where you lived
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- crabmayo
list the major areas youve lived and currently live. describe each.. which is favorite, why, which is worst, why, etc. plan on staying put?
- CALLES0
South Miami Beach! Good Night life... Summer-Like beach days in the middle of winter and btw in winter all the models come down here to shoot since is cold everywhere else. top less beach... and you dont need a car... can just walk anywhere!
- You've got it made. I love that place and it's so much more chilled out than most people think it is.mg33
- true/// a lot of poeople think its what you see on tv...CALLES
- of course tv is not going to put on a show of laid back peepsCALLES
- I've been to FL always miss Miami, I imagine it's kind of lie NYC/PR blended together?marchelo
- CALLES0
and there is some work out there sometimes... we also get the music conference and art basel which is the biggest art fair in the contry right now
- Nairn0
Hell.
A bit hot.
- ********0
this has been done before, but what the hell...
dc
chicago
pennsylvania
iowa
madison
palo alto
boudler
san francisco- you failed to answer the questionmonospaced
- sf is the best by far********
- oh boy it's the thread police********
- you know it!monospaced
- monospaced0
Santa Barbara was the best place to grow up. More beautiful than most places I've visited in the world, including the best weather and gorgeous people.
San Diego has too many freeways and is very spread out. It was good for college, but I wouldn't go back. Not as beautiful or temperate as Santa Barbara.
San Francisco has lots of culture. Not nearly as beautiful or temperate as Santa Barbara, but it makes up for it in style and diversity. Too many homeless people and too few children.
New York City is everything it's cracked out to be. It doesn't smell like a natural place, and the weather is insane. The culture, diversity and style are on-par with any major world city. It's expensive, but worth the experience so far.
- mg330
Womb: Dark and Warm
Ft. Worth Texas suburbs 1: backyard thrills, youth, first bicycle, large field to explore with friends and army clothes and fake guns.
Ft. Worth Texas suburbs 2: nicer house, a little older, bigger fields, lots of homes under construction to play in, skateboarding, etc.
Arlington, TX: college apartment for 5 years, freedom at 18, no rules, girls, late nights studying, melting pot of different people, armpit of Dallas Ft. Worth area
Chicago: been here since 01, love the urban environment, lake, bike trails, people are nicer than in Texas, it stinks sometimes, it's so expensive here, everything at my fingertips though, met my fiance here, I play rock music here, work here. It's home now.
- marchelo0
Boston: I take it for granted being from MA... Very clean, Ritzy, One of the oldest cities in America, Great history and educational institutions, beautiful women
San Francisco: Being from the East Coast, this was short lived. Sunny, small art scene, too clean for me, expensive, ok night life, I hated the transportation system!
NYC: The most diverse place I've ever lived in, also most expensive. Amazing transport, night-life, food. Art scene is great, but not what It used to be. Really flaky people/great people. The most down thing I experienced is lack of space and high rent prices. Dirty/gritty which I love.
Puerto Rico: Current location, quality of life is amazing. Sunny, industrial, less diversity, beaches, beautiful women, art scene is fresh, lots of culture, great food, diverse life-styles,
- Puerto Rico, here I come!monospaced
- Oh yah, transportation in PR outside of SJ. A car is great though, most beautiful scenic views.marchelo
- nadanada0
boulder, colorado - absolutely loved it. funky ranch house with a big backyard, walked to elementary school, hung out at nana's house and all over the university of colorado campus.
louisville, colorado - big mcmansion-style golf course community that reminded me of stepford wives / desperate housewives. went to the local 99% white upper-middle-class high school that was exactly like mean girls.
los angeles, california - moved here to go to USC and absolutely hated it for three years. now in my fifth year and have got it pretty much figured out (where the good taco trucks are, where the hipsters aren't, where to get good chinese...) but new york is calling my name. not quite sure if i should answer.
erie, colorado - where the 'rents live now, and where i am on holidays. cute little craftsman house in the middle of nowhere. go running with carrots in my pockets for the horses in the fields around the houses.
- megE0
Cincinnati, OH: I found it to be a very strange city. On the front it's an old, german, traditional, fairly conservative city. Lots of private single sex catholic high schools. Natives ask you where you're from - they mean what high school did you go to. Eastside vs. Westside rivalaries... and not cool gang-ones. People know how to drink here!
Weather isn't that great either. Humid, smog in July/August.Boulder, CO: Hippie central. Whether they're the old, loaded, green, energy conscious, whole foods eating breed - or the young, smoked out, peace loving, ski bums --- hippies! haha Liberal, most people are transplants, I've met very few people who actually grew up here. About twice the cost of living as Cincinnati. Sunny all the time - very dry.
So far, I'd say Colorado is the better option. The mountains in my backyard are a large factor in my decision.
- VectorMasked0
Melbourne — Dear gawd. The heat!! Felt sorry for the people wearing sandals and drinking the largest 7-11 slurpees and still sweating bullets.
Vancouver — Pretty laid back. Some people call it boring, I call it comfy. Good amount of stuff to do. Best place I've ever lived in.
Others — Mexico. I valued my life enough to not stay there forever a be the victim of a kidnapping or something. Great place though. Expect them to grow immensely as soon as the US stops abusing and controlling Mexico for their benefit.
- doesnotexist0
Mason, MI – grew up here, small town with a lot of cows and graineries. tractors would drive by my house and I lived "downtown."
Detroit, MI – first year at school there was a high school that had their prom in one of our buildings, when everyone was leaving there were gunshots in the parking lots. pretty amazing. loved Detroit because of the empty factories we would find and photograph.
New Haven, CT – best apartment I've ever had. east rock is great to climb and see the city. people suck though, and the yalies drive me insane.
New York, NY – my eyes were filled with stars when I came now when I have to go downtown or walk through people it makes me want to move. the best thing is the variety of work.
- caput580
belgrade, yu - great place until the war
orange county, ca during summers mostly - learned skateboarding way back when z-boys were cool, absolutely loved it
london, uk - very nice, had a blast for 2 years
beer sheva, il - boring
jerusalem, il/pal - having fun, enjoying it very much for the last 4 years
- sputnik20
paris - only lived there til 8 so hard to say if i'd live there again
ny (long island) - meh
miami - 100% respect to calles, but i'd never live there again. nice superficially but otherwise rude, all about fronting and fakes and the last place i'd raise a child. plus no seasons.
boston - love it, but winter long and cold :(
denver - best place so far but not necessarily where i'll always live