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   From: nebusj-@-rpi-.edu   
      
   allbell@ctc.net writes:   
      
   >On Feb 21, 1:48=A0pm, lug...@NOSPAMhotmail.com (lugnut) wrote:   
   >> Found this over at the Onion AV Club. =A0As good a piece on the show's   
   >> ending as I've seen -   
   >>   
   >> By Nathan Rabin =A0February 21, 2009   
   >>   
   >> Will success spoil our Conan? Christ, I hope not but I=92m concerned   
   >> about the move to Los Angeles.   
      
   	-- And thank you for posting the Nathan Rabin piece.  It is the   
   best 'closing thoughts' about the show that I've seen.   
      
      
   >I think the big thing is that, despite what the popular perceptions   
   >are, New York is really kind of a sweet, relaxing, nice, accepting,   
   >polite city for people who have a minimum amount of money, whereas Los   
   >Angeles is a cutthroat place where people are ferociously serious   
   >about caring what clothes other people are wearing, how much they way,   
   >what they drive, etc.   
      
   	That's been one of the long-running strangest things between   
   the perception and the reality of New York City: the actual city is   
   full of pleasant, cooperative people who'll be glad to help if you do   
   need it.  Look at any of the 'Most Polite Cities' surveys; every year   
   they can wrangle a story out of how New York City ranks up among the   
   top.  There's a lot of rush and activity and people who're frustrated   
   or anxious, and it's easy to mistake the courtesy of pretending not to   
   notice for something other than the best approximation to privacy one   
   can get in a crowded space, but it's also a quite humane place.   
      
      
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