Upstaters still have a deathly fear of NYC.  They always looks at me in awe
and then act differently to me when I say I used to live there.  The usual
question is "Wasn't it hard for you to move to the sticks?"  Then I explain
I grew up in sticker Besemer (much smaller than Phelps!), where "downtown"
was The Livery Tavern, where I used to wait for the school bus.

- Pam

-----Original Message-----
From: Michael Edison [mailto:[log in to unmask]]
Sent: Wednesday, April 17, 2002 6:12 PM
To: [log in to unmask]
Subject: Fear of New York


The fear of New York was strong among the locals I worked with in upstate
New York, some 25 years ago. They had a very definite "don't go there - it's
not safe" attitude. It can be contagious. I remember walking in my old NY
neighborhood at midnight after several years away, thinking those people
just didn't what the f--- they were talking about.

I thought the same thing about the Israelis who told me I was crazy to go to
Ramallah and Nablus two years ago. Now I wonder if they just had extremely
keen foresight.

Mike E.

----- Original Message -----
From: Ken Follett
Sent: Wednesday, April 17, 2002 5:05 PM
To: [log in to unmask]
Subject: Re: batting clean up


In all justice I should add that I was brought up deathly afraid of NYC. My
grandfather, the Jesus freak, was always ranting about the sins of the city,
and all the movies we got on the TV portrayed the place in a very bad light.
I spent a good many years hiding from people, not talking, and keeping to
the woods. I was not meaning to bring up tough feelings by refering to Easy
Rider.

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