There are a lot of yankee transplants here in the CSRA. Many, if not most, were military at some point in time (retired or veteran). Most of the ones I know are conservative as hell and fit in well down here. There are country folk in the north. Look at any hunting message board. You'll see people from every state, including Michigan, NY, etc., who are avid hunters and outdoorsmen. Sometimes we tend to generalize the north with their liberal cities. I know the NW Pacific area is crazy left, but you have people like Delilah that could school tons of women, and men, down here on farming, etc. Pennsylvania, between Pitt and Philly, is beautiful, although they do have to suffer through state politics.