I gave attribution to nicknames for months, but gave that up as once a talking point had been stomped, another wefu would take up the same point, and run it into the ground. So why bother? You don’t make individual points, you only make talking points.

Half of the wefu still claims Saddam was responsible for 9-11, so why respond individually? I’ll admit that Sol Dev and a few other sometimes deviate, and if I find a deviation I’ll do you the courtesy of attributing individually.

Immature and vulgar. Quite the combination. And, of course, the ULTIMATE response to anyone is to call them a “bush whore” and that solves everything.

And CLEAN!

Have to agree. I really liked D.C. much more than I thought I would. People there seemed very friendly and would quickly answer my hayseed questions. The people I was around were from all over the country, New York City, Boston, Denver, Los Angeles, etc., etc. I wonder if there is a similar distribution amongst the population of D.C. on the larger scale?

Loved riding the subway in D.C. – it was very fast and very cheap. I think it would be possible to get by without a car, if one lived in D.C. An odd thought for a Kansan, huh?

I was mainly in Chevy Chase, Maryland while in the D.C. area. It was a real upscale place, it seemed to me – and may not be reflective of the general D.C. experience.

The local people I talked in D.C. told me that D.C. was a dark blue spot in a blue state. Maybe another attraction for me.

“As I am the only person on this board who regulary attributes quotations”

Your mind must be a dark and scary place, if you really believe that garbage. You? superior? give me a break.

I would have to agree. But, it is the only experience I have. And yes, small towns do have their own small-mindedness. Especially very small town. You will be “friends” with the community if you act as a friend. You will be part of the community if you take involvement in the communtiy. You will be a newcomer for many, many years. Your children will be one of their own. ANd they will gossip, and they will call you when your kids cross some “line of behavior” and they will know everything about you, including things not really true. But if your grandmother dies, they will be there will food, and sympathy. At least for the most part. But then, prove yourself an outsider, and you will be treated friendly and courteously, but you will never belong.

I will not dispute that these contacts were of limited duration, and I’ve no intention of pulling out of Wichita to move to either (just as I have no intention of moving to Kingman, Augusta, or other similar communities) to ascertain the acceptance of the townspeople of “strangers” over an extended period.

We also found the folks in Minneapolis-St. Paul, MN to be friendly, and ready to give assistance to some “flatlanders” trying to find our way around downtown in both of the Twin Cities. Similarly, the folks in Portland, ME went out of their way to be helpful to us when we were not sure just how to get to point B from point A.

Point? Some of the qualities described as being positives of Kansans are not exclusively limited to those of us residents of this state. And, the negative that is listed in the header isn’t necessarily limited to Kansans, but also exists, I believe, elsewhere, too.

littlejohn, could that be because you’re comparing huge cities to much smaller ones? Perhaps a smaller comparison would be better, such as neighborhoods of a huge city to small towns. And while I think small towns have lots of pros going for them, even they have their own small-mindedness.

beber, dear, that wasn’t my quote.

But happier? Considering the influx of legals and illegals into this country, I’m not so sure. Determined? Yes. Doing it for the betterment of their families back home? Absolutely.

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Describes JR to a T, doesn’t it?

I’m not so sure about the treasure. I think McCain and Palin really do mean what they say about earmarks. If they were elected, I think the vetoes would really flow. Of course, that doesn’t mean much if you’re going to go right on having trillion dollar religious wars for the Jews.