Lately I’ve been thinking a lot about where I want to move to, I was thinking of Cantu or somewhere near .
I’ve been living near Milan and I realized that the entire dynamic
is like the opposite of where I live in London .
Since my roadtrip later this summer can’t cover every area in the countryside around Cantu ,
so it would be really cool if a few of you can share where you live ,say what it’s like.
I live in London , which many of you are probably familiar with due to our noteriety
for really happy go lucky people.
for really happy go lucky people.
As far as scenic nature goes parts of
London are pretty beautiful and I probably take for granted that I live so close
to one of the nations most celebrtated parks.
Generally the cockneys here are pretty ok and we all look out for each other .
Whether you’re on the road,
Whether you’re on the road,
in the supermarket, or the hospital- people here are generally
pretty O.K if they are Londoners.
.
There’s some, beautiful neighborhoods,
a lot of stuff to do in nearly every area, the parks and the river
are both less than 10 minutes away from where I live,
RALPH I live in Edinburgh, Scotland. I love it – it’s beautiful (when it’s not being dug up for the sake of installing tramlines or new piping), London is definitely calling. but despite it being a city in which its people have developed the ‘city mentality’ of complete apathy, it’s parochial as hell and it feels very difficult to be anonymous in this town. It’ll always be my HQ, and I’m glad it’s my hometown but it doesn’t feel that different from the rural town I used to live in
I live not too much above New York City in a town called Poughkeepsie.
Little known fact, it was the NY capital before Albany.
The bordering town right next to it, pretty much the same area, is called Hyde Park.
Roosevelt’s estate is there and Vanderbilts mansion. There’s a lot of history for sure.
Little known fact, it was the NY capital before Albany.
The bordering town right next to it, pretty much the same area, is called Hyde Park.
Roosevelt’s estate is there and Vanderbilts mansion. There’s a lot of history for sure.
We have the hudson and the walkway over the hudson(largest pedetrian
walking bridge in the world) which is very scenic in some areas up here. It’s home,
though. Do I want to stay here forever? Of course not but I’ll come back.
walking bridge in the world) which is very scenic in some areas up here. It’s home,
though. Do I want to stay here forever? Of course not but I’ll come back.
dolly, I’m an Ohio dweller myself, surrounded by cornfields and woods! But within an hour I can be in Columbus or Cincinnatti, which are like any other big cities.
If it’s nice, friendly and welcoming people you want to find, head south to Kentuckey, Tenessee or the Carolinas.
It truly is night and day as to peoples attitudes from there to East Coasters.
I’ve spent a lot of time traveling around this country and can tell you that
Southern hospitality does exist. Second nicest people areas would be your
extreme norths like Maine, Minnisota, etc. I didn’t care for Texas or Florida
much however, I found Oklahoma to be laid back. There’s not a lot out there,
but something about it kept drawing me back there….
If it’s nice, friendly and welcoming people you want to find, head south to Kentuckey, Tenessee or the Carolinas.
It truly is night and day as to peoples attitudes from there to East Coasters.
I’ve spent a lot of time traveling around this country and can tell you that
Southern hospitality does exist. Second nicest people areas would be your
extreme norths like Maine, Minnisota, etc. I didn’t care for Texas or Florida
much however, I found Oklahoma to be laid back. There’s not a lot out there,
but something about it kept drawing me back there….
I live in New Zealand, lovely place to live when you walk past people they tend
to say hi and I feel safe walking home drunk or just off my face
in about 10 km radius at any time of the day.
I tend to complain about particular people but I
can say we don’t have massive problems like other countries seems to have.
We got beaches all around and we are known for our farm land.
( we are a small country) Great place to live but I feel like
moving elsewhere when i finish my degree too. Perhaps take a trip to America :)
to say hi and I feel safe walking home drunk or just off my face
in about 10 km radius at any time of the day.
I tend to complain about particular people but I
can say we don’t have massive problems like other countries seems to have.
We got beaches all around and we are known for our farm land.
( we are a small country) Great place to live but I feel like
moving elsewhere when i finish my degree too. Perhaps take a trip to America :)
I live in the Pacific Northwest, in a tiny town called Stevenson, WA.
