Why do NY nikkas think its cute to be ignorant to the rest of the world?

[LunaticVillage415]

I agree with some of your post, but Baltimore certainly has its own identity. Truth be told, Philly jacks Baltimore's style. Meek sounds just like a Baltimore nikka when he raps, Dirt bikes (meek mill, the scene in the movie Creed) they are heavy in that club music..Newark, NJ and even Australia is too for that matter. I've heard that "hands up thumbs down" on Philly radio. Crab Cakes is also a Baltimore thing, yet Philly claims to have their own style of crab cakes, copyrighted the term "crabby fries, " their version is just fries with Old Bay ( a baltimore season made by Baltimore's McCormick Spice Co.) on them; Baltimore's version is fries with actual crab meat on them.

Baltimore and Philly have more in common than Baltimore and DC. Philly is like Baltimore mixed with New York. Baltimore follows trends and looks up to outta towners more than DC. NY follows trends too but their superiority complex refuses to acknowledge this (i.e. NY adopting Cali and Midwest gangs, NY making Down South influenced music for over a decade to keep up with trends). And Baltimore Club music is just a variation of House music which was also big in Chicago back in the day. But bottomline, Baltimoreans are not closed minded to the culture of other regions and cities because of an egotistical superiority complex like NY and DC. Rather, it's the opposite because Baltimore appreciates the culture of other cities. In terms of Rap, Baltimore just rides with whatever is big in the mainstream at the moment. DC was so culturally insular that back in the day, DC/PG folks said Rap music, period, was NY bama music and DC only wore their own independent clothing lines (i.e. Shooters, HOBO, Madness etc.). Only a few mainstream brands have become actual staples in DC fashion over the years (i.e. Eddie Bauer coats back in the day, Hugo Boss, North Face in the 2000's and Helley Hansen today).

 

[cam>]

Take that with a grain of salt. The most knowledgeable people in NYC aren't from NYC. It is a hub for a plethora of industries (finance, media, banking, fashion), so it's gonna attract the best and brightest of all over the world, but they aren't New Yorkers; they are people who took their talents and knowledge to NYC. The Bay Area ( and the generally the west coast) would have the smartest population since many who live out there are creative, conceptual, analytical types, but they aren't exactly from the Bay Area, its just the type of talent that the area attracts. DC is probably the most educated, least intelligent, least creative , least conceptual, least innovative city on the planet.

New York City has the largest public university network in the United States, CUNY, educating half a million students, every year. Not to mention over 30 other private universities in one city, educating nearly 250 000 people.

Let me put that into perspective for you: In a city of 8 million, 750, 000 are post secondary students. 750, 000 pursuing more than a high school degree, and that's not even counting those who already have degrees.

Most of the students and graduates at these institutions are not just "attracted from around the world", they're New Yorkers. Bred in New York. From New York.

Anything to undermine the greatness of NY, I get it. New Yorkers are arrogant, and that's irritating.

And still, it doesn't erase the fact that New Yorkers tend to be more educated, more knowledgeable, than the rest of America.

 

[How Sway?]

I agree with some of your post, but Baltimore certainly has its own identity. Truth be told, Philly jacks Baltimore's style. Meek sounds just like a Baltimore nikka when he raps, Dirt bikes (meek mill, the scene in the movie Creed) they are heavy in that club music..Newark, NJ and even Australia is too for that matter. I've heard that "hands up thumbs down" on Philly radio. Crab Cakes is also a Baltimore thing, yet Philly claims to have their own style of crab cakes, copyrighted the term "crabby fries, " their version is just fries with Old Bay ( a baltimore season made by Baltimore's McCormick Spice Co.) on them; Baltimore's version is fries with actual crab meat on them.

and yall jacked that from chicago ghetto house music

 

[Luna]

3D animation? That's dope. What do you plan to do with that?

A lot of the talk in these threads are exaggerations, if not outright wrong, and often comes from people who don't live in NYC or even ever stepped foot in the five boroughs. Still, I'd be lying if I said you'll be able to just move here and immediately be successful (unless you already have a good job lined up when you move here). You definitely should have a plan in mind for what you want to do.

A lot of people on this site balk at wanting to live in NYC and question why anyone would move here. Which I always find amusing especially in threads like this because they're basically displaying the same narrow POV of NY that they accuse NY'ers of having about the rest of the country/world. People just have different priorities when it comes to where they live.

Have you visited NYC before? If you haven't, I definitely think you should visit and try to get a feel for the city (and make sure you venture outside of Manhattan/the typical "hipster" areas if you do lol).

Thanks! Basically I'll graduate with many skills including modeling, texturing, animating itself, vectoring, raster (some which I already have). There are many routes I can take if I have a good reel/portfolio.
I haven't visited NYC, but it's definitely better to do so before making a drastic decision. I'm not even interested in the hipster areas like most visitors probably are.
Thanks for the insight!

 

[Illuminatos]

You fakkits are obsessed with New York.