I'm from Michigan and the west side. This place sucks. In my area I maybe one of 5 or 6 asians haha.
The type of women I am attracted to don't seem to dig asians. Latino and redneck are the flavor of the month. The girls I have found just want sex and nothing serious but as far as relationships, it's tough going.
As for stares around here, it's not so much with infatuation but (judging by crap I got as a kid) being different from the rest of the landscape.
I loved living for a year in Orlando. I knew how screwed up Michigan was when I lived in Florida.
If I could afford to, as an artist, I hear Austin Tx is great and I'd move there

But yeah, I hear of most wf /am attractions happening on the west coast.