Do You Currently Like or Dislike Where You Live?

[K245five]

As the question asks, like or dislike?

As for me, I currently live in Pennsylvania. Over the last several years, I've grown to really dislike living in this state. Now, I know there are several posters here that hail from Pennsylvania. so I don't mean any disrespect.

However, I really do not like living here, and here are the reasons why:

Crappy Economy: It seems that when the bottom fell out of the steel and coal industries some time ago, this state's economy plunged into the tenth level of hell and has yet to fully recover. Thus, it is really difficult to find a good job that pays a living wage around here. Sure, this state has tried to fix it a little bit in the past few years, but Pennsylvania seems to be hopelessly stuck in a rut. No wonder so many college grads get the hell out of Pennsylvania as soon as they graduate. Of course, when our legislators vote themselves a huge five figure pay raise like they did a couple of years ago and peter away our tax dollars on that instead of putting them towards things like education and programs to attract employers to come here, it really doesn't help this state's cause.

Northeastern Mentality: Many people who live around here tend to have a chip on their shoulder. Pennsylvania in particular suffers from this bcuase it appears at last to me that many of this state's residents seems to reinforce a lot of negative stereotypes in society. Many of the Elderly for example seem to be those "Grumpy Old Men and Women" who had to walk 50 miles to school up a hill both ways in 20 feet of snow and liked it. Plus, there seem to be a lot of "Rednecks" and "Shot and a Beer Tough Guys" living in this state.

There are other reasons why I dislike living in PA, such as the puritanical laws that one is subjected to living here i.e. the prohibition of selling beer and liquor in retail establishments. You can do this almost anywhere else in this country, but Pennsylvania just refuses to move into 1970 it seems. Another is the perpetually awful roads. This state seems to have such awful roads that they are almost ALWAYS being worked on. The potholes are like moon craters! The two reasons above are the main reasons why I dislike living here though.

Myself, I plan to relocate to the Midwest, specifically Missouri or Kansas. I've been there plenty of times, and the people are a lot more friendly, and i've heard that the job market is actually decent out there. Can anybody confirm this? Thanks!

[protege]

As for me, I currently live in Pennsylvania. Over the last several years, I've grown to really dislike living in this state. Now, I know there are several posters here that hail from Pennsylvania. so I don't mean any disrespect.

Eh, don't worry about it. I rip on Pennsylvania as much as possible. Yes, there are stereotypes here, but that's true of *any* area.

First, our roads suck ass. This is mainly because when our highways were built, PA chose to build them cheaply. I've heard rumors that the concrete/asphalt isn't as thick as it should be, leading to weather-related problems. Throw in the PennDOT "permanent inconvenience for a temporary improvement" mentality, and it's no wonder. I have yet to travel on the PA Turnpike when it's *not* being torn up somewhere.

Second, our job market sucks. Simply, there *isn't* one. Jobs have been hard to find ever since the mills and mines closed. So much of our economy was built on those two things...that when they went away, we got fucked. Many of the supporting industries here also went out of business and/or moved.

Third, our taxes are too damn high. Because of this, it's no wonder why very few companies relocate to PA, and why most college grads get the hell out of PA. PA is, and has been, losing residents, yet very little is being done about it. Every year, taxes go up, people leave, and our state government officials bitch about it.

...and now for the positives.

We don't get earthquakes. No hurricanes, few tornadoes, etc.

I like the four seasons....and I don't mean "Winter, Still Winter, Spring, and Construction :p"

I like how housing costs have remained low here. Because of the previously-mentioned problems, it's relatively cheap to live here.

I like the hills--I've been out west, and to me, it's a bit too flat. I miss the hills! :p

[Greenday]

As for me, I currently live in Pennsylvania.

I feel your pain. That move from NJ to PA was a tough choice, but it was cheaper here.

But, uh, as for my current living situation, the dorms have their ups and downs. It's really easy to meet people and you're friends are really close. But people can be loud as hell, especially on Thursday nights, Friday nights, Saturday nights, and whenever else people get drunk, so pretty much every night. Yesterday, some stupid girls down the hall decided to sing ridiculously loud, crappy pop music out of their windows. They are tonedeaf. People kept yelling from outside for them to shut the hell up. Someone threw a dresser out a 8th floor window in my dorm this semester. And now my roommate for next year wants to do one more year in the dorms. Le sigh.

