Haha funny story. Reminds me of when I went down there for the Blizard game in 07, went down on a bus filled with Bills fans and we went out bar hopping the Saturday night before. A very friendly Browns fan approached us in the hotel lobby and said it was an absolute must that we check out this one bar and that it would be the spot to be that night. So we head over to that bar to find out they are having a Browns Backers party that night and they made me take off my Bills jacket and hat and leave it on the bus before we could enter. We only went in there and stayed for one drink before we left and went somewhere else but we all got a good chuckle out of it. The atmosphere at the game was very similar, alot of friendly smack talk between both fanbases but at the same time you could sense the mutual respect we had for each other.
As for people bashing the city itself, I don't understood no its not a Miami or Arizona but it is the exact same type of town that Buffalo is that everybody on here will defend to the death. I've been there a few times and have always had fun. It isn't the most ritzy city but you can def make a fun weekend out of it. This is a tough year for me financially but if I can swing it, I will gladly make the 3 and a half hour drive.