Sooner live in the NJ burbs outside of NYC — still haven’t recovered either. Moving to Texas means that you have to live in fucking Texas.
I’m not surprised that the Syrians are angry about being stuck in Hayseed, Indiana. There are a few states with large Middle Eastern populations. NY, NJ, MI, IL(?), CA, and TX. Indiana ain’t one of ’em. Living as a recent immigrant with no support network plainly sucks.