“Local” is a title one must self-apply carefully around these parts.
Everyone knows you are not a local — no matter how long you’ve been all
up in the 81611 — if the person you are talking to has lived here
longer than you. But I’ve also heard you are not a true local until you
have moved away from Aspen and come back at least three times.
“Local” is like a badge of honor in Aspen and other western mountain
towns. Locals are allowed to self-righteously pat themselves on the
back knowing they are cooler and totally have it going on over those
other people out there. When tourists pop the question on the
chairlift, “Are you a local?” even a seasonal luggage monkey fresh off
the RFTA bus has to smile on the inside while responding “yes.”
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