"Don't give us NYC"...a uniquely Chicago atttitude?

First, let me get this one perfectly straight: • this thread is not a put down to New York • this thread is not a put down to Chicago It is strictly an inquiry. When the whole Field's/Macy's issue came up, one particular point got a lot of play: If you know Chicago, you know it wants its own institutions. It doesn't want New York institutions coming to Chicago, particularly to replace an institution that Chicago thinks is better. Personally I think that is fairly pervasive Chicago atitude. [BIf it is, if I'm right, is it a uniquely Chicago attitude, particular part of the Chicago-New York relationship that other cities with a major relationship with New York do not have?[/b] Think of other cities that have a major relationship with New York (I'm thinking along the line of Boston, Philadelphia, Washington, Miami, Los Angeles, San Francisco, etc.). Are there any in this group (or other cities) that have that same "don't give us New York; we want our onw" attitude?>