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Originally posted by 33girl
Well, I'll put it this way:
I'm going to Chicago. I hope I don't get shot by Al Capone and his mob.
I'm going to Boston. I will see people dressed like Indians dumping tea in the harbor.
You would think someone was an idiot if they said that - so why isn't it the same when someone makes similar references that are almost as outdated about someplace else?
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I'm not saying he's all that smart for making those statements - since there are no mills in Pittsburgh, it's not a bright statement to say that there are. If he's making up facts about the city, that's wrong. I've maintained that in all of my posts, and I'm not defending his right to make up factual information.
I'm just saying that columns like this are par for the course. When he's saying things like that the skyline is dark or that the people he met acted a certain way, you'll hear things like that about any city. Opinions like that, right or wrong, are made about cities on a daily basis. People come to Boston and say that the people are cold, that the nightlife is weak, and that the sports fans are desperate. People go to Hartford and wonder how anyone could possibly like Connecticut.