I have relatives who have moved away and never came back (to live, but visit ofc). When they did live here it was grumblings about how much the area sucked, jobs sucked, nothing to do, everyone is unhealthy and fat, yadda. They "love" the area now that they have been away for decades, but would never move back. That "love" is just rose colored glasses, if they had to move back it would not take very long for them to feel the "suckness" of the region.
What I'm getting at is that "love" and boasting about how great the area and people are is contrived and disingenuous in most cases. Coming back to visit Buffalo is not living in Buffalo...