Date:  Fri, 24 Oct 1997 01:18:26 -0700
From:  Kim & Rima McKinzey <rkm[AT SYMBOL GOES HERE]SLIP.NET>
Subject: Re: Those (expletive deleted) stereotypes

Aarrgh!!!

I am thoroughly sick and tired of the perpetuation of the stereotype of the
"rudeness/brusqueness/incivility/etc., etc. of New Yorkers. It is as
invalid as the stereotyping of Midwesterners as wonderful/down
home/common-sensical/honest/caring/etc., etc. No one area, thank goodness,
has folks of either all good attributes or all bad attributes. I've lived
on both coasts (including North Carolina) and in the middle and I got
really disgusted by the perpetuation of these absolutely invalid
stereotypes and having to defend New York and feeling that I had to
puncture the ridiculous myth of the midwest in honest balance.

End of rant. Sorry.

Rima