NoVa Unfriendly? (Arlington, Fairfax, Appalachia: home, college, salary)

[kidyankee764]

Originally Posted by leighland

She's from southern New England. Those people think that moving from Cranston to Milford is a transient community lol

"Those people" you're speaking of live just north of NYC in one of the most well known areas on the east coast along the nation's busiest commuter rail. So, ya know, there's that.

Where's Cranston?

[BOS2IAD]

Originally Posted by kidyankee764

"Those people" you're speaking of live just north of NYC in one of the most well known areas on the east coast along the nation's busiest commuter rail. So, ya know, there's that.

Where's Cranston?

Rhode Island

[Bigfoot424]

Originally Posted by leighland

She's from southern New England. Those people think that moving from Cranston to Milford is a transient community lol

San Diego is very transient in that, people move and don't come back.Plus lots of multilinear generation friends.. Here I have plenty of friends who take a 2 year contract gig and come back or a 3 year foreign assignment gig and comeback. But I don't know many "natives"

One of the funniest SD local shop gifts are bumper stickers that say "San Diego Native since 2013/14/etc. We should get those here.

Get one for Edinburg as well. I've been here 2 years now.

[kidyankee764]

Originally Posted by BOS2IAD

Rhode Island

Yes, I know. Jokes.

[leighland]

Originally Posted by kidyankee764

"Those people" you're speaking of live just north of NYC in one of the most well known areas on the east coast along the nation's busiest commuter rail. So, ya know, there's that.

Where's Cranston?

They take a rail line? Wow. That's so urban


I love how New Englanders try to id themselves as ny'rs and as big city people. Bless your heart

[piperdiva]

Originally Posted by BOS2IAD

Per the bolded --- That's true---especially these days. People all over the country have the same problem. That said, of all the places I've lived, NoVA has been the hardest place to make friends. The area, for quite some time, has experienced rapid growth plus there are a lot of transient people here.

Must have never lived in California then.

[BOS2IAD]

Originally Posted by piperdiva

Must have never lived in California then.

No, I never lived in CA---only visited. I don't doubt that it must be difficult to make friends there, too.

[kidyankee764]

Originally Posted by leighland

They take a rail line? Wow. That's so urban
I love how New Englanders try to id themselves as ny'rs and as big city people. Bless your heart

This coming from someone who lives in Virginia - lol.

Clearly you aren't familiar with southern Connecticut. Greater than 50% of CT's population resides in the NYC metro. It's no different than most areas in Northern VA, which is actually a bit less urbanized than greater NYC and the coastal Northeast. That's precisely why I'm relocating - NoVa is more tax friendly and affordable.

Not sure why all the nastiness. Seems like there's quite the inferiority complex with some here.

[ACWhite]

Here's an article with data on population declines in CT over the past few years:

https://www.google.com/amp/www.coura...story,amp.html

Here is one describing population increases in Northern VA:

https://www.news.virginia.edu/conten...ational-rate-0

[kidyankee764]

Originally Posted by ACWhite

Here's an article with data on population declines in CT over the past few years:

https://www.google.com/amp/www.coura...story,amp.html

Yep. I'm one of them. High cost of living, insane taxes, traffic everywhere, loony politics - no thanks. It remains the most affluent state but the problem is the working class are leaving. Only the very rich and very poor remain, making it the state with the widest achievement gap in the nation.

But this thread isn't about Connecticut, so I'm not sure why it's turned into that. If you're trying to prove NoVa is more unfriendly than Connecticut, great. I'll concede. It's certainly not something to be proud of, and some here seem to be.