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Cincinnati. It's one of my favorite cities and it has so much more personality than Columbus.
Another in-state comparison:
Palatka, Florida or Crestview, Florida?
Palatka... Crestview seems like the nicer town but I wouldn't want to live that deep into the Panhandle. Palatka has Gainesville and Jacksonville within an hour of it and is only a half hour from the coast as well.
Upstate for me. Closer to the mountains to escape the humidity when it gets too hot. I don’t know if the paper mills in N Charleston are still there or not but I couldn’t live near where that smell was even if the mills are long gone.
Upstate for me. Closer to the mountains to escape the humidity when it gets too hot. I don’t know if the paper mills in N Charleston are still there or not but I couldn’t live near where that smell was even if the mills are long gone.
Olympia Wa or Bellingham Wa?
Tough one. I guess Bellingham maybe? Olympia's downtown has a lot of great music venues, bars, etc. and a cool vibe with an interesting history, but honestly the huge homeless population has led to indirect negative effects. A lot of stuff has super narrow hours or won't let you use the bathroom because they're afraid you're gonna shoot up in there. You can't sit in any of the cafes.
The area also has slight redneck, blue-collar, kind of conservative undertones, especially when you get into like west Olympia or Tumwater or the areas east/north of Lacey. Not like the Trump sign sea of Grays Harbor County, let alone eastern WA, but still not really my people. Bellingham isn't like that IME, even in the farthest-out developed areas. Much more retired hippies, hiking enthusiasts, people with a million national park bumper stickers, etc. It is more of a true college town --- Evergreen is technically in the Olympia city limits, but it seems to have little cultural exchange with the rest of the city.
These aren't big factors for me, but worth noting: as far as natural scenery goes, Bellingham is right up against the North Cascades, while the areas around Olympia are mostly just flat forest (though you still get some nice views of the Olympics). Also, Olympia seems to have worse traffic than Bellingham despite only having half its population, probably because it's part of the Seattle conurbation (more commuting in both directions) and has a lot more sprawl around it (less walkable/bikeable).
I have no creativity so I'll adapt that pairing: Salem, OR or Springfield, OR?
Tough one as I’m a college town and state capital fan. I probably have an impractical idealized notion of what it’s like living in a college town which I’m sure can be annoying at times. Springfield seems like a quieter and lower COL alternative to living in Eugene. I just don’t like how it seems cut off from Eugene by the interstate. I was just streetviewing my way through Salem on the google maps thread just the other day and it seems like a nice smaller city with good walkability.
I’m going to Salem which is also closer to Portland. I can drive down to Corvallis and Eugene periodically to satisfy my college town fix.
Squirrel Hill neighborhood Pittsburgh or University City, Philadelphia?
Squirrel Hill neighborhood Pittsburgh or University City, Philadelphia?
Squirrel Hill. While I do like Philly, I was very impressed with Pittsburgh when I visited a few years ago. I like its more reasonable size. Philly is just too big for me to imagine living there.
If I had my family man cap on I'd likely lean towards San Antonio. However for the purpose of this lets assume I dropped the family off at Cape Canaveral and they're on Elon's next Rocket to Mars in which case I'm setting up shop in FL and enjoying the Atlantic Ocean 12 months a year.
If I had my family man cap on I'd likely lean towards San Antonio. However for the purpose of this lets assume I dropped the family off at Cape Canaveral and they're on Elon's next Rocket to Mars in which case I'm setting up shop in FL and enjoying the Atlantic Ocean 12 months a year.
Mount Pleasant SC or Cary NC?
Mount Pleasant's name is 50 percent accurate. It is indeed a pleasant place . . . but it's as flat as a pancake! But I like it, and I really like Charleston being next door, so that's where I'll pick. I never get tired of visiting the USS Yorktown at Patriot's Point, so I'll need to get an annual pass, since I'll be able to go there anytime I want to, living in Mount Pleasant. I just hope I can survive the summertime humidity.
Speaking of coastal cities that have warship museums . . . Corpus Christi, TX or Mobile, AL?
Mount Pleasant's name is 50 percent accurate. It is indeed a pleasant place . . . but it's as flat as a pancake! But I like it, and I really like Charleston being next door, so that's where I'll pick. I never get tired of visiting the USS Yorktown at Patriot's Point, so I'll need to get an annual pass, since I'll be able to go there anytime I want to, living in Mount Pleasant. I just hope I can survive the summertime humidity.
Speaking of coastal cities that have warship museums . . . Corpus Christi, TX or Mobile, AL?
Upstate for me. Closer to the mountains to escape the humidity when it gets too hot. I don’t know if the paper mills in N Charleston are still there or not but I couldn’t live near where that smell was even if the mills are long gone.
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