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Compared to Arkansas the Twin Cities might seem dry, but compared to Denver they're downright sticky. Denver wins the climate battle IMNSHO.
Well of course it wins the climate battle. I never claimed otherwise and I wasn't responding to that point, I was responding to a post that claimed the summers were very hot and humid.
Although the prevalence is very high in the South, there are rednecks in every state plus every state has southern transplants. I am just wondering if you ever see any Confederate flag proudly displaying by local rednecks in Colorado and Minnesota.
I'm sure some idiots flying Confederate flags exist somewhere in Minnesota, but I've never seen it, personally. The Confederate flag is really just a Southern thing (for obvious reasons) and wouldn't make much sense to display here.
Rednecks here just fly outrageously huge American flags. Basically, if someone's flying an American flag in their yard, you can almost guarantee they're a Republican.
You said that summers are ridiculously humid in the Twin Cities. I have never been there during summer. I am sure it is not as humid as the summers in the South though.
I was in the Twin Cities once in September. It was very pleasant. I saw many people at the lakes in Southwest Minneapolis.
I prefer the cold so I think I can get adjusted to Minnesota cold after the first winter.
I remember Denver being very brown going to Downtown from the airport but that was during winter in 2014. I don't know if the rest of Colorado is that way.
I frequently used the light rail on 16th St. during one week stay in Downtown Denver. On and off the train, I have noticed that people in Denver are not as friendly as people in Minnesota. Maybe that was just the city. I cannot judge all of Colorado based on Denver.
Yes, Denver metro is mostly brown unless we get rain to help green it up. No one would mistake Denver for lush. And I wouldn't use your 16th St Mall experience as a basis for judging Denver. People there are "weird" and dangerous. That place is a dump.
But the climate here is great. No/low humidity in summers and mild winters. You'll always get nice cool mornings regardless of how hot it will get during the day.
I'm sure some idiots flying Confederate flags exist somewhere in Minnesota, but I've never seen it, personally. The Confederate flag is really just a Southern thing (for obvious reasons) and wouldn't make much sense to display here.
Rednecks here just fly outrageously huge American flags. Basically, if someone's flying an American flag in their yard, you can almost guarantee they're a Republican.
Your last comment has made my day. I would have thought the same thing. LOL
Yes, Denver metro is mostly brown unless we get rain to help green it up. No one would mistake Denver for lush. And I wouldn't use your 16th St Mall experience as a basis for judging Denver. People there are "weird" and dangerous. That place is a dump.
But the climate here is great. No/low humidity in summers and mild winters. You'll always get nice cool mornings regardless of how hot it will get during the day.
Interesting! I never knew it was a dump. It looked too nice to be a dump. I liked free light rail with easy access to restaurants and bars until you get to Union Station near the park.
I need to visit more of Denver to get a general idea of how people are. I do not expect southern hospitality but friendliness of residents are important to us when deciding on a new location to live.
Yes, Denver metro is mostly brown unless we get rain to help green it up. No one would mistake Denver for lush. And I wouldn't use your 16th St Mall experience as a basis for judging Denver. People there are "weird" and dangerous. That place is a dump.
But the climate here is great. No/low humidity in summers and mild winters. You'll always get nice cool mornings regardless of how hot it will get during the day.
Denver's winters are hardly what I call mild. They get a TON of snow in the winter and it does get cold, though nowhere near as cold as the Twin Cities.
Denver's winters are hardly what I call mild. They get a TON of snow in the winter and it does get cold, though nowhere near as cold as the Twin Cities.
I wouldn't call it a TON. Yes we get snow. Some years we even get blizzards. But for the most part it is sunny and when it snows it melts the next day and is sunny again. Snow hardly ever stays on the ground. Now if you head west up to the mountains that is another story.
Denver's winters are hardly what I call mild. They get a TON of snow in the winter and it does get cold, though nowhere near as cold as the Twin Cities.
Denver and Minneapolis both receive about 54" of snow per year, but the big difference is that Denver's snow doesn't hang around for months at a time.
As a city I prefer Minneapolis, mostly because of the lakes and parkway system. As a region there is no comparison, because the rockies are as you would expect, a giant playground.
But if you're not into mountain sports, then Minneapolis offers a much better bang for your buck, and yes, it's hot and humid in the summers. Good Luck.
Minnesota might get sticky for a few to handful of days in a row in the summer, but a cool front will always blow though and bring in nice, warm and dry, sunshiny air from Canada.
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