Ohio Bashing!!!! (Columbus, Cleveland, Akron: home, property tax, to live in)

[121804]

No one is required to like Ohio & they can ***** & moan about it all they want. It's completely legal.

I've lived in 8 states & 2 countries. Born & raised in NE OH. Graduated from OSU. Was POSITIVE Ohio was the uncoolest & worst place to live.

My story is long & complicated, but I am back here now with my family. We are incredibly happy & content.

But none of this would have happened had I not stepped out of the bubble & explored.

I've come to appreciate what the area has to offer.

But that's just my opinion. And that is all it is...an opinion.

Others may hate it here. So be it.

None of us have any right to force our opinions on others nor judge them based on their experiences.

[penelopelp]

Some of my favorite Ohio places:

Dayton: Riverscape (check out the ice skating!), Second Street Market (they are adding new vendors all the time), Dayton Art Museum, Aullwood Audubon Center & Farm

Greenville: Garst Museum (great collection of Annie Oakley memorabilia)

Cleveland: West Side Market

Cincinnati: The Cincinnati Museum Center at Union Terminal

Adams County, OH: Great Serpent Mound

[mistermagnum]

I have been in Ohio since June 2007. My job sent me here to train new employees we have hired all throughout North Central and Northeast Ohio. I will be here until this summer so I have tried to make the most of it. My main complaints is of course the winter weather and taxes. I have to file 4 tax forms if you include federal, (state form, school district tax form, and Norwalk City form). Which is 3 more than I am use to! Other than that I have had a good time here. But I can't wait to get back to deep ocean fishin'

[GeminiGal]

Originally Posted by SCBeaches

I don't like the cities - or cities anywhere for that matter - but you can't beat Ohio's small towns and countryside. Very Americana- apple pie, porch swings, red barns, church socials, hay rides, pumpkin patches, fall leaves, apple butter, mashed potatoes, family reunions, picnics, town squares, patchwork quilts, historical buildings, friendliness, hobo dinners, American-made cars, soda fountains....... THAT, to me, is what the backbone of Ohio is all about. I grew up there and lived there for the first 25 years of my life and wouldn't trade those years for anything!

Yes, I hear people from all over the country bash Ohio for all kinds of reasons and I always stick up for my home state and its people! If these people could experience the small-town charm and values that I grew up with, they would know exactly what I mean.

I read on so many of the CD forums that people are looking for "Mayberry -like" towns to raise their children in and all they have to do is look to rural OH and they will find just that.

I lived in Chas just after Hugo. DH & I were newly married and poor, lived in a cramped 1BR apt, but that was the best time of our lives!

I agree with your description of Ohio - because the rural aspect reminds me of growing up in NC. You cannot find that in the South anymore! Your area (Lowcountry) still has that Southern charm though! We have made several weekend and daytrips since moving to Columbus last Summer and I so enjoy seeing all the pastoral settings!

Columbus is a nice city. I think we made a great choice (also looked at Detroit ) by moving here. The growth seems smart. I think Columbus is on the verge of booming once we get over this "recession".

I hate bashing. People get frustrated and need to vent - I just think constant bashing gets you absolutely nowhere. Unfortunately, there are lots of unhappy folks constantly moving looking for a better place...

[tscrilla]

I moved here from the west coast nearly 2 years ago and love Ohio, it's great!!! Very happy to live here. My family and I have loved it and plan to see and do much more. Plus, Ohio is so close to so many other cities. It's nice to actually get rain and to have trees. Can't wait till spring when everything greens up.

[EarthBound?]

Originally Posted by tscrilla

I moved here from the west coast nearly 2 years ago and love Ohio, it's great!!! Very happy to live here. My family and I have loved it and plan to see and do much more. Plus, Ohio is so close to so many other cities. It's nice to actually get rain and to have trees. Can't wait till spring when everything greens up.

Where did you come from that there was no trees? Have you been to Amish country yet?

[Ohiogirl81]

Traveler, every place gets bashed now and then by people who don't like that place. They have their reasons. There's good and bad in every city and state. All you can do is state your opinion and move on. It's not worth a burst blood vessel!

The first thing I noticed when I moved to Ohio 30 very odd years ago was how progressive it was compared to my home state (and current residence) of Pennsylvania, socially and politically.

The second thing I noticed was that people stood on line instead of in line. That still drives me nuts ...

[ILOVEOHIO]

Originally Posted by luvnthebeach

I agree with you traveler! People do seem do go out of their way to bash Ohio and I don't get it. Truly, besides the long cold winters (which some people love) Ohio is a great place to live, a great place to raise families, and a place with LOTS of job opportunities with a decent cost of living! People are friendly and down to earth. Plus...Ohio has the Buckeyes which speaks for itself Go Bucks...O-H...I-O
The state of Ohio is one of the best places I've ever been, how's that for positive?

I agree!! Also, we don't have Hurricanes, rarely have tornadoes, earthquakes and floods....it's the perfect 4 seasons state to live in!!!!

"The Heart of it ALL"!!!!!! oh yeah, and GO BUCKS!!!!!

[LancasterNative]

Originally Posted by SCBeaches

I don't like the cities - or cities anywhere for that matter - but you can't beat Ohio's small towns and countryside. Very Americana- apple pie, porch swings, red barns, church socials, hay rides, pumpkin patches, fall leaves, apple butter, mashed potatoes, family reunions, picnics, town squares, patchwork quilts, historical buildings, friendliness, hobo dinners, American-made cars, soda fountains....... THAT, to me, is what the backbone of Ohio is all about. I grew up there and lived there for the first 25 years of my life and wouldn't trade those years for anything!

Yes, I LOVE it!!! Ohio's small towns & rural areas are wonderful. I can hardly wait to move back to such a place someday

Thanks for such a great observation...and for making me (yet again) wistfully long for home!

[SCBeaches]

You're welcome, LancasterNative....it made me homesick too, after I wrote
it!