Please register to participate in our discussions with 2 million other members - it's free and quick! Some forums can only be seen by registered members. After you create your account, you'll be able to customize options and access all our 15,000 new posts/day with fewer ads.
I'll take an old rustbelt city like Milwaukee, Cleveland, or Buffalo over a sprawling desert sunbelt city any day. At least the old industrial cities of the north have character and amenities from their glory days. The new growth down south seems to mostly be subdivisions and strip malls.
I'll take an old rustbelt city like Milwaukee, Cleveland, or Buffalo over a sprawling desert sunbelt city any day. At least the old industrial cities of the north have character and amenities from their glory days. The new growth down south seems to mostly be subdivisions and strip malls.
I live in Arizona, but Minneapolis is the only city in the Midwest/Plains that I would EVER consider living in. I know that Minneapolis gets bitterly cold during the winter. It seems like the city is outfitted for cold weather. The friendliness of people in Minneapolis is unrivaled in any major metropolitan area of the country, many people are very well educated, many neighborhoods are very attractive, and there are many cultural amenities.
It really isn't all about weather. I think people in colder climates somehow think that the quality of life in warmer climates is impeccable. Not even close. Even those it's warm outside, you still have to deal with the grind of daily life.
I'll take an old rustbelt city like Milwaukee, Cleveland, or Buffalo over a sprawling desert sunbelt city any day. At least the old industrial cities of the north have character and amenities from their glory days. The new growth down south seems to mostly be subdivisions and strip malls.
What is character? Old, ugly homes, broken infrastructure, and decaying factories? No thanks. I'll take my new identical strip malls on every corner, new cookie-cutter homes, and well-maintained roads.
Sadly enough the people of the South largely seem to prefer such an environment.
Yeah, I hate the cramped, gray, squished, expensive, parking-space-devoid cities of the northeast. Really makes me insane. I hate how you can't see the sky in NYC. Some of us need open spaces.
What is character? Old, ugly homes, broken infrastructure, and decaying factories? No thanks. I'll take my new identical strip malls on every corner, new cookie-cutter homes, and well-maintained roads.
Give me a break my man. Just because you live in an old industrial city does not mean you have to live in the ghetto. There are plenty of nice older neighborhoods to live in that are clean and well maintained. There are also brand new areas to be found with "new identical strip malls on every corner, new cookie-cutter homes, and well-maintained roads" if that is your thing.
Location: Concrete jungle where dreams are made of.
8,900 posts, read 15,944,786 times
Reputation: 1819
Quote:
Originally Posted by stan4
Yeah, I hate the cramped, gray, squished, expensive, parking-space-devoid cities of the northeast. Really makes me insane. I hate how you can't see the sky in NYC. Some of us need open spaces.
What do you mean, can't see the sky in NYC? lol. And I actually have no problem finding parking spaces in my neighborhood You can't generalize all of NYC by just Manhattan. Like I said before, I bet nearly everyone on this forum who has been to NYC, has probably never set foot in the outer-boroughs.
Please register to post and access all features of our very popular forum. It is free and quick. Over $68,000 in prizes has already been given out to active posters on our forum. Additional giveaways are planned.
Detailed information about all U.S. cities, counties, and zip codes on our site: City-data.com.
Please register to participate in our discussions with 2 million other members - it's free and quick! Some forums can only be seen by registered members. After you create your account, you'll be able to customize options and access all our 15,000 new posts/day with fewer ads.
You can't generalize all of NYC by just Manhattan. Like I said before, I bet nearly everyone on this forum who has been to NYC, has probably never set foot in the outer-boroughs.
