Scotty Appleton said:
Sid Farkas said:
Here's the chart for the city I live in. Been here since around 1990. I have zero complaints. We're happy and appreciative. The schools are great, property values are solid, virtually zero violent crime and the food is awesome.
That said, now that I'm retired, I'm thinking about moving to live my sunset years with my peeps - old straight white republicans who speak English.
Zero complaints? What were voting patterns prior to the shift?
For me, yeah, little crime, but then again my area has never been crime riddled. Even in the last 10 years all of the Student Drivers have been an increasing PITA. Fighting with their cricket b.s. when kids are practicing. Crappy drivers everywhere. They buy houses that used to have horses and then they let all of that go to crap. I could keep going for awhile.
Yeah - some changes for sure. the driving is really awful. I'd be lying if i said it never bothers me. Yards and houses aren't as well maintained. and of course the little asian ladies holding up the checkout line questioning the prices and dealing with coupons gets old. You have to get used to the idea that the newer folks have no concept of the needs of other people around them or about being genteel or courteous or considerate. But most people know that americans tend to be outgoing and want to greet strangers and chat with them - so at places like the gym or the coffee place asian guys are often anxious to make some kind of contact . Nobody is outright rude or consciously being a jerk. I guess the guys playing cricket at the park don't bother me at all. People are just different...I will say, the kids are generally polite and achievement oriented - and they grow up to be your average American person like you and me, except with immigrant parents.
Like I said, I'll be moving away at some point because I want something different. But this was a good place for my daughter to do most of her growing up. It just doesn't bother me the way it does other folks here.
Edit on the voting question: we had a chinese american gal republican who barely lost the congressional seat in '20. It was the last congressional election called in the nation - and it was so close, I'll bet there were Democrat/sacramento shenanigans that had a hand in the "decision".