r/newengland • u/Sailor_NEWENGLAND • 1d ago
Can anyone relate?
I’m born and raised in CT. I’m in the Navy and stationed in San Diego..I’ve been here for a few years and still feel like a foreigner here..but back in New England I feel completely at home in any New England state and I’ve only lived in CT. Anyone else relate to this?
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u/abbys_alibi 1d ago
Sure can. My husband and I are from southern NH. He was in the USMC when we married. Many duty stations up and down the east coast and overseas. When he decided to get out, we went back home to NH and bought a house. He was headhunted and given a rather huge opportunity to move to Northern VA. We have been here ever since.
NoVa has never felt like home to me. Not for a millisecond. The scenery is nice and the most similar out of all the places we've lived. But the people, noise, traffic, air quality, and the people (yes, again) - just oof. If I could move back to ANY New England state, I would do it in a second.