Why would anyone want to live in the New England???????

cold,old,white wrote:

In the New England states like Maine, RI, NH, Vermont, I don't get it. It's cold, there is no economic growth there, the biggest industry is healthcare because of all the old people, there is no diversity pretty much old waspy white people, housing is way over priced, and the people are jerks.

"Creamy" "clam chowder"

Seafood

Root beer

Those New England accents

Harvard, Yale, etc

Prep schools, Andover Exeter etc

Proximity to New York City, Longuyland

Those fancy Massachusetts accents, particularly in older folk who are transplants to the Midwest...

New England and further south was the cats pajamas in the 30s, 40s,50s and 60s I hear

Other pretty good schools

Squirrel fishing

Me myself and Irene

Good Italian food in Boston Philadelphia and New York

Did I mention, New York and Boston are more easily and quickly traveled to than while residing, say, in Georgia, Florida, Minnesota, Nevada, Oregon? Yeah

Small liberal arts colleges

Yah

new is better than old no? So New England is better than England no?

10% of this country's population is between the Delaware gap (That's an area between NYC and Phila) and Boston. So, the opportunity is great for professions like; Real Estate, developers, Lawn care (Those guys kill it), Property Management. not to mention, tons of excellent hospitals, which produces employment for nurses, unions. did I mention the U.S. Navy Submarine base is in Groton, CT?. That place employs about 4000 non-military union workers.

Seasons? Fall. We get "leaf peepers" in buses from September to late November. They just drive around and look at the trees leaves and all the vibrant colors.

And, let's not forget sports, colleges, and the little things like New Haven pizza, Boston seafood, Maine's microbrews, All the beautiful school campuses, college rivalries, and diversity. diversity? Yes. Connecticut has very many cities that are primarily black. Waterbury, Bridgeport, Hartford, New Haven. Boston is as diverse as NYC.

I would not live anywhere else.

Go Sox! Thank you Big Papi! Go PC! Go Boston Marathon! Go Vermont City Marathon!

^ the stupidest 10% of the population that chooses to live in an artificial world made of manufactured junk instead of the real world with natural areas and open space.

You're gonna live there why, so you can mow somebody's lawn? So a hospital can maybe cure you from dying of the pollution? You're gonna live in junk so you can sell junk to someone else?

I live in New England, though not originally from here. Moved here in 2002 from the SFBay area.

I do work in healthcare.

Love the seasons. Fishing is great.... It was in CA also. Lots of outdoors opportunities.... There were in CA also, of course.

Cost of living, though higher here than many parts of the country, is a lot lower than Palo Alto.

More trees under which George Washington slept than most parts of the country.

Lots of history. Great education.

YMMv

cold,old,white wrote:

In the New England states like Maine, RI, NH, Vermont, I don't get it. It's cold, there is no economic growth there, the biggest industry is healthcare because of all the old people, there is no diversity pretty much old waspy white people, housing is way over priced, and the people are jerks.

Hey I resemble that. I lived in CA for years, moved to Vt. in the early 90's, then NH, then Maine, now RI. I have a sailboat moored in front of my house, have a place in the Western Maine mountains for hunting, fishing, skiing, hiking, mountain biking and running, and bushwhacking in my Jeep. Life is good, wouldn't live anywhere else. And yes, I'm in healthcare taking care of all those infirm elders. Mostly, the people in and around Boston are jerks not everywhere else in MA or New England in general. I try to get through Boston as fast as I can when on the way to Maine.

cold,old,white wrote:

In the New England states like Maine, RI, NH, Vermont, I don't get it. It's cold, there is no economic growth there, the biggest industry is healthcare because of all the old people, there is no diversity pretty much old waspy white people, housing is way over priced, and the people are jerks.

It's terrible. New England is for people too dumb to make it in the Bay Area. All the downsides, none of the upside. Best bet is go to one of the good colleges and get out.

For immigrants like myself, apathy, Defeatism, Spritualnessness, Laziness, etc. typifies the people of New England, New York, Pennsylvania, etc. It's just too depressing for me. So I live in another part of the United States with vibrancy, youthfulness, motivation, and zest.

You only LIVE 1nce wrote:

For immigrants like myself, apathy, Defeatism, Spritualnessness, Laziness, etc. typifies the people of New England, New York, Pennsylvania, etc. It's just too depressing for me. So I live in another part of the United States with vibrancy, youthfulness, motivation, and zest.

Santa Ana, CA?

you are all correct, please don't ever come here.

Squirrel fishing?

You don't have to drive vast distances

Five of the six New England states have beaches

And here is diversity. You know...Boston, Providence, Hartford, New Haven. Plenty of diversity.

I really would like to move to Florida, but I don't speak Spanish, so might not be able to communicate.

You only LIVE 1nce wrote:

For immigrants like myself, apathy, Defeatism, Spritualnessness, Laziness, etc. typifies the people of New England, New York, Pennsylvania, etc. It's just too depressing for me.

So I live in another part of the United States with vibrancy, youthfulness, motivation, and zest.

So.... Spritualnessness. That's the Problem.

Ridiculous schools even for public, mass takes up 59 of the best 100 public schools in the country. Also skiing in the winter and great beaches. Not a bad place at all. People being jerks I can't argue with that.

cold,old,white wrote:

In the New England states like Maine, RI, NH, Vermont, I don't get it. It's cold, there is no economic growth there, the biggest industry is healthcare because of all the old people, there is no diversity pretty much old waspy white people, housing is way over priced, and the people are jerks.

Just popped in to say go suck a muffler

carry on

cold,old,white wrote:

In the New England states like Maine, RI, NH, Vermont, I don't get it. It's cold, there is no economic growth there, the biggest industry is healthcare because of all the old people, there is no diversity pretty much old waspy white people, housing is way over priced, and the people are jerks.

^ You weren't an English Major, were you?

I'm with you wrote:

It's terrible. New England is for people too dumb to make it in the Bay Area. All the downsides, none of the upside. Best bet is go to one of the good colleges and get out.

Wait, so the only two places in the world are New England and the Bay Area? WTF?

The chicks.