Friendly people in Delaware or not? (Wilmington, Dover: motels, buy, live in)

[sanddollar]

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[TB123]

Originally Posted by rdlr

That's what I'm thinking, eastcoast.....lots of people moving here seem to be afraid to talk, maybe coming from a bad neighborhood! That's usually how I can tell if they are from out of state. My husband's worse than me! He will walk right up to somebody if they have a Philly shirt, NY Yankees shirt, and start talking about the last game. Of course the person thinks he's got something wrong with him, and walks away. Then my husband asks me....."Wonder what ails that guy"......

You are too funny, you have it all wrong. We are from New York. My wife and 2 kids moved here 5 years ago to start a new life. We were told this is the place to start a business lol. I have 24 years experience in my prof industry, 15 years in my own business. We were very happy until we moved here lol. I can talk and like to talk with everyone, I'm very friendly and the only people that talk to me and do business with me are people from other states that moved here.

The original people have told me the following: go back to where u came from, You New York people have raised our taxes, You won't fit in here unless you drive a pick-up truck, I only do business with people that were born here, I can't buy anything from you your prices are too low, Who cares about those people in 911 they had insurance. Where are you from, where did you move from lol once you tell them they never talk to you again.
I visited a large statewide company downstate and the director said how dare you come here and try and take over the state, I know how you New york people are. LOL LIKE I WAS SATAN HIMSELF.
I gave up the full time business and got a job from a company in Maryland lol. - lucky I did because they don't hire people in my industry from New York in Delaware. I still needed to service companies in Delaware, my first day at my new job after I left an account in Millsboro the client called and said to my manager HOW DARE YOU SEND SOMEONE TO MY OFFICE FROM NEW YORK, Wheres my regular service person LOL The regular service person was going to be replaced by me because he was very unreliable and customers complained all the time about him EVEN THAT WOMAN LOL.
My manager told me not to tell people in Delaware where I moved from because they will complain and that they hate people from NEW YORK and I will lose my job.
I was let go after a giant Utility company in Delaware that I had serviced many times and taken very good care of told my manager that he never wated me to step foot in any of their offices again LOL (I only spoke to the man that made the phone call for 1 minute LOL I completed my work and made his machine work and had him sign the paperwork.) I went back to his office to ask him what I had done wrong but he wasn't there I called a few times to ask the manager and a sec that I know at the site about him and why would he do that. LOL the state police called me and wanted to kno if I was out to get him lol he told them I was going to harm him. I told the police I only wanted to know why and what I had done wrong because in over 20 years I had never experience such an event or a complaint. Lol I never found out Why and probably never will. I still have a business in Delaware and still have a very hard time paying the bills, feeding my family, and connecting with people. We have no friends and our families live in other states.

[doctorjef]

TB123, what's up with the constant "lol"? If that's a stand-in for some attitude or communication style you display in real life, then I might understand the antipathy with which you've been met. Frankly, I don't buy your story.

[Gone-2-Beach]

Originally Posted by doctorjef

TB123, what's up with the constant "lol"? If that's a stand-in for some attitude or communication style you display in real life, then I might understand the antipathy with which you've been met. Frankly, I don't buy your story.

I agree with you Doctorjef. I will be moving to Delaware in the near future and have visited probably fifteen times in the last four years. When visiting, I try to talk to everyone, including hotel staff, gas station folks, waitresses, folks at the next table in the restaurant, store clerks, supermarket checkout people, the women behind the counter at Comcast, the folks sitting around where I sit at Frawley Stadium, etc. The vast majority are clearly friendly, helpful folks. When I tell them of my plans to relocate, they are positive and encouraging and tell me how much I will enjoy being a resident in Delaware. I know other folks who have relocated as well who tell me that they have encountered that same warm welcome from the folks they have met.

And by the way, I'm a native New Yorker, raised in the Bronx now living in the Hudson Valley. A former work colleague (another New Yorker) who preceded me in moving the Delaware speaks about how wonderful an experience it has been.

I'm with you on this one, Doctorjef. I don't buy it either.

[Dusty Rhodes]

Originally Posted by TB123

You are too funny, you have it all wrong. We are from New York. My wife and 2 kids moved here 5 years ago to start a new life. We were told this is the place to start a business lol. I have 24 years experience in my prof industry, 15 years in my own business. We were very happy until we moved here lol. I can talk and like to talk with everyone, I'm very friendly and the only people that talk to me and do business with me are people from other states that moved here.

The original people have told me the following: go back to where u came from, You New York people have raised our taxes, You won't fit in here unless you drive a pick-up truck, I only do business with people that were born here, I can't buy anything from you your prices are too low, Who cares about those people in 911 they had insurance. Where are you from, where did you move from lol once you tell them they never talk to you again.
I visited a large statewide company downstate and the director said how dare you come here and try and take over the state, I know how you New york people are. LOL LIKE I WAS SATAN HIMSELF.
I gave up the full time business and got a job from a company in Maryland lol. - lucky I did because they don't hire people in my industry from New York in Delaware. I still needed to service companies in Delaware, my first day at my new job after I left an account in Millsboro the client called and said to my manager HOW DARE YOU SEND SOMEONE TO MY OFFICE FROM NEW YORK, Wheres my regular service person LOL The regular service person was going to be replaced by me because he was very unreliable and customers complained all the time about him EVEN THAT WOMAN LOL.
My manager told me not to tell people in Delaware where I moved from because they will complain and that they hate people from NEW YORK and I will lose my job.
I was let go after a giant Utility company in Delaware that I had serviced many times and taken very good care of told my manager that he never wated me to step foot in any of their offices again LOL (I only spoke to the man that made the phone call for 1 minute LOL I completed my work and made his machine work and had him sign the paperwork.) I went back to his office to ask him what I had done wrong but he wasn't there I called a few times to ask the manager and a sec that I know at the site about him and why would he do that. LOL the state police called me and wanted to kno if I was out to get him lol he told them I was going to harm him. I told the police I only wanted to know why and what I had done wrong because in over 20 years I had never experience such an event or a complaint. Lol I never found out Why and probably never will. I still have a business in Delaware and still have a very hard time paying the bills, feeding my family, and connecting with people. We have no friends and our families live in other states.

As a Dupont Brat, my impression of Delaware was nothing like you picture it. Granted we were only there for a couple of years, but the people were friendly, helpful, and good natured. Methinks that your reception has more to do with your personality than with the people of Delaware.

[Sandee1213]

People are super friendly here in De. I cannot say that enough times.

[rlrl]

read my post above in praise of Del. One of my best friends is from Delaware. I never had an anti-NY feeling in Del, in fact several people I knew there had relatives in NY

[queenofbavaria]

Originally Posted by Sandee1213

People are super friendly here in De. I cannot say that enough times.

yup ! whoever says, people here aren't friendly hasn't been to Germany yet, I guess

we have a saying (you might have something similar here): the way you are yelling into a forest .... your echo is coming back.

[rdlr]

Originally Posted by rlrl

read my post above in praise of Del. One of my best friends is from Delaware. I never had an anti-NY feeling in Del, in fact several people I knew there had relatives in NY

We are long-time natives of Delaware and have close friends who came from NY a couple of years ago. They are so warm and friendly, and we enjoy their company tremendously. They fit right into the DE scheme of things, and take part in local happenings. Were it not for their strong NY accent, I wouldn't know they weren't born and raised here. As said (somewhere) it is what you make it. Send More of the Same

[jdoll]

Delaware is very friendly as you make it. NYC is the same.