I loved living in Fairfield County, CT. I think that access to the beach makes up for the freezing winters. It’s so pretty there.

Chicago. Obviously the weather is the worst part but you adapt. Great architecture, awesome food scene, very walkable/decent public transport, lots of neat neighborhoods, amazing cost of living for a city.

Interesting. We really liked Brussels. Lived in Woluwe. Great international school, Brussels is well located for visiting London, Holland, France, and Germany. Plenty of culture. Good bars, food, and shopping.

Probably our least favorite place was Ipswich (lived there 3 years), and favorite was Germany (9 years in Kaiserslautern). Utrecht and Madrid fall in between.

In the US, I liked NYC more than I thought I would, but vastly prefer DC. Have family out west and would love to eventually move to Colorado.

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Anonymous wrote:Faves: Brussels, Rome, Lake Tahoe

Mehs: Boston, DC, Syracuse, Frankfurt

This is the only one I quibble with. What did you like about Brussels? I find it boring and soulless. Lived there for a year and it is one of the few places I have no desire to return to.

+100. Belgium is the New Jersey of Europe

Yes, the food and beer there is great, but great food can be had in most places, and beer can be exported

Anonymous wrote:Faves: Brussels, Rome, Lake Tahoe

Mehs: Boston, DC, Syracuse, Frankfurt

This is the only one I quibble with. What did you like about Brussels? I find it boring and soulless. Lived there for a year and it is one of the few places I have no desire to return to.

Need more details. Is this for DC natives? I've been in DC (loosely, as a base) for about 18 years. I've also left for 1-2 year stints during that time to both other states and other countries.

Faves: Brussels, Rome, Lake Tahoe

Mehs: Boston, DC, Syracuse, Frankfurt

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-Here for work, not for the Smithsonians

Ironically this is such a DC sentiment

New Jersey- beautiful, but really snobbish & competitive!

Upstate NY (Albany area) - loved it
Fairfield County, Connecticut: loved it
Downtown Boston: ok, but not missed
Charlotte - loved it

-Here for work, not for the Smithsonians

Anonymous wrote:Born and raised in DC. Moved to Iowa, Ohio and now Arizona. Love AZ and will stay here forever. I hated every second that I was in Ohio, it truly is the armpit of America. Iowa was lovely and people were so nice. These days, the best parts of the DMV are nostalgia, memories, and my 3 SIL's are still there and I miss them.

Can you tell us more about what you like about AZ?

San Diego is my favorite place. It is America’s Finest City.

Perfect weather, laid back people, so much to do, and I had a beautiful house. I wish I could move back, but it would be selfish as my in-laws and parents age. We have nothing that ties us back to California. Best nine years of my life so far.

Born and raised in DC. Moved to Iowa, Ohio and now Arizona. Love AZ and will stay here forever. I hated every second that I was in Ohio, it truly is the armpit of America. Iowa was lovely and people were so nice. These days, the best parts of the DMV are nostalgia, memories, and my 3 SIL's are still there and I miss them.

I've lived in he deep South (hated it) and Boston, NYC and CA. Loved all those. Hated DMV and the South.

If you've lived outside of the DMV area before, what was your favorite place and why?