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Originally Posted by grapico
Then almost every city on the East Coast from Portland Maine to Miami looks like a megalopolis compared to anywhere on the West Coast by that definition. One could live in Atlanta and call NYC and Chicago cool get away places to visit as you can drive to either of them in 12 hours from there. Atlanta to Chicago is only about an hour longer than SF to Portland and that is a long arse drive. I definitely don't consider Chicago being an "advantage" of living in Atlanta.
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"Advantage" for a vacation? Yes. Sometimes it's cheaper economically to make a drive than take a plane. Especially if one despises airports, like myself. Also, the EC doesn't have to deal with so much rugged terrain like the Rockies (yes, the Appalachians are pretty mountainous but I feel we could agree that the Rockies are more rugged) which makes drives significantly easier. On top of that, depending where one goes on this side of the country, you have less cities/towns to stop through and with a lack of change of scenery (I drove to Lake Tahoe once by going through Nevada and my God that was the ugliest drive I have ever experienced) which can make a drive feel longer.
I don't think it's something people should consider when choosing a place to live because most people don't get to vacation often. Very small advantage, unless someone has family on the West or East coast or if they have to travel for their job.
And the EC does look like a megalopolis to me. This is why:
http://www.nasa.gov/sites/default/fi...635d38a1_o.jpg
Look at all those lights! And then look at the West Coast...
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