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Old 10-26-2018, 05:17 PM
 
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Agreed. Even though in my post above I advocated for SLC, no doubt about Houston is better overall for food.
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Old 10-26-2018, 08:12 PM
 
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Agreed. Even though in my post above I advocated for SLC, no doubt about Houston is better overall for food.
Just an observation, but why does Houston now rate: "is better overall for food"??

Since when is Food, on the top of the "overall" requirements to live anywhere?

Honestly, I do not care at all where people live, but in my book, "Food" is way down on my list ...


I love Utah and mainly because of what the land is like. I am very familiar therefore about little podunk towns and every single one of them, if they have a place for food, I find it enjoyable to eat there.
I never have found any place in Utah to be so horrible, I would never go there again because their food was bad ...
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Old 10-27-2018, 10:52 AM
 
Location: Colorado Springs
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Mere trifles. And no mention of hurricanes either.

Or how about the horrible flooding that happens on a regular basis?
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Old 10-27-2018, 11:23 AM
 
Location: Connectucut shore but on a hill
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No and this isnt even close. Salt Lake City has no where near the quality of food Houston does.
I'd have to agree. The general food standard is pretty low. A serious foodie/gourmet/restaurant lover would find SLC lacking. Before moving here I ate out at least 2x per week at decent mid-market restaurants. The same food here would be considered a gourmet delight. Now I do much, much more cooking at home cause it's easy to do so much better than most restaurants.
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Old 10-28-2018, 10:03 AM
 
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If you want better weather, live on far southern suburbs of SLC.
Is there a big difference as you move south?
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Old 10-28-2018, 10:33 AM
 
Location: Salt Lake City
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Is there a big difference as you move south?
No there isn't. There is less snow in "the valley" than there is on "the benches," but other than that, there's little difference.
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Old 10-28-2018, 12:05 PM
 
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Is there a big difference as you move south?
Depends on how far more south you compare it with.
It also does not make sense, once and a while, but understandable when you know the "lay of the land".

By the time you get to St. George you have "seen" minor difference to a way warmer one.

For instance going south about halfway between Salt Lake City and St George, you can be much colder and windier.

Then by the time you have reached St, George you are much warmer on the average, because of the altitude difference. In between, you find about 5900 feet. Salt Lake City 'sits' at 4400 feet and St. George, at 2800 feet. Then also due to the longitude difference you usually get warmer when you go more "south".

So ..., a difference but not a huge one!
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Old 10-28-2018, 12:52 PM
 
Location: Salt Lake City
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Depends on how far more south you compare it with.
True, but wasn't the question more about the Salt Lake Valley (i.e. the Salt Lake metro area) and not Utah as a whole?
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Old 10-28-2018, 12:57 PM
 
Location: Wine Country, California
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First person I've heard of going to Cali, instead of away.
Just moved to SF FROM Houston, myself. I loved Houston while I lived there, but never really understood the value of a great natural setting and awesome weather.

I like city life and Houston is great for that, but it comes up short on so many other levels. It's polluted, the heat, humidity and storms are terrible, the traffic is a nightmare (Bay Area may be worse, but there are ways to avoid it here) and the sprawl is ugly and uninspiring.

I've been to SLC once. It's beautiful, but super vanilla. I do think Houston has a ton more funk, if the OP is down for that, but it doesn't sound like it. For me, that's what made Houston bearable.

The OP likes nature and the outdoors and doesn't care about the party: SLC by a wide margin.
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Old 10-28-2018, 01:10 PM
 
Location: Wine Country, California
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Just an observation, but why does Houston now rate: "is better overall for food"??

Since when is Food, on the top of the "overall" requirements to live anywhere?

Honestly, I do not care at all where people live, but in my book, "Food" is way down on my list ...


I love Utah and mainly because of what the land is like. I am very familiar therefore about little podunk towns and every single one of them, if they have a place for food, I find it enjoyable to eat there.
I never have found any place in Utah to be so horrible, I would never go there again because their food was bad ...
It's a thing. Houston is one of the great restaurant cities in the US-particularly in ethnic variety. The native traditions in Houston aren't based in fresh foods, however, which knocks it down a bit. I've always thought that the major thing that Houston had over DFW was its food scene. It seemed to be the main thing that distinguished these two very similar places and made Houston more desirable for me. SLC is a wasteland, by comparison to either, though.

As an agricultural state, Texas also tops Utah by a wide margin. That means the food you make at home is typically better in Texas, too.

Food is a quality of life issue I didn't fully appreciate until I moved to California.
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