Other places have much worse weather. The mountains out west are taller and less forgiving. If you lived in those small towns in the mountains, congrats - you’re not a flatlander. If you lived in a suburb of LA and visited the mountains 10x a year, you’re a flatlander.

Bragging about mountain conditions nearby while living in a climate that sees average winter temperature lows in the high 40’s to low 50’s is a flatlander move.