What I like about my hometown

[Alysser]

My hometown is Staten Island, NY. I hate it, and always will.

I will always consider where I live now, in Central Jersey, my hometown. Granted, I'm not in love with there area, but I do prefer it to NY.

What I do like about it:
-All my friends live here.
-Only about an hour and a half from NYC.
-Good Commute to alot of areas and attractions.
-Very Very safe.
-Close to the beach/boardwalk.
-Not totally out in the boonies, but not completely "city-like" either.
-Great GREAT park system!

[Catherinedana]

My hometown is Staten Island, NY. I hate it, and always will.

Wow! I lived on Staten Island for about 5 years and I loved it. For me, it was a fabulous change from Brooklyn, where I grew up. I sang with my cousin while I lived there and there was a fabulous, active musician's community, lots of great Italian food shops, the best fried chicken place, Clove Lake Park where my dog and I went for walks. . .it was nice there.

My hometown is, Brooklyn, NY, in neighborhood of Bath Beach, near Bensonhurst where "Saturday Night Fever" was filmed! ROTFL! I was a very closed-minded community and you could really get stuck there if you allowed yourself. But the HS I went to was "experimental" and I met kids from all over the city there. All races and backgrounds. It opened my eyes. I like the fact that I grew up in the NYC metro area and got to experience that first, then find my way to a quieter life that suits me more.

[davidpizzica]

I LOVE my home town! Though I don't live there now, I still LOVE Pittsburgh! I was born in a suburb just outside of the city and the whole area was my home base. I think a lot of people siill have the notion that Pittsburgh is a smoky, dirty city, but let me tell you it's definitely NOT! The steel industry is about gone here and the city is developing a reputation for creating technology and making advances in the medical field. The Pirates are still in last place, but we can't have everything!

[kokopup]

I grew up in Bluff Park a small burb of Birmingham. I loved living there because of the close community and pride that was prevalent. I now live in Chelsea Alabama which is a distant Burb of Birmingham. Although I have traveled the world and lived in many places, I never found a place that could match the things that I love about this area. I live in the foothills of the Applachians so there are a lot of outdoor things that I enjoy. Oak Mountain State Park is my second home because this is where Koko and I spend many hours of biking/hiking their world class trail system. I am within an hour of some of the best medical care in the U.S. Although I am not a shopper we are 30 minutes from some of the best shopping in the Southeast. I enjoy going to the Smokie Mountains and the beach (Gulf Shores) . I am centrally located to take advantage both.

God knew what he was doing when he made me a southerner. I am not fond of cold weather. I get upset if I have to scrape the frost from my windshield. Right now we are having 90 degree weather which I can tolerate much better than months of snow. I can count the significate snow falls that this area has had on my fingers. If I want a weekend of snow I go to Colorado.

[davidpizzica]

I grew up in Bluff Park a small burb of Birmingham. I loved living there because of the close community and pride that was prevalent. I now live in Chelsea Alabama which is a distant Burb of Birmingham. Although I have traveled the world and lived in many places, I never found a place that could match the things that I love about this area. I live in the foothills of the Applachians so there are a lot of outdoor things that I enjoy. Oak Mountain State Park is my second home because this is where Koko and I spend many hours of biking/hiking their world class trail system. I am within an hour of some of the best medical care in the U.S. Although I am not a shopper we are 30 minutes from some of the best shopping in the Southeast. I enjoy going to the Smokie Mountains and the beach (Gulf Shores) . I am centrally located to take advantage both.

God knew what he was doing when he made me a southerner. I am not fond of cold weather. I get upset if I have to scrape the frost from my windshield. Right now we are having 90 degree weather which I can tolerate much better than months of snow. I can count the significate snow falls that this area has had on my fingers. If I want a weekend of snow I go to Colorado.

Kokopup, didn't they once call Birmingham the "Pittsburgh of the south" because of the steel making industry there?