I think you should reread what I said, I don’t think your response makes sense vs my statement.

Sounds like that fight was lost 100 years ago.

Eh, NY has the Yankees sports team but they are not part of New England and I’d say a good portion of the country would say NY has no Yankees in it besides the team.

Given that you’re the native, you should gently explain to the colonial that they are the ones who are wrong.