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Providence is a lot safer, cheaper, and it has a lot less traffic. It's also not too far from Boston.
Knoxville, TN or Eugene, OR?
I really want to like Eugene but I've had a number of negative experiences there that I can't not associate it with. Mostly not related to the town itself --- just bad news I learned about, traveling through there during bad mental health periods, traveling with someone who I later had a falling-out with, arriving at the motel at 3 am and having to take off the heavy rooftop bag while moving up to Seattle. So I will have to take Knoxville, which I haven't been to since I was a very little kid and which seems like a cool place in an interesting, overlooked region.
I really want to like Eugene but I've had a number of negative experiences there that I can't not associate it with. Mostly not related to the town itself --- just bad news I learned about, traveling through there during bad mental health periods, traveling with someone who I later had a falling-out with, arriving at the motel at 3 am and having to take off the heavy rooftop bag while moving up to Seattle. So I will have to take Knoxville, which I haven't been to since I was a very little kid and which seems like a cool place in an interesting, overlooked region.
Parkersburg, WV or Billings, MT?
Parkersburg... Billings seems more attractive in many ways, but Parkersburg still seems pretty decent, and its relative proximity to other large cities is the deciding factor for me.
The average temperatures between these two are surprisingly similar, although Jordan does get quite a bit more snow. Both are way more isolated than I'd prefer, but I guess I'll go with Eureka just because it has nicer scenery and has the Old West thing going on. That's at least something, as both places are quite desolate.
The average temperatures between these two are surprisingly similar, although Jordan does get quite a bit more snow. Both are way more isolated than I'd prefer, but I guess I'll go with Eureka just because it has nicer scenery and has the Old West thing going on. That's at least something, as both places are quite desolate.
Lynnwood, Washington or Lynn, Massachusetts?
Tough but probably Lynwood WA. It seems like a better suburb in terms of offerings both with shopping and housing.
Typically, I would prefer Virginia due to climate and scenery. But Indiana has one of the lowest costs of living. You get a lot more house for your money. Plus, I like Hoosiers. Nice folks, usually pretty easygoing. I just think I’d feel more at ease in the Indiana environment.
Typically, I would prefer Virginia due to climate and scenery. But Indiana has one of the lowest costs of living. You get a lot more house for your money. Plus, I like Hoosiers. Nice folks, usually pretty easygoing. I just think I’d feel more at ease in the Indiana environment.
Des Moines, Iowa or Des Moines, Washington?
There's a Des Moines in Washington?
The "mounds" are probably bigger in its vicinity, but nothing else about that city would outrank the one in Iowa, which is where I would choose to live.
The "mounds" are probably bigger in its vicinity, but nothing else about that city would outrank the one in Iowa, which is where I would choose to live.
Staying in this vein:
Leavenworth, Kan., or Leavenworth, Wash.?
The KS one. I might even pick it if it were just its own town and not in the KC area --- the kitsch in Leavenworth, WA would get old after approximately three minutes. I'd have to carefully taste my water at home to make sure they weren't secretly piping in Pilsner.
The Des Moines here is a pretty standard, unremarkable Seattle suburb near SeaTac. Small downtown a couple blocks long, on a hillside by Puget Sound. No particular draw there, I find other south suburbs (Renton, Burien, White Center, Federal Way etc.) with more of a visible immigrant presence more interesting. I'd pick the IA one if I could just try it out for a few months, the WA one if this is a long-term thing.
Orange, VT or Orange, WI?
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