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geneb0322 t1_j6fjswx wrote

>... just wait until the New Yorkers hear about it.

Is this part of the satire? I swear almost everyone I meet is from New York anymore.

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JustStudyItOut t1_j6fmty0 wrote

I deliver mail in the Westover Hills area. Everyone moving here is from three places. SoCal, Arizona, and New York. They all work (or maybe worked at this point) for every tech company you can think of.

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Prestigious_Laugh300 t1_j6ibj3z wrote

Fucking hell, Californians and New Yorkers are the last fucking thing we need moving to Richmond

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Standard_Bat_8833 t1_j6i5nzb wrote

  • it’s not “is” it’s “are”
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PimpOfJoytime t1_j6fmxu1 wrote

I got ice cream from Ruby Scoops today and the people in front of me in line were from NY, having moved to Midlo in 2020. The secrets out, chums.

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NoodleIsAShark t1_j6ga2gc wrote

That’s part of the old school Richmond, Gainesville, Brooklyn exchange program

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limoniesale t1_j6gd26z wrote

Gainesville… Florida?

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H-Resin t1_j6gzmr7 wrote

Yeah there are a lot of 30-40 year old Florida natives in Richmond. Particularly of the early 00s art related scenes. Used to be pretty common, apparently Gainesville is very similar to Richmond

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KazahanaPikachu t1_j6gswmp wrote

Thought he was talking about Gainesville, VA lmao

I was surprised someone recognized the small town I grew up in in NoVA

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KazahanaPikachu t1_j6gt5l2 wrote

It’s because the New Yorkers that move somewhere will always be the first to tell you they’re from NYC. If you can’t tell from their accents…..well they’re from NYC and they won’t hesitate to let you know about it! They’ll complain about how everything isn’t like how it is in the city, and they bring their shitty big city habits down south.

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pocketdare t1_j6iixc8 wrote

Whoa - as a NYC transplant I just want to point out that some people move down here for other reasons. I have a mother who is getting on in years that I wanted to be closer to. And many of us NYC transplants haven't always lived in NYC so we can appreciate the differences between a huge city and a cool smaller city (there are pros and cons) without exclusively harping on the cons.

I mean, I absolutely appreciate the low cost of living, being able to get anywhere in the city in 30 minutes, being able to join a Y and swim for $50 a month, being able to walk into a Walmart and buy whatever I want and then getting lost, being able to access a super-cool river right in the city center, etc. I also feel like there are just as many breweries and some great restaurant options here as well.

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Charlesinrichmond t1_j6ijtn6 wrote

doesn't matter why you moved here, we are glad you are here and the city is the better for having you. More people who know what pizza is supposed to taste like the better

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JosefDerArbeiter t1_j6fu6sa wrote

I recently saw some New York'd plated cars parked in Scotts Addition to check out the new construction apartments/townhomes

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