How bad is the "transplant invasion" in Minneapolis? (Dakota: fit in, living in)

[ComfortablyNumb]

Outside of a few states like Wisconsin, Iowa, the Dakotas, etc, how bad of a transplant problem does Minnesota have? I am seriously considering moving to Seattle, but I am thinking the cities might be better for me. The overall "everything is completely different than it was 10 years ago and no one grew up here" feeling of Seattle is a bit annoying.

[Sobefobik]

Where are you moving from? Let me tell you, I'm moving from Seattle to Minneapolis in December of this year. I'm not exactly sure what you're asking in your question, but I have my reasons for moving to Minneapolis. Seattle is about the rainiest places you can go to. Actually, it's not the rainiest, but it's cloudy all the time. Summers are beautiful, and as far as natural beauty, Seattle is one of the best. (Although I think that Portland Oregon is much better in that catagory.)

Traffic is a nightmare, especially if you plan on commuting on I5. People think traffic is bad in the twin cities, but it isn't. I'm not sure what you mean by the area not being the same as it was 10 years ago. I haven't really heard that before here. Seattle is very expensive. Seattle is gloomy. Seattle has a major grunge population which irritates me; that went out of style a while ago. We're not in the '90s anymore.

I can give you more info, but tell me more about your reasons for picking Seattle and Minneapolis

[ComfortablyNumb]

I'm picking Seattle over Minneapolis because I love nature and I am from Wisconsin, which is basically the same thing as Minnesota except more blue-collar. In my original topic I was just remarking on how it seems about how 1/4 of current Seattle-ans were actually born in Seattle. It seems like everyone moves there to get away from California, get close to nature, get a job in IT, etc etc. I would be more comfortable living in an area with it's own sort of identity and with people who grew up and lived at least in the area. A

[Minnehahapolitan]

I feel you will find that to be more true here than almost any other city worth living in. They may not all be from the Cities, but most people here are from the Cities or from the hinterland.

[kuan]

I resent being called an invader. I did not grow up here, but I love the state and would say I fit in like a native. Don't judge people by where they were born.

[BlackOut]

I'm not from Minnesota and I'd most people I've met are not from MN. Everyone fits in just fine though so it's not a problem.

[MplsTodd]

Although I'm a native Minnesotan and have plenty of Minnesota natives as friends, I also have lots of friends who grew up in other parts of the country and even other parts of the world. I wouldn't doubt that Seattle has had a larger infusion of people from elsewhere, but I think the Twin Cities have a great blend of natives and newcomers.

[Slig]

I think transplanting is becoming more common in pretty much any metropolitan area. This has been accelerated alot by the info age. I personally have no problem with it. If you want to find a place that isn't "invaded" find a small town far from any large city.

[pirate_lafitte]

Originally Posted by ComfortablyNumb

Outside of a few states like Wisconsin, Iowa, the Dakotas, etc, how bad of a transplant problem does Minnesota have? I am seriously considering moving to Seattle, but I am thinking the cities might be better for me. The overall "everything is completely different than it was 10 years ago and no one grew up here" feeling of Seattle is a bit annoying.

I'm sorry you feel that way. Some of the "invaders" as you see them are moving to different places perhaps because they WANT to be in the respective places they are moving to. I am in GA now(and I plan to leave the Southeast USA) and if I move to MPLS or Seattle, are you going to call me an "invader"?

[Minnehahapolitan]

Originally Posted by pirate_lafitte

I'm sorry you feel that way. Some of the "invaders" as you see them are moving to different places perhaps because they WANT to be in the respective places they are moving to. I am in GA now(and I plan to leave the Southeast USA) and if I move to MPLS or Seattle, are you going to call me an "invader"?

I always view it is a sort of assisimilation/non-assisimilation thing. If you really want to live here, and you chose Mpls., try to follow some of its ideas and quirks. If you are the person who comes here for some high-paying job and care nothing for the area, you are basically a carpetbagger in my opinion. My interactions with you will follow my opinion of you.
Alot of people moved to Seattle wanting it to be a cheaper, less congested and less problematic version of Los Angeles or San Francisco. Instead of moving there because they were fond of Seattle, they moved because it wasn't California.