Sadly this was true to my experience as well.  Newfoundland is a difficult place for outsiders to feel at home, whether immigrants or those coming from other parts of Canada.   There's even a term for those from away- Come From Away (AKA CFA's), and it is not used in an endearing fashion.  Many outsiders who spend time in Newfoundland come to the conclusion that life is too short to put up with a culture that shuns us for being outsiders.