# If you had to move to a new city —one you haven't lived in before —where would you go? **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [October 9, 2015, 9:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-had-to-move-to-a-new-city-one-you-havent-lived-in-before-where-would-you-go/734077 "2015-10-09T21:28:17Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![silenus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/silenus/32/166_2.png) [@silenus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/silenus)\ **Post date:** [October 10, 2015, 2:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-had-to-move-to-a-new-city-one-you-havent-lived-in-before-where-would-you-go/734077/21 "2015-10-10T02:04:34Z")
Is the hypothetical going to pay my rent from now on? Because that will be the deciding factor. And I seriously doubt the hypothetical can get me a comparable job _with comparable seniority._ ---
**Author:** ![Ukulele\_Ike](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/df788c/32.png) [@Ukulele\_Ike](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ukulele_Ike)\ **Post date:** [October 10, 2015, 2:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-had-to-move-to-a-new-city-one-you-havent-lived-in-before-where-would-you-go/734077/22 "2015-10-10T02:20:06Z")
I have been assuming that the hypothetical will pay my rent, plus a handsome independent income allowing me to live the life of a _boulevardier_. Enough to attend all the concerts and opera performances I like, opulent dinners in the finest restaurants, and languorous afternoons in the cafes. Vienna, here I come. ---
**Author:** ![Kiros](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/439d5e/32.png) [@Kiros](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kiros)\ **Post date:** [October 10, 2015, 2:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-had-to-move-to-a-new-city-one-you-havent-lived-in-before-where-would-you-go/734077/23 "2015-10-10T02:22:23Z")
Seattle? Chicago? Difficult, I’ve been to both multiple times, and I love both. Chicago probably wins; I’m not thrilled at being separated from my immediate circle of friends, but it’s a short and cheap flight, and it’s an awesome city. So not great since I’m being forced to move, but also not the worst thing conceivable. (NYC is the obvious option that’s eligible and a “hell, no”. I’ve spent more time there than any other city I haven’t lived full time, and I absolutely get the “love to visit, never want to live there” angle.) ---
**Author:** ![ChickenLegs](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/ecc23a/32.png) [@ChickenLegs](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ChickenLegs)\ **Post date:** [October 10, 2015, 2:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-had-to-move-to-a-new-city-one-you-havent-lived-in-before-where-would-you-go/734077/24 "2015-10-10T02:25:25Z")
Ten Sleep, Wyoming. ---
**Author:** ![elfkin477](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/a9a28c/32.png) [@elfkin477](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/elfkin477)\ **Post date:** [October 10, 2015, 2:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-had-to-move-to-a-new-city-one-you-havent-lived-in-before-where-would-you-go/734077/25 "2015-10-10T02:30:16Z")
Newburyport, Massachusetts. It has always been one of my favorite places to visit. ---
**Author:** ![Little\_Nemo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/little_nemo/32/3120_2.png) [@Little\_Nemo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Nemo)\ **Post date:** [October 10, 2015, 2:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-had-to-move-to-a-new-city-one-you-havent-lived-in-before-where-would-you-go/734077/26 "2015-10-10T02:32:30Z")
> [@Ukulele\_Ike](#): > > Christ amighty, bro, it’s a wish fufillment thread! Set your sights a little higher! > > You could be a householder in Gormenghast, or Oz. As I said, I have no interest in abandoning my family and the region I’ve lived my life in. ---
**Author:** ![CairoCarol](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cairocarol/32/3825_2.png) [@CairoCarol](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CairoCarol)\ **Post date:** [October 10, 2015, 2:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-had-to-move-to-a-new-city-one-you-havent-lived-in-before-where-would-you-go/734077/27 "2015-10-10T02:41:17Z")
Obviously if this were somehow real, I’d do a lot more research before moving. But off the top of my head I can think of several candidates: [ul] [li]Vancouver[/li][li]Ubud, Bali[/li][li]Not Honolulu, but almost any Hawaiian city not on the Big Island (which is disqualified by my already having resided there, otherwise I’d say Hilo)[/li][li]Phoenix[/li][li]Bozeman[/li][/ul] (I’m a person of varied tastes. Many things make me happy.) ---
**Author:** ![panache45](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/panache45/32/64_2.png) [@panache45](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/panache45)\ **Post date:** [October 10, 2015, 2:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-had-to-move-to-a-new-city-one-you-havent-lived-in-before-where-would-you-go/734077/28 "2015-10-10T02:50:51Z")
Nice, France. It’s got everything Paris has, except the Eiffel Tower. Plus a beach. And a short train ride to other towns along the Riviera. No more winter driving! ---
**Author:** ![Ukulele\_Ike](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/df788c/32.png) [@Ukulele\_Ike](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ukulele_Ike)\ **Post date:** [October 10, 2015, 2:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-had-to-move-to-a-new-city-one-you-havent-lived-in-before-where-would-you-go/734077/29 "2015-10-10T02:57:05Z")
> [@panache45](#): > > Nice, France. It’s got everything Paris has, except the Eiffel Tower. Plus a beach. Also plane service to Corsica. Which is paradise on earth. And the home of the most delicious fish soup. I am being redundant now. ---