[MadMike]

No arguments here. If I would have known 20 years ago what I know now, I would have moved the hell out of this state.

Welcome to Pennsylvania -- the land of bad roads, stadiums, and high taxes.

[Rahmota]

I love southern OHio with all my heart and spirit and am gonna be carried off my farm feet first. The land is great, the folks are nice for the most part. Same BS for the most part as wanywhere else. Only minor problems is the economy is kinda down but hey as long as I can get by I aint gonna worry.

[FormerCallingCardRep]

I love it here in this beautiful river valley in West Virginia. I was raised in this town and am raising my daughters here. Yes, I have to take my husband three hour north into Pittsburgh for medical treatments since he has a rare birth defect, but I love my river valley.

[KuzcoLlama]

Love it.

Born a Californian baby, forever shall I remain.

[ArenaBoy]

I live in Michigan and I currently dislike it. I especially dislike the county I live in because of the "Good Old Boy" system that's running around here. People around here are snobs, VERY bad drivers, there's the American car culture (You very much get insults hurled at you if you drive a foreign car. I also live near Detroit.), Then there's the economy right now which is crap. Trying to find a place to live for cheap is hard and then there's just the thought processes of many people in my county.

[Spiffy McMoron]

Love it. Love it, love it, love it. Born an Alberta boy, die an Alberta boy. (Just an older one. :p ) The economy is great, the summers are fabulous, and there's just something about that blue Alberta sky. Plus, I live in a nice neighbourhood and go to a good school. I still feel safe, in spite of what the newspaper says.

But to be fair:
-Winter does kinda suck here.
-Potholes big enough to be considered valleys. It's so bad that the city will pay for damages if they have been caused by a known pothole.
-A provincial government that's just this side of tyranny. (The Alberta Progressive Conservatives have been in power uninterrupted since 1971, and we've just elected our fourth premeir in that time. For perspetive, there have been 8 different Prime Ministers and 7 different presidents in that time.)
-Some of the people here are dicks! ('Cept me!)

[RapidPad0]

Guh... PA here. The strict liquor laws is the last straw for me. I remember going on a road trip to West Virginia and being amazed at seeing beer at a gas station. Needless to say I'm getting the hell out of here after I graduate!

The roads are pretty hideous, and the construction is neverending. Now that I've actually been to rural PA I kind of intensely loathe the state. Before I didn't like it, now I intensely loathe it.

Eh, it's pretty though.

[Broomjockey]

I'm fairly indifferent to Edmonton, and Alberta. It has it's good points, and it's bad points. Job market's nice, transit's nice. Winter sucks. Road construction sucks.
Our politicians suck.
No PST is nice. Being close to my parents? Really sucks.
Once I'm done school, I'm moving.

[BookstoreEscapee]

I like NJ ok. My family is here. My friends are scattered anyway, so wherever I live it would still be that way. Traffic sucks and there's too many houses. Only thing I see growing in the Garden State are housing developments. I call them houseshrooms cuz I swear they pop up overnight.

I lived in PA, for a year, in Levittown and worked in Philly. I liked the job but I was so miserable in the rest of my life I ended up coming back home. At 31 I could do without living with my parents but it's expensive here and my moving back kinda set me back financially, since I ended up back in retail making a lot less money. (On the bright side, I just found out I am getting a decent raise in April - big, actually, by my company's standards - so hopefully I will be able to change the living situation soon. Mostly I have to get off my butt and start looking.) Hard to believe it's been nearly 6 years since I came back.

Went to school out in Lancaster County. Wasn't nothing there when I was there (yes, I was an English major :D). If you didn't have a car there was no where to go. I didn't have a car. But then I didn't have to deal with driving on the roads, either, so, there ya go.

[Giggle Goose]

Love it.

Born a Californian baby, forever shall I remain.

:( I'm so jealous. I just got back from visiting my cousin near LA and I loved it!

I would want to live there if it wasn't so far from MD. It has its drawbacks, but I live near two awesome cities (Baltimore AND DC), and I love being able to drive to mountains and the beach all in one state. Can't say I like the crabs and other seafood too much, though, although my family is obsessed. Many summer evenings have been spent at a Washington-Post covered table topped with whatever my dad caught that day out on the boat. He actually lives on his sailboat now. There's no dragging him away from his Chesapeake Bay! Flashbacks aside, I live in an area that has a high cost of living and all the same snags as anywhere else, but I guess you "pay to play." ;)

[hawkchick11]

Iowa girl, born and raised.

