Are you proud and happy about where you live?

[cccm]

Meh...it has its good, it has its bad.

Good:
proximity to Boston and Cape Cod
close to ocean
close to mountains
lots of great colleges and universities
lots of history
best weather in the world

Bad:
Taxes
Cost of living
worst weather in the world

What Mindy said and a few of my own

Good:
Red Sox and Paw Sox are same distance away
four seasons
about an hour from 3 or 4 other states (depending on the driving)
great restaurants

Bad:
ice cream stands that close in the winter

 

[Lavender_Blue]

I live 15 minutes away from Animal Kingdom where my fiancee works (and where I'll hopefully be working if my interview goes good).

Florida is nice, it has its parts that remind me of home sweet home in Texas. The weather's about the same (except it rains more here than it did in Tejas). The taxes is supposed to be better than when I lived in California a few months ago (I already know the cost of living is better). I love being close to the magic and being able to visit the park every week if I wanted to. I love that when my fiancee had a birthday I was able to take him to a Disney restaurant that he liked - and likewise for my birthday we're going to see the Hallowishes fireworks from Narcoosee's. There's always something fun to do here and WDW will never get old for us because there are so many wonderful details to discover about the parks (and even outside the parks, too).

Just yesterday we went to Magic Kingdom to get some dole whips and turkey legs and go hunting for hidden Jack Skellingtons on the Haunted Mansion (very hard to do without *don'tdothis*flash photography*don'tdothis*) =P

I'm also still close to my family. My mom and dad, plus my sister with her two boys, live in Texas, and my other sister and her six kids live in Virginia...so I'm pretty much in the middle. It wasn't like that when I lived in California.

I guess the thing I don't like is that it can be very hard to find a job. And it has been.

 

[BarbieGal457]

I live in South Philadelphia, and I love it! By subway I am only 10 minutes from shopping and my job, 15 from college, and less than 2 from the sports arenas. I can actually walk there - they're practically in my backyard. The beach, including Atlantic City, and the mountains are only an hour or so away, and we have 4 distinct seasons. We also have Rocky and sports teams that love to break our hearts. The shopping and style here are amazing, and I really enjoy the closeness of my little community, and never feel unsafe (at least in my little neighborhood). We have great water ice and soft pretzels, and it's not that long of a drive to NYC (about 2 hours or so, depending on traffic and who's driving ). My family has all stayed in the same area, and it's so nice to be able to walk 2 minutes to see my six-week-old twin nephews.

That said, I'd love to move to either Florida or Texas, or maybe even Brooklyn in a few years when I'm older and settling into life, since I'm a college junior currently. I am definitely a four-seasons-of-hot-weather girl!

 

[zulemara]

I live 15 minutes away from Animal Kingdom where my fiancee works (and where I'll hopefully be working if my interview goes good).

Florida is nice, it has its parts that remind me of home sweet home in Texas. The weather's about the same (except it rains more here than it did in Tejas). The taxes is supposed to be better than when I lived in California a few months ago (I already know the cost of living is better). I love being close to the magic and being able to visit the park every week if I wanted to. I love that when my fiancee had a birthday I was able to take him to a Disney restaurant that he liked - and likewise for my birthday we're going to see the Hallowishes fireworks from Narcoosee's. There's always something fun to do here and WDW will never get old for us because there are so many wonderful details to discover about the parks (and even outside the parks, too).

Just yesterday we went to Magic Kingdom to get some dole whips and turkey legs and go hunting for hidden Jack Skellingtons on the Haunted Mansion (very hard to do without *don'tdothis*flash photography*don'tdothis*) =P

I'm also still close to my family. My mom and dad, plus my sister with her two boys, live in Texas, and my other sister and her six kids live in Virginia...so I'm pretty much in the middle. It wasn't like that when I lived in California.

I guess the thing I don't like is that it can be very hard to find a job. And it has been.

that is exactly every reason why I'm moving to Orlando.

 

[DSNY4ever]

Yup, I love it. It is a little too hot for my taste, but everything else is pretty wonderful. I am just about an hour from Lake Tahoe and when I get to lay around on a weekend with my toes in the beautiful water- I know I am in heaven!

 

[moonpie85]

I'd like to hear what you don't like about south texas.

I currently live in Central New York and while I really disliked it when I moved here it's growing on me a little. I still do not like the winters though at all but the summers are really nice.

I am a Texan though and I miss Texas... I was living in Austin, Texas before I moved here and in my opinion Austin is the best city ever!

The part we live in is full of crime (not our neighborhood but the surrounding cities) gang problems, drug cartels, and just very dirty in general. I'm sure there are ok cities in South Texas but none around were we are.

 

[halliesmommy01]

Yes I love living where I do. I live in a small town an hour south of St Louis Missouri. I work in the city. I love that I know my neighbors and we help each other out when we can. I love that I can see baseball, football and hockey. We have one of the best zoos(and it's free) in the country. Plus a few other museums. I was born and raised in the same general area. I also love gooey butter cake! I love that I can live in a small town but have a bigger city close by.

 

[moonpie85]

I'd like to hear what you don't like about south texas.

I currently live in Central New York and while I really disliked it when I moved here it's growing on me a little. I still do not like the winters though at all but the summers are really nice.

I am a Texan though and I miss Texas... I was living in Austin, Texas before I moved here and in my opinion Austin is the best city ever!

Yes Austin is very nice (other than the traffic) but we're several hours south of there.

 

[soupy11]

I live in Waterloo Ontario.

