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Title: Which state would you prefer living in? Post by: politicus on April 10, 2012, 12:33:40 PM Which US state would you prefer to live in, if job opportunities and costs were not a concern?
My top 5 1. Alaska 2. Idaho 3. Montana 4. Colorado 5. Washington Title: Re: Which state would you prefer living in? Post by: Pingvin on April 10, 2012, 12:41:42 PM New Hampshire
Texas Alaska Montana Kansas Title: Re: Which state would you prefer living in? Post by: Oakvale on April 10, 2012, 12:55:08 PM Somewhere in the Pacific Northwest might be nice. Otherwise maybe Colorado or New Mexico.
Title: Re: Which state would you prefer living in? Post by: Redalgo on April 10, 2012, 01:12:54 PM I would probably like it in quite a few U.S. states and most Canadian provinces, but...
1. Montana 2. Minnesota 3. Vermont 4. New York 5. Maine Title: Re: Which state would you prefer living in? Post by: Tender Branson on April 10, 2012, 01:55:34 PM 1) Colorado
2) Oregon 3) Washington 4) Minnesota 5) Vermont Title: Re: Which state would you prefer living in? Post by: greenforest32 on April 10, 2012, 02:18:29 PM Probably stay in Oregon though I would give California and Vermont a close look
Title: Re: Which state would you prefer living in? Post by: Franzl on April 10, 2012, 02:20:20 PM Probably stay in Oregon though I would give California and Vermont a close look No love for your neigboring state Washington? Title: Re: Which state would you prefer living in? Post by: Boris on April 10, 2012, 02:23:30 PM $10,000,000 Mansion with swimming pool overlooking the Los Angeles Basin. Followed by a penthouse in Midtown Manhattan. Then probably Miami Beach. After that I'll go with the penthouse at the Lake Point Tower in Chicago. Rounding out #5 will be the largest, most luxurious apartment I can get on the CU-Boulder campus.
Title: Re: Which state would you prefer living in? Post by: greenforest32 on April 10, 2012, 02:31:11 PM Probably stay in Oregon though I would give California and Vermont a close look No love for your neigboring state Washington? I do like Washington and it's among the top 5 I would consider (don't like their tax system though) but how Vermont is turning out does appeal to me Title: Re: Which state would you prefer living in? Post by: fezzyfestoon on April 10, 2012, 03:07:42 PM Hmm...very interesting question. High on my list of potential places to live are Boulder, New Orleans, San Antonio, and Miami Beach. And I'd always be happy in New York if costs were irrelevant. Though I am somewhat reluctant about all of those places for a number of reasons. Too small, too touristy, too trendy, etc. That leaves the door open to completely different places like staying in Philly or going to Vermont or something. I think I can narrow it down to:
1. Colorado 2. Louisiana 3. New York 4. Texas 5. Florida 6. Pennsylvania 7. New Jersey 8. Vermont 9. California 10. Oregon I couldn't help myself... Title: Re: Which state would you prefer living in? Post by: I'm JewCon in name only. on April 10, 2012, 03:38:00 PM 1. West Virginia (I will go to college here in August, so my excitement for college floats WV up to the top)
2. Florida 3. South Carolina 4. North Carolina ;) Hometown bias! 5. Tennessee 6. Virginia 7. New York 8. Texas 9. Colorado 10. Alaska 11. California (San Diego, Orange County only lol) 12. Alabama 13. Arizona 14. Georgia 15. Utah (Salt Lake or ski resort areas) 16. Washington 17. New Hampshire 18. Hawai'i 19. Missouri 20. Oklahoma 21. Nebraska 22. Pennsylvania 23. Kentucky 24. Vermont 25. Wyoming 26. Michigan (UP, Lansing metro or Grand Rapids metro) 27. Ohio 28. Arkansas 29. Mississippi 30. Massachusetts 31. Montana 32. Iowa 33. Wisconsin 34. Louisiana 35. Nevada 36. Maryland 37. New Jersey 38. Maine 39. Indiana 40. Oregon 41. Rhode Island 42. Minnesota 43. Connecticut 44. South Dakota 45. North Dakota 46. New Mexico 47. Kansas 48. Illinois 49. Delaware 50. Idaho Title: Re: Which state would you prefer living in? Post by: Snowstalker Mk. II on April 10, 2012, 03:40:08 PM Massachusetts
Washington Minnesota Wisconsin New Mexico (when I'm old) I like PA, but I'm not counting it. Title: Re: Which state would you prefer living in? Post by: courts on April 10, 2012, 03:41:43 PM Eh, if I HAVE to stay in the US then I guess New Hampshire. Maybe one of the western ones too but there's a lot of meth heads and weirdoes out in the sticks so...