**Author:** ![Kenm](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/bc79bd/32.png) [@Kenm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kenm)\ **Post date:** [October 10, 2015, 2:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-had-to-move-to-a-new-city-one-you-havent-lived-in-before-where-would-you-go/734077/30 "2015-10-10T02:58:43Z")
London, England. Not London, Ontario. ---
**Author:** ![Interrobang](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/interrobang/32/17463_2.png) [@Interrobang](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Interrobang)\ **Post date:** [October 10, 2015, 6:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-had-to-move-to-a-new-city-one-you-havent-lived-in-before-where-would-you-go/734077/31 "2015-10-10T06:53:03Z")
> [@Ukulele\_Ike](#): > > I have been assuming that the hypothetical will pay my rent, plus a handsome independent income allowing me to live the life of a _boulevardier_. If you’re making a living as a _boulevardier_ now, sure. But the hypothetical says it’ll set you up with a job, not pay your living expenses indefinitely. The force will get you there with minimal disruption, but it won’t keep you funded. ---
**Author:** ![epbrown01](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/7ba0ec/32.png) [@epbrown01](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/epbrown01)\ **Post date:** [October 10, 2015, 7:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-had-to-move-to-a-new-city-one-you-havent-lived-in-before-where-would-you-go/734077/32 "2015-10-10T07:57:26Z")
Off the top of my head, Seattle. I liked it when I visited, I like rainy weather, people seemed nice enough, and active car and motorcycle scene. ---
**Author:** ![Onomatopoeia](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/onomatopoeia/32/4145_2.png) [@Onomatopoeia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Onomatopoeia)\ **Post date:** [October 10, 2015, 7:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-had-to-move-to-a-new-city-one-you-havent-lived-in-before-where-would-you-go/734077/33 "2015-10-10T07:58:49Z")
Itaewon, South Korea - All the conveniences of any good city: Great cuisine and tons of restaurants, fantastic nightlife, one of the fastest internet networks in the world, easy and convenient subway system. It is just south of Seoul, so very close to South Korea’s major business district. Also, I could become affiliated with a medical research facility there, and my wife should be able to find employment with one of their behavioral health facilities. Of course we’d both have to learn the Korean language and Hangul, but that’d actually increase the enticement for me. ---
**Author:** ![steatopygia](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/steatopygia/32/3132_2.png) [@steatopygia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/steatopygia)\ **Post date:** [October 10, 2015, 10:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-had-to-move-to-a-new-city-one-you-havent-lived-in-before-where-would-you-go/734077/34 "2015-10-10T10:06:35Z")
Kona, on the big island. Spent several months on Kauai, so that’s out. If it had to be a real city, Copenhagen! ---
**Author:** ![TriPolar](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tripolar/32/3008_2.png) [@TriPolar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TriPolar)\ **Post date:** [October 10, 2015, 10:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-had-to-move-to-a-new-city-one-you-havent-lived-in-before-where-would-you-go/734077/35 "2015-10-10T10:10:01Z")
Miami Beach ---
**Author:** ![FairyChatMom](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/fairychatmom/32/21906_2.png) [@FairyChatMom](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FairyChatMom)\ **Post date:** [October 10, 2015, 10:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-had-to-move-to-a-new-city-one-you-havent-lived-in-before-where-would-you-go/734077/36 "2015-10-10T10:33:17Z")
I really hate cities and I really like the area where I live now. So I’d have to say St. Michael’s, MD. It’s on the other side of the Chesapeake from here, and the few times I’ve been there, I really liked it. ---
**Author:** ![diggerwam](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/919ad9/32.png) [@diggerwam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/diggerwam)\ **Post date:** [October 10, 2015, 10:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-had-to-move-to-a-new-city-one-you-havent-lived-in-before-where-would-you-go/734077/37 "2015-10-10T22:38:07Z")
Austin TX, Portland OR, Asheville, NC. Middle sized funky city I’d be very happy. ---
**Author:** ![dalej42](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/67e7ee/32.png) [@dalej42](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dalej42)\ **Post date:** [October 10, 2015, 11:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-had-to-move-to-a-new-city-one-you-havent-lived-in-before-where-would-you-go/734077/38 "2015-10-10T23:03:54Z")
I currently live in Chicago. Liverpool or Manchester would be at the top of my list, but Toronto, Montreal, Vancouver, or even Sydney would work quite well. ---
**Author:** ![Desert\_Nomad](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/desert_nomad/32/177_2.png) [@Desert\_Nomad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Desert_Nomad)\ **Post date:** [October 10, 2015, 11:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-had-to-move-to-a-new-city-one-you-havent-lived-in-before-where-would-you-go/734077/39 "2015-10-10T23:19:48Z")
Carson City, Nevada ---
**Author:** ![ThelmaLou](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/thelmalou/32/390_2.png) [@ThelmaLou](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ThelmaLou)\ **Post date:** [October 10, 2015, 11:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-had-to-move-to-a-new-city-one-you-havent-lived-in-before-where-would-you-go/734077/40 "2015-10-10T23:25:38Z")
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