Sorry, found Ohio not so appealing... (Cleveland, Toledo: transplants, military, condo)

[ColdCanadian]

In southern Ontario and perhaps most or all of English Canada we say "Pop" too. You'll even see it listed as 'pop' in restaurant menus sometimes if it's not called "soft drinks". I have almost never heard of anyone call it a "soda" besides in music, tv etc.

[Cosmic]

Well you got to be careful with that word Pop. It does not always mean soda or soft drink.

As in "I was out last night and threw back a couple of pops". As in pop a top again. The cryptic codeword speak for drinking beer. Those into more clarity might say we were swigging Brewskeys in my trailer.

To the Boston trained crowd, Pops can be musics.

Slangology has progressed to the point of allowing obversion to meet need.

So only the principle involved clearly understand the intent in Toledo when the husband tells his wife; "I am going out for a few Pops". She may be able to judge later by his gait the true meaning. Been a lot Country Songs about those type meetings in the afterhours.

[maggiekate]

Originally Posted by htlong

i was watching andy griffith show and he said "hey opie do ya wanna getta pop?" if its good enough for mayberry it is good enough for me!

In Boston we called it tonic, and when we heard soad or pop, thought it was strange. Also we heard the word heros, for what we called submarine sandwich. And not to forget park the car in harvard yard.

[HAS]

Originally Posted by ColdCanadian

In southern Ontario and perhaps most or all of English Canada we say "Pop" too. You'll even see it listed as 'pop' in restaurant menus sometimes if it's not called "soft drinks". I have almost never heard of anyone call it a "soda" besides in music, tv etc.

HA! So maybe WE are all correct and everyone else is wrong!

[ryeager9]

Originally Posted by OneWayOut

I have two trips planned to other cities for some exploring. This coming Sunday I am leaving for Atlanta for a week to check it out. I will be staying in the Buckhead area. We will see how it goes. For Christmas/new years, its back to MD for Christmas with family, then the day after to Los Angeles for 2 days, then Phoenix, Az for the Scottsdale new years festival. I am very much looking forward to being outside in a T-shirt in December too. Very excited, and will hopefully come out with a new place to live. I also have a trip planned early next year to Salt Lake City, UT, and Denver.

Be sure to come back and tell us all about ATL. I have stayed in Buckhead before (it's probably the nicest area within the ATL city limits) and enjoyed it a lot.

[Delila]

[quote=OneWayOut;72149]This is the way people treat you around here. Plain and simple. I have many good friends, but the others I have dealt with leave much to be desired. Im not saying the whole population is like this at all.

Pop comes from "Soda Pop" Ohioians just shortened it to POP instead of most states which shortened it to "Soda".. Your in Toledo, you have my sympathy.. I grew up in Ohio. It sucked. I got the hell out of there in my 20's and never looked back. Ok well I did go back for 5 years and then headed out again. The job market is pittiful and the pay is worse. Moved to Florida and have never regretted it. When my husband and I went back to Ohio for those "misguided" years we realized most of our high school friends still lived there, still hung out at the same watering holes and were pernamently stuck in thier 1970 glory years. There is nothing to do there except bowl and breed. Lower the house price, hope it sells

[paintballer1708]

Delila, your intitled to your opinion, and i feel the same way you do about my homestate. But you are very wrong on what there is to do here. And our tourism dollars tell a different story too. Ohio spends the 10th most on tourism out of the 50 states. Im a Pennsylvania transplant living in Ohio. Ohio has so many things going for it that most states dont. The same could be said for Pennsylvania and other NE and Mid-Atlantic states. We are a lot cheaper to live in than places out west and down south, minus Mass. and Connecticut. My brother-in-law and his family are escaping the numerous problems in Florida and heading to Hilliard, Ohio outside of Columbus. They are tired of the hurricanes, the crime, the prices, and the way of living, not to mention the school systems my nieces and nephews have to go to.

