# My SO and I both work remotely. What city should we move to?

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**Category:** In My Humble Opinion
**Created:** [February 15, 2021, 3:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-so-and-i-both-work-remotely-what-city-should-we-move-to/932921 "2021-02-15T03:43:28Z")
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### Author: ![Just\_Asking\_Questions](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/ba9def/32.png) [@Just\_Asking\_Questions](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Just_Asking_Questions)
#### Post date: [February 15, 2021, 10:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-so-and-i-both-work-remotely-what-city-should-we-move-to/932921/41 "2021-02-15T22:35:48Z")

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> [@beowulff](#):
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> Yeah, if dressing for the cold was all it took, people would be moving to places like that in droves.  
> Sadly, they are moving out here, instead.

“Phoenix” used to turn to desert at about 115th ave going west. Now houses run more or less back to back to 200th ave. And the houses are packed in! I guess the insufferable heat really isn’t.

> [@beowulff](#):
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> As for “walkability,” while the entire Phoenix metro area isn’t very walkable, that’s because it’s spread out over 100 square miles.

No city is walkable by the standards that seem to be used here. Or, they all are. I can walk to restaurants and stores. But I bet people will say thy aren’t the “right” restaurants. No Korean/Ethiopian fusion restaurants within walking distance. Plenty of mexican food, of course, though [they probably aren’t “authentic”.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/authentic-mexican-food/931969)

If I walk to the bus stop, take the bus to the light rail, take the light rail downtown, I can “walk” to every major cultural even in Phoenix: Sports, symphony, movies, theater, art galleries and art walk, museums, and the zoo. Plus of course the nightlife, and the university.

Sure, it’ll take me 1 1/2 to 2 hours, as opposed to 35 minutes by car, but by god I can walk there!

And speaking of the OP, there is [an awesome Asian market](https://mekongplaza.com) right here in Mesa (not Phoenix). Biggest one I’ve been to, though probably doen’t compare to LA or SF.

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