I think the OP was just trying to stir the pot. And they succeeded.
I'm wondering if perhaps it's not necessarily the CMs that are the difference but the west coast / east coast thing. I'm a lifelong west coast girl and have visited various places on the east coast (as well as midwest, south etc) and each geographic location in our country has a different attitude, feel, culture etc. Perhaps that has to do with the difference between experiences as well.