Everytime i go to Florida, which is about every summer, it gets worse. From what was once nice areas, to crime filled neighborhoods. And the abandonment of highrises along cities downtowns and ocean fronts because of the hurricanes. To the dying trees and wildfires. Florida is growing out of control, and so many are getting out before its too late. If you look at a map most of Florida's Atlantic coast, it is all sprawl. There is no seperate cities anymore. They all form one because everone wants to live by the ocean. And i when we were down there we saw small little two bedroom houses that sold for 500k. I just saw a house for sale here in Warren County, Ohio which was a custom built log cabin home over 3,000 sq. feet with two lakes on 33 acres. It sold for 485k. Yes, this house was in West Palm, and right next to an intercostal water way not far from the beach, but the house was in terrible condition. You can get so much more for your money here. I would rather stay here in metro Cincinnati with a great and growing economy, with my great job in my very nice office building overlooking Cincinnati's bustling riverfront, and my nice new home, than in Miami. Where i could be living in a house half the size of mine, and not get near as much for my money. I also wouldnt want to have to leave my home and my state knowing that there is a hurricane on its way, but NOT knowing if i will have a house to come home to. I couldnt believe the damage that was still there when i was last down there.

Ohio is a great state like so many others. That is what makes this nation what it is. Florida and Ohio both have positives going for them. As well as negatives. Ohio has a growing economy and one of the lowest unemployment rates in the Midwest and that number keeps getting smaller. Our population is really growing well, but not out of control. We have the change of seasons, and you can get a lot for your money here. I look at Ohio, then i look at states like Michigan and Indiana. States with growing unemployment rates as well as a shrinking economy. Then you have Mississippi with an unemployment rate of over 8.1%. Compare that to 4.8% in Ohio. Florida's is about 3.2%. I like both Florida and Ohio. Would i live in Florida? No, but its nice to visit. I like the change of seasons. We have summer and we are not a central state. We border the largest fresh water system in the world. The Great Lakes are an awesome place to go to in the summer. We have ski resorts in the winter. I dont mind living outside of Cincinnati with a great job in a great area with a growing economy. Cincinnati had one of the fastest job creations of some of the largest metro areas in the nation for the second quarter of this year. I really like it here in Mason, even though we are growing rather quickly. Its a nice area to live in with a great and friendly population.

[Cosmic]

[quote=Delila;125416]

Originally Posted by OneWayOut

There is nothing to do there except bowl and breed.

Hey, now that can't be all that bad!!!!! Two good activities but not quite connected. Striking out is great in one but usually you want to avoid that move in the other.

If the word gets around that this dual combination is widely available in Ohio, they may have to cancel building that fence between the US and Mexico. Will need the materials to fence off Ohio to keep all the Wantobees out of the fair state. It is far more popular than some want to believe.

Tough work but somebody got to do it.

[the_most_fabulous_jen]

Originally Posted by OneWayOut

To summarize, I guess the whole area in general just does not appeal to me. I feel detached here, an unable to connect with the area nor able to call it home.

Well I can definitely relate to that. That's how it was for me in Miami. Hopefully you will find the place that "clicks" for you. All the travel you are doing for work may have something to do w/ the detached feeling, or maybe not. I have warm feelings for NW Ohio, but as I said, it wouldn't be my first choice for residency, either.

My husband & I were actually just talking about trying to find a less complicated place to live - Northern VA definitely doesn't fit that description. We like it here, though, and there are tons of things to do all the time. It sounds like the kind of place you might be looking for - it's also close to Maryland. Anyway, we're thinking Texas or South Carolina if we decide to pack it in here.

Again, good luck to you.

[donato]

Just alittle note from some one who was raised in C Town, then lived in PA and now in the Mrytle Beach aera. People are people. Towns are towns they all have the + and - and things are what you make them. I have been happy and met good people every were I lived .my heart is still with Cleveland becuse thats were I was raised and will always consider home. But hey get over yourself maybe its not the towns you are living in or the people maybe its you.

Hope you find Paradice. From what I understand there is only one way to find that and I for one am not ready for that trip.