Some might say us New Englanders have a twisted sense of disaster. We never quite get earthquakes or tornadoes; heck, we rarely get disasters period. The thing is, when we actually do have these rare occurrences, it seems as if the world is ending. However, if you compare the quote, unquote "natural disasters" to those of Tornado Alley or even California, we New Englanders have it easy.
For instance, there was a small earthquake in Virginia that perhaps only knocked over a few drinks on a kitchen table. However, most East Coast citizens reacted as if the world was ending and that they were lucky to survive. What else can I say besides that the majority of us over exaggerate to the max? Seriously? We don't realize how lucky we have it. Hurricane Irene was only a small fraction of the worst to come.
Massachusetts and Rhode Island citizens alike were complaining about no power and downed trees interfering with their every day lives. What about the victims of Hurricane Katrina back in 2005? The tsunami that wiped out Indonesia? Or, perhaps, the more recent earthquake in Haiti? Those people lost all of their possessions and livelihood and we have the nerve to complain about a simple lack of television usage. Most people on the east coast don't understand how easy they have it, they really don't. Sometimes, I really wish I didn't live among a bunch of hyperbolic drama queens. The teenagers are the worst. Even if I am a teenager I am ashamed to be classified as an attitude-filled girl who takes everything for granted. Sometimes I just wish people in general would just grow up.
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