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Post by compeateropeator on Jul 30, 2023 0:53:59 GMT
Or area (for non USA peas)?
I know there can be all kinds of factors involved, but am just curious how many people are (overall) happy and content where they live.
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Post by chaosisapony on Jul 30, 2023 0:54:59 GMT
I content with my corner of the world. My state at large is a disaster and I'm not opposed to moving somewhere else if the opportunity should come my way.
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Post by ellen on Jul 30, 2023 0:57:14 GMT
I will always live in Minnesota.
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Post by Delta Dawn on Jul 30, 2023 0:57:45 GMT
I love where I live. If I won Lotto Max I wouldn’t move because I love my house and my neighbourhood. I would get renovations done on my level and get rid of the paint that bugs me and the sofa. I love the window treatments and my bathroom that we had redecorated for me. I am just happy with where I live and the vicinity.
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Post by whipea on Jul 30, 2023 1:03:44 GMT
I used to, Florida.
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Post by ntsf on Jul 30, 2023 1:08:40 GMT
I love san francisco..but I could move to whidbey island wa.. where my mother in law has the most gorgeous house.. and good weather there (rain shadow). i really love western wa the most. western sf is pretty sweet. I have an ocean view and lots of fog.
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Post by peano on Jul 30, 2023 1:11:32 GMT
Yes. I love its beauty. I love its progressive government. I love it because it's sort of rural where I live but sophisticated and lots to do.
The only thing I used to complain about was that winter was too long, but last winter was so mild, it was perfect. I know climate change affected it so it may be that long winters may be a thing of the past.
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Post by Deleted on Jul 30, 2023 1:13:02 GMT
I like Michigan. I haven't spent enough time in Oregon or Maine to say I'd rather be living there. I do know I'll never live in Texas or Oklahoma again.
I'm not sure I'll ever want to move to IN or IL given the way climates are changing. DH's company expanded a while ago and now have an office in IN. There's a possibility in the future of him becoming the lead engineer there. I'll be paying attention to how things are going in that area.
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Post by littlemama on Jul 30, 2023 1:14:00 GMT
I love my state in summer. In winter, absolutely not. If I never saw snow again, it would be great!
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Post by lesley on Jul 30, 2023 1:25:18 GMT
I live in Scotland, and there is nowhere else in the world I would rather be. We have a temperate climate (mostly) and no extreme events like hurricanes or earthquakes. We have stunning scenery, fabulous culture, and our capital is one of the most beautiful cities in the world. We have free healthcare including prescriptions, free higher education at world-class universities for people who live here, a progressive government chosen by proportional representation (the Scottish parliament, not the UK one), and some of the friendliest, funniest people you will ever meet. Of course there are problems like there are everywhere, but I am hugely proud to live here. 😊
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Post by lisae on Jul 30, 2023 1:26:53 GMT
I do. For the longest time, I thought we would move when we no longer had jobs or parents to care for. We did a little looking and never found the right place. I'm glad we are staying put. There are some drawbacks but mostly we have great weather without the extremes much of the country faces, little traffic, low costs, and beautiful scenery. We are less than an hour from the mountains and less than a days drive from any point on the NC or SC coast.
I've found that I don't mind having a bit of a drive for entertainment or a good meal. Places that have those options in abundance seem to have high cost of living and a lot of traffic. I think those things would making aging in place a lot more difficult.
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Post by katlady on Jul 30, 2023 1:27:13 GMT
California native - Yes, I love living here. No plans to move anywhere else, except maybe Hawaii for family reasons.
