I live in NW Wisconsin, and believe it or not, I really like it here. What’s great about where you live? Here’s my list:
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[li]It’s pretty here. Not mountains or oceans breathtaking pretty, but lakes, rivers, streams, forests, and rolling hills pretty. Plenty of rock bluffs and river valleys, too. Lots of trees.[/li]
[li]It doesn’t cost an arm and leg to live here, and it seems to have plenty of jobs since it’s within commuting distance to the Twin Cities.[/li]
[li]The seasons change. I know people can complain about the snow and the cold, but bundling up and going for a walk at night when the snow is gently falling is a great experience. The snow covers everything, it looks pretty and muffles the world. Everything looks different with a fresh layer of clean, white snow. In the winter, there are no bugs outside, and we can ski and sled. I like having four distinct seasons.[/li]
[li]The air here is clean. I look at cities with smog problems and wonder how people can live there. Same with traffic - in my fairly small town, there are no traffic jams to speak of.[/li]
[li]My town has a small town feel, but we are close enough to the Twin Cities that sporting events, concerts, and shopping are easy to get to. [/li]
[li]Outside of severe thunderstorms and the rare tornado (very rare, I don’t think one has ever hit my town), there aren’t any natural disasters to worry about.[/li]
[li]Even near the Cities, there is a lot of open, undeveloped land. On a recent bike ride I really noticed this. The whole 20 miles of bike trail I rode was through fields and forests, with the occaisonal glimpse of horses in pastures, or peek at a rural house. I could have been 100 miles from civilization if I hadn’t known any better.[/li]
[li]People are nice here. I know people[/li] are nice in other places, but the people in my area are extra nice.
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I’m in a Cleveland suburb. We have four distinct seasons here too, and fall is especially nice. I live in a somewhat rural town and there are lots of trees and lots of privacy, and it is beautiful when the leaves change, and the air always smells good and clean. My favorite is the bonfire smell in summer and fall.
Also, we’re the snowbelt of the state, and I really like snow (when I’m not driving). We actually had a national emergency in 96 cause of all the snow we got (something like 4 feet in a day and a half) and it was lots and lots and lots of fun to play in
Also, I’m only 20 minutes from Lake Erie, so I can go to the beach anytime I want in summer AND I’m only an hour and a half from Cedar Point and only 40 minutes from Six Flags World of Adventure.
And, now that the Indians aren’t playing so well anymore, you can actually get tickets the day of a game and not have to buy them months in advance, and Jacobs Field is lovely.
I live 2 minutes from the NH border, 15 minutes from Maine, 30 seconds from the ocean, and 30 minutes from Boston. I have access to big city life, rural farms, mountains, ocean, and forests, within minutes. I have four distinct seasons. I have hicks and hipsters in equal parts. No one could convince me to live anywhere else:) Plus the fact that I can fly anywhere in the world, easily, from Boston and Manchester NH!!
I like the fact that there are so many oportunities for specialized training and education where I live. But I guess most university towns with major hospitals around are like that.
I just moved from a town that had no such oportunities, heh for anything really.
I miss my friend from where I moved, but he’s only 45 min. away.
I also like the 4 mile city walkway through the city for peds, rollerbladers and bikers.
I moved to Atlanta over a year ago, from New Orleans, following a brief stint in the Bay Area. I actually live out in the suburbs. But, what I like:
Diverse population. We have Africans, Indians, Asians, all kinds of English people with charming accents.
Lots of good companies based here, pretty decent job market.
Reasonable cost of living.
Absolutely beautiful blue skies most of the time. Just amazing.
Four seasons. I was shocked when it started getting cool last September.
Public transportation. If I actually need to go anywhere in the city, I can pay less than 2 bucks and take a train or bus and actually get there in a reasonable amount of time. I honestly only got a car because I was working an odd shift at work.
Universities galore. Georgia State, Georgia Tech, just to name two.
People who’ve actually been somewhere else. New Orleans is so insular.
Lots of nature stuff. Lots of trees, once you get out into the suburbs.
Cheap flights out. Our airport is a huge Delta hub.
I hated the Boston area and wanted to move badly before my wife and I got married. However, we found a house (a real 1760 colonial fixer upper) 40 minutes from Boston that I just adore. We have 2 1/2 acres, a horse barn, an old botanical garden that I am restoring, and a 7 mile rocky, hilly hiking trail less than a 2 minute hike away. It is just like when I lived in Vermont but is close enough to our jobs that we can have the best of both worlds. Most of our neighbors are from a rural background and about half have horses themselves. All this and we bought it for less than the average price of a Boston area home because it was in such poor condition although now it is about 80% done and a great place to live.
Okay, the water is warm enough to not freeze when I paddle my sit-on-top kayak. Ye Olde King’s Head has the best fish’n’chips I’ve ever had.
But paddling here is a little boring, as there isn’t a great deal to see. No islands close enough to paddle to. And I seldom go to the pub, because I rarely drink and it’s no fun to go alone.
Basically, I hate So. Cal. Since this thread is about what people like about where they live, I won’t go into the long list of dislikes.
Saint Paulite too. I’m right in between two downtowns, and just minutes to the airport. The leashless dog park I go to feels like I’m in the middle of nowhere (until a 747 flies overhead) I’m two blocks from the mighty mississip, which has bike paths and trails. My neighbors are wonderful people, one even lets me use his cabin on a regular basis. My parents are 30 minutes away, and live on a lake, and have a boat. My twin brother and my sister live within 3 miles from me.
If I were a millionaire, I’d live North of the OP on Lake Superior, and restore old wooden sailboats. Sadly, my current job is strictly urban, not even suburban. I just can’t rationalize wasting two hours a day commuting. My son is more important.
during term time i live in Dublin, and as far as nice people, good food and better nightlife go, you couldn’t ask for a nicer city to live and study in.
and it’s got sea, mountains and breathtaking scenery within a few hours drive (or less).
during the holidays i live in a small fishing village on the ards peninsula in northern ireland. i can see the sea from my window, the town is picturesque and the countryside is lovely. what more could you ask for.
Since I’ve only been here for a month, it’s tough to say. But I’m fairly impressed with the level of culture - museums, bands and the like - in Knoxville.
I think it was Snugglebear who’s in the 'Boro over near Nashville - I think it’s a similar situation here. You’ve got a major university, and that draws a lot of the opportunities in.
Added bonus? The cost of living (except for that 9.25% sales tax) is much lower than it was in Atlanta - I have a much bigger apartment at less than half the cost, and I like the apartment I’m in.
Plus, it’s pretty. Not the city so much as the surrounding areas. I’d never spent much time up this way before I moved, but I’m actually impressed.
I live in downtown Baltimore (Mt. Vernon, to be exact) and I’m withing walking distance of so much culture (or as much culture as one can find in Baltimore). I can walk to the main branch of the Enoch Pratt library. I can walk to the Farmers’ Market on Sunday mornings. I can walk to just about every ethinic restaurant you can think of and a few you probably couldn’t. I can walk to several art galleries. I can walk to the Inner Harbor and surrounding attractions. Best of all, I can walk to work.
I’m a three hour drive from NYC and a fourty-five minute drive from our nation’s capital. The National Zoo’s about a half-hour away, too.
