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Which area is a better place to live, overall and why?
Here are my standard categories of things to evaluate, discuss and compare:
Culture
Climate
Education Level of the People
Healthiness of the People
Economy
Vibe
Scenery
Pace
Amenities and Convenience
Things to Do
Politics
Religion
Traffic
Crime
History
Cost of Living
Gay Community/Life
Anything else you can think of
I consider the Rust Belt to include Chicago, Detroit, Toledo, Cleveland, Akron, Youngstown, Erie, Buffalo, and Rochester
Culture Tie Climate Tie Education Level of the People Tie Healthiness of the People Tie Economy BoWash Vibe Rust Belt. BoWash lives and breathes sports teams, Rust Belt lives and breathes their cities. An insane amount of pride from residents. Scenery BoWash. Slight edge goes to the NE coast. Pace Rust Belt. Slower pace, way more peaceful. Amenities and Convenience Amenities, BoWash. Convenience, Rust Belt. Things to Do Tie. There is always something going on around the Great Lakes area. Politics Rust Belt. More moderate. Religion Tie Traffic Rust Belt Crime Rust Belt. What bothers me is even the small cities and towns experience a large amount of crime in the BoWash corridor. It didn't used to be that way. History BoWash Cost of Living Rust Belt Gay Community/Life BoWash
As much as I would LOVE to live on the NE Coast, I am leaning towards the Rust Belt.
I consider the Rust Belt to include Chicago, Detroit, Toledo, Cleveland, Akron, Youngstown, Erie, Buffalo, and Rochester
Culture Tie Climate Tie Education Level of the People Tie Healthiness of the People Tie Economy BoWash Vibe Rust Belt. BoWash lives and breathes sports teams, Rust Belt lives and breathes their cities. An insane amount of pride from residents. Scenery BoWash. Slight edge goes to the NE coast. Pace Rust Belt. Slower pace, way more peaceful. Amenities and Convenience Amenities, BoWash. Convenience, Rust Belt. Things to Do Tie. There is always something going on around the Great Lakes area. Politics Rust Belt. More moderate. Religion Tie Traffic Rust Belt Crime Rust Belt. What bothers me is even the small cities and towns experience a large amount of crime in the BoWash corridor. It didn't used to be that way. History BoWash Cost of Living Rust Belt Gay Community/Life BoWash
As much as I would LOVE to live on the NE Coast, I am leaning towards the Rust Belt.
I do not know where you got your reasoning for most of those.... the only categories that the Rust Belt takes are Pace, Traffic, and Cost of Living.
The Boswash corridor is the most powerful and influential stretch of land in the country, and possibly the world.
As someone who has lived in both Cleveland and Boston and enjoyed both cities, I feel somewhat qualified to address this:
Culture - draw. Each city in both places have cool cultural things and are unique. Culture is more accessible in Rust Belt though. Climate - draw. Education Level of the People - BosWash Healthiness of the People - BosWash Economy - BosWash Vibe - not sure what this means, but sounds almost so vague as to be meaningless Scenery - draw. beautiful areas in both places. Pace - Depends what you like.
Amenities and Convenience - Draw. BosWash probably has slightly more amenities, but not as easily accessible, in my opinion. Things to Do - draw. Rust Belt people sometimes think there's nothing to do, but they just need to get out more. Politics - meh Religion - meh Traffic - Rust Belt traffic is way better Crime - The bad areas of the Rust Belt are much worse than the bad areas in BosWash. Outside of those areas, it's comparable. History - Revolutionary, colonial- BosWash, but the Rust Belt has some pretty cool historical things going on as well. Cost of Living - Rust Belt hands down Gay Community/Life - I don't know.
Nep strikes again in his relentless quest to put down the midwest.
Um no. I've been applying to jobs in the Midwest (specifically in the Columbus area), but I have lived in the BosWash my entire life, so that's why I'm on here asking for opinions and experiences. I'm interested in the Midwest. Geez.
Um no. I've been applying to jobs in the Midwest (specifically in the Columbus area), but I have lived in the BosWash my entire life, so that's why I'm on here asking for opinions and experiences. I'm interested in the Midwest. Geez.
Columbus is not the Rust Belt, if that's where you're thinking of moving. The different between Columbus and Cleveland can be pretty noticable.
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