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Post by Zee on Jul 30, 2023 1:50:58 GMT
I live in Scotland, and there is nowhere else in the world I would rather be. We have a temperate climate (mostly) and no extreme events like hurricanes or earthquakes. We have stunning scenery, fabulous culture, and our capital is one of the most beautiful cities in the world. We have free healthcare including prescriptions, free higher education at world-class universities for people who live here, a progressive government chosen by proportional representation (the Scottish parliament, not the UK one), and some of the friendliest, funniest people you will ever meet. Of course there are problems like there are everywhere, but I am hugely proud to live here. 😊 It is far more beautiful there than I expected! I loved my visit there! But, it was the coldest July of my entire life. I could not live somewhere that never got truly hot in the summer. I'm talking over 90 degrees, I like to sweat when I'm walking and I like when it's 80 degrees after dark so I can sit outside comfortably without a jacket and I need it to be very hot when I go to the pool! |
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Post by katybee on Jul 30, 2023 2:08:02 GMT
I love California—I’ve lived in San Francisco. The East Bay and now Santa Barbara. I consider myself (despite being born in Missouri and living in Tx for 18 years) a California girl. But I don’t know if I will be able to retire here. And I don’t think I will ever be able to buy a house. I know I have to live somewhere with mild weather and progressive-ish politics, though. I can’t go back to a red state. (Maybe purple).
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Post by AussieMeg on Jul 30, 2023 2:13:02 GMT
Yes, I love the state and the city I live in. There are other cities that are arguably more beautiful, and I wish it were warmer in winter, but I could never live anywhere else.
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Post by Linda on Jul 30, 2023 2:40:53 GMT
no - this state is probably my least favourite of places I've live or visited yet I've lived here the longest I've lived anywhere - nearly half my life.
I don't like the weather - it's way too hot and humid for way too long and it rains most of the summer plus hurricanes and tornados. I don't like the political climate - and that is getting worse FAST. I don't care for the way that social lives revolve around churches. There's no public transportation in my area or taxis - there's one person who sporadically drives for Uber/Lyft I believe.
We live here because DH's job is here.
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Post by crazy4scraps on Jul 30, 2023 3:06:43 GMT
I will always live in Minnesota. For as much as I hate the winters here, I’m staying too. I’m willing to put up with higher taxes in exchange for decent roads, really good schools, support for women’s rights and more progressive politics. Not to mention if all hell does break loose, we’re not that far from Canada, LOL, provided it doesn’t totally burn to the ground from wildfires. |
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Post by busy on Jul 30, 2023 3:38:38 GMT
I’ve lived in Oregon and Washington my whole life (except college in Minnesota). I prefer Oregon and have lived here since DH and I married in 1999. (I also lived here birth to 10.) I love it here and it’s highly likely we will stay in the state the rest of our lives.
It’s possible family reasons could take us back to Washington, but pretty unlikely, since it’s easily driveable. I could also see some possibilities of relocating to the Bay Area or elsewhere in NorCal. But I think that’s relatively unlikely.
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Post by snyder on Jul 30, 2023 4:12:03 GMT
For the most part I do love living in Colorado. I've traveled to almost all 50 states and each one has a unique quality, but some have a few more not so desirable things about it, so they would not be places I would ever live.
Colorado has some beautiful country side, but many other states do as well. Colorado could be more progressive and we lack in the entertainment arena big time. Seems we have tons of shopping and restaurants, but we need things like theater, concerts, amusement parks and tour type activities.
Its kind of gotten expesnive here compared to income levels. Cost of living increase a whole lot faster than most incomes, but that has happened in a lot of areas since the pandemic.
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Post by quinlove on Jul 30, 2023 4:41:00 GMT
Texas - nope, nopety, nope, nope.
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Post by KiwiJo on Jul 30, 2023 4:58:28 GMT
Yeah, I love living down here in our little corner of the world, out of everyone else’s way. Neither too hot, nor too cold; no horrible big weather phenomena like cyclones or tornadoes or blizzards or dust storms.
We’re small enough, with a wide variety of landscapes so nowhere is too far away….
The east coast beaches with gentle waves (usually) and golden sands, are 10 minutes from home.
The west coast beaches with wild surf and black sands, are less than an hour from home.
Mountains with great skiing about 4 hours away.
Farmland, native bush and forests, ‘big’ city life….. all around 15-20 minutes from home.
Of course, we have our problems too - the cost of living is pretty high because of our small population and isolation.
