do you like where you live, or hate it?

[Tubby & Peanut's Mom]

Originally posted by Soledad
(it's hard to leave your country, you always live their in your head)

That's the way I feel about Wisconsin. I was born and raised in a small town near Green Bay. After I graduated high school, I moved to Green Bay and lived there for 8 years. I really liked Green Bay as a city and a place to live, but at the time I was young and looking for more - and thus my move to Chicago!

Well, I definitely got more, and now I'm sick of it and can't wait until I can move back to a much "smaller" place to live. Chicago is really a great city, and I love it for what it is and what it has to offer. I'm just sick of the traffic, the crowds, the idiots and the hassles. Chicago has been very good to me, and I'm glad I moved here and got out of "small town Wisconsin," but now that I've seen the big wide world (or at least parts of it) I can really appreciate "small town Wisconsin" and would love to be able to move back there. Not only is it beautiful, but 99% of my family is there. My parents are getting older, and I would like to be there for them in their old age - can't do that from Chicago.

No matter where I roam, though, Wisconsin will always be home.

[primabella]

I like Montreal but I don't really like Quebec. Our government is all screwed up

[yorkster]

Originally posted by RubyMutt
I LOVE Washington! Right now I live 5 minutes from the beach, and, in my opinion, one of the most beautiful views in the world. I don't think I could ever live off the coast. I love the weather. I love that in one state we have rain forests, deserts, and everything in between! I love the scenery, I love Seattle... I don't think there's much about Washington that I don't love. I love that's it's so close to Canada - one of my favorite weekend "getaways". I love our wildlife... I just love it here. I

well Rubymutt, you just said everything I was going to say about living in Washington state! (western )
Eastern Washington needs to be mentioned for me aslo: it's a whole other world over there. Dry, hot and totally a different terrain. I usually make a couple trips over there a year, and it takes not more than a few hours.

Almost daily I take my dog to the beach (5 minute drive, 30 min. walk).
I can also be in the mountains within an hour- and they are BIG mountains too!
I love the outdoors: hiking, mountain biking, camping, and lots of beaches everywhere!
There are several lakes just within the city limits of Seattle, in addition to the salt water of Puget Sound.

There is also a lot of diversity and acceptance, which to me is another good reason to live here.

The price we pay for it is the rain, but I feel that it's all worth it! You get used to it after awhile.

I just LOVE it here!

[carole]

Its a pity to read most of these threads, so many of you hate where u live, u have so much choice in the states, of where to live, i guess its where the jobs are is where u end up at like anywhere.
I know many of you would love New Zealand, no overcrowding, reasonable weather, although its raining cats and dogs today, there are some really neat spots here for those of you who like to be islolated, and our cities are still big enough to have fun, some americans love it here others dont, there is not enough for them to do, we have only small population so dont have the variety and choices u americans have.
Yes soledad Wellington is an awesome city, i used to live in kelburn, but love seatoun.
Well if you ever get really fed up come on over and emigrate to lil ole nz a little bit of tropical paradise.
I have been to Utah, and i thought it was an awesome place, America has some beautiful places, and i would love to come back and see more, my stay was limited and i only saw very little of your wonderful country, I have heard Seattle is an awesome city, I would still love to visit New York, although i am too scared to now. You have the land of opportunity, America has always had a soft spot in my heart as do the people and their lovely accents.

[AngelZoo]

I actually hate this town! This whole state isn't bad, but just this town.

The residence are just mind bogglingly rude!! And I'm not the only one who see's this.
I didn't know it was possible for such a larger amount of genuinely rude people to congrigate in one spot!

We can't wait till we move outta here!

[micki76]

For the most part, I love it here. But with summer coming, it;s gonna get hot and sticky. If you've ever been here in July, ya know what I mean. I would like to move to AZ or NM. I actually *like* the heat, but the humidity sucks!

[Pam]

Originally posted by Cookiebaker
I love New England! Old country farm houses...twisty backroads...covered bridges....lakes and streams...parks...gorgeous views...the list just goes on. We have a gorgeous view of Mount Ascutney in our kitchen window.

OK! I am ready to pack my bags! LOL!

[AngelZoo]

hmmm, I grew up in in New England, Maine specificially, but I lived and visited many other places up there on several occasions.

It is pretty, and different. But honestly, I prefer to live in Northern Virginia, I love that area, I need to go back. I like the city life compaired to the country life, where in Maine, the tree's out number the people. =p

[Christiansmommy]

Jersey is okay...cant say i hate it or love it. If family wasnt here, i could see us moving south. But life is too short to be away from family...so we will probably always be on the East coast.

[tutebugs]

Well, I live in MN. It's not too bad, but I've never lived anywhere else. I've been to other places on vacation but not long enough to really know what it's like. I guess I've just grown to like where I live. I do live in a different town then I grew up in for 18 years..I like the town I'm in now better. If I could, I'd move to Florida and live by the ocean. But, I'm sure I'll be living in MN my whole life...

[iceyshiver21]

MINNESOTA!!!!!!!

