Most German or Northern European places?

[Snowflake0108]

Just my two cents... I was born and raised in Wisconsin, I am both heavily Austrian and Scot-Irish and English. I love Wisconsin, and after my husband retires from the Army there is a very good chance that we will end up back in Wisconsin. I will also say that I have lived in Tennessee, Georgia, and Virginia, and life in Wisc. and life in the deep South are VERY different. VERY. Different. The whole pace of life is different. I highly encourage a trip to Wisconsin, two trips, one in summer/autumn (now would be great), and then one in winter Jan/Feb. because you have to experience a winter up there to understand what it is all about.

[Geechie North]

Originally Posted by Fidelia

My husband and I are considering moving up North from Florida; we have lived in the Deep South most of our lives. I love the old Southern cities of Charleston and Atlanta, but the middle class has been squeezed out.
Also, as much as we love the South, and we both have some Scots-Irish ancestry, crime has just gotten so God awful and we have always felt a little out of place, anyways, because we are so quiet.

We both identify much more strongly with our German sides so we've been considering northern Kentucky and the Midwest. New England was a possibility, but I tend to believe we wouldn't be wanted and I do respect those who want to safeguard their culture. My husband works in IT, so he much of the Midwest is out, but Wisconsin is in.

My Grandmother is from Wisconsin, and her ancestors lived there and Minnesota for 3 generations and the description of the natives is so uncannily similar to myself: reserved, shy, tends towards family, but still friendly. We also absolutely will not tolerate crime or a shoddy government. We have a large family that we homeschool, too.

Any suggestions will be appreciated!

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Agree 100%, Wisconsin is nothing like the South. I'm a native Chartlestonian and it took me 2-3 winters to get acclimated to "da Nort".

[yo vanilla]

There's plenty of Milwaukee suburbs that are safe, so you can get the german heritage, the job market of the big city, and the safe and quiet of a small one. Look up Brookfield, New Berlin, Whitefish Bay, maybe West Allis.

[CamaroGuy]

Originally Posted by yo vanilla

There's plenty of Milwaukee suburbs that are safe, so you can get the german heritage, the job market of the big city, and the safe and quiet of a small one. Look up Brookfield, New Berlin, Whitefish Bay, maybe West Allis.

I"m a loud and proud Germanophile so I ought to check out those places.:-)