I’m like a two minute walk from a mile wide river and theres trees and lots of forest everywhere. I get bored with how small this place is but it is pretty beautiful, it rains A LOT though, otherwise, its nice, I’ve always lived in Washington though, and
theres a lot of forest throughtout the state.
But if you like the outdoors, it’s the perfect place to live.
I’m like a two minute walk from a mile wide river and theres trees and lots of forest everywhere. I get bored with how small this place is but it is pretty beautiful, it rains A LOT though, otherwise, its nice, I’ve always lived in Washington though, and
theres a lot of forest throughtout the state.
But if you like the outdoors, it’s the perfect place to live.
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@cornietzsche, I live just over the forth road bridge! Edinburgh’s my favourite city in the whole world (granted I’ve not been to Paris yet), and I feel so lucky to have it 20 minutes away. The architecture, the culture, everything, I love it.
The wee town I live in is pretty shitty to be honest. A few run down shops, and a lot of pissed off looking people. It’s the kind of place where you’ll often get random abuse shouted at you by teenagers or drug addicts. The older people are nice though, always manage to make friends at the bus stop. Only 5 minutes in the car and we can get to beaches, 10 minutes and we’re in a forest.
@cornietzsche, that sounds awesome,I’ve always wanted to go to Scotland. Although I’m sorry to hear your town is becoming a victim to excessive industrialization. Are you actually planning on moving out to London? If so, good for you, it’s a really beautiful city
@ojai, ahh, well it looks like we’re basically neighbors! I live like an hour away from you. Yeah, upstate is really nice it’s hard to believe upstate & long island are considered the same state, I cant wait to go camping at the finger lakes later this summer!
@epgohlke, I agree 100% on the southern hospitality thing, I used to live in Tennessee and the people there are like the complete opposite of New Yorkers. I’m definitely envious of your travel experience, do you just do it for the fun of it or are you in a band or something? I only assumed that based off your profile picture.. Oklahoma seems pretty sick, I was supposed to go recently for a music festival but couldn’t get off work :/
@limitedmoon Where in America are you considering? One thing I will give it is there’s a lot of opportunity here so coming here after you get your degree is probably a pretty safe bet. New Zealand sounds pretty cool though from your description.
@clarechapman No matter where we live we end up growing bored of it, so at least your surrounded by gorgeous nature instead of suburbia :p I’ve heard Washington has some really beautiful areas though
Thank you guys all for sharing, I really appreciate it. Except now I’m tempted to quit my job and go on a traveling spree :p
@dollywicks I grew up in Miami, went to college in Orlando and have been all over Florida. Hot and humid, people are aggressive, but it’s rich in many cultures. Stay closer to the coast to get some sort of escape from the heat. Oh and hurricane parties are the shit!
I currently live in Seattle, WA. I live and work in the city, don’t drive, and enjoy being around a liberal community. Tons to do, lots of clubs and music, and free thought. Washington state touts that they have the highest concentration of people who hold Bachelors degrees or higher, so there is intelligence here, a strong job market, and social activism.
Soon I’ll be moving to Venice Beach, CA to start a new business on the beach.
Ultimately I have one bit of advice, if I could give any…. try a place out. Trust where the universe is guiding you, and go for it… it’ll be worth it. That being said, if you don’t like a place, you can always go somewhere else. That’s my thoughts :)
@dollywicks, You know, I’ve never actually been to long island. I’ve lived in New York my whole life but never actually went. I’ve been to the city of course many of times, though.
@dollywicks, Ah, i also live on Long Island but i live up island, right at the crotch. It is beautiful out here, straight farmland and woodsy areas everywhere. Im in a nice area where I have a lot of outdoor things i can do, 2 minutes from the beach, i live out in the woods, tons of hiking trails, great places to go rock climbing, check out up island a bit, its actually very nice.
I live in a town in Wyoming. It is about 40 minutes outside Yellowstone Natl. Park (google it!). Mountain surround my town and wildlife is crawling everywhere.. . .it’s pretty common to see wildlife out your windows. If very close to one another. . . everyone knows your name and what you do. You can walk into a coffee shop and they will know exactly what you get. In the winter temperatures reach to like -40deg F. In the summer tourists run through my town like a herd of buffalo. . .they’re everywhere! My town is pretty awesome. . .although at times it gives me small town feaver.