LOVE IT!! I love saying Im from MN. I dont know I just love the cold cold winters....the hot summers....and how today it is 20 degress F. and its summer.....the storms....the everything!! AHH!! love it.

[popcornbird]

Originally posted by carole
Its a pity to read most of these threads, so many of you hate where u live, u have so much choice in the states, of where to live, i guess its where the jobs are is where u end up at like anywhere.
I know many of you would love New Zealand, no overcrowding, reasonable weather, although its raining cats and dogs today, there are some really neat spots here for those of you who like to be islolated, and our cities are still big enough to have fun, some americans love it here others dont, there is not enough for them to do, we have only small population so dont have the variety and choices u americans have.
Yes soledad Wellington is an awesome city, i used to live in kelburn, but love seatoun.
Well if you ever get really fed up come on over and emigrate to lil ole nz a little bit of tropical paradise.
I have been to Utah, and i thought it was an awesome place, America has some beautiful places, and i would love to come back and see more, my stay was limited and i only saw very little of your wonderful country, I have heard Seattle is an awesome city, I would still love to visit New York, although i am too scared to now. You have the land of opportunity, America has always had a soft spot in my heart as do the people and their lovely accents.

Believe me, some parts of America aren't where I would ever want to live. Some areas just have horrible weather that you just can't stand. Others may be overly quiet, too *plain*, no jobs, expensive housing, etc. Its not all that easy anywhere in the world, and if you live in an expensive area and lost your job (something that has happened to many many Americans recently) you're out of choices and living in hell.

As for me and where I live, it depends on what perspective I look at it with. I can proudly say I LOVE my neighborhood, and we've probably got one of the best climates in the world. Beautiful mountains and hills, gorgeous national parks, wonderful weather, are all things that I love around here. I've been to several states, and there's just no place like home. I wouldn't want to live anywhere else in America other than where I do. We do get very hot summers, but the A/C solves the problem. At least it isn't accompanied with humidity and mosquitos. I HATE mosquitos! We went to Texas a few summers ago and I came back all swollen up with like a million mosquito bites. Needless to say, I would never want to live there even though I liked a lot of things there. Actually, I wouldn't want to live anywhere in the US besides where I live. I was born here, grew up here, never lived anywhere else. Our neighbors are great, but I hate the racists we have to meet everytime we go to the store or park. Thankfully we live in a diverse area, so there aren't nearly as many racists as there are in other states. Another bad thing is everything is so expensive, but I changed my view on that when we went to England last year. I've glad we don't get too much rain because rainy days make me depressed.

[Twisterdog]

wolf_Q ... you're close to me, in Wyoming.

And speaking of Wyoming ... I HATE it. I have always hated living here. The summers are hot, dry, dusty and windy. The winters are beyond cold, snowy, and windy. There are hardly any trees, hardly any water, and everything is tan.

[wolf_Q]

Originally posted by Twisterdog
wolf_Q ... you're close to me, in Wyoming.

And speaking of Wyoming ... I HATE it. I have always hated living here. The summers are hot, dry, dusty and windy. The winters are beyond cold, snowy, and windy. There are hardly any trees, hardly any water, and everything is tan.

Oh yeah! What part are you in again? Didn't you say you bought your dog food in Utah? Maybe I can come say hi on your next dog food run.

We drove to Denver once going through the bottom of Wyoming for most of the way, and that part was pretty dull...just as you described. I've been to some really beautiful parts of Wyoming though.

[boscibo]

I originally posted this on another board, but it fits here. I like living in Wisconsin. I grew up in MN and will always be faithful to my homestate, but WI has been my home for the last fourteen years.

It's pretty here. Not mountains or oceans breathtaking pretty, but lakes, rivers, streams, forests, and rolling hills pretty. Plenty of rock bluffs and river valleys, too. Lots of trees.

It doesn't cost an arm and leg to live here, and it seems to have plenty of jobs since it's within commuting distance to the Twin Cities.

The seasons change. I know people can complain about the snow and the cold, but bundling up and going for a walk at night when the snow is gently falling is a great experience. The snow covers everything, it looks pretty and muffles the world. Everything looks different with a fresh layer of clean, white snow. In the winter, there are no bugs outside, and we can ski and sled. I like having four distinct seasons.

The air here is clean. I look at cities with smog problems and wonder how people can live there. Same with traffic - in my fairly small town, there are no traffic jams to speak of.

My town has a small town feel, but we are close enough to the Twin Cities that sporting events, concerts, and shopping are easy to get to.

Outside of severe thunderstorms and the rare tornado (very rare, I don't think one has ever hit my town), there aren't any natural disasters to worry about.

Even near the Cities, there is a lot of open, undeveloped land. On a recent bike ride I really noticed this. The whole 20 miles of bike trail I rode was through fields and forests, with the occaisonal glimpse of horses in pastures, or peek at a rural house. I could have been 100 miles from civilization if I hadn't known any better.

People are nice here. I know people
are nice in other places, but the people in my area are extra nice.