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Austin
Good: culture, long term career security, food, great weather Oct through May
Bad: Horrible infrastructure planning that will needlessly cause long commutes, pretentious and arrogant youth especially in downtown and the domain, gentrification, hellish summers.
Good: culture, long term career security, food, great weather Oct through May
Bad: Horrible infrastructure planning that will needlessly cause long commutes, pretentious and arrogant youth especially in downtown and the domain, gentrification, hellish summers.
I didn't get to go to Austin last week...
FML.
Also, what do you think about CodeNext? That's a huge deal for me to follow.
Saskatoon.
I like the university and the river that runs through the city. I dislike practically everything else.
I like the university and the river that runs through the city. I dislike practically everything else.
Liverpool
Best part: Scousers. Everyone's super nice. Left wing city. 2nd safest place in the uk. Best nightlife for absolutely miles.
Worst part: Homeless people pretty much everywhere in certain areas. Not that I have a problem with homeless, more that it makes me feel depressed and sad for the state of this country whenever I see them and knowing that it's only getting worse and more isn't being done to effectively help them.
Best part: Scousers. Everyone's super nice. Left wing city. 2nd safest place in the uk. Best nightlife for absolutely miles.
Worst part: Homeless people pretty much everywhere in certain areas. Not that I have a problem with homeless, more that it makes me feel depressed and sad for the state of this country whenever I see them and knowing that it's only getting worse and more isn't being done to effectively help them.
Vancouver
Weather is steady (rains a lot but not too cold, not too hot. Very rarely humid.) amazing scenery. On the beach and an hour later you can be snowboarding in the mountains. Great hiking. Close to the US for shopping (when the dollar isn't dogshit). Very diverse. Great sushi. Great donairs. Great Korean food. Pretty progressive (albeit some feels very hipstery progressive) Safe (maybe excluding parts of Surrey and downtown). Nice universities. Generally good schools (I've worked in many).
Cost of living brutal. Tons of absentee home owners from China combined with locals being scared to never buy a house and paying whatever is asked means costs are astronomical for housing. Gas prices are highest in Canada (~$1.60/L lately). Increasingly feeling like a stranger in my own hometown in some areas (in Richmond, for example, huge swaths of the city are labelled in Chinese with tiny bits of English. The airport has huge adverts in Chinese for apartments and luxury cars in arrivals) makes the city feel separated at times. Like there is a Chinese immigrant section. A Sikh section in surrey or Abbotsford. An Iranian section in West Van. I imagine as time goes on it will change as their kids and grandkids lose a bit of the old country and become "Canadian", much like my parents did from my Italian grandparents and I am. Kind of boring? Traffic sucks. Transit sucks if you are outside Vancouver proper.
Housing prices are the biggest killer and the reason I'm leaving soon. I'm sad my kid won't get to live here.
Weather is steady (rains a lot but not too cold, not too hot. Very rarely humid.) amazing scenery. On the beach and an hour later you can be snowboarding in the mountains. Great hiking. Close to the US for shopping (when the dollar isn't dogshit). Very diverse. Great sushi. Great donairs. Great Korean food. Pretty progressive (albeit some feels very hipstery progressive) Safe (maybe excluding parts of Surrey and downtown). Nice universities. Generally good schools (I've worked in many).
Cost of living brutal. Tons of absentee home owners from China combined with locals being scared to never buy a house and paying whatever is asked means costs are astronomical for housing. Gas prices are highest in Canada (~$1.60/L lately). Increasingly feeling like a stranger in my own hometown in some areas (in Richmond, for example, huge swaths of the city are labelled in Chinese with tiny bits of English. The airport has huge adverts in Chinese for apartments and luxury cars in arrivals) makes the city feel separated at times. Like there is a Chinese immigrant section. A Sikh section in surrey or Abbotsford. An Iranian section in West Van. I imagine as time goes on it will change as their kids and grandkids lose a bit of the old country and become "Canadian", much like my parents did from my Italian grandparents and I am. Kind of boring? Traffic sucks. Transit sucks if you are outside Vancouver proper.
Housing prices are the biggest killer and the reason I'm leaving soon. I'm sad my kid won't get to live here.
I'll have look at it more on desktop to see what it means. I'm guessing higher density stuff in east, south and west of current downtown. Anything further out? The domain is gradually becoming an affluent midtown.
Best: it diversity in people, location, food, and everything
Worst: it's too damn expensive and the people,born here are getting prices out
Worst: it's too damn expensive and the people,born here are getting prices out
Columbus, OH
Dislikes:
Dislikes:
- There are lots of pot holes. I just anticipate the day I get a highway blowout.
- The public transport sucks (this is most of the US though)
- Rent is unreasonable without looking and looking to fight a good deal you'll fight over
- Man of the neighborhoods have charm and feel pretty distinct from each other
- Lots of dog activities
- Good microbreweries
- Most national touring bands pass through
Atlanta:
Best: Being a centerpiece metro
I love this city because it's more or less the highlight city of the south. A sort of ever-growing confluence of industries and interests.
