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I'm having a heck of a time trying to decide where to move. I just received an MA, and work as a translator from home, so I can live practically anywhere in the US.
I love the languages, density, walkability, seasons, and history of many cities in Europe. However, without a job/visa, I have no options abroad. I've lived in both San Francisco and NYC, both amazing cities for language lovers, but I'm no longer interested in moving back to either of them, mainly because of the high rent.
So my question is: What are other great US cities for language lovers? By this I mean a place where I can hear languages on the street every day, buy books/newspapers in them, see films, go to cultural events, and so on.
Miami for Latin & New Orleans for French, obviously.
Those are the closest you'll get to European cities in the US anyways.
Kind of an out of the box idea, but more than 90 languages are spoken throughout the Houston metro, however, you wouldn't hear it on the streets per se since the walkability scores very low. You'd have to hit up the numerous cultural events, film festivals, bookstores, ethnic parts of town & what not. Houston by far has the most foreign consulates in the South & is the most diverse metro. It could deffinitely be an option if you worked from home. Save the money you would've spent on rent in NYC & fly to Europe non stop out of IAH when ever your little heart desires.
Last edited by Metro Matt; 04-30-2012 at 08:47 PM..
Based on your preferences, I think you should consider Chicago or Boston, both of which are strongly multilingual. Boston has the more European feel, although rents are just a step below NYC and SF prices.
Miami. You will hear all kinds of languages down here in South FL in general. From french, to creole, and of course Spanish. This is the place to be if you want to experience another country but still live within the U.S.
Miami Beach. Mainland Miami is heavily skewed towards Spanish and to a lesser extent French & Haitian Creole but Miami Beach is much more linguistically diverse. There are residents from all over the world in addition to the millions of international tourists who visit Miami Beach every year so you can hear MANY different languages spoken in a relatively small area. Spanish is prevalent of course, but also Portuguese, Italian, Russian and many others. Also, I should point out Miami's Spanish-speaking community is diverse so you'll hear different varieties of Spanish, depending on the country and region. Miami Beach is also very walkable and there are many cultural events, art festivals, etc throughout the year.
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Based on your preferences, I think you should consider Chicago or Boston, both of which are strongly multilingual. Boston has the more European feel, although rents are just a step below NYC and SF prices.
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The city of Miami, for instance, had only 362,470 residents when the 2000 census was done. Had the population exceeded our 400,000 cut-off mark, Miami would surely have placed somewhere near the top cities as 74.6% of its residents are multilingual.
Last edited by aggrocrag; 04-30-2012 at 10:42 PM..
Chinese, more specifically Mandarin: L.A., S.F./S.F. Peninsula
Japanese: same as Chinese-listed cities
Spanish: pick a city in California, Texas, Arizona, or Florida.
"Amuricun": south of the Ohio River, even Louisville and Huntington
Crass, caustic American English: Philly, NYC, Boston
"Dontcha know" American English: Minneapolis, Anchorage, Juneau.
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