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> I want to know why these folks won't LEAVE shitty redneck states and head to places with more opportunity I'm not american, nor do I know much about the stat
by bodge5000 5y ago
> I want to know why these folks won't LEAVE shitty redneck states and head to places with more opportunity
I'm not american, nor do I know much about the states, but at a guess I'd say it comes down to 3 things:
1. Cost of living (I could be wrong, but I imagine these states are cheaper to live in, and moving is often a massive expense in itself)
2. Lack of applicable skills (if you grew up in an area which produces mainly farmers for example, and you move to an area which produces mainly programmers, you're going to have a tough time finding work)
3. Culture (For you these may be "shitty redneck states", but I wouldnt find it suprising at all if the people that live there consider the bigger liberal states the shitty ones. Again US culture isn't a strong point for me so this is just a guess).
- nicbou 5y agoThe cost of moving is not negligible. I help people move to Germany. It's tough to explain how much savings you need to cover the flight, rent, deposit etc. at least a month before you see a paycheck.
- ethbr0 5y agoCulture and family are strong. Say what you want about any place, but it's home to someone. And their kin. Not everyone's a traveller.
- Igelau 5y ago> Cost of living This is the big one. I live in a major metropolitan area in a swing state, and my jaw drops whenever I see how low the costs for property, rent, housework, materials, and gasoline are in traditionally red states.
- mrtranscendence 5y agoYeah, I'd pay $1M for the same house in suburban SF that I paid $250K for in suburban Cincinnati. Even if I worked for a FAANG company my salary wouldn't go up four times. Were I to decide to move to a very blue area my standard of living could drop noticeably.
- captainredbeard 5y agoAdditionally, why would someone want to move to a place where folks view their home state / people as "shitty rednecks"? That attitude bleeds into interactions and gets old fast.