Title: Re: Which state would you prefer living in? Post by: The world will shine with light in our nightmare on April 10, 2012, 03:42:51 PM 1. Virginia
2. North Carolina 3. Florida 4. Colorado 5. Hawaii Title: Re: Which state would you prefer living in? Post by: Grumpier Than Thou on April 10, 2012, 06:08:18 PM Top 10
1. New Jersey 2. Massachusetts 3. Illinois 4. Maine 5. Indiana 6. Vermont 7. Montana 8. Washington 9. North Dakota 10. Minnesota Bottom 10 41. Kansas 42. Arizona 43. California 44. Texas 45. Arkansas 46. Georgia 47. Mississippi 48. Alabama 49. New York 50. Pennsylvania Title: Re: Which state would you prefer living in? Post by: Hatman 🍁 on April 10, 2012, 06:18:02 PM Vermont, New York, Maine, Minnesota, Michigan (N. Peninsula)
Title: Re: Which state would you prefer living in? Post by: Niemeyerite on April 10, 2012, 06:25:56 PM 1. Vermont
2. Colorado 3. North Carolina 4. Indiana 5. California 6. Indiana Title: Re: Which state would you prefer living in? Post by: LastVoter on April 10, 2012, 06:55:44 PM BC
AK(Anchorage or Juneau, not the actual cold part) WA WY(Only Jackson Hole) UT(SLC and near Little Cottonwood Canyon) OR MT CO(Too many tourists, not sure if I would like living there) CA(North CA barely makes into desirable, Orange county and bordering counties are in the bottom 5 "states" ) And that's about it. Title: Re: Which state would you prefer living in? Post by: Napoleon on April 10, 2012, 08:58:50 PM CT NY WA CA CO are probably my top five but VT and OR are up there with them.
Title: Re: Which state would you prefer living in? Post by: dead0man on April 10, 2012, 11:18:59 PM Maine
NY(C)...for a couple of years CO ..meh, that's about it Title: Re: Which state would you prefer living in? Post by: California8429 on April 12, 2012, 06:07:27 PM Virginia
North Carolina Florida Colorado Connecticut And whoever complained about tourists in Colorado, there aren't if you live here. Virtually no one comes to Denver and in the ski resorts, if you're living there, you won't really run into them, there's a class system in the Vail area haha. Title: Re: Which state would you prefer living in? Post by: Kaine for Senate '18 on April 12, 2012, 06:39:14 PM 1. Virginia
2. Massachusetts 3. New York 4. North Carolina 5. Georgia 6. Illinois 7. Texas 8. California 9. Pennsylvania 10. Maryland Title: Re: Which state would you prefer living in? Post by: Grumpier Than Thou on April 12, 2012, 07:20:57 PM I can't understand why anyone would want to live here. There is literally nothing to do. It's like the South of the Northeast. Title: Re: Which state would you prefer living in? Post by: 5280 on April 12, 2012, 11:39:45 PM Top 5
1. Oregon 2. Montana 3. Arizona 4. Florida 5. New Mexico () Title: Re: Which state would you prefer living in? Post by: fezzyfestoon on April 12, 2012, 11:41:06 PM I can't understand why anyone would want to live here. There is literally nothing to do. It's like the South of the Northeast. Uh...I don't know where you live in PA, but where I am there's more to do than I could possibly imagine taking advantage of. Title: Re: Which state would you prefer living in? Post by: memphis on April 12, 2012, 11:54:39 PM Which state is far less important than where in a state. Just about every state has somewhere worth living. Maybe not Mississippi.
