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View Poll Results: Which do you prefer?
San Diego 52 54.74%
Minneapolis 43 45.26%
Voters: 95. You may not vote on this poll

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Old 07-12-2013, 09:15 AM
 
Location: Milwaukee
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I can't trust anyone who says 1) San Diego wins in terms of culture or 2) Minneapolis wins in terms of weather. These are pretty clear-cut to anyone who has spent time in both places. Twin Cities are far more vibrant culturally, and San Diego has the best weather in the country. That said, I don't like the vibe in San Diego at all and would have to go with Minneapolis, even though the weather is like where I've always lived, except even worse.
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Old 07-12-2013, 01:36 PM
 
Location: Sunbelt
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-Culture - even (because Idk)
-Weather - easily SD
-Scenery - SD
-Skyline - even
-Economy - MPLS
-Education - (k-12) MPLS (higher) SD
-Vibrancy - SD
-Attractions - SD

Winner: lol there aren't any winners. Just two great cities.
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Old 07-12-2013, 02:12 PM
 
Location: Milwaukee
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You don't care about culture, but you care about "vibrancy" and "attractions?"
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Old 07-12-2013, 02:13 PM
 
Location: Milwaukee
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Old 07-12-2013, 03:02 PM
 
Location: Minneapolis (St. Louis Park)
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idk = "I don't know", not "I don't care".
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Old 07-12-2013, 06:14 PM
 
Location: Denver/Atlanta
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Culture: Minneapolis
Weather: San Diego
Scenery:San Diego, but Minneapolis is nice too
Skyline: Minneapolis
Economy: Minneapolis
Education: Minneapolis
Vibrancy: Not sure
Attractions: San diego

Minneapolis clearly wins according to the criteria. Maybe not in popularity.
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Old 07-12-2013, 08:36 PM
 
Location: Minneapolis (St. Louis Park)
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I'm not sold that SD has better attractions than Minneapolis. SD has the zoo, MN has the Mall of America. SD has Balboa Park, MN has the Chain of Lakes. SD has beaches, MN has lakes. What am I missing?
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Old 07-12-2013, 08:58 PM
 
Location: Columbus OH
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I'm not sold that SD has better attractions than Minneapolis. SD has the zoo, MN has the Mall of America. SD has Balboa Park, MN has the Chain of Lakes. SD has beaches, MN has lakes. What am I missing?
Well as much as I love the lakes & The Mississippi, the Pacific is pretty awesome, especially when viewed from Coronado or Torrey Pines.
I think San Diego has more tourists and more tourist attractions, but Minneapolis is a more well-rounded, self-contained metro, whereas San Diego suffers a bit from close proximity to LA. Weather is interesting, as the cold winters are deal breakers for many folks to ever consider living in the Twin Cities. But, for people who can deal with four seasons, there aren't many places that offer as nice of quality of life as the Twin Cities.
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Old 07-12-2013, 11:13 PM
 
Location: So California
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I'm not sold that SD has better attractions than Minneapolis. SD has the zoo, MN has the Mall of America. SD has Balboa Park, MN has the Chain of Lakes. SD has beaches, MN has lakes. What am I missing?

Just that every item you listed is better by a large margin in San Diego....
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Old 07-12-2013, 11:17 PM
 
Location: So California
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Well as much as I love the lakes & The Mississippi, the Pacific is pretty awesome, especially when viewed from Coronado or Torrey Pines.
I think San Diego has more tourists and more tourist attractions, but Minneapolis is a more well-rounded, self-contained metro, whereas San Diego suffers a bit from close proximity to LA. Weather is interesting, as the cold winters are deal breakers for many folks to ever consider living in the Twin Cities. But, for people who can deal with four seasons, there aren't many places that offer as nice of quality of life as the Twin Cities.

Twin cities are great, and I'd consider if not for the cold.
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