If you left a city 15 year ago I think it’s dumb to claim that city

[Prince.Skeletor]

I disagree.

she could live here 30 years, she is not going to think or operate like a New Yorker. A born and raised Texan is going to have a different communication style and outlook despite being able to adapt to NY.

by your definition she’s a New Yorker. By my definition she’s a New York resident. Additionally, Texans will never accept you as a “Texan”. You are who you are already as an adult. NY shaped certain aspect of your psychology no matter if you wish to leave it behind.

This is all true, unless you live in the city.
Most city life are the same

 

[Gritsngravy]

I’m omnipresent

 

[Prince.Skeletor]

This makes no sense at all especially with a place like New York that is made up of transplants.

I thought ATL had all the transplants

 

[MollyGalaga]

All major cities have transplants

yall major city nikkas be killing me

 

[The Pledge]

I was born in Miami, haven't lived there (frequent visitor though) since 92. Can I still claim it?

 

[DropTopDoc]

Like one person said, where you were born and raised shaped you, i was born and raised in Chicago. When i graduated from HS, i left for down south and with the exception of two years post chiropractic school back in Chicago, I’ve lived down south(4 years alabama, 9 in atl)

I have currently lived in New Orleans for 5 years, yes i can tell you a lot about New Orleans, but i was not born here, and i don’t get to claim old New Orleans, like if some one lived in Chicago for 10 plus of their adult years, you didn’t come up during Harold Washington and Daley, the fabric of the city molded me and made me, I’m Chicago and Chicago is me. despite being a Doctor I’m a blue collar hard workin man that’s the Chicago in me

 

[Kiyoshi-Dono]

I’ll take the stupid shyt people worry about for $2000 Blossom

 

[CashmereThoughts]

This is all true, unless you live in the city.
Most city life are the same

NYC life is nothing like San Francisco life and Chicago life is nothing like Toronto life

 

[UncleTomFord15]

I lived in Brooklyn for the first 25 years of my life. Been in Florida for like 7 months now. Could live here another 7 decades and would still consider myself a New Yorker and not a Floridian.

 

[grendelprime]

Born and raised in Chicago (three blocks from Wrigley). Moved out to NYC in ‘98. Currently, live in Jersey.
I’m Chi till I die and everyone knows it.