota fairly pleasant. A Wallethub rating of charitability by state based mostly on 19 components together with volunteerism additionally positioned Minnesota at primary, adopted by Utah, Maryland, Oregon, and Ohio. Fairly onerous to make a regional generalization with these states.
Then once more, there’s the entire “Minnesota good” factor, which brings us full circle again to the unique thread.
@SejalShahWrites I am from Minnesota, the place we have now an entire theme of how “Minnesota Good” means solely on the floor.
— Kristin Boldon (@Kristin Boldon)
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So many components go into the tradition of a spot, from inhabitants density to the historical past of settlement to the person personalities of the individuals who make someplace their residence. And nothing is ready in stone—the ambiance of a spot can change over time, as anybody who’s visited a metropolis a decade or two aside can attest.
One factor that is true, regardless of the place we dwell, is that we play a job in molding the tradition of our speedy environment. If we wish the place we dwell to be friendlier, we might be friendlier ourselves. If we wish to see individuals assist each other, we are able to function that instance. We’d stand out, however we additionally would possibly encourage others who yearn for a similar factor.
“Be the change” may appear a bit cliche, but it surely really is the important thing to shifting or world in the way in which we wish it to go, it doesn’t matter what a part of the nation—or the world—we dwell in.
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