How would an asian from Fort Lee feel moving to Waldwick/Wyckoff (Franklin Lakes: big house, neighborhood)

[NEWJERSEY1]

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[pbergen]

depends. if it's a top priority for this person to live amongst people of the same background and be in close proximity to all of the ethnic shops and restaurants that come with a large immigrant minority community, then he/she might not love waldwick or wyckoff. both of these towns are far more white and homogenous than fort lee; in general, the asian community in that part of bergen is much smaller than the area near the gw bridge.

but if the greater priority is to live in a nice, pretty town with good schools, then wyckoff would fit the bill perfectly. waldwick is not as upscale as wyckoff, but is still a very solid middle class community (upper middle in some cases) with decent but not outstanding schools. both towns have a small community of asians, but it's nothing like fort lee or pal park, where the public schools have a plurality or even majority of asian students.

ultimately, it comes down to what the person values most in a community. if he/she wants all of the above (nice town, great schools, and lots of asian residents and shops), then the northern valley towns would be a better fit - places like tenafly, cresskill, demarest, closter, norwood, old tappan, etc. that's the heart of bergen's middle/upper middle/upper class asian (esp. korean) community.

[cyntmac]

Which asian are you talking about?

[NEWJERSEY1]

korean

[PEBCAK]

How you feel is your own business...it's really preference. But if you dont mind not living next to many Koreans, then I think you would love living in those great towns.

[BergenCountyJohnny]

Stressed. Most people feel stressed whenever they're moving, no matter where they're moving from or to. So I would think an asian would also feel stressed and tired when moving to wyckoff, waldwick, or anywhere else.

[NarniaLady]

Bad.

[86Sebring]

Originally Posted by BergenCountyJohnny

Stressed. Most people feel stressed whenever they're moving, no matter where they're moving from or to. So I would think an asian would also feel stressed and tired when moving to wyckoff, waldwick, or anywhere else.

I agree, there is also the current weather, an asian might possibly sweat due to the high hunidity
All kidding aside, I see asians everywhere in northern NJ, asian stores are within reasonable distance with a car.
You'll be fine

[Mightyqueen801]

I don't think there is any particular prejudice in Wyckoff or Waldwick against Fort Leesians. Some of their best friends might even be Fort Leesians.

[Unknown Memory]

Originally Posted by 86Sebring

I agree, there is also the current weather, an asian might possibly sweat due to the high hunidity
All kidding aside, I see asians everywhere in northern NJ, asian stores are within reasonable distance with a car.
You'll be fine

I agree. There are a lot of Asians around northern NJ/Bergen County. (Me being one of them, but anyways...)

So OP, you have nothing to fear. I knew some Asians who live in Franklin Lakes. (Although, the northern part of Bergen County can be a bit intimidating with all those big houses. I can't get over it after all these years. =.= It just feels odd for me to see a big house next to a big house all the way to the end of the street like it's a normal neighborhood. At least, it's very quiet there.)