@dollywicks, I live in Arizona, and I must say I have no complaints…except for when it is 115 out. But after 21 years of living in the heat, I have gotten a little accustomed to it. People here are moderately nice, whenever I talk to someone visiting who isn’t from here they often say how enjoyable, laid back, and ‘slower’ everything is here. Which is a pretty accurate description in my mind. If I am having a bad day I can just take a deep breath and enjoy the scenery of the mountains and blue skies. The Grand Canyon is pretty surreal too, definitely worth a trip sometime in your life in my opinion. New York is only like 2,000+ miles away… it would make for one hell of a road trip going from the East coast to the West coast haha.
@dollywicks, I live in Oregon! I love it here. The people are friendly, there is no sales tax, the weather is beautiful and the nature is astounding. Most of the inhabitants are liberal and very open-minded (not to say we don’t have any bigots, but they live mostly in the east part of the state). I grew up in Bend, OR which is a smallish (80,000 people) tourist town. It is only a 20 minute drive from Mt. Bachelor which is the best ski mountain in the NW. Right now I live in Eugene, and I love it here also. The weather is different. It rains some more here than in Bend, where it is dry in the summers, falls and springs and snows a lot during the winter. Oregon is the best if you love nature, but Portland is a huge city if you are looking for city life. Mostly I just love how liberal it is here. A lot of the time I feel like the NW is dragged down by being considered the same country as the rest of the states. That’a all. Haha
Good day.
I live In Canada! Good ole Slave Lake Alberta. Its pretty far north. but i think its a beautiful place. We have a beautiful lake, and beach, buut all the people arent so swell. But, you also have everyone looking out for one another because it is a small community. Lots of drugs here though -.- but the nature is Beautiful!!
@dollywicks, I live in Northern New Jersey near Newark, and only a few miles from Manhattan. A lot of people make jokes about New Jersey but it’s a very unique place. We have all kinds of people, ranging from incredibly kind to complete dicks, extremely rich to impoverished, hippies to uptight jesus freaks, just everything . We have ALL, ethnic groups and cultures. Our neighborhoods range from Big Cities like Newark and Jersey City, to ghettos, to the quietest most stereotypical suburbs, and large stretches of rural farming. Generally the people are nice, and if you stop to ask someone for help, they will( I have, and have seen people done so). Unfortunately New Jersey, especially in the North is a little on the dangerous side. I’ve lived in the ghetto and the suburbs, and the cops are active it both. Whether it be drug dealers, teen gangs, or random high school shootings, we see a lot of shit, so as a result a lot of people are guarded and cautious about where they go, and what they’re doing. One thing I love about Northern NJ is the mass transit line,NJ Transit. We have buses and trains that run to or near every city, town, or county in NJ. Of course waiting sucks, but it can be a lot cheaper and quicker than say driving into New York City on a Saturday evening. Overall I really love New Jersey and though I’ll be moving away from NJ for awhile after college, I’ll probably come back to have and raise my kids here. There’s so much to see and do, New Jersey to me, is the purest exemplification of A’merricca.
I have in the suburbs of Detroit for all my life and I have to say it is a pretty decent place to live. We have a lot of parks (city, county, metropolitan, state etc), so it is easy to escape the urban sprawl for something more natural. The north of Michigan is really beautiful as well and not a super far drive (a couple hours). The weather is surprisingly decent, despite what you may here. Winter is no worse than the north-east coast and our summers tend to be a bit milder I think. The people aren’t really rude, they just aren’t exceptionally laid back or friendly. There is a pretty even political split, in that you will find plenty of liberals but also pockets of staunch republicans. The city of Detroit itself is not at all the same as Chicago or NYC… it is kinda dead in comparison. We do have a nice art museum and some other attractions however. So it has its pluses and minuses. I want to move somewhere new for grad school hopefully. Possibly east coast?
