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Originally Posted by Nouvellecosse
Actually he didn't mention anything about that. He just insulted me by saying I spend too much time on the internet because he didn't like the annoyance I expressed at the frequency of such comparisons. A conversation that he had nothing to do with and that had already been resolved. Cold and I don't have any history of conflict and when he said he didn't mean it to be annoying I believed him. People were "rude" to Matt (not really) because he made personal insults toward someone he doesn't know and wasn't speaking with which was off topic which needlessly prolonged and escalated the conflict.
And frankly, people from most cities don't generally like hearing statements they consider inaccurate being made about their city. And implying two things X & Y are similar when they aren't means that X, Y or both are being portrayed inaccurately. In the case of Halifax, while everyone from here is different I think many of us value the city's rough, slightly gritty, old east coast vibe. Superficial comparisons to a place we view as being quite different kind of erases a lot of what we consider the most relevant and valued traits. It has nothing to do with liking or disliking the other place. Sort of like when Asians or Black people get annoyed when someone says they're similar to another person of the same race who, beyond being the same race, isn't very similar to them. It has nothing to do with disliking the person they're being compared with.
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So why were you saying you weren't annoyed again?
And holy hell, equating casual racism to people comparing cities. What a comment.