If you’ve lived anywhere long enough, you get pretty good at categorizing the people you come across. For example, the Scottsdale and Paradise Valley crowd? Pretty easy to spot as are the lifelong ranchers who rarely enter the city. Check out some of the people you’ll probably encounter when living in Arizona.
- The Arizona native
Kevin Baird/Flickr Born and raised in the state, these people can be a rare find depending on where you live.
- East coast (or Midwestern) transplants
Dan DeLuca/Flickr Most of these people moved to Arizona to escape the weather of much colder climates.
- The reluctant transplant
Erizof/Flickr Perhaps they moved here for their spouse or they really had no idea what they were getting in to when moving to Arizona, but these folks usually want to move out as soon as possible.
- Indigenous peoples
Donovan Shortey/Flickr Arizona has one of the largest populations of American Indians in the country and with 21 federally registered tribes residing here, that’s not surprising.
- Mexican and Spanish descent
Alan English CPA/Flickr Well before any of the Anglo Americans colonized Arizona’s lands, Mexican and Spanish families settled parts of Arizona.
- Cowboys, cowgirls, and ranchers
Katie Moore/Flickr It seems unfair to lump them all into one category, but most people probably wouldn’t notice much of a difference between the groups.
- Snowbirds
BBC World Service/Flickr Our annual winter visitors and slightly older, less permanent versions of number two.
- New Agers
Angela Vincent/Flickr These people are a bit more prominent in Sedona where they partake in a $1,000 sweat lodge experience and visit the energy vortexes.
- Crazy drivers
Arizona Department of Transportation/Flickr Everyone but you, right? 😉
How many of these people have you encountered when living in Arizona? Which one are you?
Kevin Baird/Flickr
Born and raised in the state, these people can be a rare find depending on where you live.
Dan DeLuca/Flickr
Most of these people moved to Arizona to escape the weather of much colder climates.
Erizof/Flickr
Perhaps they moved here for their spouse or they really had no idea what they were getting in to when moving to Arizona, but these folks usually want to move out as soon as possible.
Donovan Shortey/Flickr
Arizona has one of the largest populations of American Indians in the country and with 21 federally registered tribes residing here, that’s not surprising.
Alan English CPA/Flickr
Well before any of the Anglo Americans colonized Arizona’s lands, Mexican and Spanish families settled parts of Arizona.
Katie Moore/Flickr
It seems unfair to lump them all into one category, but most people probably wouldn’t notice much of a difference between the groups.
BBC World Service/Flickr
Our annual winter visitors and slightly older, less permanent versions of number two.
Angela Vincent/Flickr
These people are a bit more prominent in Sedona where they partake in a $1,000 sweat lodge experience and visit the energy vortexes.
Arizona Department of Transportation/Flickr
Everyone but you, right? 😉
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