Delaware effect
The effect of a sudden, greater appreciation for your home state after visiting a place that is much shittier than where you grew up.
The following excerpt from the Broadway musical "Why Delaware Sucks" will give full meaning and understanding to the "Delaware effect."
Jack: "How was your trip, Brad?"
Brad: "I'm so excited to go back to my house in the sewers after having been to Delaware, the shittiest place in ALL OF AMERICA!"
Jack: "How was your trip, Brad?"
Brad: "I'm so excited to go back to my house in the sewers after having been to Delaware, the shittiest place in ALL OF AMERICA!"