re: #87 HappyWarrior

Heh fair enough. It’s pretty funny how Boston went from being the WASP city to being idneitifed with the Irish. I always thought it was interesting how the Irish despite being mostly rural residents in Ireland became one of the most urban groups in the US. Ditto the Italians, Jews, and others. And I’m oft amused how the Scanadvians went in large numbers to place like Minnesota and Michigan that are equally as cold as their homes.

I believe it was Garrison Keiller who said the Norwegians came to Minnesota because it reminded them of home, and then after a while they remembered why they left home…
It also relates to where land was available when they emigrated.