Greener Grass
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- yurimon
Where do you think life is better and you live or would like to live?
Criteria:
People
Living Expenses
Economy
Night Life
- nick0
i quite like SF for the time being, although its a super expensive city if you don't have a job or anything like that...
i'd say Montreal is pretty sweet from a cost of living vs. quality of life standpoint.
final answer: Montreal
- Mimio0
Denmark
If I can't have that give me a island in the Carribean.
- snuggles0
there is no such thing as green grass, it isn't greener anywhere else, someone has peed all over the grass all across the world, sorry, just an observation...
- nick0
snuggles i never knew you were such a pessimist
- iDp0
Vega$ - You can actually get high going out and getting the paper on Sunday mornings because of all the coke dust floating around.
Now that is a Cost vs. Quality ratio no other city can beat.
- e-pill0
i never told anyone but i always wanted to live in Antwerp. a lot of new fdashionj styles begin there and its soo close to the dam that one can not pass a flat up over there like i did 7 years ago.
- snuggles0
I am severely depressed these days, so I've given up on the notion that anywhere is better than anywhere else, life is what you make it, wherever it be...
* gets back to work
- QuincyArcher0
tokyo sounds nice! way expensive, but nice!
- Soler0
In 5 years Denver will be the best city all around... until then, SoCal baby!!!
- jeneraa0
ah, snuggles.
I can agree that any place is really what you make it, but it's also about how that place serves YOUR needs, desires, and goals. I'd like to give examples, but I'm afraid I may fail to convey myself appropriately.
Though you must admit that some people just aren't meant for the country, the suburbs, or even the city.
I know I need the city because it keeps me active (IE: getting off my luckily not yet fat ass) & responsible (one needs time to get ready & fully prepared for the day when relying on public transpo). And though everything is generally in proximity of where you live, you still get off your ass way more than people out in the country where everything's so damned far apart that you have to get in a car to sit on your ass for who knows how many miles, then take only a matter of steps to get to your destination. This problem occurs in LA as well.
Then again, the getting off one's ass part is along the lines of a place is what you make it. But then the question may be, Is it practical? Does it coincide with your lifestyle / is it along the lines/part of your everyday activities?
One must think about these things.
Blah.
- Jaline0
lots of ass in that post
- grafholic0
i love where i live (SF) but i agree with nick - it's pretty expensive to live here.
i also like my hometown...sapporo, japan. not so expensive to live, people are friendly, and good nightlife going on, but job wise, there aren't much going on.
- Jaline0
People: polite, liberal, and open-minded, for the most part. I like 'em.
Expenses: Ottawa is the least expensive Canadian city (statistically).
Economy: three basic types of economic market sectors: export companies serving markets all around the world; regionally focused companies serving Ottawa residents, and businesses; and our rural economy.
Night Life: not a whole lot but there are definitely some amazing places.
While it is large enough to support the finest amenities, such as world-class entertainment venues and shopping districts, Ottawa retains the warmth and charm of a quaint European city.
And I'm done.
- TechVector0
Southern Orygun:
Snowboarding winters/ skateboarding summers/ no sales tax/ full service gas stations ( no extra charge)/ Ashland Independent Film Festival.
- zombiewoof0
I've done SF, alot to do, great nightlife but too pricey, and the locals treat outsiders kinda crappy. I now live outside of DC which has a ton of work, great burbs, fantastic music but its getting expensive and the commutes are heinous (plus it's like a city under siege these days)
So I'm moving to the country outside of Ann Arbor, MI. Going totally rural this time. Log house on a lake. I can be in AA in 20 minutes to get my rawk music and dining out fix, but wanted to try on the country living angle for size.
- jeneraa0
Recommendation below.
Yeah, I'm grumpy because I've had to sit on it for hours on end & hate having to do so. I have lots of pent up energy as my days consist of barely walking barely 1/2 mile per day since nothing I really need is in my vicinity. I have to drive to those places. And gas is kickin' me in the ... need I say it again?
BTW, recommendation:
SF Bay area is wonderful. The city itself is cheaper than some of the suburbs, though I do recommend checking those out as well.
+ San Mateo (my most-of-my-life hometown) is considered a suburb of both Silicon Valley/San Jose & SF. Plus, it's very central with Highway 92, which takes you down a beautiful canyon drive to the Pacific Ocean (& a town called Half Moon Bay) & across the Bay on the 12-mile long San Mateo Bridge.
+ Foster City (another city at the foot of the bridge) is also a place to consider if you like lagoons, ducks, wider city planning, and, in general, very safe, clean neighborhoods. S.Mateo has a little more of the myriad.
+Redwood City is much cheaper, ranges on the lower end in most parts (quite expensive in the hills), and has another bay-spanning bridge: the Dumbarton. It's closer to San Jose & Sun Microsystems is right by the Dumbarton.Eh, there are others, but I really should get back to work since I don't even know if you're considering the Bay Area.
But one more thing before I go. I truly only encourage moving to the Bay Area if you can contribute to the community. IE: Experience it, live it fully, & get the most out of your work/activities there.
Please don't come if you're a slacker or it'll bite you in the arse! (Eh, maybe I'm being a bit extreme. ;^) )
- nick0
haha jaline, NICE TRY!
- yurimon0
change is good NYC is kicking the shit out of me right now.
Tryin to keep the pesimist at bay.