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I'm very curious to see what things will be like now that I have moved.
I have relocated to Houston, and people seem MUCH friendlier than in the northeast (with the exception of their driving habits). I'm moving into an apartment complex, so this opinion is based just off clerks, insurance agents, etc that I've encountered along the way.
I spoke to my father the other day, and he mentioned that new neighbors moved in down the street who had moved to CT from Houston. They invited everyone on the street to a BBQ in their backyard, and had anticipated quite a few people showing up, as was the norm in TX. My parents, and I believe one other set of neighbors, were the only ones to show up, and they were stunned by the lack of attendance.
I can't say I'm surprised.
The area where I lived when I was younger was a nice quiet suburb, inhabited primarily by the elderly, with a handful of children thrown in there. As the elderly have bitten the bullet, the lines which distinguished my town from the adjacent city diminished rather quickly.
The quiet street in an old New England town is now full of drug dealers and young to middle aged couples who couldn't give two shits about showing any respect to their neighbors, yet alone making an effort towards creating an inviting feel in the neighborhood. They blare their music until all hours, sit out front and lay on the horn when someone is two seconds late, and they park their cars out in the narrow street because they don't feel like having to back out of their 7 car driveway.
Needless to say, I'm happy I left.
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Living in the United Socialist States of America.
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