Submitted by Greenleaf737 t3_z6y6mn in vermont
I grew up in the Rutland area (~30 yrs ago), and drive from Maine to visit family there and in the Woodstock area about once a year. This year the drive and experiences made me feel like the Vermont I once knew is gone forever. Too many people moving in from other places and changing the character.
I was tailgated constantly (by VT plated cars), had a guy in a brand new truck with VT plates swerving behind me and yelling things out the window because I was going the speed limit. Went out to eat a few times and everyone was mean and in a hurry. I always thought I might move back someday when my dad decided he wanted to live somewhere warmer, but it just makes me sad there now. If I wanted the NY/NJ/MA lifestyle, I'd live there, not VT. It's a beautiful state, but the people just aren't the same.
Corey307 t1_iy3qmkv wrote
This sounds like the nation in general, the pandemic and political insanity of the last few years has made people shortsighted and angry. Folks are struggling financially too both due to the pandemic and now due to inflation and corporations exploiting consumers with unnecessarily high prices for basics like food and fuel. odds are you’d have a similar experience in many parts of the country.