I apologize if you took my post to mean that I thought you were predujiced. Just trying to point out an irony, which I found amusing. Perhaps my sense of humor is too dry. My comment was directed at the statement, not the author.
Here’s what I said …
Quote- – ‘Stating that “midwesterners are prejudiced” is in itself a prejudiced statement. ‘ – end quote
Anyway, back to your point. As a Kansan by birth and a southern California resident by choice, and having spent a week in Yuma one night I don’t understand what the draw would be to anyone living in the Midwest or any reasonably sized city in the US. You would have to be coming from an area whose climate, business environment, recreation or cultural activities are better in Yuma than in your current situation. I think that as far as other parts of the US are concerned, that is a pretty small pie from which Yuma could take its slice. I would not be buying into Yuma.