Everything is not always sunshine and roses, we have our times of disharmony.
But, overall, I like it.
Yes, I am happy and content here.
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Post by paget on Jul 30, 2023 5:02:59 GMT
Yes. We’ve always lived in WA and plan to always stay. We lived in a variety of cities and counties here so not always in the same place.
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Post by revirdsuba99 on Jul 30, 2023 5:33:18 GMT
I've never lived anywhere else.
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Post by miominmio on Jul 30, 2023 6:10:09 GMT
I’m happy with where Ilive (Norway). Low crime, free education andhealth care. Not too many people. Some don’t like the long and dark winters (6 hours of daylight where I live, less in the north), but I like it, plus the long summer days (3 hours of semi darkness in the middle of the summer) makes up for it.
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Post by sueg on Jul 30, 2023 6:45:38 GMT
We currently live in Munich and, if it wasn’t for all our family living on the other side of the world, I could live here forever. Easy living, high quality health care free at point of access, great public transport both local and long distance and we’re right on the middle of Europe, so many fabulous travel opportunities ( we are on a beach on Bulgaria as I type!) When DH retires, we will return to Australia and live not far from AussieMeg. To all the positives she listed, I will add close proximity to my two adorable granddaughters. |
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Post by katiejane on Jul 30, 2023 11:45:10 GMT
Yep, I live in a small market town in the UK lots history and very pretty, low crime rate, feels really safe walking around. Lots of green spaces. Lots of community social events. Not far from London or Brighton by public transport.
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Post by playingcinderella on Jul 30, 2023 12:00:06 GMT
I have always had a love/hate relationship with my state but the politics of the last few years has pushed me way into the hate column. I moved out of Texas for college but returned after six years because of familial obligations. After moving our kids several times within the state during elementary school for job changes - we promised our kids when we landed at our current location that we would do our absolute best to stay until they made it through high school.
Our youngest is a freshman this year and we are working on a five year plan to get out of here. With aging family members who we will be responsible for in varying capacities, I don't know if that's really reasonable but it is what we are holding on too. Where we will go is still under investigation but a cooler climate and more progressive politically is at the top of the list. Leaving the country is also under consideration.
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Post by mikklynn on Jul 30, 2023 12:46:42 GMT
I'm happy here in Minnesota. If I was handed a beach house on either coast, I'd leave for that! Last winter was brutal.
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Post by allison1954 on Jul 30, 2023 12:54:30 GMT
no - this state is probably my least favourite of places I've live or visited yet I've lived here the longest I've lived anywhere - nearly half my life. I don't like the weather - it's way too hot and humid for way too long and it rains most of the summer plus hurricanes and tornados. I don't like the political climate - and that is getting worse FAST. I don't care for the way that social lives revolve around churches. There's no public transportation in my area or taxis - there's one person who sporadically drives for Uber/Lyft I believe. We live here because DH's job is here. I’m on the other side of the state and the atmosphere here is pretty progressive for FL Hate the governor with a passion tho. We have lots to do, great medical, public transportation and the world sure doesn’t revolve around churches. It almost a completely difference state LOL I moved here 10 years ago when I got married . If something happened to DH, I’d be back to Chicago in a heartbeat |
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Post by jeremysgirl on Jul 30, 2023 13:03:01 GMT
I love living in Michigan. I've lived in Chicago and Indianapolis too and I far prefer it here. My city is just big enough to have the culture and amenities I need. And I love that there's a beach, beautiful beaches within 2 hours from my house. We like to camp and honestly if I was told I could never leave the state to camp, I'd be fine with that. I also enjoy winter much more than summer. We in mid-michigan don't get quite the same amount of snow as along the lake. And because of the lakes we don't have as low of temperatures as other northern Midwestern states. So in my mind, it's pretty perfect in winter. The only thing I would say is that I wish we had more sunshiney days in the winter. But I enjoy layers of clothing and warm boots and indoor activities. Dark nights help relax for bed. I just find winter very comforting.
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