Moving Out of Longisland,Others Think Your Rich $$$ (New York, York: how much, houses)

[sassychk30]

I have to laugh about this one "in a Good way" Why is it that when people hear youre from Longisland they automatically think your Rich with tons of money.. I grew up there my whole life, I moved to a small town Upstate NY As soon as people here youre accent They think youre loaded.. Little does people know I struggled to raise my family on Longisland but i did it?? They just automatically assume where moving up and taking over ,Anyone else come across this LOL

[TomMoser]

Compared to many areas of the county, Long Islanders make a lot of money. If you live in a small town and look at per capita statistics you would come away with the impression that everyone on Long Island is comparatively rich.

[rocafeller05]

Got to agree with Sassychick on this one. When I go back to Pennsylvania thats all I hear...how much money you have, let him pick up the bill with all his NY $, etc. They dont realize that the pay scale vs. the cost of living is comparable. I would take a 25% paycut to live in Pa. But the houses are 40% less. Its the same story no matter where you live, just with different number$.

[Jrprofess]

Originally Posted by TomMoser

Compared to many areas of the county, Long Islanders make a lot of money. If you live in a small town and look at per capita statistics you would come away with the impression that everyone on Long Island is comparatively rich.

Also we tend to "export" a lot of pensioners and retirees to other parts of the country where the hard-earned New York wages, when being spent in an area like Arizona after retirement, makes you look comparatively "rich".