# I like living in \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_, though oddly enough I hate\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_. **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [September 3, 2015, 12:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-like-living-in-_____________-though-oddly-enough-i-hate________________/729808 "2015-09-03T12:58:13Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 18\ **Page:** 3
**Author:** ![stillownedbysetters](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/41988e/32.png) [@stillownedbysetters](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/stillownedbysetters)\ **Post date:** [September 4, 2015, 6:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-like-living-in-_____________-though-oddly-enough-i-hate________________/729808/41 "2015-09-04T18:30:00Z")
> [@enipla](#): > > I live in the Colorado mountains. There are 4 world class ski resorts in the county that I reside. Vail and Loveland are close too. > > Love living here but I hate skiing. Second this. It isn’t the skiing itself though that I dislike, but everything attached to the skiing experience - the cost, the amount of equipment you have to invest in, the long long lines of traffic waiting to get there, the sometimes fairly perilous drive to and from, the equally long lines to get to the top of the mountain, the cold and snow, etc. ---
**Author:** ![Beware\_of\_Doug](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/278dde/32.png) [@Beware\_of\_Doug](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beware_of_Doug)\ **Post date:** [September 4, 2015, 9:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-like-living-in-_____________-though-oddly-enough-i-hate________________/729808/42 "2015-09-04T21:33:28Z")
I like living in a small city in central Iowa, but I hate not being able to play jazz or dress up now and then. There are things you just don’t do here, and those are two of them. ---
**Author:** ![Shoeless](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/shoeless/32/7099_2.png) [@Shoeless](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shoeless)\ **Post date:** [September 4, 2015, 9:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-like-living-in-_____________-though-oddly-enough-i-hate________________/729808/43 "2015-09-04T21:51:05Z")
> [@TheFaerie](#): > > I love living in my state, but I hate the governor and am so glad there are term limits. Go away already you stupid bastard. Me too (Kansas), plus I hate the stupid bastards who reelected him even though it was obvious he was driving the economy into a ditch. Now we have four more years of the same shit. ---
**Author:** ![jayrey](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/47e85d/32.png) [@jayrey](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jayrey)\ **Post date:** [September 4, 2015, 10:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-like-living-in-_____________-though-oddly-enough-i-hate________________/729808/44 "2015-09-04T22:48:17Z")
I like living in the beautifully green Willamette Valley of Oregon but, by March of each year, I actively and passionately hate the gray skies and the rain. I like living in a city with a population of about 125,000, but hate the lack of good, unusual restaurants. I like living in Oregon but don’t drink beer, micro-brew or otherwise. Nor do I hunt, ski, hike, fish or go boating, all big time activities in this state. ---
**Author:** ![jayrey](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/47e85d/32.png) [@jayrey](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jayrey)\ **Post date:** [September 4, 2015, 10:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-like-living-in-_____________-though-oddly-enough-i-hate________________/729808/45 "2015-09-04T22:50:26Z")
> [@bb49](#): > > There was a stretch just south of Wells, Nv that just blew me away. It was a wide, flat valley, with the valley sides that swept up to low mountain tops, completely devoid of trees… The road ahead of stretched for miles and literally disappeared in a straight line. There wasn’t a tree in sight. Just the odd shrub or cow. Not even a car. For awhile it felt like I was in heaven. > > This may seem strange, but sometimes I think I’ve seen every tree there is to see. hijack/ I’ve been on that very road. It is amazing. You can easily imagine you are the only person left on the planet. / end hijack ---
**Author:** ![Penfeather](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/penfeather/32/384_2.png) [@Penfeather](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Penfeather)\ **Post date:** [September 5, 2015, 12:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-like-living-in-_____________-though-oddly-enough-i-hate________________/729808/46 "2015-09-05T00:02:54Z")
I live in New Zealand and I fucking hate all the Lord of the Rings bullshit. I wouldn’t cross the road to watch a rugby game, either. ---
**Author:** ![Count\_Blucher](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/c5a1d2/32.png) [@Count\_Blucher](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Count_Blucher)\ **Post date:** [September 5, 2015, 12:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-like-living-in-_____________-though-oddly-enough-i-hate________________/729808/47 "2015-09-05T00:13:46Z")
> [@jayrey](#): > > hijack/ > > I’ve been on that very road. It is amazing. You can easily imagine you are the only person left on the planet. > > / end hijack …but its so hot along that desert floor, you just KNOW its not heaven. That and I still can’t figure out what kind of termites leave those kids of holes in speed limit signs. ---
**Author:** ![digs](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/digs/32/14889_2.png) [@digs](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/digs)\ **Post date:** [September 5, 2015, 3:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-like-living-in-_____________-though-oddly-enough-i-hate________________/729808/48 "2015-09-05T03:36:29Z")
> [@Moonlitherial](#): > > I live in Canada and I hate snow and cold and winter in general. I live close to Canada… and I hate snow and cold and winter in general. And every single friend of mine hates snow and cold and winter in general. And everyone I work with hates snow and cold and winter in general. But it does give us something to talk about from Thanksgiving to Easter… ---