I'll probably never leave... I tried that once, lived in MN for 2 years but came back home.

Its cheap to live here, and since most college students leave after they're done, they're really trying to keep people here so wages and stuff are going up. Plus I'm only like 3.5 hours away from Chicago, 4 hours from Minneapolis.

[XCashier]

I was born and raised in Phoenix, AZ, and only last month relocated to Eugene, OR. Phoenix wasn't too bad in the 70s, but it got worse as time went on, and it was nearly unbearable when I left.

BAD POINTS: The pollution is horrible; when you hear a Phoenixian speak of the "Brown Cloud" he is referring to the ugly mix of dust and smog that hangs thickly over the city, causes breathing problems and gets worse when there is no rain for a while (which is 90% of the time!). Crime is rampant; it has one of the highest car theft rates in the USA. The heat is horrific, you've got normal desert heat combined with the Urban Heat Island Effect, which really makes it sweltering, raising people's tempers to the breaking point as well. The drinking water is nasty, it's very hard, leaves thick deposits on showerheads and faucets and tastes like you're drinking out of an over-chlorinated swimming pool.

GOOD POINTS: The air after a good rain is lovely; fresh and clean with a slight fragrance of pine and creosote. The city streets are laid out on a grid, which makes it easy to find addresses. The freeway systems have a rubberized asphalt, which reduces driving noise and (from what I've heard) doesn't let off quite so much heat. The job market was pretty good. There are some good restaurants here and there; it's not difficult to find a decent pizza or Chinese food.

I haven't been in Eugene very long, but I do like the fresh air, sweet water, the abundance of trees and other greenery and the laid-back attitude of most of the people around here. Now, if only we can find jobs...

[iradney]

I live in South Africa. I love my country. BUT, if someone were to offer me a job overseas in like, Sweden or Canada, I would leave in a heartbeat. Why?
Let's see...

Our President and Health Minister only RECENTLY admitted that HIV causes AIDS.
Our Health Minister says eating garlic, beet and potatoes helps ppl with HIV.
Our ex-Deputy President was accused of rape and corruption, and his "theme song" is "Bring my machine gun"
Quite a few of our members of government have been accused of corruption and various other crimes.
Our police force is understaffed and corrupt. Our "official" public transport is a shambles, our "unofficial" public transport is a menace to society (if you don't let them cut you off, they intentionally try to ram you. If you come to a stop, they will beat you)
Our economy is not quite in the toilet, but it's lingering around the rim, we have one telephone service provider that is corrupt and inefficient.
*sigh*
other than that, my country is just peachy!

[powerboy]

I hate where I live. I live in a crappy city in California. I want to move away as possible. California is a good place, I will admit that. It is just with my city. I want to live around Rhode Island, Maryland, somewhere around them.

[iradney]

Ah, and I just found out that our National Police Commissioner wants to legalize prostitution and drinking in public for the duration of the 2010 Soccer World Cup.
I am SO not going to be here when that farce happens!

[Kiwi]

Im from a big city

I now live in a small "city" with a small town mentality (everyone knows everyone..... literally)

I hate it....hate it hate it hate it. Not the city itself (great weather, people are friendly etc) but the mentality here... no one gets a job on their abilities, you get the job because of who you know

its INSANE!!!!

[Mr. Rager!]

Sometimes, I think I want to live in a more glamorous city, see Los Angeles, Las Vegas, Hollywood, Miami...

I live in Minnesota and we have a phenomenal economy. If you've ever heard the term, "Minnesota-nice" it's not just something we say. I've been to quite a few states, and I'd have to say as whole, Minnesotans are often the nicests people.

My town's is protected by businesses like:

The Mayo Clinic
Crenlo
Pemstar
IBM

So... for the most part, I like where I live. There are some things I'd like to give up about it, but I like it.

[Lvl_9_Gazebo]

As far as I'm concerned, God kissed the earth, and Western North Carolina was born. I love it. I was born here and I will die here, just as no fewer than seven generations of my family have lived and died here since the 1770's when we first arrived. I love the mountains, the forests, the white racing rivers, the cliffs and rocks and lakes. I love the city of Asheville, which is interesting and haunted, beautiful, fun, and looks and behaves like a city three times its size.

