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hells_half_acreIn my personal Fanon, Dean spent a long period of time (somewhere in his teens/early twenties) living in New York City.
For some reason there was a period of time when John had to spend a while in New York - he moved himself and Dean and Sam into a predominately Jewish neighbourhood. Although Dean never really liked the big city, he acclimatized to his little neighbourhood and before long he was able to fit right in (as he is always able to do). He was just another one of the boys. He possibly also attended hebrew school along with his friends - either because John thought it was a good learning opportunity, or because Dean just wandered in one day and no one kicked him out.
The reason this is my fanon is because of Dean's tendency to use Jewish phrases. Out of the two brothers, it's Dean, not Sam, who uses them the most. Why New York: Dean's phone number for a good long time started with a New York area-code - indicating to me that he might have been in New York in the mid-to-late 90s, when personal cell phones started to become more common...and he liked his time there enough that he kept the number for nostaligic purposes.
It's likely that Sam was there too, but Sam, as always, had a harder time fitting in and making friends. He was envious of Dean and didn't like New York at all - or wouldn't have, except for the museums and library. Sam spent most of his time alone, or tagging along with Dean and his friends. These days though, Sam looks back on those days fondly. Dean, of course, has long since lost touch with all his friends. He never said goodbye - he just slipped out in the middle of the night as always and that was that.
For some reason there was a period of time when John had to spend a while in New York - he moved himself and Dean and Sam into a predominately Jewish neighbourhood. Although Dean never really liked the big city, he acclimatized to his little neighbourhood and before long he was able to fit right in (as he is always able to do). He was just another one of the boys. He possibly also attended hebrew school along with his friends - either because John thought it was a good learning opportunity, or because Dean just wandered in one day and no one kicked him out.
The reason this is my fanon is because of Dean's tendency to use Jewish phrases. Out of the two brothers, it's Dean, not Sam, who uses them the most. Why New York: Dean's phone number for a good long time started with a New York area-code - indicating to me that he might have been in New York in the mid-to-late 90s, when personal cell phones started to become more common...and he liked his time there enough that he kept the number for nostaligic purposes.
It's likely that Sam was there too, but Sam, as always, had a harder time fitting in and making friends. He was envious of Dean and didn't like New York at all - or wouldn't have, except for the museums and library. Sam spent most of his time alone, or tagging along with Dean and his friends. These days though, Sam looks back on those days fondly. Dean, of course, has long since lost touch with all his friends. He never said goodbye - he just slipped out in the middle of the night as always and that was that.
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Date: 2011-09-12 01:40 am (UTC)Where you said that Sam had a harder time making friends than Dean. I'd say it's the other way around. Sure, Dean gets the cool new kid label easily. But he's not all that inclined to easily make new friends. When he does, it's rarer, and they mean more to him.
Whereas Sam easily fits in, and makes new friends easily.
Now it could be that part of Dean's attachment to New York would be because for once he did make friends, something he tries to avoid. And actually got attached to them.
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Date: 2011-09-12 01:52 am (UTC)I think Dean is very good at fitting in and making superficial friends. I think Sam is very good at making intimate friends, but it's a harder feat to accomplish - also, moving given Sam's moodiness and depending on the school, he might not find anyone with whom he connects. I think Sam's continuing angst about being "the freak" stems from somewhere, and I think it's that he didn't have that easy of a time every time they moved around as a kid. Sometimes he'd get lucky, but other times he just wouldn't find anyone.
But hey, these are just my opinions. You certainly are entitled to your own. :)
But yes, I see Dean's attachment to New York as being SOLELY because of the friendships he made there - like I said, I really don't see Dean as someone who would enjoy living in a big city.