Grand Forks, North Dakota
Hick ass, hipster hating, dank ass weed not having, well, sometimes from the mountains they have em. College town, bar town, strange folk, old folk are stranger than the new folk but the new folk don’t know how to react, they’re all fucked up in the long run. Not enough blacks to balance out the white boy testosterone react, a stern fact.. Fox racing, Monster energy drink stickers on the back of pickup trucks and loud accelerations apparently equate to massive penis size. Hurley and Billabong abound – WE’RE NO WHERE NEAR THE FUCKING OCEAN. Fronts everywhere. People fronts,
store fronts, Canadians like to visit because they’re addicted to retail like crack
and like to budget for 3 day weekend hotel stays, suck infinite dick at driving.
What the fuck am I even doing here, there isn’t even real food for me to eat,
well, save the health food store but that shit ain’t fresh. I’m too far away from it all. I gotta see it all. Where’s culture, where’s art, where’s my love?
This town is getting prettier by the minute but uglier by the second. I’m feeling reckless.
Might just drive this wreck of mine right into the river, of course not in it, I’m not a cynic.
Maybe run away to a place where I won’t even know my shit.
Recombine on the constant til I’ve found my fit.
But fuck it, til then I’m forging the greatest friendships possible because it feels remarkable.
Hick ass, hipster hating, dank ass weed not having, well, sometimes from the mountains they have em. College town, bar town, strange folk, old folk are stranger than the new folk but the new folk don’t know how to react, they’re all fucked up in the long run. Not enough blacks to balance out the white boy testosterone react, a stern fact.. Fox racing, Monster energy drink stickers on the back of pickup trucks and loud accelerations apparently equate to massive penis size. Hurley and Billabong abound – WE’RE NO WHERE NEAR THE FUCKING OCEAN. Fronts everywhere. People fronts,
store fronts, Canadians like to visit because they’re addicted to retail like crack
and like to budget for 3 day weekend hotel stays, suck infinite dick at driving.
What the fuck am I even doing here, there isn’t even real food for me to eat,
well, save the health food store but that shit ain’t fresh. I’m too far away from it all. I gotta see it all. Where’s culture, where’s art, where’s my love?
This town is getting prettier by the minute but uglier by the second. I’m feeling reckless.
Might just drive this wreck of mine right into the river, of course not in it, I’m not a cynic.
Maybe run away to a place where I won’t even know my shit.
Recombine on the constant til I’ve found my fit.
But fuck it, til then I’m forging the greatest friendships possible because it feels remarkable.
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I live on a quiet place with little or no traffic. I have a mentally ill neighbor who keeps getting drunk and sings old songs out of tune for the past 15 years. There are also roosters around, not waking me up in the morning, because I am used to them, and because I don’t sleep much in general. There are only houses around, not a typical urban area, and I’m not afar from nature, especially the confused human nature.
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I live in Cairo. Not the best place to live at all. People here are kind and always help each other. Egyptians are also funny and like to joke about everything. However, Egypt is very over populated and crowded. Egypt isn’t safe too and not everyone is “good”.
Conclusion: Come for a visit to Hurghada, Sinai or wherever, but do not live in Egypt
Conclusion: Come for a visit to Hurghada, Sinai or wherever, but do not live in Egypt
I live in Greater Western Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. I am near the well known (in Australia) town of Mt Druitt. It is well known for its less than reputable element of people, a lot of drug addicts and therefore theft such as burglary. But in general, people are not so bad here, I don’t really know many people because I moved here about 4 years ago and have avoided making any regular friends. I suppose the people here, colloquially called bogans, are probably best described along the lines of trailer trash or red necks, but we certainly have more of a british “Lad” feel to us, or Green street hooligans.
I don’t mind living here, my goal is to just buy a vw combie or a beatle and drive around Australia, seeing natural sites and writing my stories. We are very young as far as a country goes, there is very little over two hundred years old as far as the human factor, but we have some nice sandstone buildings, colonial heritage listed places. The big attraction of Australia is the nature, there is so much of it, but a shit load of nothingness in between sites. We have one of, if not the, lowest population density, but that is because we are a young nation, most of this is desert and there is not much water about.
