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Louisville, KY in my experience, hands down. Clique "city" U.S.A.
I didn't enjoy living in Cincinnati and many people criticize its "very small town" culture, but I actually got along with my co-workers and new friends who were majoritatively natives or long-time residents. I do think it can be difficult to assimilate into local culture longer term unless you're a native or a long-timer, but I don't think it's meant to be spiteful to or demonstrate mistrust of "outsiders."
Louisville, KY in my experience, hands down. Clique "city" U.S.A.
I didn't enjoy living in Cincinnati and many people criticize its "very small town" culture, but I actually got along with my co-workers and new friends who were majoritatively natives or long-time residents. I do think it can be difficult to assimilate into local culture longer term unless you're a native or a long-timer, but I don't think it's meant to be spiteful to or demonstrate mistrust of "outsiders."
That's pretty sad, when two places that are fairly uninspiring would have to deal a cliquish blow to a newcomer as well.
This will turn out to be a controversial thread, so popcorn is in order. I'm tired and can't go into this, so I will await other posts.
However, I will say that the most "outsider FRIENDLY city," from my experience, is metro Houston TX. Nobody that I've known who has moved there has ever commented about not finding their niche and nice people to hang out with. When I have visited, I liked its vibe as well.
However, I will say that the most "outsider FRIENDLY city," from my experience, is metro Houston TX. Nobody that I've known who has moved there has ever commented about not finding their niche and nice people to hang out with. When I have visited, I liked its vibe as well.
That's because Houston is a dynamic city that is full of outsiders. I think the more global and dynamic a city is the more friendly it is, by nature to outsiders. The more isolated cities, with fewer people moving in and out, are more insular and less friendly to outsiders.
I would say most cities nowadays are actually pretty welcoming of newcomers as long as they dont have an attitude. I think the clique stuff is more a suburban thing, because I see that quite often in the suburbs.
Seattle by a trillion miles, nothing can ever come close. EVER
Ok, I'll start now.
Seattle is the answer.
The funny thing is that Seattle is full of transplants, a major port, and a city with companies doing business globally. What happens is that the transplants assimilate to the Seattle code and become the same way. It is really dichotomous - living someplace that aesthetically appealing (which you think would make people happy) and being around such somber people. Those who trespass the Seattle code are corrected. I remember going to an undergrad alumni function in Seattle. I wound up talking to this married lady from Los Angeles, who moved up when her husband accepted a job there in the 1970s, long before any extensive amount of transplantation had occurred. She was telling me how she had to adjust her behavior there and, verbatim, "people flatline it here." She's right. Talk to the natives. There is zero voice modulation. If you modulate your speech, you're too emotive for Seattle. And yet they watch and laugh at "Seinfeld?"
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