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I've lived in both the DC area and Georgia althnough not in Atlanta.
The weather?
Winters in DC are considerably colder. The summers share the most similarities.
The main difference between summer in Atlanta and DC is that there are some nice cool days in the summer. There is SOME relief. In Georgia it is relentlessly hot every single day from mid-late May until early September. In DC there are some nice crisp cool days during the summer where it only gets to say 86 or 87. There's no such thing in Georgia during the summer. Not that DC doesn't get unbelievably hot and humid. DC summers are hot but there are nice days where a cold front will dip down. Cold fronts almost never make it to the deep south.
For the OP. When I arrived in Montreal y'all were having a heatwave. 90 degree days all that. Well picture the worst Montreal heatwave now imagine that everyday for 4 months. That's a Georgia summer. This is also a DC summer but there are breaks in between.
Either way being a Montreal girl either locale will feel like paradise in the winter. The summers will take getting used to.
I've lived in both the DC area and Georgia althnough not in Atlanta.
The weather?
Winters in DC are considerably colder. The summers share the most similarities.
The main difference between summer in Atlanta and DC is that there are some nice cool days in the summer. There is SOME relief. In Georgia it is relentlessly hot every single day from mid-late May until early September. In DC there are some nice crisp cool days during the summer where it only gets to say 86 or 87. There's no such thing in Georgia during the summer. Not that DC doesn't get unbelievably hot and humid. DC summers are hot but there are nice days where a cold front will dip down. Cold fronts almost never make it to the deep south.
For the OP. When I arrived in Montreal y'all were having a heatwave. 90 degree days all that. Well picture the worst Montreal heatwave now imagine that everyday for 4 months. That's a Georgia summer. This is also a DC summer but there are breaks in between.
Either way being a Montreal girl either locale will feel like paradise in the winter. The summers will take getting used to.
I love it when we have the heat wave in Montreal. When we have a summer without one, I'm sad LOL
Just to give you an idea, I'm the type of person who's always cold and I don't even own an air conditioner (ac). When going to hotels, I close the AC at night otherwise I automatically get a sore throat.
Yeah, had a sore throat in Las Vegas in August a couple of years ago while it was over 100 degrees out because I slept with the ac on (even if I was sleeping under warm blankets).
I might like a hot summer, but then again until I live one I won't know!
But I'm willing to try
I'm sure I will enjoy better a DC weather, but the COL of DC is scaring me. I looked out of curiosity for apartments and was in total shock of pricing (even in suburbs).
Thank you everyone for your input.
I have decided to apply to jobs in both cities and will decide upon job offered
I like both cities on different aspects and would see myself in both
Thank you everyone for your input.
I have decided to apply to jobs in both cities and will decide upon job offered
I like both cities on different aspects and would see myself in both
If there was a city with a low COL that had as strong of a job market as DC, its COL would quickly go up because people would flock there for work.
There is one place I can think of with very low COL and a very hot job market, but it's not a city: North Dakota.
I have to ask, where exacly where you in Atlanta where you only saw White or Black people? Anything above i-20 especially heading up 85 into Gwinnette is pretty diverse and that isn't even including the Korean and Mexican geared suburbs and shopping centers.
DC all the way. I just spent some time in Atlanta for work-- all I can say is that if you are looking for a city with a bit more opportunity and a more European layout, DC is the way to go. Cost of living is cheaper in Atlanta from what I can tell-- I think probably significantly cheaper. But I think if you want to do consulting work and develop a network, DC is the obvious choice.
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