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I almost missed that choice and was going to put down San Antonio. I've driven across San Antonio on I-10 and thought "no thanks." Really bland. How much mileage can one get out of the Riverwalk and the Alamo? Seriously.
I think I could find some things to do in Detroit's greater area and Cleveland has the lakefront, though both would be cold.
Salt Lake City would be the very last place I would want to live on this list. I made a mistake an selected Orlando. I know the scenery is nice, but I just could not see myself living there.
After Salt Lake City Boston would be next. No offense to Bostonians I just never liked that city.
Detroit: Bad economy (despite people saying it's making a comeback), winters are too cold and I don't like most rustbelt cities.
Cleveland: As I stated I don't like rustbelt cities.
Salt Lake City: Beautiful scenery but culturally I can't see myself living there long term, but perhaps if I had to live there it would be within the city limits only.
San Antonio: A nice place to visit, but do not like the culture or lifestyle there because it doesn't feel progressive enough for me.
Boston: I know most people love Boston and it is a great city, but personally I'm not a fan of the New England vibe. I also grew up in the NE so I need a change of scenery.
Phoenix: I like the outdoor activity offerings and the city is growing, but it seems to have a weak downtown for a city its size. I also don't like the desert setting.
Seattle: Nice city and beautiful scenery but I couldn't live there long term because of the rainy/overcast climate.
Orlando: Believe it or not I'd probably chose Orlando out of all these cities for long term living. There is just something about Orlando that makes it a very cheery place. It's the most progressive city in Florida and because it's up-and-coming everything is very new and clean. Downtown has also made vast improvements in recent years with a good nightlife and stores. All of the tourism is concentrated in the theme parks and rarely do tourists make it to downtown. Disney World is not in the actual city limits of Orlando but rather in a town called Lake Buena Vista which is 30 min southwest.
Detroit - If living in the city. Also, the weather would be a turn off, so scratch that, Id rather not live in the metro either. Just cant deal with those winters.
Phoenix - Not sure why this city ever got so big. Cant handle desert climates.
Phoenix, mostly because it's too damn hot and tries too damn hard to be LA.
Also Orlando, it's basically a mini-Houston + Disneyland, not my thing.
I've never been to Cleveland or Detroit, but from what I know they probably aren't places that I would like either.
SLC is quite pretty, if I had to live in Utah that would probably be the only part as I'm not a huge fan of overly religious areas.
San Antonio is great to visit, not sure if I would live there however.
Boston seems like it would be cool, though I've only been there once and don't remember it well.
Out of all of these, Seattle would be my favourite, as I grew up in the Northwest and it's the only place I truly feel home.
I feel like too many people just bash Detroit without knowing it just because it seems acceptable.
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You know, there are these things called sunscreen, roofs and (sit down for this one) clothes. If you want to get really cutting-edge, you can even spring for "air-conditioning".
In these here modern times, your racial makeup doesn't have to determine where you live
I would not want to be confined to the indoors. Just because you can does not mean that you should.
Sunscreen only works for so long with the sun being so strong.
Phoenix would be my choice. I cannot stand the heat.
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Cleveland - Too cold.
Phoenix - Too hot.
Salt Lake City - Too many mormons.
Detroit - Crime-infested rat hole.
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I choose detroit because its a death city
I feel like too many people just bash Detroit without knowing it just because it seems acceptable.
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Originally Posted by MtnLion512
You know, there are these things called sunscreen, roofs and (sit down for this one) clothes. If you want to get really cutting-edge, you can even spring for "air-conditioning".
In these here modern times, your racial makeup doesn't have to determine where you live
I would not want to be confined to the indoors. Just because you can does not mean that you should.
Sunscreen only works for so long with the sun being so strong.
Orlando: Believe it or not I'd probably chose Orlando out of all these cities for long term living. There is just something about Orlando that makes it a very cheery place. It's the most progressive city in Florida and because it's up-and-coming 20 years ago, everything is very new and clean. Downtown has also made vast improvements in recent years with a good nightlife and stores. All of the tourism is concentrated in the theme parks and rarely do tourists make it to downtown. Disney World is not in the actual city limits of Orlando but rather in a town called Lake Buena Vista which is 30 min southwest.
This is quite possibly one of the funniest comments ever on C-D. Orlando and progressive in the same sentence? Have you ever spent time here other than at Disney World? It's primarily a service economy with a proliferation of part-time, no benefit $8 an hour jobs, a transportation infrastructure suited for 20 years ago, very little in the way of cultural activities due in part to the fact it is the city with one of the lowest per capita populations with a college education, a poor restaurant/food scene and a mess of suburban sprawl resulting in a fraction of area residents who actually live in the city (city population is just 238,000). "New and clean" does not equate to progressive for most folks...
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SLC is my pick.
