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Most states in the west hate California transplants, whether it be Idaho, Arizona, Texas, Colorado, whatever. Reason? They believe California democrats are invading their states and trying to turn them blue. This definitely appears to be the case in Colorado, New Mexico, and Texas. Arizona is still red, but is also starting to turn more blue due to so many transplants from liberal states.
A lot of the western region states outside of CA, WA, and OR hate west coast residents.
AZ has sports teams, but if that's your main concern, Texas cares more about their sports teams. Arizona, while they do have pro sports teams, doesn't strike me as a place that appreciates sports all that much. At least compared to WA, TX, and CO. Most people from AZ are transplants that care only about the sports teams from wherever they are originally from (NY, Chicago, the south, California, etc.). So if you're looking for a city that wholly supports the city's NFL or MLB team, you're looking in the wrong place IMO.
Honestly, I'd recommend Colorado.
I think NY/NJ transplants actually outnumber Cali transplants in Arizona these days. Also people from California aren't the only ones moving to Idaho. People from the upper midwest actually make up a slightly larger number of out of state transplants.
I think NY/NJ transplants actually outnumber Cali transplants in Arizona these days. Also people from California aren't the only ones moving to Idaho. People from the upper midwest actually make up a slightly larger number of out of state transplants.
I wouldn't be surprised if you're correct in saying there's more East coast than West coast transplants. I also know for a fact there's a huge amount of Midwestern transplants in AZ, especially Chicago.
According to realtor.com, Los Angeles was the top place of origin (out of state) for new Phoenicians and Phoenix was the top destination (out of state) for Los Angeleans leaving LA:
Westerners have such a bizarre aversion to humidity that they have honestly convinced themselves that a dry scorching 115 in Arizona is better than a muggy-ish 90 in Texas. Also, I laugh at people that call Austin "humid." Yea, try Houston, New Orleans, Atlanta or Miami to learn what "humid" really means.
It's rarely 115 in Phoenix, it happens maybe 10 days a year and that occurs for a few hours a day during the peak, so that's not a valid comparison point.
Why do we have an aversion to humidity? Let's see high humidity exists in environments where bugs thrive, it reduces the diurnal temperature range, it makes the temperature feel even hotter and the body's reaction is to sweat a lot more. Not a lot of perks there... That said, it does get humid in Phoenix and Southern Arizona, every summer during monsoon season, it's not like we don't know what it is. We just don't really like it.
Westerners have such a bizarre aversion to humidity that they have honestly convinced themselves that a dry scorching 115 in Arizona is better than a muggy-ish 90 in Texas. Also, I laugh at people that call Austin "humid." Yea, try Houston, New Orleans, Atlanta or Miami to learn what "humid" really means.
Honestly, I've never heard someone say anything positive about humidity ever. I have however heard tons say dry heat is better. And it objectively is.
That said though, I don't at all think that automatically makes every place that is humid a terrible place to be. I do agree, many on this site make humidity out to be some factor that will actually kill you. If anything, it's just annoying to some people to put up with, but even then it's not that big a deal.
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