Hey! I represent that remark! :-)
Moved here from Maine 20 years ago. Wouldn't change a single thing. If I wanted to live in a NE dump, I'd have stayed in the NE.
Now, if I can only get my Mother-in-Law (I married a native) to stop introducing me as "That Yankee Republican".......
20 years means you’ve had adequate time to season to the culture. Welcome!