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[ZoetheCat]

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@YorkieonmyPillow wrote:

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@151949 wrote:

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@proudlyfromNJ wrote:

Have lived or visited other areas of the country but prefer the northeast. Love where I live now, but would prefer Massachusetts, preferably the north shore. 

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I have a neighbor from Cape Cod who says he can only spend about 3 months in Florida because only people from New England understand people from New England, and everyone else frustrates him. I should ask him to elaborate on that sometime.

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Don't people from New England have the reputation of being gruff, no-nonsense types who dislike chit chat and frivolity? Perhaps that's what he is referring to.....I wouldn't know as I've never been to New England and have no desire to go except to see the coast of Maine with lighthouses......

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I live in Massachusetts and I guess we do have that reputation.  Years ago, my husband and I were at a local diner having breakfast and started chatting with the gentleman sitting next to us.  He had a heavy southern accent and asked where we were from.  We told him we  were locals and he couldn't believe it.  He said most of the people he'd met in New England were rather "frosty."  I don't know if I agree with that, but I will say that, in general, New Englanders are probably not as friendly as those from the south. 

I love where I live.  I don't mind cold but I do hate snow, so that is a major dawback.  I do think I tend to appreciate the summers more than I would if I lived in a place where it is warm year-round.  My absolute favorite month is October.  Autumn in New England is truly spectacular. 

[Burnsite]

Manhattan, New York City. 

[SahmIam]

I've lived all over the world and all over the US; North, South, East, West, on both coasts, on the water, etc. What I have found is MANY places are wonderful to visit but to live.....not so much. Also, places I would have said I'd move to in a heart beat a few years ago, a decade ago...nope. No way.

Where I live now is Ok. I don't care for the area anymore but we're here due to mu husbands' job. THAT is the main criteria for were we will live. 

I guess I don't have an answer. Kinda sad but there it is.

[Lindaj46]

I have lived in Washington state for the past 52 years. I have never lived anywhere else. So I dont know anything different. But I must say, I do love it here. Never want to leave. The weather is so wonderful. Can get hot in the summer, But it is not humid at all. I live in eastern Washington. It is fun to take the 3 hour drive to Seattle. Alot cooler there, and so much to do. Iam a pacific northwest gal for sure!

[CatsyCline]

many newcomers have moved to New England in the last 40 years so New England is no longer the old-timey sort of Peyton Place with characters sitting around the cracker barrell peering through the lace curtains.

yes, it can be provincial in pockets, as you drive west of 495 or north of Manchester NH the Cape in some spots and like some small towns in eastern CT or RI, but you can't stereotype all NE's as being "frosty". 9 out of 10 no longer drop their R's. 7 out of 10 are from "away"

[RedTop]

I strongly feel that God put me exactly where I belong, and I could never call another place home.   I was born in West Virginia, and I will die in West Virginia.   

[Laura14]

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@ZoetheCat wrote:

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@YorkieonmyPillow wrote:

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@151949 wrote:

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@proudlyfromNJ wrote:

Have lived or visited other areas of the country but prefer the northeast. Love where I live now, but would prefer Massachusetts, preferably the north shore. 

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I have a neighbor from Cape Cod who says he can only spend about 3 months in Florida because only people from New England understand people from New England, and everyone else frustrates him. I should ask him to elaborate on that sometime.

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Don't people from New England have the reputation of being gruff, no-nonsense types who dislike chit chat and frivolity? Perhaps that's what he is referring to.....I wouldn't know as I've never been to New England and have no desire to go except to see the coast of Maine with lighthouses......

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I live in Massachusetts and I guess we do have that reputation.  Years ago, my husband and I were at a local diner having breakfast and started chatting with the gentleman sitting next to us.  He had a heavy southern accent and asked where we were from.  We told him we  were locals and he couldn't believe it.  He said most of the people he'd met in New England were rather "frosty."  I don't know if I agree with that, but I will say that, in general, New Englanders are probably not as friendly as those from the south. 

I love where I live.  I don't mind cold but I do hate snow, so that is a major dawback.  I do think I tend to appreciate the summers more than I would if I lived in a place where it is warm year-round.  My absolute favorite month is October.  Autumn in New England is truly spectacular. 

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As a Northeast transplant who has lived all over the South, you are just as friendly as everyone who lives here.  The main difference is lifestyle.  The South is more relaxed and slower paced most of the time than the fast paced cities we know and maybe love such as Boston, NYC and Philly.  And people can be just as rude and even take it to an art form here in the Southern hospitality states.  I know.  I've met them occasionally.  

Bottom line, we're more similar than we are different.  We just have to learn the nuances of where we are and, when you're just passing through, you don't get the opportunity to do that and can unintentionally offend the locals.  And by the way, I run into just as many transplants as I do natives in the South.  A lot of us have jumped into the moving truck.

Don't let anyone ever make you feel less than because of where your home is or was.  It's very rare that someone looks at me funny here because of where I come from rather than how I behave.  Most of us know and use please and thank you and that's all you ever need to get along with the majority of people around our country.       

[3suwm5]

I'll know when we get there.

[Imadickens]

For the first 30 years of my life I lived for the day I'd get to live near my family in Kentucky. (We were the only ones not there due to my father's job) Then, a huge family feud erupted and ended my dream. One day a dear friend and I were talking about it. She pointed out that where we live is...

Beautiful, we have all four seasons!

Within two hours in any direction of...the ocean, the best skiing, the best medical care, Broadway, etc, etc.

after that, I realized how lucky I am to live here and don't want to ever live too far from here!

[hsawaknow]

I was born and raised in California, specifically the bay area. I am close to the beaches, the mountains, San Francisco, and Silicon Valley. I have been to Oregon, Washington,Alaska, Hawaii,Idaho, Nevada and Montana. Each state has its beauty but being a native California with the exception of Hawaii, are way to cold for me. I hate snow and hate cold weather.

I do have a fantasy of living in Manhattan in New York even though I have never been. I have always wanted to take a trip to the big Apple and be able to eat a slice of pizza at 3 in the morning. One day I will get there. For now Im happy I live in California and will stay in California.