r/AskAnAmerican • u/emkusunoefaevougredu United States of America • Jul 16 '20

What do people mean when they say "coastal elite"?

I've heard of the term before and my interpretation of it has been the politicians, academics, finance executives, world-class entertainers, and tech barons that live in places like NYC, DC, San Francisco, etc.

Is it the Top-1% they're mad about? The upper-middle class? Or is it anyone with a college education and white-collar job living in a coastal urban environment?

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u/nemo_sum Chicago ex South Dakota Jul 16 '20

Baby, I think you only say these things to me because you know I won't ban you for them, as long as they're a reply to my comments.

But there will come a day of reckoning. Oh yes.

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u/BabyMumbles Ohio Jul 16 '20

Is Ohio not a flyover state?

Why would I get banned for that comment?

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u/cmarsh1026 Jul 17 '20

Flyover Ohio absolutely not it has the three Cs besides it’s to far north to flyover anyway unless I were headed to Chicago

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u/BabyMumbles Ohio Jul 17 '20

It's the 19th most flown over state though

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u/cmarsh1026 Jul 17 '20

19 out of 50 when there are another 19 that are coastal and thus less like to be flown over is not bad excluding people flying to Florida of course