Unfortunately, it would seem that the entire population of Florida, not to mention Atlanta, Charlotte, and every retiring baby-boomer from the Midwest and Northeast agree. They're moving in by the thousands and building their houses, and now my green mountains bleed red clay from gaping wounds where some dilettante's vinyl-sided castle is under construction. We desperately need some better governance to take charge and make sure that the growth doesn't annihilate everything that draws people here and all the things that kept my family here for going on 250 years.

This is why I plan to get into politics, naturally. I don't trust anyone else with that job.

[draftermatt]

I live in Maryland, the job market is good if you want to travel to Baltimore, Howard, Anne Arundel, Prince Georges, or Montgomery County, or DC/No. Va. in Carroll County where I am, it sucks. However, everyone works in those mentioned counties so the home prices have shot through the roof. My friends cannot afford to leave their parents homes because of it, and some of them want to get married, etc. but won't because they have no where to live.

A lot of people have moved into Southern Pennsylvania, which is fine, but the roads in PA suck (as mentioned) and the taxes are ungodly high.

The housing market as I said is nuts. But the worst part is all that used to be farm land is now housing developments. Around the county seat anyway. The more rural areas are still well, rural.

I like MD for the most part though. The mountains to the west, the ocean 3 hours away. The Chesapeake Bay is about 1 1/2 hours away. Baltimore City is decent, I can drive to DC (but who the hell would). I'm a history buff and I live 15 minutes from Gettysburg, an hour from Antietam, 2-3 hours from Mount Vernon. Oh and I forgot to mention. I know how to properly pick a crab, and can do so without mallets, knives, or any of the like. I'm not cuckoo for crabs, but whenever I go to NJ/NY for business I get asked where the crabs are. So I guess if I did'nt have them available so reguarly I would mind it.

I used to like winter, but now I hate it with a firey passion.

[strawbabies]

Sometimes, I think I want to live in a more glamorous city, see Los Angeles, Las Vegas, Hollywood, Miami...



I moved to a suburb in Florida to get the hell out of Las Vegas (and to be with my fiance). It was nice to live in Vegas 10 years ago. But then everybody started moving there from all over the country. It's really crowded now, and the house prices are ridiculous. More and more apartments are changing to condos, so you can't even find a place to rent any more. People who have lived there for decades are losing their homes now because they can't afford the current property taxes.

There's always a water shortage (being in the desert, of course), but the government keeps approving more stuff to be built, which sucks up even more of the precious resources. The electric company seems to be approved for 9% rate increases every few months.

Vegas used to be a big city with a small town feeling about it. Now it's just a suburb of L.A.

[nick1091]

I've lived in Southern Connecticut for all but my college years, and the pros really outway the cons:

Nice Things:

-I can't think of a nicer place to raise a family. Our town has a great main street/village green (where part of the movie "Mr. Deeds" was filmed) where people say hello to everyone, there's always something cool going on, and filled with neat little coffee houses and restaurants.

-We're only 15 minutes away from Kent Falls, a park with a beautiful waterfall that's an ideal place for a hike or picnic.

Negatives:

-The roads are frequently traffic-packed. A project to turn the major road into town from two lanes to four has been going on forever, with no end in sight.

-Housing prices have gone WAY up.

[ShortTemperHatesStupidity]

I live in MD, and have all my life. While it's not the most fantastic place to live, it could be worse (perhaps a landlocked mid-west state with nothing to do *no offense to those that do live there but I'd find that hella boring*).

Some reasons to not live here:
-Everyone is angry and uptight. We live right near DC, so there's a crop of politicans, government workers, and generally disgruntled individuals living around here. No one shares the road (read cut-off's, no merge areas, speeding up to not let you in, etc), everyone looks at you funny if you do anything more than a half-grin when walking by a stranger that stares you in the face (and you're lucky if you even get acknowledged when out and about). Most people around here live in their own little bubble and pretty much ignore anyone who isn't a friend.

-Price of living. Holy hell is it ever expensive to live here. We don't have it bad as say, someone from New York, but with the amount of business that goes on here, this is like central hub. We've got harbor ports, the government, military bases, quite a few corporate headquarters, etc.

