If there's one thing we know about Twitter, it's that people love to argue at length about the most minute regional differences, such as buying things in a store. New York City resident @AlisonLeiby stirred up some spicy controversy when she cheekily asked people who live outside the city where they buy Diet Coke, paper towels, and peanut M&Ms. Midwesterners and Floridians sarcastically described the woes of 'primitive living,' while others took the opportunity to accuse New Yorkers of having little knowledge of the country outside their bubble. Some weren't so critical of the question and instead argued that shopping in a New York bodega is its own special experience you can't get elsewhere.
Sometimes the most mundane differences between how people live can cause a barrage of hot takes, or at the very least, an interesting discussion. We've collected some highlights from the highly controversial thread.
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People who live outside of NYC and don't have bodegas: where do you go to buy two Diet Cokes, a roll of paper towels, and oh also lemme get some peanut butter m&ms since I'm here, why not
— Alison Leiby (@AlisonLeiby) November 30, 2020
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...the grocery store
— i bless the rains down in castamere (@Chinchillazllla) November 30, 2020
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You mean, where do you go to pet your cats...
— Bodega Cats (@Bodegacats_) December 1, 2020
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— black moth super gameboy 🏳️🌈 (@disco_socialist) December 1, 2020
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The following food can be found in Southern gas stations: Biscuits and sausage, barbecue pork sandwiches, fried chicken, potato skins, egg rolls, boiled peanuts, homemade cookies and brownies ... need I continue?
— Michelle (@Michelle_RJones) December 1, 2020
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In Florida we wade for miles through swamps, semi-naked and barefoot, armed with machetes. Covered in sweat and braving alligators, we arrive at an oasis called a "Publix." There, our souls are nourished.
— Tamara Lush (@TamaraLush) December 1, 2020
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We don’t, really. Some of us wander the abandoned streets, dodging tumbleweeds with only the slightest hope to someday barter the clothes on our backs for paper towels or bread.
— Trapped in Hell on Planet Bullshit (@mazbrakin) November 30, 2020
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I have a great deal with the caravan that comes into town every other fortnight. I'll churn about 20lbs of butter and he brings me extra tallow for our candles
— Tatertaquito (@tatertaquito) November 30, 2020
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I'll pray for you if you ever make it to a buc-ees.
— Bridget Phetasy (@BridgetPhetasy) December 1, 2020
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At literally any grocery store or gas station in the country.
— InTheRightColumn (@TheRightColumn) December 1, 2020
People who never travel outside their own city limits are weird...
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This is "View of the World from 9th Avenue" in a tweet.
— Hans Noel (@ProfHansNoel) December 1, 2020
I love New York, but people who live in New York really need to leave New York once in a while.
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How long have you lived in New York, this is strong “three years or fewer” energy
— Arielle Castillo (@ariellec) December 1, 2020
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Wow! I love new York. The big apple. The city that never sleeps. I love never shutting the fuck up about n y c baybee I'm walking here ahahaha
— Jaclyn Simpgay (@JackieSimpgay) November 30, 2020
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I started growing my own m&ms
— matt. (@biorhythmist) November 30, 2020
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NYers hate the fact that they have to pay $3000/month for a closet so they have to pretend stuff like "buying stuff in a store" only exists in new york city
— chuggincorn 🗽🇵🇹 (@chuggincorn) November 30, 2020
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yes there are convenience stores outside of nyc tweets like this are why people hate us
— nb ftp (@thefouchoe) November 30, 2020
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There’s nothing like them. I lived in NYC for 10 years, LA 5, Atlanta 3. Used to get bacon, egg, and cheese on a roll, toilet paper, white vinegar, and a turkey sandwich all at once and all delicious. Nothing similar in LA or Atl, sadly.
— Marci (@MarciAdilman) November 30, 2020
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A bunch of bitter people are saying the grocery store but the real answer is nowhere comes close. There isn’t one stop for dishwasher detergent a turkey sandwich a kombucha a pack of starbursts a bag of doritos and some chocolate covered shortbread cookies.
— mackenzie O kimmel ye faithful (@ApertureHeart) December 1, 2020
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there is so much stuff you can only do at a bodega but you just described a 7/11
— dawn weiners (@dawnweiners) November 30, 2020
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The food in gas stations is fucking awful. Who eats gas station food? Who eats 7-11 food? Her whole point is bodega food is good and you can pick up candy (some pretty unusual candy too), non-perishable food, household stuff and it's right across the street from you. Try it.
— John Bosco (@johnboscaino) December 1, 2020
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in minneapolis i have to walk uphill both ways barefoot through the snow to get diet coke
— Molly Priddy (@mollypriddy) November 30, 2020
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I'm trying to explain stores to @AlisonLeiby and it's NOT clicking.
— George Civeris (@georgeciveris) December 1, 2020
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@AlisonLeiby right now: pic.twitter.com/Igudzw775V
— Alyssa Wolff (@alyssawolff) December 1, 2020
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