What Is It About Where You Live Would Or Would Not Encourge Others To Move There?

fmdog44

fmdog44

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Houston, Texas
"I Was Not Born Here But I Got Here As Fast As I Could" is a running motto in Texas. I moved from the Chicago area. The people here are much friendlier. The economy is solid. No state income tax. Houston is close to the coast. There are many parks and lakes and rivers and National Forests near by. The population of Houston is among the leaders in racial/cultural diversity. Great universities. Great restaurants. Museums and amusement parks. Of course last but not least, the best BBQ in the country and if you want to ride horses c'mon down!
 

fmdog44 said:
"I Was Not Born Here But I Got Here As Fast As I Could" is a running motto in Texas. I moved from the Chicago area. The people here are much friendlier. The economy is solid. No state income tax. Houston is close to the coast. There are many parks and lakes and rivers and National Forests near by. The population of Houston is among the leaders in racial/cultural diversity. Great universities. Great restaurants. Museums and amusement parks. Of course last but not least, the best BBQ in the country and if you want to ride horses c'mon down!
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I moved to Austin, from Chicago, forty-one years ago. I thought I was in heaven. After I realized what was going to happen, here, I wanted to leave, after three years, but my business success kept me here.

Austin always ranks in the top ten of best US cities to live in, often holding the number one ranking. The problem is that way too many people live here, now. We have horrible air, some of the worst traffic in the US, problems with water, an ever-rising crime rate, an absurdly high cost of living, killing hot summers. When the gf retires, next year, we'll spend summers away from here, hopefully, and if we find a nice, northern town, with fairly mild winters, we may move there, for good.

Do NOT move to Austin. All of the above should serve as a warning, to you, and if you move here, you'll make things worse! (Nothing personal, of course.)
 
I'm in the North West of England and , if you enjoy hiking, this is the place to live. I look out of my window and see 'All Creatures Great and Small' countryside. I won't say much about the people, except that they are as uncivilised as the county they live in.
 
You can all come and live here if you don't mind 4 seasons...

I live on the edge of a semi rural English Medieval town ..surrounded by farmland, rivers, lakes , boating and woodland, yet we're just 20 miles from central London, although you'd never know it...



Our summers are the hottest of the whole UK... and our winters' the mildest...

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I would recommend people living here if you like affordable housing prices
Our 4 seasons are terrific except for winter unless you like bitter cold temps with lots of snow
We actually have 5 seasons,# 5 is road construction,fix potholes,pave sidewalks etc from March-Oct
 
treeguy64 said:
I moved to Austin, from Chicago, forty-one years ago. I thought I was in heaven. After I realized what was going to happen, here, I wanted to leave, after three years, but my business success kept me here.

Austin always ranks in the top ten of best US cities to live in, often holding the number one ranking. The problem is that way too many people live here, now. We have horrible air, some of the worst traffic in the US, problems with water, an ever-rising crime rate, an absurdly high cost of living, killing hot summers. When the gf retires, next year, we'll spend summers away from here, hopefully, and if we find a nice, northern town, with fairly mild winters, we may move there, for good.

Do NOT move to Austin. All of the above should serve as a warning, to you, and if you move here, you'll make things worse! (Nothing personal, of course.)
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This reminds me of Phoenix. When I lived in the desert, I had to make many trips to Phoenix. Back then, Phoenix and Mesa were two separate communities. Clean air, traffic was passable. Then, the influx came after media started talking about Phoenix being one of the best cities in the USA to live in. Now, just try to find a break between the two cities, and look at all the traffic and dirty air. :(
 
Where I live is kind of the best of both worlds. If you want a place where there is plenty of things to do and plenty of restaurants to eat in a 15-20 minute radius, but also have the quiet and peaceful place to live in the country right outside of that then where I live is perfect for you.
 
Good: Interesting people and activities, great cultural features such as music, art, museums, etc., a multitude of terrific restaurants. Good educational opportunities and medical care is top-notch. The cherry blossoms in the spring are awesome. And for those of us who are older, there are many senior mini-communities, ranging from independent living to nursing care if needed.

Bad: Too crowded, traffic is awful, summer heat and humidity, likewise awful, not too much in the way of spiritual values here... very few people move to the Washington, DC area because they fell in love with the place. It's always job-oriented, or at least was at one time, for nearly everyone.
 
While there is no Perfect place...and the Needs/Wishes vary greatly among individuals...we are satisfied with living in a rural area, in the Middle of the nation. Weather is tolerable...a few weeks of nasty cold in the Winter, and a similar amount of heat in the Summer, but nice, most of the year. Nearly everything we need is within an hours drive, and there is virtually no crime, and cost of living/taxes, etc. is quite reasonable. So long as we can drive, we'll probably stay put, and if/when we reach the point where driving is a problem, there is a nice small town of about 50,000, 25 miles from here with a good hospital, gobs of stores, etc., that we will probably migrate to.
 