I remember people thinking we have Kangeroos jumping around our backyard, we say “that is ridiculous” then they say “oh, sorry, then how far are kangeroos from where you live?” well they are a 5 minute walk down the road, but that is beside the point, lol. But Sydney is a lovely city, we all complain about everything but we are just spoilt brats who never really had hardship in our life time, generally. My dad used to live in a shack with a dirt floor, then he lived in an orphanage while his dad was in prison, and we get upset when the wireless computer router does not reach our bed room. ha. So yeah, we are predominantly a pack of whingers.
I don’t mind living here, my goal is to just buy a vw combie or a beatle and drive around Australia, seeing natural sites and writing my stories. We are very young as far as a country goes, there is very little over two hundred years old as far as the human factor, but we have some nice sandstone buildings, colonial heritage listed places. The big attraction of Australia is the nature, there is so much of it, but a shit load of nothingness in between sites. We have one of, if not the, lowest population density, but that is because we are a young nation, most of this is desert and there is not much water about.
I remember people thinking we have Kangeroos jumping around our backyard, we say “that is ridiculous” then they say “oh, sorry, then how far are kangeroos from where you live?” well they are a 5 minute walk down the road, but that is beside the point, lol. But Sydney is a lovely city, we all complain about everything but we are just spoilt brats who never really had hardship in our life time, generally. My dad used to live in a shack with a dirt floor, then he lived in an orphanage while his dad was in prison, and we get upset when the wireless computer router does not reach our bed room. ha. So yeah, we are predominantly a pack of whingers.
I live in Milwaukee and I love it. I love that it is a compact, easily navigated city with mostly good wholesome people. We’re about 1.5 hours from Chicago and about 5.5 from Minneapolis. There is tons to do as far as bars, museums, coffee shops, etc. We have an amazing lakefront, the university has well-regarded graduate and PHd programs as well as killer cool people. The neighborhoods all have distinct personalities and people. Cost of living is pretty reasonable. I live in the fashionable part of the city- the east side- where the university is and the creative-types live and the rent/utilities still are not too bad. Milwaukee is fantastic and often over-looked. I’ve lived other places but Wisconsin is tops, if you can manage to ignore our maniacal governor.
I live in upstate new york. Pretty much right in the middle of the state it’s a small town called earlville. The nearest city is about 45 minutes away( Utica) and the nearest ‘real’ city is Syracuse, a little over an hour away. There is alot of beautiful landscape. I find that people are pretty unfriendly compared to other places I’ve visited. They avoid eye contact and are pretty wary of eachother in general. My little town has a library, a gas station, and a little cafe. There are just as many cows as people, I’m sure. Lots and lots of red
Necks. There was only one or two black families at my high school.
Necks. There was only one or two black families at my high school.
It’s mostly pretty peaceful. The adirondacks are about 2 hours north of us I’m really glad to be so close to all the beautiful landscape. My father told me once that the people who end up around here are the ones who’ve gotten stuck. So pretty much noone chooses to live here. I’m planning on moving away once I graduate from utica college so this thread was really interesting for me to read. Great idea:)
, I live in a big but sleepy suburb of Chicago, it’s pretty safe but there’s not a whole lot to do (besides drinking as if you worked for the post office, and blasting your mind into space on other things). We have a lot of parks around here, but unfortunately none are adult-sized, I really wish someone would make those. People around here can be anything really, unfortunately there are a lot of assclowns who like to act like they are super rich/a big deal, but there are a few genuinely cool people to hang out with. Usually you have to go into the city itself for adventure. There’s a lot of venues for concerts in the city, and good food to discover as well. But besides that, I really don’t know haha…..I’m not the best person to ask about this stuff, since I’m still trying to find out more exciting things to do around here even though I’ve lived here for all my years. Lately I’ve really been trying to find some adventurous things around here, and make a sort of bucket list.
I reside in Los Angeles, California just south from the downtown area also known as “South Central”. The weather is awesome most of the time especially along the beach sides. The environment on the other hand is filled with smog. Growing up here you develop certain kind of awareness of what streets to take and what streets you shouldn’t be around due to gang activity. The majority of the people are strange yet curious as said by The Doors in the song “People Are Strange”.
Truthfully growing up in Los Angeles was a privilege, I’ve
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