Life in Wisconsin

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Anonymous wrote:It’s great if you’re not a POC.

Milwaukee is more diverse than DC!

NP. I am from Milwaukee and will defend my hometown until the day I die - I love it there, it is so underrated. But Milwaukee really does have extreme issues with segregation and institutional racism. It is always ranked one of, if not the, worst cities for Black people. We can acknowledge that it is a great city but still has its issues.

How is it for white people?

White people are not a monolith, especially in the Milwaukee area. What specifically would you like to know?

Well neither are black people, so.... I guess just the same question but for white people's interests...

What are "white people's interests"?

Well what are black people's interests? If you can speak for black people like they're a monolith, why not keep the same energy?

Huh? It's not "me" that's saying this. And it has nothing to do with "interests."

https://www.bizjournals.com/milwaukee/news/2016/08/05/wisconsin-named-worst-state-for-black-americans.html

https://www.wpr.org/report-milwaukee-racine-rank-worst-cities-african-americans-live#:~:text=For%20the%20third%20year%20in,from%20a%20financial%20news%20company.

https://www.nbc15.com/content/news/Wisconsin-50th-worst-state-for-racial-equality-in-its-economy-571323431.html

https://www.tmj4.com/news/local-news/study-ranks-milwaukee-4th-worst-place-for-african-americans-to-live

https://www.npr.org/sections/codeswitch/2015/03/05/390723644/why-is-milwaukee-so-bad-for-black-people

https://www.kcrg.com/2022/03/01/new-study-shows-iowa-third-worst-state-black-americans/

https://apnews.com/article/wisconsin-us-news-race-and-ethnicity-madison-wi-state-wire-4a58778caec479372cc5effd56237332

It is you saying it. If you can speak for black people as a monolith, then you can do the same for other groups. Keep the same energy!

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Anonymous wrote:I prefer Michigan, but Wisconsin is certainly a beautiful state. I think that's where Little House in the Big Woods was set. Very annoying of Pa to move the family from the cool and verdant Wisconsin woods to the flat Kansas prairie, with no shelter from the sun.

Isn't it cold in winter?

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Anonymous wrote:People marry really young in midwest: marriage, kids, and a mortgage by 27 is common. People do start getting divorced in their 30s though so there might be a lot of eligible divorced.

Madison would be the exception to that tendency, due to the university.

How do you feel about endless grey skies, even in summer?

You don't know much about Wisconsin!

They are about 30 years out of date with this. I am GenX and many of my peers were like this, but the younger generations here (except maybe in small towns) are not getting married any earlier than anyone else.

Really? I used to hang with a very artistic working class crowd and was shocked-just like totally shocked—at how many of those tattooed 20 somethings with crazy colored hair had kids and wedding rings and were freaking homeowners! coming from DC it was just a surprise that these people could afford to buy on a creative working class salary.

Well, that’s the beauty of life here. “Working class” people can buy homes, not just the wealthy. Shocking I know.

Yes. This is what a dual-teacher couple can buy in Milwaukee:

https://archive.jsonline.com/features/home/101332099.html/

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Anonymous wrote:I prefer Michigan, but Wisconsin is certainly a beautiful state. I think that's where Little House in the Big Woods was set. Very annoying of Pa to move the family from the cool and verdant Wisconsin woods to the flat Kansas prairie, with no shelter from the sun.

Isn't it cold in winter?

The entire upper Midwest is very cold in the winter--Michigan, Wisconsin, Minnesota, Iowa, and Illinois all have much more intense winters than the mid-Atlantic. If you're used to DC winters, this will be a shock.

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Anonymous wrote:It’s great if you’re not a POC.

Milwaukee is more diverse than DC!

NP. I am from Milwaukee and will defend my hometown until the day I die - I love it there, it is so underrated. But Milwaukee really does have extreme issues with segregation and institutional racism. It is always ranked one of, if not the, worst cities for Black people. We can acknowledge that it is a great city but still has its issues.

How is it for white people?

White people are not a monolith, especially in the Milwaukee area. What specifically would you like to know?

Well neither are black people, so.... I guess just the same question but for white people's interests...

What are "white people's interests"?

Well what are black people's interests? If you can speak for black people like they're a monolith, why not keep the same energy?

Huh? It's not "me" that's saying this. And it has nothing to do with "interests."

https://www.bizjournals.com/milwaukee/news/2016/08/05/wisconsin-named-worst-state-for-black-americans.html

https://www.wpr.org/report-milwaukee-racine-rank-worst-cities-african-americans-live#:~:text=For%20the%20third%20year%20in,from%20a%20financial%20news%20company.

https://www.nbc15.com/content/news/Wisconsin-50th-worst-state-for-racial-equality-in-its-economy-571323431.html

https://www.tmj4.com/news/local-news/study-ranks-milwaukee-4th-worst-place-for-african-americans-to-live

https://www.npr.org/sections/codeswitch/2015/03/05/390723644/why-is-milwaukee-so-bad-for-black-people

https://www.kcrg.com/2022/03/01/new-study-shows-iowa-third-worst-state-black-americans/

https://apnews.com/article/wisconsin-us-news-race-and-ethnicity-madison-wi-state-wire-4a58778caec479372cc5effd56237332

It is you saying it. If you can speak for black people as a monolith, then you can do the same for other groups. Keep the same energy!

