When my wife and I moved to Tennessee; we had to hit the laundromat to get some clothes clean before we began the ‘moving in’ procedure. A lady at the laundry took note of my wife’s accent, and asked her where she was from...my wife responded that we were moving in from New England. Her response? “Welcome to Tennessee!”
Very sweet! I had read an article years ago that a man from Chicago had written about how it was to move to the Boston area. It was hysterical, hit all the points that any of us from the midwest felt when we moved there.
I wish I could find it again, it was brilliant. There was one line that I have never forgotten:
‘if you can’t claim a distant relative that threw up over the Mayflower, you are not welcome in MA.
If you aren’t Irish, you are not welcome in MA.
If you can’t trace your family to a member of the founding fathers, you are not welcome in MA.’
Now I’m stuck in IL and looking to escape!