What’s it really like living in Utah?

[Anonymous]

What’s it really like living in Utah?

I have colleagues from Utah who praise it as perfection.

I would have assumed it was somewhat restrictive given the Mormon culture?

The brand new (and large) houses set to mountains in the background look fantastic from the reality show views.

[Anonymous]

The Mormon culture is pervasive. SLC feels very weird.

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Those houses are definitely a sign of some sort of social collapse.

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No one here would have any idea obviously

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My friends, an interracial couple, moved there for his job. Less than a year later they left - they were miserable. Said if you weren't white and Mormon, you didn't want to be there

[Anonymous]

I don't live there but go often. Some areas like Salt Lake City proper and Park City have fewer LDS/more other groups. Some areas are more liberal than others as well (like Sugar House). Outside of these specific places, I would not move there with school-aged kids, not because people would be mean at all (LDS people are really nice) but it would be harder socially to be one of very few non-LDS kids. We have friends who moved to Alpine with no kids (older couple) and they absolutely love it there. Dowsides: Inversion is bad for asthma/respiratory health, new construction homes are not the best quality even if they look great, and many things are closed on Sunday. It's a gorgeous state and if you love hiking and camping it is absolutely amazing. If you are not into the outdoors, you might be bored.

[Anonymous]

I live in Park City and my kids go to school in SLC. I have lived in San Francisco, DC, NY, Chicago, Philadelphia, and Seattle before moving here. I’m a child of immigrants who grew up in rural TN, so I’m used to living as an outsider. Utah is beautiful, the people are nice, and the LDS culture is certainly present, but as I said, I’m comfortable being a minority.

SLC is mostly non LDS, the current mayor is a democrat and the mayor before her was lesbian. It’s a typical blue dot in a red state, like Austin, TX, or Nashville, TN. Utah moved more left than any other state in the last election. Everyone in Park City, moved here for the lifestyle, so very few of us are from Utah. The cost of living is high compared to the rest of Utah, but feels low in comparison to the other places I have lived. The dry summers, relative lack of mosquitos and ticks, beautiful mountains, outdoor accessibility, and lack of crowds, not to mention the winter sports, are hard to beat.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:The Mormon culture is pervasive. SLC feels very weird.

Agree. I would never want to live around those people.

[Anonymous]

Ive always wondered this myself. I think it would feel normal if you're like me and stay to yourself and dont mingle with the Mormons much but this is a guess as ive never been.

[Anonymous]

Posted about this before. We moved from Bethesda to Park City 5 1/2 years ago. Park City is very different than the rest of Utah. Do not feel the Mormon influence to be prevalent in our bubble. We are really happy.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Posted about this before. We moved from Bethesda to Park City 5 1/2 years ago. Park City is very different than the rest of Utah. Do not feel the Mormon influence to be prevalent in our bubble. We are really happy.

Can you please tell me more or link your previous post pp? Thank you!

[Anonymous]

Went to Park City in the summer once and liked it except for a bad restaurant experience.

We were turned away despite most tables being empty. Ok, maybe we were right before the rush. But my gut had a different feeling, so when we walked out, I booked a reservation through Open Table for 30 minutes later and walked back in. I didn’t even care if we ate there really, it was about principle now.

The only thing I can blame it on is to assume that they thought my friend and I were a gay couple.

Insult to injury, when the bartender asked where I was from, she was one of those “that’s not DC!” people who want you to name your one-red -light- to -the -city neighborhood when you’re across the country and a stranger makes small talk.

Anyway, I’ve wondered the same. I find LDS people to be extremely nice, but living as a constant outsider would get old. It’s beautiful and the cost of living is attractive though.

[Anonymous]

No idea. I've only been there to ski, but it is lovely to visit. I'd be worried that it would be hard to establish yourself in the community there if you aren't Mormon.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:What’s it really like living in Utah?

I have colleagues from Utah who praise it as perfection.

I would have assumed it was somewhat restrictive given the Mormon culture?

The brand new (and large) houses set to mountains in the background look fantastic from the reality show views.

Again, another post about Utah? Is it same OP as in other posts? Move to UT already and send the forum an update when you unpack.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:What’s it really like living in Utah?

I have colleagues from Utah who praise it as perfection.

I would have assumed it was somewhat restrictive given the Mormon culture?

The brand new (and large) houses set to mountains in the background look fantastic from the reality show views.

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