I am sharing the results of research. It's not my opinion.

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Anonymous wrote:People marry really young in midwest: marriage, kids, and a mortgage by 27 is common. People do start getting divorced in their 30s though so there might be a lot of eligible divorced.

Madison would be the exception to that tendency, due to the university.

How do you feel about endless grey skies, even in summer?

You don't know much about Wisconsin!

They are about 30 years out of date with this. I am GenX and many of my peers were like this, but the younger generations here (except maybe in small towns) are not getting married any earlier than anyone else.

Really? I used to hang with a very artistic working class crowd and was shocked-just like totally shocked—at how many of those tattooed 20 somethings with crazy colored hair had kids and wedding rings and were freaking homeowners! coming from DC it was just a surprise that these people could afford to buy on a creative working class salary.

Well, that’s the beauty of life here. “Working class” people can buy homes, not just the wealthy. Shocking I know.

Yes. This is what a dual-teacher couple can buy in Milwaukee:

https://archive.jsonline.com/features/home/101332099.html/

This is from 2010 though...I would assume things have changed with this crazy housing market...

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Anonymous wrote:People marry really young in midwest: marriage, kids, and a mortgage by 27 is common. People do start getting divorced in their 30s though so there might be a lot of eligible divorced.

Madison would be the exception to that tendency, due to the university.

How do you feel about endless grey skies, even in summer?

You don't know much about Wisconsin!

They are about 30 years out of date with this. I am GenX and many of my peers were like this, but the younger generations here (except maybe in small towns) are not getting married any earlier than anyone else.

Really? I used to hang with a very artistic working class crowd and was shocked-just like totally shocked—at how many of those tattooed 20 somethings with crazy colored hair had kids and wedding rings and were freaking homeowners! coming from DC it was just a surprise that these people could afford to buy on a creative working class salary.

Well, that’s the beauty of life here. “Working class” people can buy homes, not just the wealthy. Shocking I know.

Yes. This is what a dual-teacher couple can buy in Milwaukee:

https://archive.jsonline.com/features/home/101332099.html/

Well, don't plan your move quite yet.

Look at the date on that article. It's from 2010- 13 years ago. Milwaukee housing certainly is still lower cost than say, DC or other east coast cities, but it is risen quite a bit since the pandemic and *definitely* since 2010.

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https://www.zillow.com/homedetails/3914-N-Prospect-Ave-Shorewood-WI-53211/110710705_zpid/

Shorewood is a great suburb- good schools, very very liberal, diverse by Milwaukee/WI standards. Small house, but I think still a great deal.

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Anonymous wrote:Friends live in Whitefish Bay and love it!

+1 It's beautiful there

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Hello from a coffee shop in Wisconsin.

Any questions about specific areas?

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I am from Milwaukee and spend a lot of time there and am happy to answer any questions. I know the metro area very well. Also very familiar with the Green Bay/Appleton areas.

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Anonymous wrote:There are a lot of tall Nordic types. Or so I've heard. Probably a lot of men named Sven

That’s Minnesota, not Wisconsin.

There are lots of Scandinavian people. I am Swedish and Norwegian and loved spending my summers in Door County.

[Anonymous]

Scandinavians are mostly in the western part of the state. Milwaukee area is heavily German. Lots of Polish as well.

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Anonymous wrote:People marry really young in midwest: marriage, kids, and a mortgage by 27 is common. People do start getting divorced in their 30s though so there might be a lot of eligible divorced.

Madison would be the exception to that tendency, due to the university.

How do you feel about endless grey skies, even in summer?

You don't know much about Wisconsin!

They are about 30 years out of date with this. I am GenX and many of my peers were like this, but the younger generations here (except maybe in small towns) are not getting married any earlier than anyone else.

Really? I used to hang with a very artistic working class crowd and was shocked-just like totally shocked—at how many of those tattooed 20 somethings with crazy colored hair had kids and wedding rings and were freaking homeowners! coming from DC it was just a surprise that these people could afford to buy on a creative working class salary.

Well, that’s the beauty of life here. “Working class” people can buy homes, not just the wealthy. Shocking I know.

Yes. This is what a dual-teacher couple can buy in Milwaukee:

https://archive.jsonline.com/features/home/101332099.html/

Well, don't plan your move quite yet.

Look at the date on that article. It's from 2010- 13 years ago. Milwaukee housing certainly is still lower cost than say, DC or other east coast cities, but it is risen quite a bit since the pandemic and *definitely* since 2010.

Relax. It has risen relative to what it was, which was pretty low. But it is still a good value and you get a lot of quality and size for your money. No 1.5 million three bedroom sh!tshacks like in DC.

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It's a very boring place.