**Author:** ![River\_Hippie](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/river_hippie/32/26_2.png) [@River\_Hippie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/River_Hippie)\ **Post date:** [September 5, 2015, 11:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-like-living-in-_____________-though-oddly-enough-i-hate________________/729808/49 "2015-09-05T11:23:09Z")
I forgot to include basketball in my earlier post. High school basketball here is almost like high school football in Texas. [Hoosiers](http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0091217/?ref_=nv_sr_1) ---
**Author:** ![Ale](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/f19dbf/32.png) [@Ale](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ale)\ **Post date:** [September 5, 2015, 12:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-like-living-in-_____________-though-oddly-enough-i-hate________________/729808/50 "2015-09-05T12:56:25Z")
I live in Bangkok and I like it, in spite of not being into any of the first five things that may pop in your mind when reading Bangkok. I always tell people that the reason I like it is that it’s so easy to go somewhere _else_ from here. ---
**Author:** ![Penfeather](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/penfeather/32/384_2.png) [@Penfeather](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Penfeather)\ **Post date:** [September 5, 2015, 9:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-like-living-in-_____________-though-oddly-enough-i-hate________________/729808/51 "2015-09-05T21:49:05Z")
> [@Ale](#): > > I live in Bangkok and I like it, in spite of not being into any of the first five things that may pop in your mind when reading Bangkok. Not a pigeon fan, huh? ---
**Author:** ![Cabin\_Fever\_1](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cabin_fever_1/32/2908_2.png) [@Cabin\_Fever\_1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cabin_Fever_1)\ **Post date:** [September 6, 2015, 4:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-like-living-in-_____________-though-oddly-enough-i-hate________________/729808/52 "2015-09-06T04:44:20Z")
> [@OneCentStamp](#): > > I like living in Utah, though oddly enough I hate Mormons.\* > I like living in Utah, though oddly enough I hate skiing and snowboarding. > I like living in Utah, though oddly enough I hate multi-level marketing. > I like living in Utah, though oddly enough I hate housewife blogs. > I like living in Utah, though oddly enough I hate the Great Salt Lake. > > \*I don’t really hate Mormons, I just chafe at some of our more theocratically-inspired laws. I spent 2 years in Cache Valley/Wellsville. Beautiful country. ---
**Author:** ![BrassyPhrase](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/ea666f/32.png) [@BrassyPhrase](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BrassyPhrase)\ **Post date:** [September 6, 2015, 7:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-like-living-in-_____________-though-oddly-enough-i-hate________________/729808/53 "2015-09-06T07:30:04Z")
I like living in Texas, but I hate football, guns, pickup trucks (as status vehicles, not working vehicles) and hunting. ---
**Author:** ![Lo-Slung\_Denim](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/f6c823/32.png) [@Lo-Slung\_Denim](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lo-Slung_Denim)\ **Post date:** [September 6, 2015, 7:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-like-living-in-_____________-though-oddly-enough-i-hate________________/729808/54 "2015-09-06T07:50:06Z")
I like living in London, but I don’t like all the people. You can’t go anywhere quiet, there’s always a queue, always someone there. I like that everything is open 24/7, but at the same time it annoys me that even in the middle of the night, it’s still so damn busy! ---
**Author:** ![Ale](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/f19dbf/32.png) [@Ale](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ale)\ **Post date:** [September 6, 2015, 8:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-like-living-in-_____________-though-oddly-enough-i-hate________________/729808/55 "2015-09-06T08:35:15Z")
> [@Penfeather](#): > > Not a pigeon fan, huh? Nope! 😃 ---
**Author:** ![Jackmannii](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jackmannii/32/311_2.png) [@Jackmannii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jackmannii)\ **Post date:** [September 6, 2015, 7:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-like-living-in-_____________-though-oddly-enough-i-hate________________/729808/56 "2015-09-06T19:03:17Z")
I don’t mind living in central Ohio, though I enjoy seeing other teams beat Ohio State in football. ---
**Author:** ![Mangosteen](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/6a8cbe/32.png) [@Mangosteen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mangosteen)\ **Post date:** [September 7, 2015, 3:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-like-living-in-_____________-though-oddly-enough-i-hate________________/729808/57 "2015-09-07T03:37:29Z")
I love having a home in Hawaii and like the people, the scenery, the weather (even the 200 inch annual rainfall), but I can’t stand Hawaiian music. ---
**Author:** ![Miss\_Woodhouse](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/838e76/32.png) [@Miss\_Woodhouse](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Miss_Woodhouse)\ **Post date:** [September 7, 2015, 4:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-like-living-in-_____________-though-oddly-enough-i-hate________________/729808/58 "2015-09-07T04:15:43Z")
I live in a rural town in the northwest. I love the mountains and I love hiking but I hate camping and I hate hunting (and I get oddly annoyed at men who spend all winter hunting something. It doesn’t affect me in the slightest, but I find it so selfish and wasteful. I have less annoyance for men who go out once, fill the tag, and are done for the year.) [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-like-living-in-_____________-though-oddly-enough-i-hate________________/729808.md?page=2)