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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]What would you say to a Houstonian asking to recreate their lives when they move to NYC? [/quote]

That's easy.   Live in some sprawly part of Long Island. Enjoy July and August.  That way you get the suburban sprawl, and the heat and humidity.  If not the big hats and the accents.

Seriously, not everyone WANTS to go native.   Some people move because they have to and want and need stuff that is more who they were.

I moved to medium sized sunbelt metro in my 20s.  A yankee city kid.  After 6 miserable months in a 2 story garden apt complex walkable to nothing, with lots of shallow Florida singles, I moved to a 3 story garden apt complex with enclosed entries that felt just a tad more urban and less Florida, that was  at least walkable to a drug store where I could buy the Sunday NY Times (one of the few places in the metro area it could be found) that was closer to downtown, and that had a more yankee, more educated clientele.

It wasn't Beacon Hill, but I felt a bit less like a fish out of water.  I probably missed some cultural immersion experiences, but I preserved my sanity till I could move out of the metro area.

There is nothing wrong with that, IMO.  You may like experiencing the culture where ever you are, but not everyone can do that.  Its not like we are talking a 3 week vacation or even a year long internship - for some people, depending on their career, we are talking a long term change.  Its scary to think you have completely lost the way of life you like.  [/quote]

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