Can someone explain why it is so intense here? I've lived in (or have strong sentimental "home" attachments) to PA, NJ, central NY, Indiana, Massachusetts, and now I live in Maine. Every other state I've lived in, people are just like "Oh, you're from x? Cool. [Insert remark about visiting there, having relatives there, a thoughtful question about it, etc.]." Here, people are so rude about not being born here, and it's so off-putting. I feel like living in other states has only made me more empathic and open-minded towards others. I understand how some of resentment comes from of being priced out of your own neighborhood, but that is happening nationwide and for far more complicated reasons than a bunch of "Massholes" moving to Maine.
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Can someone explain why it is so intense here? I've lived in (or have strong sentimental "home" attachments) to PA, NJ, central NY, Indiana, Massachusetts, and now I live in Maine. Every other state I've lived in, people are just like "Oh, you're from x? Cool. [Insert remark about visiting there, having relatives there, a thoughtful question about it, etc.]." Here, people are so rude about not being born here, and it's so off-putting. I feel like living in other states has only made me more empathic and open-minded towards others. I understand how some of resentment comes from of being priced out of your own neighborhood, but that is happening nationwide and for far more complicated reasons than a bunch of "Massholes" moving to Maine.