Phoenix or Scottsdale are popular and on any short list.
Phoenix or Scottsdale are popular and on any short list.
And what "GREAT" town are you from?
Charleston, SC is absolutely incredible, though I've only been there for a few days at a time on business, but over the course of 10 years. If you can stand the summers, it's a great place to consider moving to.
Other cities I thought were decent were DC, Phoenix, and Burlington VT (What can I say, I'm from there).
any threads about which location is the best turn out the same. Northerners hate the South and say everyone is a "hick" there, southerners hate the North because their sweet tea sucks and "southern hospitality" isnt there. People from California think theyre just amazing and that since their state is the size of 3 states it makes them better. Its all the same! More times than not people love where they grew up, and although they try to come up with reasons as to why their region is better, its all personal preference. If I'm from the south, i think summers should be hot and wouldnt like it any other way. If I'm from the north, i think its way too hot in the summer in the south. These arguments are worthless and are not very informative at all
Well said. Use the findyourspot website to find your place. End of thread.
ttc wrote:
Phoenix or Scottsdale are popular and on any short list.
not if you are a DISTANCE RUNNER, genius. Maybe if you are a senior citizen or a golf nut.
dfgfgfdh wrote:
any threads about which location is the best turn out the same. Northerners hate the South and say everyone is a "hick" there, southerners hate the North because their sweet tea sucks and "southern hospitality" isnt there. People from California think theyre just amazing and that since their state is the size of 3 states it makes them better. Its all the same! More times than not people love where they grew up, and although they try to come up with reasons as to why their region is better, its all personal preference. If I'm from the south, i think summers should be hot and wouldnt like it any other way. If I'm from the north, i think its way too hot in the summer in the south. These arguments are worthless and are not very informative at all
you are correct. These debates/questions are like a dog chasing its tail. He's never going to catch it and we are never going to get a consenus on any city. Some of the sales pitches are downright ridiculous and humorous.
[quote]WLC wrote:
Charleston, SC is absolutely incredible, though I've only been there for a few days at a time on business, but over the course of 10 years. If you can stand the summers, it's a great place to consider moving to.
Other cities I thought were decent were DC, Phoenix,]
you are a buffoon and I doubt you are a distance runner, to name those cities.
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[quote]WLC wrote:
Charleston, SC is absolutely incredible, though I've only been there for a few days at a time on business, but over the course of 10 years. If you can stand the summers, it's a great place to consider moving to.
Other cities I thought were decent were DC, Phoenix,]
you are a buffoon and I doubt you are a distance runner, to name those cities.
No, you're right, I'm not a distance runner, I just stalk message boards looking for opportunities to suggest possible places of residence to others...what an ass clown.
great choices pal. I'd add to your list: the mojave desert; the Louisiana swamps and downtown Detroit.
People in Minnesota are very unfriendly!
You're mostly correct, except that California being better has nothing to do with the size of the state. State borders are pretty irrelevant and many parts of California are total dumps populated by stupid hicks in raised pickups with Raiders logos plastered all over them.
there are some people with too much hate on here. why rag on people because they are religious?
i love it - people brining up that some places in california are so expensive...
ask yourself, why are they so expensive?
san francisco is worth every penny of what it costs to live there... the nature in california (both scale and the different varieties) blow away just about any other state...
it is not worth talking about anything east of colorado (i grew up there and lived the first 24 years of my life on the east coast, and while nothing wrong with it, the nature pales in comparison to the west coast)...
some places in colorado, southwest, northwest have interesting landscapes, etc. but california has everything
mountains, ocean, weather, desert, redwoods, small rain forests
now i'm in europe and i may live in parts outside of california in the u.s. at another point in my life but i won't fool myself into thinking i'm living in the best place to be... i'll keep in open mind but many parts of california set the bar pretty high
anEconomist wrote:
san francisco is worth every penny of what it costs to live there...
that's just not true anymore. im one of the disgruntled SF natives that longs for the SF of yesteryear.
we're now one of the largest cities in the country with the lowest percentage of kids in the population. you cant have a great city w/o kids and families. the public schools suck, the streets/roads suck, the politicians are hypocrites, the public tranist system sucks, the police are corrupt, the "diversity" people always boast about is in contrast to the small percentage of blacks in the city, the middle class cant afford homes (ask the scores of people who have left the city for the burbs)......
anEconomist wrote:
i love it - people brining up that some places in california are so expensive...
ask yourself, why are they so expensive?
so an expensive city means a city is great?
sf was once a blue collar city and affordable--you could be a cop or a teacher and afford a home. was SF not a great city then b/c it was not expensive?
[quote]moving wrote:
#7 Asheville, N.C.
"A virtually franchise-free downtown"
Whatever...more like most franchised town in America.
many roads seeing more & more 'box' stores.
For sure it's the most over rated town...quickly losing what made it great--in terms of running & living, however still some cool places to live on the outskirts.
Asheville used to be a wonderful place to live. Several years ago the homosexual crowd starting showing up. As time went by more and more of them moved there. It got so bad, a lot of decent people left. I lived there for almost 20 years. I finally had enough back in '05. If they ever get rid of the homo's there, I'll be the first one moving back.
I agree Nashville is a really great place. It's a cool city, cheap cost of living, traffic isn't bad (as compared to other big cities), great entertainment, several pro sports, rolling landscape, etc. House prices are still reasonable, but you better get em while they are hot since people are figuring out about Nashville and its suburbs. The weather isn't what I would call mild, but it's usually pleasant. Most days are sunny. Temps in December and January this year were in th 70's. But then February dropped to freezing. But it never snows here. Humidity only really hits late in the summer. I think it's safe too. Great schools in Williamson County (5-20min drive to downtown).
It's a Southern city in name, but the population is probably 70% from the West, North, Midwest, etc. It's a very cosmopolitan city.
As for running, I would say it's mediocre. Percy-Warner Park is incredible. A lot of people run Belmont Blvd and Centennial Park. Outside of Percy-Warner you don't find much soft surface though.
Where did you move to from Asheville?
Vancouver