Joseph,
I tried to point out good and bad in each. It seems to me that you don’t accept that anything out of town could be better. I don’t see you wanting a dialogue.
A few months ago a son of a friend of mine was home for Bein zmanim. Although he is from where I live now, which is way out of town, he’s been learning in New York for a few years. I found it interesting that when he speaks he ends a sentence with a little bit of a push, as if there’s some level of ready to argue about anything he says. There is a truculence in the attitude that New Yorkers have. I consider this a survival mechanism. The city can be overwhelming, and if you don’t have a strong demeanor you can get lost emotionally and spiritually.