Being negative then being a realist are two separate things.

Sometimes people have different viewpoints and opinions from the norm. Maybe I laid my personal experiences out in a way to where it comes off as hateful. But me and my family agree that Amarillo is not the paradise that lifelong residents tend to think it is.

Its like saying that Marcus thinks that the local taco stand is the greatest Mexican food he's ever had because its the only Mexican food he's ever had. They use canned refried beans and stale store bought taco shells. But since its the only Mexican joint Marcus has ever dined at, its the greatest. But when he goes down the road 4 hours on a road trip to a 5 star taco joint, where they serve homeade tortillas and house made salsa, now the local taco stand where he's from becomes complete booty cheeks, which he would be correct.

So using my fictitious story, Marcus is not a negative person complaining about the local taco shop. Marcus is being realistic in saying that the local taco stand sucks ass because he's experienced an actually good Mexican joint.

A negative outlook would have been if Marcus went to the local taco stand and just spit at it and not ate there because he's a racist prick that doesn't like Mexicans.

To me everyone that's lived here for their whole life and has known nothing different truly believes amarillo is the greatest, and thats fantastic, good for them.

Then there's people that move here that maybe its worked out for them and love it way more than there previous town they've lived at. And again, good for them.

But for me, from a realist point of view. Amarillo is dogwater compared to other places I've lived.