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Majority of Naples is retirees and wealthy people. I believe your referring to the Fort myers area about 30 miles north of us. They were hit very hard, and were mostly a service/construction based economy. Our Naples economy is mostly international tourism, which has a different demographic. The plus side to it all is that, one can benefit from the positive effects of our type of economy, while at the same time enjoy a lowered cost of living such a high quality of life. Life 5 years ago was triple what it costs now. Although if you were in the area 30 miles north, houses went from 300k to 60k...while our homes went from 1 million to 300k-400ks.
All that I would like to say is that most people I talk to on long island, never take vacations anywhere because they cant afford it, they tought the quality of schools..which is not the real case...what they mean by good schools is that they are all white schools.. and this is a big deal becuase its so close to NYC...
I have to admit though many Long Islanders have the island bubble effect that they believe its wonderful there and everywhere is less than LI...
This is not the case... only those who venture out for a few years .... mostly never come back...
All that I would like to say is that most people I talk to on long island, never take vacations anywhere because they cant afford it, they tought the quality of schools..which is not the real case...what they mean by good schools is that they are all white schools.. and this is a big deal becuase its so close to NYC...
I have to admit though many Long Islanders have the island bubble effect that they believe its wonderful there and everywhere is less than LI...
This is not the case... only those who venture out for a few years .... mostly never come back...
Ironic use of the word cyberbully, considering how he used to mock and ridicule people who want to leave LI by saying they couldn't make it here....when UNTIL HIS WIFE GOT A TEACHING JOB he was looking to leave as well.
Ironic use of the word cyberbully, considering how he used to mock and ridicule people who want to leave LI by saying they couldn't make it here....when UNTIL HIS WIFE GOT A TEACHING JOB he was looking to leave as well.
My wife and I left Long island in 2003...we are both college educated with Master degrees and wanted to raise a family in a true middle class way... We were in our mmid 20s... We moved to Florida, Naples. Everyone told us the schools were horrible in Florida.... We found that this was not reality. Everone who is here understands before Floridas population jumped in the late 90s, yes the schools were less evolved. Things have changed.....
The standard of living here is higher than on Long island. We have very high quality homes that would cost a million in NY, although they go for about 200k-500k here with low taxes.. Wonderful beaches, fishing, cities like Miami. Currently there is a very large influx of international wealth from asia and europe, while at the same time there is a mass exodus of illegal immigrants back to there home countries becuase of increased enforcements and lack of low skill labor demand.
Then why are you "relocating your family to Washington" if Naples, FL is all that (and the proverbial bag of chips)?
I left. They weren't hiring in Florida, so I'm in New Orleans!
My case is unusual. I left a very secure position as a tenured LI teacher and have taken a massive cut both in salary and benefits. However, I'm in agreement with those who see a better quality of life outside of Long Island and anyone who's familiar with S(easonal) A(ffective) D(isorder) knows the only real cure is to be as close to the equator as possible. I really, really like it here, but the pay here and in other places does reflect the lower cost of living, and I'm not of the age where I was able to save up a whole bunch of NY money and take it with me. I'm hoping I can make ends meet (but I was struggling with that on Long Island anyway). I've only been here for a few weeks and haven't even started work yet, so the only insight I have so far is: there is 'culture' outside of the NY metro area. It's different and might not be for everyone, but Long Island is not the be-all-end-all.
I think travel is so important for young people who live on Long Island. I really had that attitude where I believed I wouldn't be able to tolerate any other lifestyle until I met my fiance who has always been a bit of a nomad and who gave me the courage to explore a bit more of the country. I wondered as do so many others: everything one needs is on Long Island; why go anywhere else? Well, I think anyone who has the slightest inkling of dissatisfaction with the status quo and the means to do so should explore other places.
I hold Long Island very close to my heart. I spent 30 years there and I'll definitely be visiting, but it's no longer the only thing I know which seems to be the case for so very many of my friends and acquaintances. (I'm not so sure that's the case on C-D since so many members seem to be here solely to question the status quo)!
My husband and I both grew up on Long Island and after leaving for career opportunities, our desire was to always move back to be closer to our families. However, after living in the midwest, we have decided to stay here. It seems sad that when someone lives and dies in the same area, they miss out on adjusting and experiencing different ways of communicating with others. There has and will always be a false sense of regal attitude from New Yorkers that borders on craziness. We are native New Yorkers and I remember thinking that NY is #1 and snubbed all the Jersey people at six flags great adventure at the tender age of 7. What kool-aide was I drinking??? However, I still find it to be true amoungst many Long Isanders when we go home to visit. And the sad truth is that most Long Islanders do not venture past NJ, Vegas or Fl. and perhaps some tropical beach somewhere. It is sad that most people from LI need subtitles to understand them and the attitude is absolutely maddening. We were driving on the LIE to visit our parents and some guy threw his baseball bat at another car out of road rage. There just seems to be too little space for too many people and the competition and ANGER becomes contagious. People in NY just seem to want to fight???? I'll take the midwest hospitality, glacier formed freshwater lakes everywhere, parks galore and friendly people anyday over that hostile environment...
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Reason: However I do miss the pizza....
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