I want to suggest that all NYers who are unhappy move to San Diego or Texas. If going to San Diego, avoid Arizona - after all, you might want to visit Las Vegas on the way. But feel free to move to Texas.
Then write any of the NYers in Arizona, and tell them how great your life is and how they ought to join you.
We have several NYers and NJers in the neighborhood. It was easy to identify them...they were the ones who voted to keep the HOA, but were outvoted 85-15. Now that they don’t have an HOA to use to rule everyone elses’ lives, they are the ones who go around with sour pusses and complain that Arizona isn’t progressive enough.
I’m still waiting to meet a person from NY or NJ who wants to be free, and who is willing to let the others around him live free. But I’m only 55, so maybe someday...
People with an ounce of sense and no chip on their shoulder (elitist or otherwise), can get along with Texans easily.