Title: Re: Which state would you prefer living in? Post by: LastVoter on April 13, 2012, 12:10:48 AM Virginia North Carolina Florida Colorado Connecticut And whoever complained about tourists in Colorado, there aren't if you live here. Virtually no one comes to Denver and in the ski resorts, if you're living there, you won't really run into them, there's a class system in the Vail area haha. Here's a map, green is where I like to live, yellow where I would consider living, everywhere else is /facepalm option( most rural areas and most of the south gets an honorary /double facepalm). () Title: Re: Which state would you prefer living in? Post by: Miles on April 13, 2012, 12:58:43 AM 1- North Carolina
2- Lousiana 3- Arkansas 4- West Virginia 5- Texas Title: Re: Which state would you prefer living in? Post by: Grumpier Than Thou on April 13, 2012, 05:21:02 AM I can't understand why anyone would want to live here. There is literally nothing to do. It's like the South of the Northeast. Uh...I don't know where you live in PA, but where I am there's more to do than I could possibly imagine taking advantage of. I live in Montgomery County, like 25 minutes outside of Center City. Title: Re: Which state would you prefer living in? Post by: AndrewTX on April 13, 2012, 07:39:03 AM 1. Maine
2. Texas 3. Florida 4. North Carolina 5. New Mexico I do miss Connecticut a lot, but I think it's mostly because all of my family is out there. It costs way too much money to live there. As for my current residence in PA, man.. the more I stay here the more I am really starting to hate this state. Maybe it's the area. I'm in probably one of the most conservative counties in the state, and it's filled with racist hicks. Title: Re: Which state would you prefer living in? Post by: perdedor on April 13, 2012, 07:59:57 AM 1. California (LA, Santa Monica specifically)
2. Hawaii (obvious reasons) 3. Texas (back to Austin) 4. New York (again, obvious reasons) 5. Louisiana (New Orleans or GTFO) Honorably Mentions: 6. Pennsylvania (My girlfriend moved to Philly and I'm jonesing :P) 7. Oregon (Portland seems neat) 8. Washington (I would like to live somewhere close to Vancouver) 9. Nebraska (Omaha seems like a cool scene). --no chance in hell states-- 46. Utah (apparently, not believing in Joseph Smith and the tenants of Mormonism makes it incredibly difficult to live in any sort of developed area of Utah - so I'm told) 47. Tennessee (not a country music fan and as a Houston native, I would like to see the Tennessee Titans and all of their obnoxious fans quarantined somewhere away from the rest of civilized society) 48. Arizona (I would hate the weather, plus any state that willy nilly legalizes racial profiling is likely heavily infected with whack jobs. 49. Alabama (I've already lived in Montgomery. I've seen enough) 50. Mississippi (I don't think this really needs explained) Title: Re: Which state would you prefer living in? Post by: memphis on April 13, 2012, 11:56:11 PM 1. Maine 2. Texas 3. Florida 4. North Carolina 5. New Mexico I do miss Connecticut a lot, but I think it's mostly because all of my family is out there. It costs way too much money to live there. As for my current residence in PA, man.. the more I stay here the more I am really starting to hate this state. Maybe it's the area. I'm in probably one of the most conservative counties in the state, and it's filled with racist hicks. Title: Re: Which state would you prefer living in? Post by: Grumpier Than Thou on April 13, 2012, 11:57:41 PM 1. Maine 2. Texas 3. Florida 4. North Carolina 5. New Mexico I do miss Connecticut a lot, but I think it's mostly because all of my family is out there. It costs way too much money to live there. As for my current residence in PA, man.. the more I stay here the more I am really starting to hate this state. Maybe it's the area. I'm in probably one of the most conservative counties in the state, and it's filled with racist hicks. So this bears asking. How does racism exist in place that has exactly 0 black people (PA, outside of the big cities, being as good example as any)? As a parallel, I don't have any particular opinion on, say, the people of Kyrgyzstan because I've never met one. There's a lot of black people where I live (I'm about 25-35 minutes outside of Center City) but I think Andrew lives somewhere out near Pittsburgh. I don't remember exactly where Futtbuck is located :P Title: Re: Which state would you prefer living in? Post by: Kushahontas on April 14, 2012, 03:37:20 PM New York
