Is Delaware as Boring as people Say it is? (Wilmington: theater, living in)

[searching24]

I was planning to relocate to Delaware but after doing research I heard it was very Boring and you have to drive alomst everywhere.

Is Delaware as boring as people say it is or they don't know what they are talking about??

[doctorjef]

I think we've had an almost identical thread before. Short answer: depends on you. As to driving, that depends to some extent on where you live and what you enjoy doing. For example, the beach scene is really big in DE, but if you don't live in the Sussex County beach towns you are going to have to drive to get to the beach. Where are you looking at possibly locating in DE?

[searching24]

Originally Posted by doctorjef

I think we've had an almost identical thread before. Short answer: depends on you. As to driving, that depends to some extent on where you live and what you enjoy doing. For example, the beach scene is really big in DE, but if you don't live in the Sussex County beach towns you are going to have to drive to get to the beach. Where are you looking at possibly locating in DE?

I was thinking about wilmington since they say its more of a city feel?? other then taht maybe bear, de.

[Jason28]

Remember Wayne's world? "Hi....I'm in Delaware". That pretty much sums up what there is to do in Delaware.

[doctorjef]

What prompted you to think about moving to DE? You must have perceived some potential advantages to living here.

If you are used to, or value, a big city then my advice would be not to come here. Wilmington and its burbs provide only a minimally urban atmosphere, My partner and I in fact try to get out of Wilmington about once a month -- to NYC, London, the lower DE beaches, Boston, Toronto, etc, etc. Fortunately, we've got the resources to do that. Greater Wilmington is a nice place in some ways -- easy to deal with, no big traffic problems, doesn't take long to get places, beautiful scenery north of town, relatively cheap place to live, but it would be a real backwater for a single person in their twenties or early thirties. I know lots of people who fit that description, but they are all natives with a big network of friends and in most cases a devotion to the beach scene. It might be hard to come here as a single from somewhere else and have a really easy, satisfying adjustment.

[toobusytoday]

I agree with what doctorjef is saying, and I'd like to add that it's also a matter of perspective. If you live in a city or town similar or smaller then Wilmington it will probably be just fine. For a small town person like me, ANY city has more things to do then what I normally have. The beauty of a small city like Wilmington is that it has the usual city amenities - museums, history, theater, sports - but one can just as easily visit a mall outside of town or escape to the countryside within twenty minutes.

[ToughLuv]

I like to think of Deleware as "that state that you just drive through".

[doctorjef]

You know, I don't think responses like ToughLuv's are very helpful at all. Further, if you are just driving through it, you are probably on I-95 that traverses only a small portion of the state.

I'll refrain from insulting Virginia, though I can readily think of swipes to make.

[7 Wishes]

Don't forget that the Wilmington area is a sub-component of the greater Philadelphia area and that there's commuter rail to Philly (if you don't wish to drive there) and that it's not so far from there if you want to be near a big city without living in one. My impression of it from the times I've been there is (and I know it's not an exact analogy) that it's a smaller version of Connecticut.

[ltdontcare]

yes