I generally agree with this sentiment. I just think my and others frustration is not that “everyone is from somewhere else” but that “everyone is from somewhere else, and they’d seemingly rather be there and are working to get back there once/if they can get a decent job there.”
It just feels like it contributed to the very transitory nature of the area, which is just a bummer for establishing stable friend groups/relationships. I’m sure others have had better experiences, but that’s certainly been mine as born and raised DMV’er
Edit to add: and you do feel that the people with more “family/local ties” to an area are less likely to end up leaving in the future
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I generally agree with this sentiment. I just think my and others frustration is not that “everyone is from somewhere else” but that “everyone is from somewhere else, and they’d seemingly rather be there and are working to get back there once/if they can get a decent job there.”
It just feels like it contributed to the very transitory nature of the area, which is just a bummer for establishing stable friend groups/relationships. I’m sure others have had better experiences, but that’s certainly been mine as born and raised DMV’er
Edit to add: and you do feel that the people with more “family/local ties” to an area are less likely to end up leaving in the future