Why do you like living where you do?

[jbig31]

I just wanted to throw this out there-why do you like living in the area that you do?

I really love living in West Michigan. Great cities like Detoit and Chicago are only a couple hours away and the close proximity to Lake Michigan beaches and lakeshore towns from South Haven, Holland and Grand Haven let us enjoy quick fun family getaways.

Any thoughts?

[OrlandoEastwood]

Well, I'm moving back to Ohio in less than two weeks. Ohio is the place for me because I lived there the most, next with Hawaii. Pretty much all of my relatives live out there. Plus I got a place out there.

[fatediesel]

I like living in Iowa because it is so mellow. There is no traffic jams of any sort, the crime rate is low, and the cost of living is low. I know some people would complain there isn't much to do (which there isn't) but I've lived here my whole life and couldn't imagine leaving. If I want to go someplace bigger I'm within 5 hours to Minneapolis and Chicago. Chicago is my favorite city to visit but I can't even imagine living there with it's traffic. I know some people in Chicago who have a 2 hour commute to work everyday. I couldn't do that for one day, much less a lifetime.

[Another_Dude]

Kansas. Love it. Won't leave. Stay out.

[aramis109]

Originally Posted by Another_Dude

Kansas. Love it. Won't leave. Stay out.

I almost moved to Kansas- lived there for a year south of KC in a little town called Fort Scott. I really liked it there but the situation just didn't work out. Lived in Nevada across the border too (didn't like that so much). Liked Pittsburgh to the south as well.

I actually would rather move back to Indianapolis. I liked it a lot more than Milwaukee. I do like the house styles in this part of the country though- for instance in Florida you get a lot of flats with tile floors everywhere to dissipate the heat. My house has so much more character. Love my home- would like to transplant it to Indianapolis as I love that city. Perfect size, newer buildings and outlying areas, and overall just realistically what I'm used to as I grew up near there.

[krazeyeyez]

Originally Posted by OrlandoEastwood

Well, I'm moving back to Ohio in less than two weeks. Ohio is the place for me because I lived there the most, next with Hawaii. Pretty much all of my relatives live out there. Plus I got a place out there.

Originally Posted by jbig31

I just wanted to throw this out there-why do you like living in the area that you do?
I really love living in West Michigan. Great cities like Detoit and Chicago are only a couple hours away and the close proximity to Lake Michigan beaches and lakeshore towns from South Haven, Holland and Grand Haven let us enjoy quick fun family getaways.
Any thoughts?

quick answer i DON'T lol, i live in southern michigan, on the border with ohio where i spend most my time as well as work, and i hate them both


i am currently looking into moving to south carolina or florida, my first choice however would be south carolina since i would still get to experience the seasons just a little more mildly then i do here.

[brettallica]

• Grew up here
• Friends, family all from around or live here (for the most part)
• Beach
• Snow only a few hours away
• Laid-back lifestyle (for the most part)
• Good melting pot for all walks of life

[jkwest]

if they ever decide to split California, I would love it...until then..its great.

[toef]

Originally Posted by jkwest

if they ever decide to split California, I would love it...until then..its great.

Split it how, exactly?

Sometimes I think about moving out to northern CA, because the few times I've been out there I've really liked it. I wish I could get San Francisco, mainly the weather, somewhere else that wasn't so expensive.

I grew up with lots of snow in the winter (and by winter I mean October through April), and though I always wanted to live somewhere with 4 seasons, but now I don't care. If I want to see snow, I can live somewhere where there is snow a few hours away, but it's not worth the aggravation of dealing with it every day for 5 months.

I also like the idea of being 3 hours behind the east coast. Part of me hopes I could find a way to never adapt to pacific time, and live the rest of my life feeling like I wake up at 11am est to go to work, and go to bed at 3am, when it's really [obviously] 8am and midnight.

[jkwest]

Originally Posted by toefer

Split it how, exactly?

