Nice Downtowns: How Did They Get That Way? People Made Them

Re:Nice Downtowns: How Did They Get That Way? People Made Them by santaclaus on Sunday April 19, 2015 @05:08PM (#9404886)

Ehhhh, that area is a bit B&T at night...

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Re:Nice Downtowns: How Did They Get That Way? People Made Them by Hobotron1 on Sunday April 19, 2015 @06:42PM (#9405180)

For anyone else that didn't know: a bridge-and-tunnel (B&T) person is one who lives in the suburbs and is perceived as unsophisticated.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bridge_and_tunnel

I'm perpetually amazed at what people can be condescending about.

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Re:Nice Downtowns: How Did They Get That Way? People Made Them by bobbles on Monday April 20, 2015 @01:49AM (#9406385)

It's interesting that this idea seems to be somewhat pervasive though. The north shore / North Sydney for example is often seen as pompous and never wanting to 'head across the bridge' to attend events etc. Again with the same separation that you need to be on trains/tunnels/bridges to cross the harbour.

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Re:Nice Downtowns: How Did They Get That Way? People Made Them by makeitsuckless on Monday April 20, 2015 @02:39AM (#9406484)

Same in many places. "South of the river" in Londen, "Noord" in Amsterdam.

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Re:Nice Downtowns: How Did They Get That Way? People Made Them by Ollinson on Sunday April 19, 2015 @06:59PM (#9405245)

Maybe B&T was an insult 30 years ago but since some of the most trendy neighborhoods in NYC today are in Brooklyn....yeah not so much.

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Re:Nice Downtowns: How Did They Get That Way? People Made Them by eclipxe on Sunday April 19, 2015 @05:22PM (#9404928)

Really? I lived close by and never got a B&T vibe from Union Square.

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Re:Nice Downtowns: How Did They Get That Way? People Made Them by avn2109 on Sunday April 19, 2015 @06:32PM (#9405153)

>> "...the Union Square area."

The Union Squarea?

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