[dontupvoteme]

This is more of a west coast phenomenon. (we employ the pejorative coastie where i am from)

Us flyovers would span the gamut more from "Wow It's so clean" to people who might just be massive neo-nazis..

[dkmn]

Yes, this sort of solipsism thrives on the coasts where people are So Very Sure how Very Smart and Very Correct they are. Not that all US coastal people and cultures are like that, far from it, but the level of population and prosperity that breeds the resulting insularity comes along with it.