nohype
2008-09-22 19:23:23
Many years ago I was a graduate student at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. Students came from all over the country and the world. The ones that I found most provincial were the women from New York. Others knew that the towns and cities from which they came were not all that important, so were willing to learn about other places. The women from New York thought they came from the center of the universe so really did not care about any other place, and were eager to leave the boonies of Wisconsin to return to New York. I think the attitude that I observed then is still very much alive–those that think they come from the center of the universe are often the most provincial and close-minded people you will ever meet.
