"Clannish" Mainers......... (Biddeford: live, to move, heating oil)

[corgis]

Originally Posted by Silkdashocker

Hi Corgis, i see your a dual citizen of Maine and WV just like AliceT. Is it a seasonal thing?

Only for the next 18 months - when my husband retires we will be moving for good to Maine, until then I spend Spring, Summer and part of Fall in Maine renovating our old house a room a year.

[Seaglass]

Originally Posted by Elcarim

Not ALL Texans, Seaglass. And I'd rather be a native Mainer any day!

Hi--I'm near Houston, too...and, okay, there are some exceptions. I guess I was thinking more of the fanatical A&M crowd...An outsider could be forgiven for visiting here and getting the impression A&M was the only good thing that ever existed, an image they do nothing to discourage.

[Elcarim]

Yes, there is A&M and there is the rest of Texas. Talk about clannish!

[brokebronco]

Originally Posted by mollysmiles

hey, I'm part of a clan.... let's see.... Lowe, McCannell (still MacCannell in Scotland and on PEI), then Muir, Davidson.... yup, that's my clan! Hey, there's even 4 coats of arms to go with them...

sorry.. couldn't resist. If protecting your neighbors, being watchful with some newcomers, and not making a pest of yourself when someone first arrives is clannish then ayuh, we're clannish.


oh, I forgot that infamous Beals Island Norton, and got a little Farris in there too from the Nanas

I'm a MacCannell originally from Maine now living in Houston.

Of course, I am eagerly waiting to move back after the twenty I served with uncle sam and the past three here in Texas.

[Casper1212]

If I started naming all the clans I'm connected to by blood, well, let's just say we'd be moved to Maine before I got finished. Elcarim, Seaglass and Brokebronco and some of the others who've lived in Texas know how it is here. The ranchers are all one clan, the Mexican-Americans are another, the illegals are third, the legally naturalized Hispanics, the list goes on. But if you define clannish as being a good friend and a good neighbor, then, that's my kind of clan. Nothing wrong with people looking after each other.

[pirate_lafitte]

No one has been here in a while. How are the people who are coming to Maine dealing with the said clannishness?

I may or may not get some criticism for this, but this is just how I am. I ask because I have a soft spot for the newcomer to any state or any transplant. Part of that comes from me always being the new person in a community. I have moved about 6 times before I turned 18. I read forums about how transplanted residents deal with the culture shock and initial impressions of a place. In this thread, clannishness is the topic. I can relate sometimes because of my own experience. Myself, I read a National Geographic magazine article about Maine. I read one about the Madawaska region in northern Maine. That part has intrigued me in particular.

[gcberry]

Originally Posted by Fern435

Understood and agreed!

With the exception of a few people in Maine and one person that we've known for years, no one knows we found a home in Maine. We want to protect what we've waited a long time to find.

You mean we're not the only sneaky ones lol?

[Casper1212]

There may be some clannish people in Maine. But there are people like that everywhere. I've met a lot of nice people, but keep bracing for the impact with the inevitable--a pain in the a**. I've only met one so far, but she lives in Machias. Unfortunately, she does get up to Calais a good bit and can't seem to buy a clue that I can't stand her! Then again, she's not from Maine. Or Texas.

[reloop]

Originally Posted by Casper1212

There may be some clannish people in Maine. But there are people like that everywhere. I've met a lot of nice people, but keep bracing for the impact with the inevitable--a pain in the a**. I've only met one so far, but she lives in Machias. Unfortunately, she does get up to Calais a good bit and can't seem to buy a clue that I can't stand her! Then again, she's not from Maine. Or Texas.

I have to giggle when I see people asking about particular behaviors in particular areas.

Human nature is human nature, and I'd venture a guess that there is "clannish" behavior worldwide.

Just remember the sage advice of "When in Rome, do as the Romans do." Or at least don't criticize what they do or don't do...

[Northern Maine Land Man]

Ask a restauranteur what a ranch is and it will be a salad dressing. A gunsmith will tell you it's a rifle.