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Columbus IS extremely BORING ... "if you're a BORING type of individual". "LIFE is what you make of it", it's really that simple and yet true. I've lived in Los Angeles and have spent time in some of the greatest cities of the world ... including London, Paris and Berlin.
If I was BORED, and at times I definitely was ... it was because I chose to be be.
Columbus has a wide variety of entertainment venues, interesting and eclectic districts and neighborhoods and friendly people.
Columbus continues to prove that "success" and vibrancy still exist in Americas midwest!
THANK YOU FOR THE VIDEO'S you just peaked my interest IN COLUMBUS I See It As A "Destination and Renaissance City NOW"....(BUT) as far as raising a FAMILY and being in A STRONG ECONOMY OKC Edge COLUMBUS ..But FOR YOUNG PEOPLE THERE"S NO COMPARISON....
OKC seems kind of dusty and lacks any real identity
OKC is not dusty. C'mon it's not Tucson, Arizona. There's also a vibrant Riverwalk area running through Bricktown which is a subdivision of OKC's downtown. As for not having an identity, well it does. OKC is well known for overcoming hard times like nothing ever happened. Try the Oklahoma City Bombing that happened in April of 1995. While you're in OKC you might want to visit the National Memorial. It's beautiful. OKC is also home to the OKC Thunder, the Western Conference Champions of the NBA. If you were in OKC about two weeks ago the NBA Finals were being played in the city. It also has a vibrant film district and the oil and natural gas industry is blowing up. Evidence of that is the newest OKC skyscraper called the Devon Tower.
Larger, more dense and interesting city and metro. Better topography, more green/lush, very close to several major cities and great access to cities throughout the midwest and east. Weather is not as extreme in Columbus and Columbus seems to have a much more liberal culture compared to OKC (although nearly every metro over a half million does).
OKC is doing amazing things with what it has, but that has only caused it to feel fake and manufactured. I don't like the riverwalk much at all, but I totally get why it was built and it was needed there and it's great for OKC, but it leaves a lot to be desired when you compare that to other mid and major cities.
While the NBA and Devin tower have drastically changed OKC, the cultural gap between OKC and most similar sized or larger cities is still very wide. I think OKC will always feel like a gigantic suburb in the middle of nowhere to me. Some people are totally fine with that and that's not an insult, but just how the city feels to me. Even downtown with it being so spread out with big box stores and parking lots around them (theater, bass pro etc). Downtown OKC needs about twenty blocks of midrise development, not a 70 story tower. I don't know, Columbus feels like a major city compared to OKC. Ever been to downtown Columbus? It's crowded and dense compared to OKC.
OKC just needs to be what it is (a big suburb) where its biggest assets are the cost of living, stable economy and that it's 2-3 hours from the DFW metroplex. And that's okay. Still it's nice to see the city trying to be more urban and sophisticated. It has definitely helped and the city is developing a better image and reputation because of it. Before the NBA, I don't think anybody ever gave OKC a second thought other than it being home to a terrible domestic terrorist event. I will say that okc is about 1000 times better than it was in the 80's and 90's, that's for sure.
Old thread but I had to chime in. I grew up in OKC and did not move away until I was 26. I currently live in Columbus. Columbus blows OKC away by a "country mile" and its not even that close. I always thought that once I was done with my professional training I would move back to OKC as my family is there but I cannot do that as Columbus is that much better.
There is absolutely no comparison between these two cities. Even at OKC's current rate of improvement, Columbus is a good 30-40 years ahead.
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Originally Posted by PsychDoc
Old thread but I had to chime in. I grew up in OKC and did not move away until I was 26. I currently live in Columbus. Columbus blows OKC away by a "country mile" and its not even that close. I always thought that once I was done with my professional training I would move back to OKC as my family is there but I cannot do that as Columbus is that much better.
Once you've lived in a real city, it's hard to do OKC unless it is specifically the type of place you are looking for. It really changes your perspective once you see how much better the quality of life is once you leave Oklahoma. I made the mistake of moving back to OKC in 2012 and it was one of the worst decisions I ever made.
Last edited by JMT; 05-27-2017 at 06:46 AM..
Reason: Please keep this thread about just Columbus and OKC.
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