Californian invasion from North East (Anaheim, Santa Clara: transplants, home, tax)

[sjnative]

I just saw this map, Map: Where Americans Are Moving - Forbes.com
on another forum.

If you click on the two of the most populous counties in CA, e.g. Santa Clara County or LA County, you'll see where everyone is coming from.

I found it downright depressing. Too many times I've heard someone say "I'm from New York" without having been asked; North Easterners seem like some of the most brash, obnoxious people I've had to tolerate, and they're still pouring in.

Now it's no mystery as to why so many people in the Silicon Valley are such a((holes- they're from Back East.

In a perfect world, native CA'ers could enact legislation to retard the flow of people from those states so as to retard the slow but eventual reduction of QOL that comes with NE'ers.

In this world, though, CA will slowly become more like the NE

[Fontucky]

Originally Posted by sjnative

I found it downright depressing. Too many times I've heard someone say "I'm from New York" without having been asked...

As if it isn't obvious after one woid from their mouth. I mean word.

In my experience, upstate New Yorkers tend to not have that brash, in-yer-face annoying attitude associated with NYC and parts of NJ. I can't count how many transplanted NYC types I've met over the years whose main purpose in life is to blather on about how dis is betta back home and dat is betta back home and dis is da way we do it back home ad infinitum, ad nauseam. It's as if they think we actually f'in CARE.

[AwayAndBackToSac]

I lived in New England for a time, and there were a fair number of New Yorkers who came up to visit.

Many individuals of both populations had a natural antagonism which pervaded most social interactions. Initially, I was very turned off by it, as I had never encountered this in California or the South. Over time though, I found their antagonism to just be a customary "thing". They rarely harbor anger for long, and often I saw individuals nearly come to blows, but hours later acting as great friends. It seemed to me to be not unlike the competition some feel from team sports, especially sports they have no direct involvement in. I think many New Englanders and New Yorkers are just "in touch" with their anger... but don't necessarily act on it.

[Charles]

Originally Posted by sjnative

Too many times I've heard someone say "I'm from New York" without having been asked; North Easterners seem like some of the most brash, obnoxious people I've had to tolerate, and they're still pouring in.

This annoying trend has been happening since the 1950s. There's nothing you can do about it - it's a free country. A lot of them are hard working, tax paying, business forming, law abiding people - but for some reason they still bug me more than illegal aliens or over overly nationalistic foreigners do.




Go to a Dodgers - mets game at Dodger Stadium - loaded with new yorkers. Same for yankees or red sox at Anaheim Stadium.



Get the funk out of here:

[ctrimm]

I can spot our resident transplants along Ventura Blvd, I've never had an ill word with the NE'ers but during the recent heat wave most people out commenting how dis is better than NYC. I guess dry heat appeals to our friends, odd!!

[18Montclair]

This is nothing new. California has been a major destination of people leaving the NY Tri State Area for Id say at least back to right after WW2. Prior to that Hollywood attracted tons of Northeasterners, prior to that it was the Gold Rush.

[Gentoo]

Originally Posted by AwayAndBackToSac

I lived in New England for a time, and there were a fair number of New Yorkers who came up to visit.

Many individuals of both populations had a natural antagonism which pervaded most social interactions. Initially, I was very turned off by it, as I had never encountered this in California or the South. Over time though, I found their antagonism to just be a customary "thing". They rarely harbor anger for long, and often I saw individuals nearly come to blows, but hours later acting as great friends. It seemed to me to be not unlike the competition some feel from team sports, especially sports they have no direct involvement in. I think many New Englanders and New Yorkers are just "in touch" with their anger... but don't necessarily act on it.

Sounds like their version of the Nor Cal/So Cal thing we have going on sometimes, only east coast style LOL

[calisnuffy]

What is the problem with new residents coming from the NE? On the whole, the ones I have encountered have been great people, that relish everything that California has to offer.

[majoun]

Originally Posted by Charles

Go to a Dodgers - mets game at Dodger Stadium - loaded with new yorkers. Same for yankees or red sox at Anaheim Stadium.

I remember seeing Angels/Red Sox and Angels/Yankees games in the '70s at Anaheim Stadium and I remember hearing Nolan Ryan get booed loudly for striking out players of the other team, and sharp jeers if the Angels got runs.

BTW, do Dodgers-Phillies games also draw similar East Coast-dominated crowds?

[AwayAndBackToSac]

Originally Posted by calisnuffy

What is the problem with new residents coming from the NE? On the whole, the ones I have encountered have been great people, that relish everything that California has to offer.

Actually, I completely agree. Other than the seemingly unconquerable "Baaauuston" or "Boroughs" accents, the individuals I have met here have transitioned well.

There is just an aggressiveness THERE that is difficult to relate. When you live there long enough, you get used to it.