moving south from boston

[lorilou]

Originally Posted by Ronniec78

I don't see how anyone could like Houston. Maybe it was culture shock for me. The city itself is ugly. The people are not overly friendly either. All I heard was terrible things before I got there and found out they're all true. It is the worst city I have ever been to bar none. If you're talking TX I would say Austin is the best choice. Beyond that, I hear Dallas is a step up from Houston.

Metro Houston is indeed an unattractive, overpopulated megacity. However, the deep suburbs can be wonderful places to live. Particularly Katy, Sugarland and Richmond. If you can live and work at least 30 miles outside downtown Houston, it's not so bad. I wouldn't live there are a young person, however! It is major family/burbs.
Austin is awesome, but it's so laid back. If he is looking for city life, like in Boston, Austin is the anti-city...which is also its greatest charm and asset. The Austin motto says it all: Keep Austin Weird.
I love it.

[Ronniec78]

You need to get off of the whole TX issue. This person did not mention TX at all. and 2KidsforMe is a jerk.

[jake786]

thanks for the help everyone, and yes im not looking at texas/houston as a possibility. sorry texas fans... i really need a big city because of my job right now, so im thinking either DC or Atlanta. Im nervous that everyone in DC will be cutthroat/political/"northern" haha.... but im also nervous about the traffic in ATL, and the fact that I might not be accepted due to my northern roots...

[CalieCat]

Originally Posted by jake786

thanks for the help everyone, and yes im not looking at texas/houston as a possibility. sorry texas fans... i really need a big city because of my job right now, so im thinking either DC or Atlanta. Im nervous that everyone in DC will be cutthroat/political/"northern" haha.... but im also nervous about the traffic in ATL, and the fact that I might not be accepted due to my northern roots...

Come on down to Atlanta! You won't find anyone here that won't accept you since you are from the North....I'm originally from Michigan but have lived in the South for the past 16 years. The only place where I found there to be snobbiness (is that a word) is when we lived in Charleston, SC. There you were either born and raised there or you were a "transplant" which the "natives" don't like too much!

We live about 20 miles north of the City, in Cherokee County. Traffic can be bad, but I guess you just get kinda used to it. There are tons of "upscale" cities where you could find gainful employment besides the actual city of Atlanta. Alpharetta, Marietta, Roswell, Cumming.....

Just keep in mind that it gets HOT & HUMID here in the Summer!!! It's no joke, the humidity is so bad that I would move just to get away from it!!!

[brightdoglover]

What's the old saying about Washington? "It has Southern efficiency and Northern charm."
I gather housing anywhere convenient *at all* is astronomical, and traffic into the burbs and city equally difficult. Lots of work there, though, of all kinds of professions.

[Ragdoll Kitty Lover]

Charlotte bigger than Boston? Depends on how you determine big! Charlotte has 600K people in 240 sq. miles, while Boston had 585K people in 48 sq. miles. And that is only Boston proper, not considering the intensely packed crowded areas around it that meld together but are not actually part of Boston.

[ljd1010]

I'm actually moving to Cary, NC next week. Great place but definitely more for families rather than singles. Areas around Duke (Durham) and UNC (Chapel Hill) are more college oriented. I think Charlotte is a great place for singles - cost of living is so much lower, affordable real estate.