California D.C. Colorado North Carolina Title: Re: Which state would you prefer living in? Post by: Atlas Has Shrugged on April 14, 2012, 03:40:56 PM Top 10
1. Florida (Indian River County only) 2. South Carolina 3. Virginia 4. West Virginia 5. Louisana 6. Alaska 7. Pennsylvania 8. North Carolina 9. Georgia 10. Texas Bottom 10 41. Wyoming 42. Minnesota 43. Michigan 44. Maine 45. Washington 46. Nevada 47. California 48. Utah 49. New Jersey 50. New York Title: Re: Which state would you prefer living in? Post by: Joe Biden 2020 on April 14, 2012, 03:47:08 PM Top 5:
Oklahoma New Mexico Missouri Kansas Arizona Bottom 5: California Oregon Washington Utah Maine Title: Re: Which state would you prefer living in? Post by: 5280 on April 14, 2012, 07:03:46 PM Top 5: Oklahoma New Mexico Missouri Kansas Arizona Bottom 5: California Oregon Washington Utah Maine What's so bad about the Pacific NW? I've lived in north Seattle for 3 years, beautiful state. You have to ignore the politics there to enjoy it. Bend OR is great, vacationed at Crater Lake NP last summer, camping, hiking, etc. Title: Re: Which state would you prefer living in? Post by: AndrewTX on April 15, 2012, 06:28:56 AM 1. Maine 2. Texas 3. Florida 4. North Carolina 5. New Mexico I do miss Connecticut a lot, but I think it's mostly because all of my family is out there. It costs way too much money to live there. As for my current residence in PA, man.. the more I stay here the more I am really starting to hate this state. Maybe it's the area. I'm in probably one of the most conservative counties in the state, and it's filled with racist hicks. So this bears asking. How does racism exist in place that has exactly 0 black people (PA, outside of the big cities, being as good example as any)? As a parallel, I don't have any particular opinion on, say, the people of Kyrgyzstan because I've never met one. There's a lot of black people where I live (I'm about 25-35 minutes outside of Center City) but I think Andrew lives somewhere out near Pittsburgh. I don't remember exactly where Futtbuck is located :P Noo, I live in Tioga County, I'm the North Central part. I kid you not, a house down the street from me has a giant swastika on it. I talked to authorities about it, and they said "It isn't hurting anyone". BTW, it is confirmed that the guy is a skinhead too. While at a bar last week, I heard someone use the words "chinaman" and "tar baby" in the same sentence. A lot o the people around here are horrible, wretched creatures, and I'm excited to move away from here. Title: Re: Which state would you prefer living in? Post by: Platypus on April 15, 2012, 07:29:36 AM Oregon and Washington would be in there, and probably Maine and, if I had plenty of cash, Hawaii. Fifth either Illinois (for Chicago) or New York state. I could also find ways to enjoy another 10 states or so.
In Australia, the order would probably be VIC/ACT/TAS/WA/QLD/NSW/SA/NT. Title: Re: Which state would you prefer living in? Post by: Grumpier Than Thou on April 16, 2012, 07:45:53 AM Noo, I live in Tioga County, I'm the North Central part. I kid you not, a house down the street from me has a giant swastika on it. I talked to authorities about it, and they said "It isn't hurting anyone". BTW, it is confirmed that the guy is a skinhead too. While at a bar last week, I heard someone use the words "chinaman" and "tar baby" in the same sentence. A lot o the people around here are horrible, wretched creatures, and I'm excited to move away from here. Ouuuuuuuuuuch. That's pretty backward. Well, especially at my High School, the n-word floats around olot--but it's the black kids saying it. There's also been at least 5 or 6 fights this year--and 1 was over a pair of headphones. Title: Re: Which state would you prefer living in? Post by: minionofmidas on April 17, 2012, 03:50:59 PM Sheesh, I never can answer these non-jokingly since EVERY American state clearly has livable and utterly unlivable parts; and the joke answers don't come as easily for somewhere that far away either.
Uh... Texas has weather I like (long hot summers, cold winters), big cities, and an ocean. I guess that makes a reasonable number one, despite the obvious issues. |