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View Poll Results: Biggest complaint?
Weather (too hot, cold, humid, dry, etc.) 33 28.21%
Traffic (congestion, as well as rude drivers, road rage) 25 21.37%
Public transit (or lack there of, unreliable, incoveniant, etc.) 25 21.37%
People (rude, arrogant, negative attitudes, bad customer service) 18 15.38%
Lack of things to do 17 14.53%
High cost of living 29 24.79%
High crime rate 21 17.95%
Too many people (on foot as well as on the road) 6 5.13%
Too big or too small 8 6.84%
Other (specify) 21 17.95%
Multiple Choice Poll. Voters: 117. You may not vote on this poll

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Old 11-29-2008, 10:37 PM
 
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I currently live just outside of Tokyo, Japan, and my biggest (and only) gripe about it is the cost of living. In San Diego, it was also the COL and some of the people there, plus the traffic, sprawl, lack of parking due to the public transit being nothing like Japan's. In Atlanta, it was the weather, traffic, and crime rate.
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Old 11-29-2008, 10:38 PM
 
Location: Texas
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Right now, it's b/c of the $$$ to buy a house.
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Old 11-29-2008, 10:47 PM
 
Location: Marshall-Shadeland, Pittsburgh, PA
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Oh brother! Where should I begin?

SCRANTON, PA
  • Social Conservatism
  • High Percentage of Cloudy Days
  • Dearth of White-Collar Opportunity
  • Over-Elevation of High School Football
  • Potholes
  • NIMBYism
  • Urban Sprawl
  • Inability of Drivers to Use Directional Signals
  • Coal Industry Pollution
  • Brownfields Galore
  • Lack of Appreciation for the Arts
  • Negativity
  • "Folksy" Accent/Dialect (Think Sarah Palin)
  • Terrible "Old Forge Pizza"
  • Rush-Hour Congestion
  • Homophobia/Prejudice/Bigotry
  • Rising Crime
  • High Wage Tax

Wow! Why am I still here again?
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Old 11-29-2008, 10:50 PM
 
Location: Concrete jungle where dreams are made of.
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The biggest gripe here is the cost of buying a house. My fiance and I may have to wait a couple years after we get married to buy a house.
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Old 11-29-2008, 10:55 PM
 
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I actually have no problem with where I live outside of Winter/cold (which isn't even that bad), but after growing up here, I'd like to live in a different part of the country.
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Old 11-29-2008, 10:57 PM
 
Location: southern california
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i cant box and mail our winter to you, its wonderful.
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Old 11-29-2008, 11:03 PM
 
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SoCal doesn't appeal to me in the slightest, but thanks?
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Old 11-29-2008, 11:19 PM
 
Location: Richardson, TX
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I voted for weather. My biggest gripe is the oppressive heat of Dallas' lengthy summers. But even *I'm* sick of hearing myself complain about it. 'Cause 90% of my friends and neighbors, whether natives or not, think hot weather is ideal and they're so very quick to remind me that I'd be equally miserable if I lived in MN or some other extreme winter state. Clearly I'm the odd one out. But walking around from May to October slathered in SPF 2000, hiding under a wide brimmed hat, sweating like a stuck pig is just not a great look for me.
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Old 11-29-2008, 11:24 PM
 
Location: Way up north :-)
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I dont understand why people have to yell and scream on the street. Fine, if you're being attacked, screech for all you're worth. Otherwise, shut your damn cake-hole and try, just try to act like a decent human, not a deranged air-head with a broken nail!
Ever heard of an 'inside voice'?? Newsflash..it works outside too!

Last edited by jacq63; 11-29-2008 at 11:25 PM.. Reason: Typing like one of the above-mentioned air-heads! :-)
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Old 11-29-2008, 11:31 PM
 
Location: 96820
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Pettifogging politicians, incompetent civil service personal
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