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Originally Posted by someone123
I think it's a function of age and geography and, if I had to hazard a guess, I'd probably say that the larger, more "metropolitan" cities tend to have more distinct parts where people feel more of a sense of sub-regional identity. Halifax is just big enough that it's a pain to travel to other parts of the city for day-to-day stuff, so different parts of the city have their own employment centres, shopping areas, and other attractions.
New York's one prime example where people have ties to their borough or part of the city (which sometimes means state as well, since metro NY extends into NJ and CT). Definitely not a small city.
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In NYC specifically, the ties extend to their individual neighbourhood. People in Brooklyn will say they're from Park Slope, or Williamsburg, or Bensonhurst or what have you.
With the "We're not Toronto, or Montreal" argument, I think people tend to forget (or may not even be aware) that a city doesn't have to be that big to have higher order transit, or tall buildings, or to have to pay to park downtown. Those things exist in cities of 500,000-1,000,000 people. There is definitely a cadre here that desperately clings to the "small town Halifax" that was here 20-25 years ago. They certainly voice their opinion, and they even have a few representatives on Council.
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