[NYNick]

Having spent the summers in cottage country in Canada for over 2 decades, I learned how different life can be outside the metropolitan NY/NJ area. I'm from metro NY and my wife is from metro NJ. We both grew up here and live here now.

Once you leave and spend time away from the hustle and bustle, you change. I always preferred Canada and Canadians to metro NY and Americans. It's a nicer way of life and the people are nicer.

Now that we've been living in coastal CT away from the big cities, it's the same vibe. People are so nice and polite, nobody is cutting you off or weaving in and out of traffic or driving down the street with big flags in the back of their trucks.

Once we renovate the CT house, we're leaving metro NY for good.

Same thing goes for NJ if you ask me.