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I wouldn't mind having some transplants around here at all right now.
Detroit has transplants. But they aren't coming in by the busload like other cities. Though there are indeed more people who are leaving than coming in. And believe or not, the suburbs still get transplants (almost entirely in Oakland County).
All of Texas feels like it's being invaded by Californians.
Having their chain food (like In-N-Out) and stores (like Trader Joes) popping up every day just adds to that....
I don't know how it is in the other Texas cities, but Texas as a whole has survived the economic downturn better than most places. Austin keeps making these top 10 places to live lists and Dallas and Houston are huge draws for people who like the larger cities. Here in Austin we are bursting at the seams. Traffic is horrible and yet people just keep coming - from everywhere. Everyone wants to pick on the Californians, but I see license plates from all over. I even saw one from Alaska the other day!
So, yes, it feels like an invasion at times. But I can't blame people for wanting to move here - as long as they do so with eyes wide open and embrace it for what it is, heat, bugs and all, and don't try to change it, we'll manage just fine.
I don't know how it is in the other Texas cities, but Texas as a whole has survived the economic downturn better than most places. Austin keeps making these top 10 places to live lists and Dallas and Houston are huge draws for people who like the larger cities. Here in Austin we are bursting at the seams. Traffic is horrible and yet people just keep coming - from everywhere. Everyone wants to pick on the Californians, but I see license plates from all over. I even saw one from Alaska the other day!
So, yes, it feels like an invasion at times. But I can't blame people for wanting to move here - as long as they do so with eyes wide open and embrace it for what it is, heat, bugs and all, and don't try to change it, we'll manage just fine.
Yeah, you don't have to tell me. I live in Fort Worth.
And I know there are several transplants from all over, but where I am, it mostly feels like Californians.
I live in Northwest Arkansas. Sounds rural, I know. But the population has exploded over the past three to four decades. And the area has changed dramatically. Mostly for the good, but sometimes it seems that people/governments make changes just to make changes, without really thinking about the impact of those changes.
There's a reality show on cable TV called "Motor City Rising" that recently aired but I don't think it will be attracting many more people to Detroit. It's about 20-something artist types but it nevertheless is pretty depressing, as one has cancer, another's family was killed when she lived in Russia, and another helps homeless families (a good thing in that case). No picnic in the park, but I watched out of curiousity about Detroit.
Depends on what type of transplants.
The big cities tend to get the more educated or enlightened types, while places like where I live currently get all the rejects from everywhere else.
At least places with the right type of transplants have some sort of a "downtown core" nightlife/festivity thing going.
With all the transplants from OC and LA county, all we get is more traffic and more places to burn money.
I've lived in Washington D.C. area since the early 1970s. I remember back then this area was so much smaller and you felt more connected to the neighborhood in which you grew up. But since about 1990, it feels like transplants from practically everywhere (and not just in the U.S.) have devoured this area. It's become like a transplant-owned metropolis, practically speaking.
So, I was wondering, are you also in a city or metro area that feels this way? If so, please share your experience.
Absolutely. I probably have more friends & acquaintances from other countries than from the U.S.
And as I was out yesterday, it hit me how diverse this area is; I encountered so many different languages, it was unreal.
That being said, it definitely feels like an invasion, lol.
For both of my cities, the answer is a resounding yes. But, then again, I was part of the invasion on each....Raleigh with my dad's job in 74 and Miami Beach in 01.
St.Louis has some transplants. Most are usually from Chicago, Dallas, Kansas City, Indiana, Michigan and a few from Florida and new york. I wish we gained more people though. We have so much potential and so many big city ammenties without many of the problems of big cities.
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