I lived in a tent for a year and loved it. It was just where I slept. When I got up each morning I'd be in a wondrous new place in the middle of some new nowhere.
I've been to NYC on a few occasions. Just not my cup of tea. I was visiting some friends and we went out for a pizza. One fella holds up a slice and says, "Ya can't get pizza like this in North Carolina."
Of course you can. It's a frickin' pizza, not a particle accelerator. I didn't encounter much that I would want that was exclusive to NYC but there would be lots that I'd miss about NC if I lived up there.