# Can you say something nice about the community in which you live? Poll **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [January 11, 2007, 1:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-you-say-something-nice-about-the-community-in-which-you-live-poll/387540 "2007-01-11T13:35:53Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 11\ **Page:** 3
**Author:** ![Captain\_Lance\_Murdoch](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/47e85d/32.png) [@Captain\_Lance\_Murdoch](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Captain_Lance_Murdoch)\ **Post date:** [January 12, 2007, 8:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-you-say-something-nice-about-the-community-in-which-you-live-poll/387540/41 "2007-01-12T20:03:05Z")
Golden Valley, MN just west of Minneapolis is a pretty wonderful place. The park by us is fantastic. My son goes to a great Spanish-immersion school. I work at a University that’s a five-mile drive from me. My neighborhood is nice looking and quiet. Of course, people will say the weather here is horrible. Priorities I guess. ---
**Author:** ![Hostile\_Dialect](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/e495f1/32.png) [@Hostile\_Dialect](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hostile_Dialect)\ **Post date:** [January 12, 2007, 8:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-you-say-something-nice-about-the-community-in-which-you-live-poll/387540/42 "2007-01-12T20:09:31Z")
Sure you can “get along” without a car, **Spectre** ; you could do all the basic things you need to do to _survive_. But if you want to experience a fraction of the social life you could possibly have in LA–or if you want to work or go to school–you need a car. San Diego’s the same way. If the only thing you ever do is shop and go to ballgames you could get along on the trolley, but it’s a pain in the ass to build your lifestyle around it. ---
**Author:** ![Spectre\_of\_Pithecanthropus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/spectre_of_pithecanthropus/32/12343_2.png) [@Spectre\_of\_Pithecanthropus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spectre_of_Pithecanthropus)\ **Post date:** [January 12, 2007, 8:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-you-say-something-nice-about-the-community-in-which-you-live-poll/387540/43 "2007-01-12T20:30:02Z")
[QUOTE=fetus] Sure you can “get along” without a car, **Spectre** ; you could do all the basic things you need to do to _survive_. But if you want to experience a fraction of the social life you could possibly have in LA–or if you want to work or go to school–you need a car. [/QUOTE] Well, sure I need to own a car, but it’s nice that I don’t have to _use_ it every day of my life. Sometimes it stays in the garage from Friday evening to Monday morning, which doesn’t sound like much when compared to a weekday commute of 25 miles round trip, but for me it makes an immense psychological difference to know that in my leisure time I _can_ access so much without a car, and if it’s not in walking distance it’s only a short bus ride, like three miles or so. If, like many employers, mine weren’t so hidebound and reactionary about telecommuting, I would be able to cut that down a lot. ---
**Author:** ![robardin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/43a26b/32.png) [@robardin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/robardin)\ **Post date:** [January 12, 2007, 9:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-you-say-something-nice-about-the-community-in-which-you-live-poll/387540/44 "2007-01-12T21:46:15Z")
[QUOTE=Ethilrist] I’m fairly centrally-located in the Twin Cities, which you’d think would mean traffic would be a bitch, but compared to the SF Bay Area, it’s nonexistent. [/QUOTE] Hmmm, **Ethilrist** , I just took a look at your Public Profile and I’m intrigued: you’re a former NoCal’er, gamer, and active SCA participant now in the Minneapolis/St. Paul area. I was just in that part of the country for the first time last February for the wedding of a High School friend of mine who fits pretty much that description (though a native Brooklynite, he), and met a lot of his local friends who also fit that description. …You wouldn’t know who I’m talking about, would you? ---
**Author:** ![cruel\_butterfly](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/5daacb/32.png) [@cruel\_butterfly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cruel_butterfly)\ **Post date:** [January 12, 2007, 10:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-you-say-something-nice-about-the-community-in-which-you-live-poll/387540/45 "2007-01-12T22:08:28Z")
We have insanely low property taxes. If I stopped to think about it, I’d probably be kinda depressed about that because property taxes pay for the public school system. Maybe it’s not such a good thing after all. :dubious: ---
