New York Pizza sucks!!!!!

Seriously - does this look appetizing to anybody?

OK, settle down, Guido. Your pizza is just fine.

But here's the thing - New York Pizza is not inherrently better than the pizza produced anywhere else.

Yes, New York Pizza is unique. It is a style of pizza. There are many styles of pizza. It may be your favorite style of pizza.

And that's fine.

But just because you grew up in a region of the country where every pizza joint tries to make the exact same style of pizza doesn't
mean that the rest of the country (and world) needs to accept your favorite style of pizza as their favorite style of pizza.

Here are three things you should know:

1 - Claims of "New York pizza is the best" are instantly refuted by people from other parts of the country who
have visited New York, tried various pizzas in New York, and concluded that they still prefer some other style of pizza. This
simple minded boast might have flown in another era, such as the era before people traveled. At all. Since the invention of the HORSE,
people have traveled far and wide, sampling the cuisines of various locales. People from Podunk Iowa have had pizza everywhere
from downtown Podunk, to San Francisco, Boise, Chicago, Miami, even ITALY. And New York. Not all of them agree with you.

2 - There is no magic to New York style pizza produced in New York City. Plenty of pizza makers have left New York, established
pizzarias in their new hometowns, and continued to produce the same style of pizza, with the same level of quality. So when you claim that
"New York pizza is the best", and somebody replies "Well I've tried Tony's New York Style pizza in my hometown of (wherever), and
I still prefer (Chicago style/St Louis Style, Seattle Style) pizza", you can't just come back with "Yeah well you have to try New York
pizza in NEW YORK to really know what good pizza tastes like". That's weak, and you know it.

3 - There are no pizza toppings that are sacrilegious. If somebody enjoys pinneaple on their pizza, they're not an idiot. You're an idiot
for being so small minded about what can and can't be put on a pizza.

So there you have it. Get over yourself, and get over your pizza.

By the way, this same line of reasoning applies to all regional food specialities and preferences. There is no city or state in America that definitely produces
the best sushi, sandwhich, pasta, wine, beer, marijuana, clam chowder or anything else. Not anymore. This is 2014. There's good shit EVERYWHERE now.