In my experience (many years on the east coast as an immigrant) I found people very friendly. I felt like people cared less about where you are from and what y

In my experience (many years on the east coast as an immigrant) I found people very friendly. I felt like people cared less about where you are from and what you do (blue collar/white collar) compared to my home country. In some larger cities, specialized blue-collar workers can earn high wages (home-repair type work) due to a shortage of these skills in high cost-of-living areas.