What’s it really like living in Utah?

[Anonymous]

My friends (non-LDS) live in Park City for the skiing and climbing, and seem to really like it there. They’ve been there for almost a decade and have built up a like-minded circle of close friends. They don’t have kids though.

[Anonymous]

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

I agree we have family out there-nice to visit and nice to leave.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

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

I agree we have family out there-nice to visit and nice to leave.

I think people who have not had the experience of being a religious minority realize that they are less accepting and willing to feel like an outsider than they would like to believe. Some of us feel uncomfortable every day as a religious and racial minority, and it’s not always easy.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

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

I agree we have family out there-nice to visit and nice to leave.

Yeah; I mean: would you really want to live around, you know, those people ??!?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

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

I agree we have family out there-nice to visit and nice to leave.

Yeah; I mean: would you really want to live around, you know, those people ??!?

Yeah I know right?

I’m open minded like the rest of you, and I agree with you: we can agree we would not want live around THEM (but surely you also wouldn’t want to live near the Blacks, the hispanics, the gays, the Jews, etc).





/s

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote: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.

Liberty Wells and 9th and 9th are also very progressive, walkable neighborhoods. Lots of breweries and coffee shops.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote: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.

Liberty Wells and 9th and 9th are also very progressive, walkable neighborhoods. Lots of breweries and coffee shops.

Well as long as there aren’t many Mormons. . .

[Anonymous]

It's fantastic. We ski 50 days a year, including Nordic skiing. We mountain bike several days a week in the summer/fall. Golf is good. Trail running is good, with midweek races throughout the spring and summer. We ebike to summer concerts at Deer Valley. Kids are outside moving in all seasons, skiing, biking, sailing (I know, right?), or at Woodard in bad weather. Pro sports are fun since getting the NHL, and lax is taking off here, too. SLC airport is a Delta hub. Proximity to national parks never gets old.

[Anonymous]

Life is life no matter where you live, especially modern day homogenized culture.

The dry air of western states will cause you to age in appearance much faster, just an FYI.

[Anonymous]

If we purchase a home in a neighborhood in Utah, is there an organization or a way to keep those people from buying homes near us ?

[Anonymous]

Don’t be stupid OP. Unless you are one of them, you are NOT.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

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

I agree we have family out there-nice to visit and nice to leave.

Yeah; I mean: would you really want to live around, you know, those people ??!?

Yeah I know right?

I’m open minded like the rest of you, and I agree with you: we can agree we would not want live around THEM (but surely you also wouldn’t want to live near the Blacks, the hispanics, the gays, the Jews, etc).





/s

You two are exhaustingly dense. Several people have explained that it’s because they understand how hard it is to be a religious minority.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Life is life no matter where you live, especially modern day homogenized culture.

The dry air of western states will cause you to age in appearance much faster, just an FYI.

Like Lisa Barlow. Low humidity is great for hair but not for skin.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Life is life no matter where you live, especially modern day homogenized culture.

The dry air of western states will cause you to age in appearance much faster, just an FYI.

Like Lisa Barlow. Low humidity is great for hair but not for skin.

Very true. Most people who grew up in a coastal area really have no idea how bad the dry air is. One of my younger siblings lives in the Rockies and it's not even that dry there, but she looks at least 10 years older than me because of the wrinkling factor.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Life is life no matter where you live, especially modern day homogenized culture.

The dry air of western states will cause you to age in appearance much faster, just an FYI.

Like Lisa Barlow. Low humidity is great for hair but not for skin.

Very true. Most people who grew up in a coastal area really have no idea how bad the dry air is. One of my younger siblings lives in the Rockies and it's not even that dry there, but she looks at least 10 years older than me because of the wrinkling factor.

If you can afford it, you buy a whole-house humidifier.