In class we read an incredibly interesting primary source from the late Roman Empire, i can't remember who it was.

Basically this very well off Roman aristocrat was living in Gaul with his family, and he wanted to move back East to Greece, as this was during the advanced stages of the "decline of the western empire". His wife however preferred to stay in Gaul, and remained there with her children rather than move back East.

Very telling that this person preferred staying in Gaul which was ruled at that point by who we would commonly assume to be "savage barbarians".