Favorite and least favorite place you've lived?

[Anonymous]

Loved: New York
Hated: New Jersey

[Anonymous]

Loved: San Diego

Hated: Milwaukee

[Anonymous]

Favorite: San Francisco
Hated: Augusta GA

Enjoyed: Northfield MN, Charlottesville VA, Bethesda MD

[Anonymous]

Favorites-
Amsterdam: the canals, cafés and bars, live and let live locals.
Denver: ski, hiking and great weather. The mountains always give me a sense of well being.
Chicago: small theaters and unpretentious people.

Least favorite: all of Mississippi.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Favorite: Washington, DC. It's why we bought a house here and started a company.

Least Favorite: Troy, NY. Frightening!

I don't know what you're talking about. Troy is lovely.
http://www.upstategirls.org/index.html

There was an article the other week about Troy being the new Brooklyn.
http://www.timesunion.com/518life/article/Is-Troy-the-new-Brooklyn-5625682.php

I've never been to Troy and am not even sure where in NY it is but this photo essay is what I thought of when I read your post.

http://lightbox.time.com/2012/08/08/the-boy-from-troy-brenda-ann-kenneally/#1

Troy is right next to Albany (the capital). I grew up less than an hour away and was always amazed by the people I met from there. They spoke like they were from downstate and by the time they hit 17 they looked 35. We had it rough in my hometown but they had it much worse. Life had worn down so many by the time they were 20 and everyone knew not to enter Troy after dark. It's starting to take a bit of a turn but there needs to be economic growth in order for more progress to be made. Women also need to be taught that their self worth isn't found in their offering of their bodies and that they have more to offer the world.

[Anonymous]

Favorite:San Diego, hands down!

[Anonymous]

Hate: DC

Love: Almost anywhere that isn't DC, LA, Atlanta, Houston or NYC

[Anonymous]

Dislike: NYC
Like: Philadelphia; Richmond

Still looking for a place I will love.

[Anonymous]

Least favorite: most of the suburbs of NJ; Long Island, NY
Enjoyed: Montclair, NJ and Bethesda, MD
Favorite: Still looking, but I've fantasized about living in San Diego, Hawaii and London.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Loved: Austin
Hated: Sarasota, Fl

I'm at about an 8 with DC. There's a couple downsides but by and large, it's way better than most other places.

What did you hate about Sarasota? Husb and I have been thinking about moving there, though we've never been. (We imagine - stupidly? - better weather, cheaper cost of living, outdoorsy stuff to do, enough artsy activities and people to keep us satisfied.)

It's snowbird hell. There are two kinds of people there: rich retirees and Florida trash. There's old people everywhere. That's all there is. Lines at the grocery store move at a glacial speed because the cashiers and customers are all old as dirt. The only culture is a small art scene among the super wealthy. The beaches are nice but that's about it. If you have kids, you will have a tough time finding family friendly neighborhoods as the schools are crap. There's no seasons which could be good for some but I disliked it.

[Anonymous]

Favorite: Miami

Least Favorite: Baltimore.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Love: Washington, D.C.
Hated: San Francisco. Yes, I know that it's everyone's favorite place. I found it to be too cold and windy, and it to be filled with superficial, self-important people across the board. If I never meet another poly trans vegan kundalini yoga practicing iron man triathlete again, I will die happily. I do miss that perfect produce, though.

I couldn't agree more. It's always cold, windy, and damp and everyone is pretentious and so incredibly impressed with themselves.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Love: Washington, D.C.
Hated: San Francisco. Yes, I know that it's everyone's favorite place. I found it to be too cold and windy, and it to be filled with superficial, self-important people across the board. If I never meet another poly trans vegan kundalini yoga practicing iron man triathlete again, I will die happily. I do miss that perfect produce, though.

I couldn't agree more. It's always cold, windy, and damp and everyone is pretentious and so incredibly impressed with themselves.

Interesting. Wouldn't have thought that. Are they impressed with themselves professionally/academically (the way you see in NYC/DC) or is it life-wise (i.e. I'm a vegan triathlete with 0% body fat)?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Favorite: Washington, DC. It's why we bought a house here and started a company.

Least Favorite: Troy, NY. Frightening!

I don't know what you're talking about. Troy is lovely.
http://www.upstategirls.org/index.html

There was an article the other week about Troy being the new Brooklyn.
http://www.timesunion.com/518life/article/Is-Troy-the-new-Brooklyn-5625682.php

I've never been to Troy and am not even sure where in NY it is but this photo essay is what I thought of when I read your post.

http://lightbox.time.com/2012/08/08/the-boy-from-troy-brenda-ann-kenneally/#1

Troy is right next to Albany (the capital). I grew up less than an hour away and was always amazed by the people I met from there. They spoke like they were from downstate and by the time they hit 17 they looked 35. We had it rough in my hometown but they had it much worse. Life had worn down so many by the time they were 20 and everyone knew not to enter Troy after dark. It's starting to take a bit of a turn but there needs to be economic growth in order for more progress to be made. Women also need to be taught that their self worth isn't found in their offering of their bodies and that they have more to offer the world.

I lived in Troy for 3.5 years. It was terrifying. It proved that trailer parks don't actually need trailers. Shudder.

[Anonymous]

Fave: tie between London and Hong Kong
Least fave: San Diego - nice weather but boring and zero culture
DC ranks pretty high for me - the people can be 'eh' but it's a great area to live (if you can afford the city proper or the nicer close-in areas).