Don't come here

You won't like it

Too rough

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Not enough social life for you

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mornings are too quiet...uneventful

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there's renegades out here

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'sides, there's too many of YOU out here already


now....GIT!

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fmdog44 said:
"I Was Not Born Here But I Got Here As Fast As I Could" is a running motto in Texas. I moved from the Chicago area. The people here are much friendlier. The economy is solid. No state income tax. Houston is close to the coast. There are many parks and lakes and rivers and National Forests near by. The population of Houston is among the leaders in racial/cultural diversity. Great universities. Great restaurants. Museums and amusement parks. Of course last but not least, the best BBQ in the country and if you want to ride horses c'mon down!
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Please .... NO ... of the top 10, four of the fastest growing cities in the US are in Texas.
The latest population explosion happening in Texas is around the Midland area.. the new oil boom.

http://time.com/5492648/permian-oil-boom-west-texas/
 
The summer heat here in Florida drives a lot of people off. I survived it for 31 years but for the last nine, I've been escaping it.

The rest of the year makes up for it. Yes, there's heat and humidity, but I've never had to shovel two feet of heat and humidity to get out of my driveway, I've never had to scrape heat and humidity off my car. My roof has never caved in from a heavy layer of heat and humidity. I've never slipped on heat and humidity and broken my hip. I'll trade it for the cold and snow and ice.
 
Nothing ever happens here. The village was founded 250 years ago and it's barely changed since then. Well, not quite - virtually all amenities have gone - school, pub, church, shop etc.. all closed. Still nothing happens.

Good points : Clean air, virtually crime free, friendly, helpful neighbours. Nice countryside and only a few miles from the beach.
Bad points : have to travel to shops, doctor, dentist etc... Chronically slow internet.

View from beside the old school. The hill in the Background is Bennachie (from the Gaelic, hill of the breast)
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fmdog44 said:
"I Was Not Born Here But I Got Here As Fast As I Could" is a running motto in Texas. I moved from the Chicago area. The people here are much friendlier. The economy is solid. No state income tax. Houston is close to the coast. There are many parks and lakes and rivers and National Forests near by. The population of Houston is among the leaders in racial/cultural diversity. Great universities. Great restaurants. Museums and amusement parks. Of course last but not least, the best BBQ in the country and if you want to ride horses c'mon down!
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I'm from Houston and I approve this message. Except for the "c'mon down" part. We don't need any more people, thanks.
 
I live in the "Pocono Mountains". That sounds nice, but there aren't huge mountains here. More like really high hills. And technically, there is no "Poconos". So I live in a very hilly area, in northeastern PA, with a few nearby ski resorts. We have four definite seasons. In the winter, it's freezing cold. (DUH!) In the summer, it's damn hot (DUH!!) The rest of the time it's great. We have animals-deer- lots and lots of them. Bears, too. Big ones. Over 600 lbs. And every kind of forest critter you can imagine. Years ago, this was all woods. The mob used "retire" their associates here, tied to a tree, but now we are becoming a subsidiary of NYC, about 100 miles away. You need a car. EVERYTHING is about 30 minutes away from where you are. We are about 2+ hours driving time from NYC, Philly, DC, AC, Jersey shore. For a time in autumn, it's spectacularly beautiful here with the "leaf season". I don't want you to move here. Who in the hell needs more kids in our schools, more congested roads, more people at the check out, higher house prices, and your body standing in the way.
 
I'm in greater Chicago area. I only live here because DW and myself have a lot of family in the area. I would not encourage anyone to move here unless it was for a job. I'd be living in the Pacific Northwest if I had my druthers......
 
That is how I would describe Northern New Jersey also. I might add we are only about 50 miles from New York City and only a few miles to the border of PA.
Mollypops said:
Where I live is kind of the best of both worlds. If you want a place where there is plenty of things to do and plenty of restaurants to eat in a 15-20 minute radius, but also have the quiet and peaceful place to live in the country right outside of that then where I live is perfect for you.
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Ruth n Jersey said:
That is how I would describe Northern New Jersey also. I might add we are only about 50 miles from New York City and only a few miles to the border of PA.
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I dont know where you live in New Jersey but my youngest sister lives in Sparta, NJ...it a beautiful small town and I love her place more than anyone else’s in my family.

Shes about the same distance to NY and every time I’ve visited her, she’s taken me to NYC for the day.

Her house is on 13 acres with most of it wooded and on a small lake.

Thats were I saw a mama bear with her 3-4 cubs in her yard...lots of deer and other wildlife.
 

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