I don't know...somewhere in the middle..

just leave me the agriculture and the bay area and everything north of that and, I'll be happy.

maybe right at the Grapevine pass....I just don't like L.A. and down...

[bongzilla]

I like Dallas, Tx because if you were to lose your job, the economy is pretty strong here and jobs are around, and I,m from Oklahoma so going back home is just a few hours away, and a lot of shops here to spend the green.

Bad point is we do have some bad air days.

[Bigdog]

Unfortunately the state i live in Massachusetts use to be nice when i was young, now it is nothing but a welfare state and is getting worse by the day!

[MaCruz]

I like living in Florida because it's warm "most" of the year.

But then again, I'm getting sick of the hot weather.

[brettallica]

Originally Posted by toefer

Split it how, exactly?

Originally Posted by jkwest

I don't know...somewhere in the middle..

just leave me the agriculture and the bay area and everything north of that and, I'll be happy.

maybe right at the Grapevine pass....I just don't like L.A. and down...

How about Visalia or Bakersfield area? Just be sure to include the Bay Area with the north and I'm good to go.

[jkwest]

Originally Posted by brettallica

How about Visalia or Bakersfield area? Just be sure to include the Bay Area with the north and I'm good to go.

we need Bakersfield...thats where all the ag workers live...jus' sayin'

[SellmeyourDVD]

Originally Posted by jbig31

I just wanted to throw this out there-why do you like living in the area that you do?

I really love living in West Michigan. Great cities like Detoit and Chicago are only a couple hours away and the close proximity to Lake Michigan beaches and lakeshore towns from South Haven, Holland and Grand Haven let us enjoy quick fun family getaways.

Any thoughts?

You like living near detroit? I figured the further away the better

I completely hate central michigan and michigan in general. I hate snow, I hate any weather under 70, I hate our economy, and most of all I hate all the really ghetto people that live around certain parts of my town. It also seems like there are alot of shoddy people who live here... or maybe I just encounter the wrong people sometimes?

[brettallica]

Originally Posted by jkwest

we need Bakersfield...thats where all the ag workers live...jus' sayin'

All right... how about we draw the line below Bakersfield and include them in the north with us?

[Monkey]

Originally Posted by brettallica

• Grew up here
• Friends, family all from around or live here (for the most part)
• Beach
• Snow only a few hours away
• Laid-back lifestyle (for the most part)
• Good melting pot for all walks of life

No pun intended for Santa Cruz I'm sure.

I love the Bay Area, yeah the traffic can be a mother effer and the cost of living is ridiculous.

I love the weather, activities, being able to go to the beach is only 30 minutes away. I can hit the now during the winter. I really don't think I'd want to live anywhere else.

[Fors*]

Lancaster, PA. That's right, the home of the horse and buggies...LOL! But don't let that fool you. It is actually a small to mid sized city actually, and I live right outside it. A lot of agriculture of course, but the city is a perfect size with modern amenities thus creating a good mix to enjoy the best of both worlds. Philly is just a little under 2 hrs away, Baltimore and the Inner Harbor is less than 1 hr, Hershey (that's right, the city that makes the chocolate bar) is 45 minutes away and Harrisburg is a little under 1 hr away. I grew up in Philly and enjoy the much more laid back attitude here. I can't stand traffic conjestion and can't imagine how I ever put up with it. I also like to ride my Harley to many scenic areas here. I only lived here for 4 years, but I lived in many places and I feel this is the nicest area to raise my family.

[Blu-Benny]

i live in central WI, pretty much the exact center fo the state. Minneapolis, Green Bay, Madison, and Milwaukee are all about the same distance away from where i live so if i need the "big city" experience, it's only a couple hours drive away.

my entire family (except an aunt & uncle and their 3 kids) all live within 20 min. of where i live.

the summers are great, winters are cold but u get used to it. i'm an outdoorsman (when i get time) so i enjoy fishing and hunting, both of which are excellent in my area.

big thing is family though.