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[–] Costumer (1829) 5 years ago

It is fairly common in smaller, somewhat isolated communities as well as communities with large tourist seasons.

It doesn't mean people who move in aren't citizens or residents, they simply not islanders. The attitude is simply one can never really be one of "us" if they aren't born and bred here.

It is an isolationist attitude and unfortunate, but it is common.

[–] arflexit (2376) 5 years ago

I got the impression it is about shared experiences; unless you experienced life growing as a child in these 'tight' isolated island communities you can't ever really share that experience no matter how long you spend there or how familiar you get to it. Now if you were to say that the Brody's were from a similar isolated Island and then they didn't call them Islanders now that would just be isolationist mentality.

[–] Sandman81 (1509) 5 years ago

Apparently that is the real mindset of the people of Martha's Vineyard. I remember a story from the Jaws Log where a couple (both Islanders) were stuck on a ship waiting to sail back to the Island, when the 8 1/2 months pregnant wife went into labor early. The baby was born right there on the ship, and the next day, they sailed back to the island. The child lived his whole life on the island, and became a beloved minister. When he died at the age of 85, during his eulogy he was referred to as "This beloved stranger to our shores..."