I spoke to my friend Tina (who was born and raised just outside the City) about my encounter with a rude New Yorker in Boca Raton last weekend. That's what prompted me to blog about their behavior.

Anyway, she finds them to be more arrogant here in Florida than up in New York. I asked her why is that? They are on vacation, they should be working on relaxing not getting aggravated.

She laughed and said she had no idea. Perhaps New Yorkers (in general) are a demanding group of people. But what bothers her the most are the New York transplants who have been in Florida for years and continue to bitch about the Sunshine State. Her suggestion is to have them pack their bags and move back to the Empire State (which is actually what her sister is trying to do). I mean, if Florida is really that bad, then what the hell are they still doing here!!???

Update to my thought about New Yorkers...

I come from a city in Brazil called Sao Paulo. It's not only known as one of the largest cities in the world but to locals, it's the New York of Brazil.

With that being said, Paulistas (people from the state of Sao Paulo) and Paulistanos (people from the city of Sao Paulo) are seen by the rest of the Brazil with the same admiration and disgust as the rest of the US sees New Yorkers.

Oh crap!!! I guess I am the equivalent to a New Yorker in Brazilian terms...

I don't understand why New Yorkers who spend "the season" down in South Florida believe they are entitled to treat everyone else like crap.

They are all obnoxious, rude, demanding, condescending, arrogant, etc etc etc. You would think that these are all folks from the City but much to my surprise they are not. A lot of them are from other areas outside New York City.

Is being nasty and rude a taught subject in New York schools? Or is it something people pick up as they go along?

Hold on! I think I'm actually talking about two different things:

1) New Yorkers (statewide) are rude.
2) New Yorkers in South Florida have a superiority complex.

In regards to topic #1: I can't make that assumption. It's not fair to say that about all New Yorkers. I have a few friends from that state who happen to be very nice. I've also worked for a New Yorker (from the City) who was great. It's just that the majority that we came in contact with here in Florida happen to be rude.

This leads to topic #2: I truly believe that New Yorkers who spend "the season" in South Florida feel that locals owe them something. Kinda like: "We are here pumping up your little economy, so you must cater to us."

Perhaps we are only seeing the bad New Yorkers here in Florida. The ones with enough money to spend the season here in Florida are rude here and up there too.