As much as the author would like, living in Maine for a bit doesn't make him a Main-ah. Anymore than relocating from Maine to NC (as I did) makes me a southerner.
At best, he might be able to fool some of the tourists. :-) Good on the locals for taking him down a notch or two.
Can't blame him for wanting to move back to NC, though. No snow. Good food. (I'd never heard of hushpuppies and barbeque until I moved here!) No fools from Mass/NY/NJ everywhere you look. 'Tis a fine place to live, and I'm glad that the locals 'round these parts put up with me.
Now, if I can jut get my Mother in law to stop introducing me as "That Yankee Republican", I'll be all set.
LOL! Good luck w/your MIL:)