Cities like New York can be attractive places to get old, wherever you are from. Stores and doctors are within walking distance, and public transportation makes it possible to get around without a car. Whatever language you speak, you can find a community of others who do as well, including doctors and social workers. No one wants to be the only Fukienese speaker in an isolated retirement community in Arizona, or the only one talking Tagalog in a ballroom dancing class in Steamboat Springs.