Reasons to live here:
-The beach. While it's not the sparkling crystal blue waters of Jamaica, it's still nice to be able to lay out and dig your feet in the sand.

-Great array of food. We have a lot of different immigrant groups in the area, so it allows for quite a bit of choices when dining out.

-Night life. We do have some pretty fun clubs.

-Weather. We get all four seasons.

[digilight]

Live in a small town in southern California, about 15 minutes from the beach and less then an hour from the mountains. We are about 45 minutes away from LA and about halfway between San Francisco and Tijuana.

DO I like it, hell yeah. The weather is great, our cold snaps are in the 30's (which are rare) this morning it was 47 when I went out to my car this morning. Summer we'll hit the 100's in our city while the city next door rarely hits past 90.

And I like the fact that I don't have to deal with LA style traffic to often.

[Giggle Goose]

I live in MD, and have all my life.


Do you like crabs? :D C'mon, you gotta say something about 'em. Draftermatt and I did.

[Ryu]

I'm from MD, lotta what others have said
I'm from Columbia, Howard County and due to the EXTREMELY HIGH cost of living, and the fact that theres NOTHING to do and you cant walk anywhere, I dont think I'd go back if I had a choice. Oh and its been totally developed... I dont know if there are any natural areas left other than small "woods" that are only woods to kids and small areas which are alright for playing sports but again mainly only when you're a kid, then they get small fast
I go to college in Frederick and I love it. I can walk so many places and im not worried to walk around in the dark like I am more so at home, I dunno how much there is to do but it seems to be a lot better in that sense, and I dont think its as expensive although its still ridiculous IMO but thats cause I hate spending money :p and there are actually farms, parks i believe, and some nature left even if its becoming more like other areas of maryland sadly from what i've seen
I do like living in Maryland, its nice being close to Baltimore and DC even if you rarely go there, the fact that you can when you need to is nice :p
MMMMM crabs... especially crabcakes!!!... oh and even though its definitely not md, snow crab legs are AMAZING!!! their easy to pick and so filling and soooooo good!!!
There are lotsa people who dont know how to drive but thats just the way society is moving definitely not just a maryland thing
I definitely think I'm gonna stay in Maryland after college if possible, if not I'm pretty sure I'll miss it

[Tanasi]

Tennessee born, Tennessee bread, and when I die I'll be Tennessee dead. I love my mountain empire.
I'm armored to the east and to the west. I have large rivers to the north and the south. I don't have to worry about hurricanes, earthquakes, and bad flooding.
I'm eight hours from half the country but that doesn't matter because I'm where I want to be.
My family help found the USA, North Carolina and later Tennessee. Some of us went off to Texas and California but all returned.
When I get hot I can either go to the river or to the mountains. We have large rivers for commerece and recreation and interstates that go ever which way. I love my hills, hollers, valleys and bottoms, I can hunt, fish and farm and like Bocephas says this Country Boy can survive.
My mountain empire is a good place to raise youngins, American music was invented in East Tennessee. It gets hot and it get cold, we have spring, summer, fall and winter.
The economy is generally pretty good, if you want to work it's not hard to find a job.
We don't have opera but we do have the Grand Ol'Opry.
We don't have the symphony but we do have bluegrass.
Most folks are nice and extremely friendly.
If you break down a dozen folks will offer to help, after all it is the Volunteer State.
We don't have those high-falutin fru-fru resturants but we do have Cracker Barrel and I'll take the crack-house any day.
And if for some reason someone wants to have a throw down fight we can accomidate them after all where do you think atom-bombs are made?
I'm not a big fan of all the road construction but I think the state, county and city keep all this construction going because they don't have a place to store all those caution barrels.
Our politicians are fairly benign and leave us alone, taxes are low, and the cost of living is decent. Now if we could just get rid of Memphis.....
Years ago when I was out making the world safe for democracy no matter where I went my Mom (Bless her Heart) would always send me a little medicine bottle of dirt from her garden that way I would always have Tennessee with me no matter where I went. I've carried Tennessee all over SE Asia, Oz, Middle East, Europe, Central America and the American island nations and no matter what I always return.:)

[ShortTemperHatesStupidity]

Do you like crabs? :D C'mon, you gotta say something about 'em. Draftermatt and I did.

