In 3rd place - San Francisco. A truly beautiful city with so much vibrancy, so many friendly people and a live-and-let-live attitude pervading the whole area
Runner up is New York. Everything you could ever want in a city
But the winner would have to be Montreal. Fantastic blend of North American and French culture make it heaven on earth for me.
Notable mentions go to Sydney, Los Angeles, New Orleans, Amsterdam, Paris and Miami
** sirtonyh ** is a wee bit cosmopolitan. You like the noise and press of people… In public I mean. Well, between non-consenting adults.
Ahh Hell. You know what I mean.
Southern France. In the winter ski and in the summer riviera.
Mais un petit peu cher, helas.
If you pick up Ann Arbor lock, stock, and barrel, and put it about where Raleigh NC is now, it’d be heaven.
Palm Springs. Yeah, it is a bit warm in the summer, but rarely unbearable. And the winter is spectacular - a day like today, with warm sunshine and clear blue skies - makes a hot August day all worthwhile. We are 2 hours from L.A., a bit more to San Diego and Mexico, and about an hour to Joshua Tree National Park, which is a magical place. Right now we are hosting the Palm Springs International Film Festival, and so far I’ve seen films from India, Thailand, Finland and Mauritania. Cultural events, great weather, proximity to big cities (oh yeah, Las Vegas is about 4 hours away too), and nice people. Always something to do. It all adds up to a great place to live, and whenever I travel abroad, I am always happy to get back to paradise. That’s the true sign of a good place to live, don’t you think?
Yep, that would be me. I think anyplace with a wide variety of architecture, nationalities, culture, opinions and great restaurants is the place to be 
I’m there…
Sacramento is a great place to live. It’s climate is mild, ranging from 90’s in the summer to mid-50’s in winter.
There are so many trees here that autumn is wonderful! It can make a mess of your car, but it’s a small price.
It’s a small town and a big city all at the same time.
It’s close to SF, the Sierras, and Reno.
It’s economy is good and housing is relatively affordable.
State Capitol… a nice place to keep active in state issues.
I just wish Sac could be more like Austin though…
San Diego is another great place, but I’ll let someone else take that one.
Above ground.
** Muldoon III ** Anywhere as long as it’s above ground?
I’d hate to live underground, that would mean I’d be dead. Get it?
Like being $30[sup]something[/sup],000,000,000 in debt (more than all other states combined). :o
:rolleyes: [sup]The state of bankrupcy. Yeah, that’s the state I’d like to live in. [/sup]
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We all have our issues…
Actually, some are saying those numbers are way out of line and being exaggerated upward by Gov. Davis so he can look like a hero when he “fixes” the “problem”…
We’ll see…
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Okay, I’ll nominate San Diego.
It’s not the BEST, but it’s pretty damn good.
The weather can’t be beat. Pretty much partly cloudy and 68 degrees all year 'round. If you like to be outside, go to the beach, drive a little inland and be in the mountains, whatever, you’ve got it.
If you like to vacation in Mexico, it’s close by.
However: cost of living and housing sucks, relative to income. It’s expensive to own a home here. And besides, there are already too many people living here!
But climatewise - I’m so utterly and horribly spoiled.
Oh!!! We’ve also got a Farrell’s ice cream parlor. So nyah!
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What?? I thought they went out of buisness. I am not a big CA fan but I could go for a Gibson Girl…
anywhere warm in the winter.
Hee. Second the motion. (And third it, hopefully, once Potter sells his house. No, I won’t shut up. 
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DLurker - ours may be the only one left.
We had a SanDiegDopeFest there last year and had ice cream sundaes to the beat of the drum and siren.
** scout1222 ** Lucky bastard…
Kansas - Snows one day, 75 degrees the next. It’s great!
Actually, I want to live in Hawaii or somewhere tropical.