General Chat Thread 3 (rain, California, Minnesota, Richmond)

[snj90]

Here's one of the very few areas in which (based on past postings) I safely think Warszawa & I can agree: jettisoning Columbus Day in favor of Indigenous Peoples' Day.

//www.city-data.com/forum/polit...-columbus.html

[Warszawa]

Originally Posted by snj90

Here's one of the very few areas in which (based on past postings) I safely think Warszawa & I can agree: jettisoning Columbus Day in favor of Indigenous Peoples' Day.

//www.city-data.com/forum/polit...-columbus.html

I would love for that to happen, Columbus Day is stupid. Maybe they could also educate people about the local indigenous groups

[Wildcat15]

Originally Posted by ilovemycomputer90

How are the incomes/job opportunities in Kentucky?

45th in per capita income and 47th in household income. There is a lot of poverty in the Appalachian areas.

[Warszawa]

Ecuador recorded a homicide rate of 6.2/100k last year Ambato está entre las urbes más seguras de la región gracias a 3 estrategias That's like mid-2000s US. Doesn't seem very "hellholey" to me

[dunno what to put here]

Still a lot poorer though.

[Infamous92]

Originally Posted by dunno what to put here

Yeah, it's weird. New England in particular is the richest region of the country with the best schools, most educated populations, healthiest people.. yet people pick up sticks and move to a state where the schools are renowned for being exceptionally bad and every other person is severely obese.

Why, just why. I can't think of any other country in the world where people are actually moving away from the wealthiest regions to the poorest.

Everyone in New England isn't rich, it's possible to achieve a better quality of life elsewhere. People aren't leaving in droves for a better climate alone.

[nei]

Originally Posted by dunno what to put here

And, you know, the rampant crime, the extreme inequality, the corruption, the high poverty..

Although credit where credit is due, somewhere like Medellín has seen its murder rate fall to lower levels than cities like Detroit and New Orleans.

The US has inequality comparable to Latin America, but the average income is much higher. I'd rather have below average income in the US than above average income in South America

[Warszawa]

But there are a lot of different benefits of living there. You can walk anywhere you want, beautiful nature, slower pace of life, etc

[Wildcat15]

[divisionbyzero0]

Florida is too hot and humid
Alaska is too cold

That's the first google suggestion autocomplete for "[insert state x] is too" for me