While I like crabcakes, cream of crab soup, and just about anything else that includes crab somewhere in it, I do not enjoy picking crabs. I could sit around all day doing so and never get full, which to me is more trouble than it's worth... Plus I don't like beer, so there's goes the typical refreshment to accompany your crab feast.

[Mr. Rude]

Well now. It seems I'm the only one from the Canadian praries.

Born in Winnipeg, Manitoba. Cold in winter, hot in summer. Up until little while ago it had the great status of being the coldest city in the world over 500,000 people (yippee)...That is until Ulan-Bator (Mongolia) had a population increase to just over half a million people :D

I now reside in beautiful Victoria , British Columbia (thank gord) . Rarely any snow (kinda sucks at Xmas), but full of a goodly batch of soft, whiny west coast types ;)

They tend to complain about it raining too much during the winter...Where it rarely goes below freezing. Hmm...yeah...Not a lot of sympathy for them about the "harsh" vancouver island winters... :roll:

All kidding aside, it's an amazingly beautiful place to live.

Victoria harbour webcam ;)
http://142.36.244.87:8888/ImageViewer?Mode=Refresh&Resolution=640x480&Quality=Standard&Interval=300&Size=STD

[AirHostess]

I love my home.

When I'm flying I share a crew house near the airport, it's ok I guess.

[Spiffy McMoron]

Well now. It seems I'm the only one from the Canadian praries.

On behalf on both Broomjockey and I, since when did Edmonton get kicked out of the Canadian Prairies? :confused: :p

[AFpheonix]

My cousins live up in Victoria. It is indeed beautiful.

I probably won't leave Oregon. The temperate climate agrees with me. I don't mind the rain, I could do without the mud, though. But the greenery, access to beaches, mountains, and desert are all great.

We don't have nasty insects for the most part like I encounter when I go up to the Plains Provinces to visit family, it isn't nasty humid. Just nice. The lack of sales tax is also kind of nice, too.

The only really big bummer is the large income tax we pay here, as well as property taxes. Bleah.

[Knightmare]

I think I'm the first Floridian to speak up, so here goes.

This is Florida. It sucks.
The economy sucks - companies don't pay JACK for salary.
Tourists suck.
The educational system sucks AND blows (no offense to the GOOD educators out there. I know there are some, and you are trying. If only the State would back you up. Keep up the good work!)
The weather sucks - 2 seasons: HOT and not so hot, and everything is brown.
The hillbilly rednecks suck.
The gangsta rappers suck.
The beaches suck - They used to be clean
English is becoming the second language, which sucks. I have to learn Spanish to order my coffee.
The homeowner insurance industry sucks. I have to pay more for my insurance so Mr. Millionaire can own a third ocean front property.
The local news team sucks. Who cares who won the shuffleboard tournament?

Okay, I could keep going with the negatives. So I will finish with some positives.
The weather is great. No snow! No ice! No snowdrifts taller than me!
The beaches! Ok, the popular ones suck, but you can always find a beach that the tourists don't know about.
Girls in bikinis and short shorts/halter tops! Need I say more?
Disney/Universal/beaches/Seaworld/Orlando- only an hours drive away! Tampa only 2 hours away!

Umm... Ok, I can't think of anymore right now. but I will. So help me out, fellow Floridians. What makes this state great?

[strawbabies]

Umm... Ok, I can't think of anymore right now. but I will. So help me out, fellow Floridians. What makes this state great?

I live in Florida too, so I guess I wasn't clear about that in my earlier post. Sure, there's stuff about Florida that sucks, but at least it's better than Las Vegas! I'm much happier here.

[TNT]

If you're not happy where you live, come to my town... you'll suddenly appreciate yours a lot more. What's wrong with it? Pretty much everything.

It's poor... I, a lowly cable tech, make more than the median family income. One quarter of the population lives below the poverty line.

It's ugly... The main street can be handsome at times. Pretty much everything else is hideous.

It's poorly managed... every facet of city government is filled with local fiefdoms that compete against each other to the benefit of no one.

I could go on...

But I'm filled with optimism these days... a few weeks ago, after long and careful study, the mayor had a sudden illumination, a solution to the city's problems: he ordered Verizon to remove payphones from the streets.

This is how the Renaissance began, wasn't it?

