by Living in an area which has high in-migration from outside the region, you find signs that confirm the impact. It might be the rise in housing costs or congestion on local streets and highways. Bankrate says the median price of a home in the Asheville area is over 20% higher than the state as a whole.
I have found another indicator.
Our local community college, Asheville-Buncombe Technical Community College, is now offering a continuing ed class entitled “Cooking Like a Southerner.” If that doesn’t say you’ve been invaded, I don’t know what does.