We are a short drive to Toronto, I can be downtown in under an hour if traffic agrees. Waterloo is very progressive with a big tech industry...we have big names such as RIM, Google, etc. in the area that provide a lot of growth. I live about 5 minutes from two really great universities, so we have a lot of arts and leisure activities. The area is relatively crime free, and very very clean. 8 minutes north of us is one of the largest markets in the area, with fresh produce, meats, arts, crafts etc. This is the St Jacobs market and it draws on the large Mennonite population in the area.

 

[Racey]

So...tell us all how you really feel....

as you can tell I feel quite emotional about it

I noticed something else on the way home today. There was 3 massive Ireland flags outside a pub, and a Muslim Flag flying high in one of the heavy populated muslim areas. Yet last christmas one of the local councils said they were not going to put up the St George flag on the local council building for fear of offending people

One thing you cant take away from you Americans and that is how proud of your flag you are and what it stands for - I just wish we were more like that

 

[Abharmagic]

Pittsburgh transplant here- grew up in New England and long to be back there all the time. Pittsburgh's OK- but my heart's still up North.

 

[Torontogal]

I am from Toronto - a suburb west of it.
I love Canada but really hate the Canadian winters. I hate snow, cold, ice and the feeling like my nose is about to fall off. We get a lot of sunshine in Toronto which is a great thing.
I have been to Pittsburgh and love shopping there. It is a very pretty city.
I also should say that I am very impressed with American politics - it is so exciting compared to Canadian politics which is BORING. I am so impressed with Obama....

 

[Mickey_Man]

I live in central CT and while on a day to day basis I probably would complain about it, it has many positives. In about 2 hours or less, I can go to:

-A Broadway Play or anything else the greatest city in the world has to offer
-The beach
-Historic Boston, which outside of its baseball team is actually a good place!
-Skiing in the mountains
-the outdoors for hiking, camping, kayaking, etc.
-dozens of golf courses
-the mansions of Newport
-CapeCod and see UrsulaShadow and all the other offerings of that area
-get Frozen Lemonade


CT has a great education system as a whole, is one of the highest educated states in the country (maybe #1), has open-minded people (mostly), gets all four seasons but none too extreme and most of my family lives here.

Negatives:

No real identity - we are always "half way between NY and Boston"
high taxes
we lost the Whalers
the close minded people are really vocal
most of my family lives here

 

[burberryplaid]

I'm in the so-so crowd

I love Boston. It's a great town and the fall and spring can be quite lovely. I love the history of Boston. I love being close to the ocean and not far away from the "mountains" (Don't think they really qualify as mountains. I grew up in Colorado and what they have out here are more like hills)

I hate the amount of taxes we have and the cost of living. A $400,000 home here would be $100,00 in other cities in the US. People are also pretty cold and it's hard to make friends. I don't think the school system in MA is great. When we have children they'll likely have to go to private or Catholic school ($$ Kaching $$)

Ideally, I'd love to move to Orlando, Austin, TX, somewhere in southern or central NH, or back to Colorado but I don't know if we'll make the jump.

 

[Becx N Gav]

I hate the amount of taxes we have and the cost of living. A $400,000 home here would be $100,00 in other cities in the US.

In the UK you could barely get a house for $100,000 (about £60,000) even with house prices falling!

 

[Boardwalker]

Well, am I proud of living in NY's Capital District?
I am not sure. I have thought about migrating to the warm sunny south, but something always gets in the way.
Every January, I am too hung over from New Year's Eve to pack.
Every February, it is too cold and icy to leave the house.
Every March, well there is no point leaving before St Patrick's Day and then I am too hung over to pack again.
Come April, it is too muddy to get out of the driveway.
Come May, the bugs are too thick to make it to the car without need of transfusions.
Come June, the rains (that everybody else get in April to bring the May flowers) make driving tough.
In July, the thunderstorms usually drop trees across the driveway.
I never have enough money left in August to leave because the track is open in Saratoga....
September brings Indian Ladder Farms cider donuts... no way will I go in September.
In October, the bugs start again... and the hunters. If they would hunt the deerflies as well as deer, I might make it out.
In November, the wind from the politicians in Albany make going outside risky.
Then December, and the Christmas lights do me in. I can make it up the ladder to the roof to put the lights up, but tend to panic once I get up there and it takes several days and the Volunteer Fire Department to get me off the roof.
So I guess I am here for the duration. But I can't say that I am proud to live here, as everybody else here is almost as crazy as I am. Who can live like that?

 

[Bell30012]

I love my town and wouldn't want to live anywhere else... Except maybe in this castle... My town is still small enough that our sheriff personally rolls on calls, our tax assessor knows your name and the people are friendly.

 

[Just People]

I live in the worst area in the country, the Washington, D.C. area. The snobbiest of the snobby have all agreed to live here. The traffic is terrible, way too expensive to live here. There is absolutely nothing to do here except going to bars or restaurants. If I could find a job somewhere down south and make the same money I would move in an instant. All the Lexus moms here have such a sense of entitlement. BTW, i'm not happy about where I live. Northern Virginia blows!!!

 

[carelo]

Well, I'm torn. I love Colorado in the summer, I don't think there is a better place to be. It's sunny and warm without being sweltering hot and humid, and there aren't a ton of bugs. The winters on the other hand can be terrible and make me want to get the heck out. But since both DH and myself are born and raised here and our families are "pioneers" (our families have lived in Colorado for 100 years) I don't think we'll be leaving any time soon.

 

[Cool-Beans]

Nope! I've lived here my whole life and I know the city and suburbs very well. Most of my friends and family are here. Cedar Point is close.

Other than that, there is nothing great about Cleveland. It wasn't that great a city to begin with and is dying quickly.

Plus, in the immortal words of Jimmy Buffett, "I want to go where it's warm."