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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]and the first college town cited by AARP.   Guess they didn't get the memo that no one would retire there.

https://www.aarp.org/retirement/planning-for-retirement/info-2016/ten-ideal-college-towns-for-retirement-photo.html#slide1
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Those articles are usually written by some 25 year old clueless journalism major who has no idea what they are talking about. Unless you love snowmobiling, ice fishing, and binge watching Duck Dynasty, you will probably not like living in Michigan year round. OK place for students? Probably, but depends on the student. I lived there for over 10 years and it's just a miserable place, full of small town types. A lot of people go to college with friends from high school and most people never leave the state. As another poster noted, it is insular, insular to the extreme. [/quote]

The writer of the article you were referencing was Anne Field:

https://www.linkedin.com/in/anne-field-9000575/

https://annefieldonline.com/

I’m guessing Anne is closing in on 60. I’d say the only clueless one here is you.  Spouting off nonsense as is it were fact and so easily 
refuted. If you ever did live in Michigan for ten years, you obviously never became a part of any community.   Then again with your attitude, I’m sure most people avoided you like the plague. 
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The difference between me and you is that I've lived in Michigan for 15 years and you read an article you dolt.[/quote]

So, PP, you come on here and vent about Michigan, but you've lived there for 15 years and do not have the wherewithal to leave? I lived there for nearly two decades and had to relocate for work. Lived in a great blue county about 40 minutes from Lake Michigan. FWIW, there are red counties in Michigan just like there are in New York, including the Hamptons, as well as similar scenice spots around the country.

Maybe you have SAD?[/quote]

Tough to move when you're a teenager  :lol: .Western Michigan is full of conservative weenies. Yes, there are a few small pockets of moderates, but you are still surrounded by people who have basically been left behind (mostly maga). Brain drain is a real thing in Michigan. If you aren't an active person and have a somewhat decent income, MI can be ok.[/quote]

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