**Author:** ![brendon\_small](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/brendon_small/32/17101_2.png) [@brendon\_small](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/brendon_small)\ **Post date:** [January 13, 2007, 1:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-you-say-something-nice-about-the-community-in-which-you-live-poll/387540/46 "2007-01-13T01:31:05Z")
I live in a town called Portsmouth, Ohio. It’s right on the river and about an hour from Ashland, Kentucky. It’s also about an huor and 45 minutes from Columbus (the way I think of it, it could be a little longer). I don’t particularly like the entire town - there are some areas here I hate to even drive through. The town itself is fighting becoming a college town, but the college seems to be winning, and I like that. I also know that our community - we live away from downtown and more towards the hospital - is very nice. Most of our neighbors are retired or work at the hospital, and they are pretty friendly. It doesn’t have a very good job market, but it’s better than some other places I’ve lived. From what I hear, there are some good school systems in the area, but I’ve not ever dealt with any of them. Brendon ---
**Author:** ![Cunctator](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/43a26b/32.png) [@Cunctator](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cunctator)\ **Post date:** [January 13, 2007, 3:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-you-say-something-nice-about-the-community-in-which-you-live-poll/387540/47 "2007-01-13T03:07:00Z")
[QUOTE=Caiata] Canberra has a lovely balance between small-town community feel and big-city jobs, education, and cultural opportunities. It feels cleaner than some US cities of the same size that I used to live in, and I really love the suburban design. I’m within walking distance from a number of shops and restaurants, the public transport is pretty good, and the food and museums here are great. There’s almost always something free and vaguely cultural/interesting going on in the city centre if you know where to look. Crime _feels_ like it’s infrequent (although I had never been the victim of a crime until I moved here), but I don’t know enough about the crime rate to support my impression. [/QUOTE] As a former Canberra resident, I’d agree with your summary **Caiata**. ---
**Author:** ![BoBettie](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/4af34b/32.png) [@BoBettie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BoBettie)\ **Post date:** [January 13, 2007, 8:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-you-say-something-nice-about-the-community-in-which-you-live-poll/387540/48 "2007-01-13T20:39:38Z")
I live in Key Largo, FL and I love it- there are too many great things to mention, but a few are the fishing, the diving, the snorkeling, and the weather. The best part, IMHO, is the community. We’ve been here nearly a year and everyone has taken us in like we’re family. You’re never alone here- if you have a problem someone can and will help you. Everyone takes care of one another, parties with one another, and watches out for each other. Great example: This morning at breakfast I overheard the owner chatting at another table with a couple we know. He was saying how well Randy (bartender at another restaurant) did in his recent first marathon run and they were like “Yeah, we watched the race online- he did it in what, 4 1/2 hours? That’s about what his goal was…” and on and on. Seems stupid, probably, but to me a community is one where everyone cares about each other, celebrates their victories, is there in the bad times, and comes together. That’s the nicest thing I can say about this community. ---
**Author:** ![HazelNutCoffee](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/ac91a4/32.png) [@HazelNutCoffee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HazelNutCoffee)\ **Post date:** [January 13, 2007, 9:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-you-say-something-nice-about-the-community-in-which-you-live-poll/387540/49 "2007-01-13T21:34:28Z")
South Chicago is not quite the dump people believe it to be - at least, Hyde Park isn’t. It’s close to downtown and the university campus is lovely. Lots of museums for such a small area. And the lake shore is beautiful in any season. ---
**Author:** ![Ice\_Wolf](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/dfb087/32.png) [@Ice\_Wolf](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ice_Wolf)\ **Post date:** [January 13, 2007, 9:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-you-say-something-nice-about-the-community-in-which-you-live-poll/387540/50 "2007-01-13T21:49:16Z")
I know a fair number of folk and businesses through much of Auckland, but those in the western portion are a particularly cool, cruisy bunch. There’s your ratbags and not-nice-folk, to be sure, but in the circles I move in folk in the main seem fairly laid back. Place has its own vibe. Actually, there’s a heck of a lot of Auckland I love anyway. Very few places I wouldn’t feel welcome in. ---
**Author:** ![dalej42](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/67e7ee/32.png) [@dalej42](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dalej42)\ **Post date:** [January 13, 2007, 11:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-you-say-something-nice-about-the-community-in-which-you-live-poll/387540/51 "2007-01-13T23:25:19Z")
Dallas has some amazing restaurants. I love Tex-Mex food and Dallas does it well. Dallas is one of the best restaurant cities in the United States. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-you-say-something-nice-about-the-community-in-which-you-live-poll/387540.md?page=2)