[Quoting Miss Harty:]"People come here from all over the country and fall in love with Savannah. Then they move here and pretty soon they’re telling us how much more lively and prosperous Savannah could be if we only knew what we had and how to take advantage of it. I call these people ‘Gucci carpetbaggers.John Berendt
About This Quote
A person comes to a city or town, falls in love with it, moves there, and is upset about the lack of culture. They are disappointed that they have to move back home. While this is understandable, what they fail to realize is that there is a good chance that these people will never return to the town they left behind. That's why it's important for people who have lived in a certain place to realize that no matter how much they may love the town, that the town is likely not going to change for them.
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