PS...

Brother-in-law, ordering food in a small Montana hunting town: I'll have a crabcake.
Waiter: I've heard of crabs, but I never heard of people making a cake out of them.

[Becks]

Having been born and raised in WI and now living in NJ...

I miss WI, except for the winters!!!!!!! :runaway:

NJ's not bad, but... It's dirty. People drive like they have death wishes. Housing prices are obscene. And why do people call sauce "gravy" and gravy "sauce"???

[blas]

I hate the ideals of most WI natives, believing that we are supposed to be the "lost" Southern State. I hate the hillbilly, inbred redneck mentalities too many people have.

I love the hot summers. I despise the winters and the overbearing amounts of snow. Global warming really needs to kick it up another notch.

It's amazing, three weeks ago, there was over a foot of snow on the ground. Now it's been raining for 2 days straight (supposed to rain until Monday), and the grass is turning green again. No more snow for another 8 months :)

[Bella_Vixen]

I was going to quote Blas, but would have quoted the entire post, so...

I'll agree with Blas (and Becks) about the weather, but instead of the rednecks, I get the gangstas, and the wannabes, etc. Damn that city living.

And the obscene taxes. The governor wants to RAISE taxes, because he doesn't think we pay enough.

And I hate how everyone in this state is suppose to love and lust after the Packers. Not gonna happen.

But, believe it or not, I love Wisconsin and honestly can't imagine living anywhere else (well, maybe the Pac NW...).

[MadMike]

And the obscene taxes. The governor wants to RAISE taxes, because he doesn't think we pay enough.


For a minute, I thought you were in PA. Our governor wants to do the same thing, after promising to lower property taxes. Worse yet, he did that not once, but twice.

Funny how after the first election, "lower" somehow became "raise", and "property taxes" somehow became "income taxes."

Same thing is happening this time around, except that it's the sales tax he wants to raise.

Somehow, the "Fool me once..." quote seems appropriate.

[NightAngel]

I love where I live. Now, my particular county has pretty high taxes which I don't like- who does? The reason is because of all the rich and famous people and beach front property, etc. Other than that it's quite nice.

I absolutely hated living in Missouri. To the point that I get nauseated just thinking about ever having to live there again.
"Qouth the Raven, "Nevermore"."

[DarthRetard]

Hey KnightMare, i have to ask if you're a native Floridian or not, j/c.

Anyways. I used to live in Ohio, for about 4 months, but moved back to my old homestate of Florida after realizing how much snow sucks.

Besides New York, where will you find a more diverse group of people? In one day at my job yesterday, I met someone from South Africa, Spain, Germany, Ukraine, Moldova, and Britain.

I work with someone from Bolivia, Iran, China, and I can't remember the other Latin American country dude's native country.

I'm the only Native Floridian in my office, block, and neighborhood. You experience so much culture and so many different personalities and all you have to do is drive around.

I love that in December I could go out and play golf and break a sweat, while people in other places were TRYING not get their tongues stuck to poles.

I love telling girls I'm FROM florida, because they somehow find that attractive. Don't ask. Don't Jinx it either.

Snowbirds? I hate em. I really, really do. They keep our economy booming though, and thanks to them we don't have a state income tax last i was told.

We have the dumbest population of people, and I'm convinced that they're mainly out-of-towners that:

1. Fuck up elections (twice >.<)

2. Have sex with their students (happens frequently, but never to me, and i was better looking than those students)

3. Manage to pile up 10 cars on 95 in the rain......

4. Come down here and root for the goddamn jets.....YOU DONT LIVE THERE ANYMORE, AND WE HAVE A HOME TEAM.

5. Think it's ok to be fat and wear a leopard print speedo. (I have one, but I'm in GOOOOOD shape.)

6. Same with nudist colonies in Key West.....

[NightAngel]

Darth- I think there are only about 5 people in the state that are actually FROM here. I know one- that only leaves 4...

The beaches here that I go to are nice. Clearwater Beach is beautiful but it's a big tourist area. That's where the pirate ship is and all the parasailing, dolphin tours, etc. are.
There is another beach lose to CWB that we frequent. Unless there's an event it's usually not very populated- it's a nature reserve. So, there's a nice big park with trees, flowers, etc. there. I think a lot of people pass it by thinking it's just a wooded area to camp in. :D

[Knightmare]

Darth -
I am not originally from Florida. I am from a small town in northen Michigan (not in the U.P.).
I've lived in Florida almost 10 years now.

