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I wanted to live in Florida ever since the first time I saw it when visiting my grandparents as a teenager. When I'd visit through the years my eyes would well up with tears every time I had to leave the state for NY, where I lived. Well, I finally made it to Florida and now hope to get back to NY REAL SOON!! Dreams are not reality! All these conservative people-oyyyy!
Interesting question. When I was a teen in the 70's, this Seattle kid thought L.A. was the place to be. And, at the time, it probably was. I'm glad I never made the move.
In the late 80's I had a fascination with Florida. It was again, the place to be. I'm glad I never made the move.
Today, it's funny...and I'll admit it is probably just aging and maturing, but the best places to live have little to do with weather, or the "scene", or being in a hip spot. It is about finding a place where you are comfortable. Nice cost of living, nice people, etc. Funny how priorities change as you get older.
Ever since I was around 21, I fell in love with the plains states - the Dakotas, Nebraska and Kansas. I appreciated the wide open spaces and endless skies. I now have property on the high plains of North Dakota. Hopefully in the next 2 years I will realize my life long dream and be living there.
I grew up in North Carolina and Australia, but as a mountaineer & skier wanted to move to a western state, ideally Colorado, Oregon or Washington. I ended up moving to Flagstaff, Arizona, which is like a little piece of Colorado in the middle of the desert scrub, and then to Fort Collins, Colorado! I loved both places, but also came to realize that my job & home responsibilites took precedent and I wasn't in the mountains nearly as much as I would've liked. After a few years "out west", better career opportunities took us back to NC. I realize now that it took moving away from NC to realize what a wonderful place it is to live!
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Growing up in Georgia, I had romantic notions of living in Florida. I ended up going to college there and living there once again during the 80's. It's completely out of my system now.
i'm a little amazed when american caucasians sound uncomfortable where they live considering it seems america has so many places where they would feel comfortable and not face discrimination. i don't even think a nyer would face discrimination in a small rural town as long as they weren't talking about how ny is better. or even big cities. caucasians have it made and have many comfortable choices to make in america. there is the huge midwest, central north, south and new england.
Well I am a teenager right now growing up in Long Island/Queens. When I'm older I think I want to move to Cali or stay in New York City.
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All these conservative people-oyyyy!
