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Ohio, Arkansas, Tennessee, North Dakota, South Dakota, Utah (I think I'd like SLC if I were Mormon but I'm not and that would just kill me), Virginia, West Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina - all metros.
NYC metro
Los Angeles
Phoenix
Las Vegas
Very doubtful about living in New Jersey, Connecticut, Delaware, Maryland, Rhode Island but if offered an amazing job I would. Those others I wouldn't even go if offered the most amazing job ever.
I would move to Shanghai if I was offered the most amazing job ever in the world.
I can see how someone might say Charlotte is boring from a typical tourist perspective, but living there is a different thing altogether and is far from boring in that aspect. Houston probably more or less fits this mold.
I lived In Charlotte for 4 years. Four long, boring years. Banking and NASCAR. That pretty much describes Charlotte. There is not much art, culture, food scene, or diversity in Charlotte at all. I bang on Houston pretty hard sometimes, but it hands down beats Charlotte as an overall city.
I sort of fell upon this info. today, but Detroit's July avg. high in 2011 was 89 degrees! And I thought Minnneapolis' 88 was hot!! Detroit is NOT "super cold", IMO.
Obviously Detroit would have warm/hot summer, about every city in the mid west, plus many other american cities have that. I was just saying that they have cold winters, but so does many other cities around there, so that might not really matter.
These are outliers and not commonly on people's lists. Why did you pick these two (in bold), just curious?
Because I look for things that many others probably don't in a metro. I like metros that are more of a "personal fit" for me. A city might be dense. Might be beautiful. Might have a lot of millionaires. But, although those kind of attributes might be good, there are other much more important intangibles which far outweigh these when choosing a metro, IMO. There are certain turn-offs about the metros that are non-negotiable.
I lived In Charlotte for 4 years. Four long, boring years. Banking and NASCAR. That pretty much describes Charlotte. There is not much art, culture, food scene, or diversity in Charlotte at all. I bang on Houston pretty hard sometimes, but it hands down beats Charlotte as an overall city.
My experiences were the complete opposite for the 7 years I lived in the metro area and I didn't work at a bank nor am I into racing; I always had things to do. The city has made substantial strides in certain of those aspects as of late (e.g., Levine Center for the Arts). No argument about a city/metro over three times as large beating it though. But if you're really only into the big, mature metros like NYC, Philly, Boston, San Fran, etc., then I can understand your perspective.
Because I look for things that many others probably don't in a metro. I like metros that are more of a "personal fit" for me. A city might be dense. Might be beautiful. Might have a lot of millionaires. But, although those kind of attributes might be good, there are other much more important intangibles which far outweigh these when choosing a metro, IMO. There are certain turn-offs about the metros that are non-negotiable.
Add Minneapolis to the list
Fair enough, just wondering because you're the first to mention them. And I wouldn't like Boise ID...nor would I like Minneapolis.
That sequence in "Beverly Hills Cop" is probably the longest continuous look most Americans have had at Detroit, and many people I know went around saying "Nice Having You in Detroit," per the billboard, after seeing the movie, as a joke. That is, in addition to quoting other lines said while in Beverly Hills, CA...if that makes you feel better. People don't discuss the beautifully done Chrysler commercial. Not only that, any news show that deals with Detroit tends to show the burnt-out buildings, not the stately brick homes in Gross Point(e) (whatever), or in the suburbs, or some of the new townhomes that are going up closer-in.
Detroit has nice(r) suburbs, but what's within the city limits is often bleak. There's no doubt Detroit has a major image problem.
I didn't even pick it as my choice....I think I went more with Memphis, El Paso, and Buffalo.
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