[K245five]

This has turned into a pretty good thread. Thanks for the input.

Anyhoo, The reason I made it a point to express that I didn't mean any disrespect was because there are some native Pennsylvanians who, if you rip on this state, will act like you cursed their mother. They think this dumphole of a state is some kind of Shangri-La for whatever reason!:confused:

Mostly, it's older people from my parents and grandparents generation who act this way. They are prisoners of their own memories, so to speak. They just remember the Pennsylvania of the '40's through the mid '70's, when the backbone of the state as well the national economy was industry, and Pennsylvania thrived economically.

Plus, the people here seem to, like I mentioned in my original post, have a chip in their shoulder. In addition to the Grumpy Old Farts, there are rednecks with no self-respect whatsoever and are dumb as a brick. And, there are these "Shot and a Beer" tough guys who think just because they work in some kind of industrial labor and can drink enough beer and alcohol to kill a Clydesdale that it makes them the baddest SOB's to walk the Earth. Thus, they are beer bellied slobs that just LOVE to pick fights and start trouble. You see this a lot in Pittsburgh, for example.

As for relocating, I tell people that I want to move, and they always say "Well, it's gonna be the same no matter where ya go!" Now, I understand that you'll have problems and issues and have to deal with difficult, problem people anywhere you go. That's life. But, I feel that their reasoning is full of holes in the sense that most native Pennsylvanians have literally lived in their small town in this state for their ENTIRE LIVES! They never really left home. Sure, they may have served somewhere in the military years ago, but they have never lived anyplace else for any length of time. Thus, they more or less isolate themselves. Most native Pennsylvanians think every place is going to be EXACTLY like Pennsylvania for the most part, mainly because they've never been anyplace else. For example, is New York City or LA just like Pennsylvania? Obviously not.

Yeah, Pennsylvania is most definitely the Nation's Asshole!

[XCashier]

Anyhoo, The reason I made it a point to express that I didn't mean any disrespect was because there are some native Pennsylvanians who, if you rip on this state, will act like you cursed their mother. They think this dumphole of a state is some kind of Shangri-La for whatever reason!
I got the same guff when I first announced I was leaving Arizona. And everybody was so condescending! "Are you suuuuuuure?" "Naaww, you're not leaving!" "Now why on earth would you want to leave this wonderful land of sunshine and summer?" All said with a smirk. Honestly, I think many of them felt the same way I did, but for one reason or another they won't leave, so they didn't see why I should escape.

Ah well. You have to do what's best for you, live your own life. If the naysayers want to waste their lives wallowing in their weltschmertz, that's their own choice. And their own problem.

[Redrum]

Japan!
Been living here for 3 years now. I live in a little town called Kaizuka (If anyone ever heard of Kishiwada I'm near there my avatar is kishiwada castle which is 5 minutes from my door) in Osaka perfecture. Lots of good and a lot of bad. I have 4 season which is nice, right now the Sakura (cherry blossoms) are starting to bloom so thats nice. I'm starting to get a handle on the language, its taken a long time but I can function pretty well now without much help from the wife (Japanese).
It's not all good, I of course miss my family and its hard to make friends with the locals. I wasn't at all intrested in Japan before I came here so I don't share common intrests with many of the Japanese people. It is just like anywhere else after a while you wake up, work, come home, eat, sleep then rinse and repeat.
I still learn new stuff al the time and do enjoy it but I never get to have that hanging out in a buddies garage drinking some beers and just shooting the breeze. I do like my little town though I'm one of the only white people around so must people say hello and are for the most part kind. Heres a link to so photos of places in my town if you wanna have a peak.
http://new.photos.yahoo.com/redrum352002/album/576460762350875133

And Mt Fuji White guy (me) Camaflauge pants (Mrs. Redrum) older folks (In laws) other Japanese girl (sister in law) http://new.photos.yahoo.com/redrum352002/album/576460762350874829

And of course the BEER vending machines, couple from a picnic too I love Mrs Redrums Philadelphia Eagles t-shirt shes a good
girl.http://new.photos.yahoo.com/redrum352002/album/576460762350874242