I was born and raised in Vermont. My mom is from Long Island, and on my dads side i have an ancestor who is buried in Montpelier, died fighting in the Revolutionary War. To me, theres really no difference. Just a weird xenophobic sentiment shared among locals, it definitely stems from pride. Sure its annoying when massholes etc come up and drive like absolute maniacs but pretty much every state has that.

Something interesting I did hear from some coworkers at an old job, A LOT of native Vermonters leave but a decent amount of those end up coming back. I'm in my early 20s and planning to leave within the next few years, so we'll see what happens