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[quote=Anonymous]Grew up in Maryland, college in Virginia, then lived in DC. Now have been in Michigan for 15 years, outside of Detroit (just giving my bio first, lol)

Pros - 
No one cares who I work for, and mostly what I do. I HATED that about DC 
The COL difference is fantastic. I make the same as to what I would on the east coast and many things are half the price. Not just housing, but daycare, youth sports, activities in general. 
I am still on east coast time, despite being so far west, it's a great benefit in terms of daylight hours (might sound strange, but matters!)
Love living by fresh water lakes, I hate jellyfish and weird sea creatures 
I have easy access to a large international airport, every concert and sporting event I could ever want. One of the top art museums in the world. A lot of grant money and federal funding going into the city.

Cons - 
Most people where I live also grew up here, I am an outsider and it's considered very strange to vacation in places other than Northern Michigan. Even after 15 years I haven't really connected well with a lot of people.
Roads aren't good, they are trying, but it's going to take a lot 
Sometimes getting basic things done can be hard because of limited options - but this could also be true in a lot of places

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