I grew up in Akron, OH. Learned to keep your head down, lift weights early, learn to run fast. Get smart, cause people up there are wiser and competitive. Learn when to back down, stay in decent sized crowds, take as much karate/wrestling as you can when you're young.
Then I grew up in trailer parks of Florida. Learned to carry a gun, and don't leave anything good on your porch or tell other kids what good stuff you have in your house. learned nobody ever gives a shit about being on time, for anything. Just show up when you want and don't explain why you made the other person wait for 20 minutes. And yes, you can wear jean shorts for just about any business meeting.
OH made me paranoid. FL made me annoyed.
Now, to sum up what I learned: