http://statepolitics.lohudblogs.com/2008/05/09/patersons-musical-chairs-has-upstate-businesses-miffed/ Insights and tidbits from the state Capitol Sun, 22 Nov 2009 06:15:08 -0800 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 http://statepolitics.lohudblogs.com/2008/05/09/patersons-musical-chairs-has-upstate-businesses-miffed/comment-page-1/#comment-1479 Lori Lee Sun, 11 May 2008 15:52:22 +0000 http://statepolitics.lohudblogs.com/2008/05/09/patersons-musical-chairs-has-upstate-businesses-miffed/#comment-1479 Who dropped the ball on cutting off New York City and letting downstate become its own state and independent of our money?? Whenever I travel I find myself apologizing for being from New York because the rudest people in the world reside in New York City and they leave quite an impression. New York City is a costly embarassment to upstaters, who still have manners and ethics...I'd rather get a flat tire in upstate New York than just about anywhere else I've ever been..the people there are still kind. Who dropped the ball on cutting off New York City and letting downstate become its own state and independent of our money?? Whenever I travel I find myself apologizing for being from New York because the rudest people in the world reside in New York City and they leave quite an impression. New York City is a costly embarassment to upstaters, who still have manners and ethics…I’d rather get a flat tire in upstate New York than just about anywhere else I’ve ever been..the people there are still kind.

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