I’m genuinely glad to be living here now, and I’m always amazed that more of my friends back east don’t know about our little slice of paradise. I always tell them that I’d rather live HERE and can still visit THERE, but they probably feel the opposite. Most of my friends from that area do travel quite a bit worldwide, and when they want warmth and good weather, they head to the Caribbean in the winter and for their summer beach time they head to the Hamptons, Maine, Martha’s Vineyard or Nantucket, which are some other gorgeous places on the planet.

Unfortunately, what we lack here are the overwhelming number of cultural opportunities, emphasis on intellectualism, depth and open-mindedness that seems to exist in plentiful supply on the east coast. I hope I’m not offending anyone; obviously, it’s a gross generalization, and does not apply to most people on this site. Sorry if I did offend, but that’s just my anecdotal observation.