Makes it possible to live a relatively affordable cosmopolitan lifestyle.
I live within driving distance of a good arcade, a major international airport, a good ramen place, a major casino, etc, etc.
Runnerup: Food
Every kind of cuisine is available and most of it's delicious.
Since Atlanta is a gathering point for multiple immigrant communities, there's no lack of extreme diversity.
Worst: Traffic
Good lord.
The Traffic.
You have to dedicate at least an hour to do just about anything due to the urban sprawl of the metro.
Compound this with MARTA (Atlanta's transit system) being woefully inadequate, and you'r'e stuck with having to grind your poor car into the pavement.
Runnerup:
Sports teams.
Not much needs to be said. We're still waiting for the first national championship since the mid 90s. our teams are this weird combination of either good but not good enough or downright horrible, and we've lost two hockey teams to central Canada.
#AtlantaSports
Best: Being a centerpiece metro
I love this city because it's more or less the highlight city of the south. A sort of ever-growing confluence of industries and interests.
Makes it possible to live a relatively affordable cosmopolitan lifestyle.
I live within driving distance of a good arcade, a major international airport, a good ramen place, a major casino, etc, etc.
Runnerup: Food
Every kind of cuisine is available and most of it's delicious.
Since Atlanta is a gathering point for multiple immigrant communities, there's no lack of extreme diversity.
Worst: Traffic
Good lord.
The Traffic.
You have to dedicate at least an hour to do just about anything due to the urban sprawl of the metro.
Compound this with MARTA (Atlanta's transit system) being woefully inadequate, and you'r'e stuck with having to grind your poor car into the pavement.
Runnerup:
Sports teams.
Not much needs to be said. We're still waiting for the first national championship since the mid 90s. our teams are this weird combination of either good but not good enough or downright horrible, and we've lost two hockey teams to central Canada.
#AtlantaSports
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Sacramento, CA
Best: Tons of craft breweries, good coffee, food is improving, racial diversity, most climates are within a couple hours drive.
Worst: Rising housing prices and population. Bay Area transplants. My old next door neighbor bought the place next to me but then just stayed in SF with his GF and was barely there.
Best: Tons of craft breweries, good coffee, food is improving, racial diversity, most climates are within a couple hours drive.
Worst: Rising housing prices and population. Bay Area transplants. My old next door neighbor bought the place next to me but then just stayed in SF with his GF and was barely there.
But seriously though, Sacramento is a great City, from what I can tell. I'm curious how far revitalization of the city has come.
Likes:
Its a small town with one stop light. Very chill place. Got that small town feel.
Dislikes:
There's a cole to diesel plant coming here unless we're able to stop it. Basically they turn coal to diesel fuel which is very pollutant. What has us nervous is this would be the very first plant of its kind in the United States.
Its a small town with one stop light. Very chill place. Got that small town feel.
Dislikes:
There's a cole to diesel plant coming here unless we're able to stop it. Basically they turn coal to diesel fuel which is very pollutant. What has us nervous is this would be the very first plant of its kind in the United States.
Dallas:
Best: job market, you can get a 80k+ job here super easy if you have even a hint of talent in you. 100k ain't hard either with a little experience.
Worst: the traffic, followed closely by the uneventful/boring landscape.
Best: job market, you can get a 80k+ job here super easy if you have even a hint of talent in you. 100k ain't hard either with a little experience.
Worst: the traffic, followed closely by the uneventful/boring landscape.
Leaving Sacramento is what thuat movie is about.
I haven't been there in years.
i like the night life, rockets, astros, and music scene
i dislike the traffic, especially in downtown ... and the hot weather
Washington, DC
Best: Very diverse, lots of cool people, political (and literal) capital of the US, lots of great food, music scene is mad decent, legal weed, there's plenty of cool shit to see/do within 2-3 hours away when you get bored of the city
Worst: Horribly fucking expensive, lots of gentrification, traffic is total shit sometimes, for every cool person there's two total dicks, intercity train coverage (and service) is kinda ass for how many people could be using it, not enough great pizza (we have plenty of fine pizza though), the summer humidity is awful
Best: Very diverse, lots of cool people, political (and literal) capital of the US, lots of great food, music scene is mad decent, legal weed, there's plenty of cool shit to see/do within 2-3 hours away when you get bored of the city
Worst: Horribly fucking expensive, lots of gentrification, traffic is total shit sometimes, for every cool person there's two total dicks, intercity train coverage (and service) is kinda ass for how many people could be using it, not enough great pizza (we have plenty of fine pizza though), the summer humidity is awful
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Boise
it's a beautiful town, a lot of variety and a lot of things to do. also the mountains are not far away. I do like the fact you can drive like 20 minutes max in just about any direction and be in the middle of nowhere as well.
negatives though is the city/metro is going through major growing pains, lots of people have been moving here for years and the roads and such have been slow to keep up. this is an area that just 15 years ago had many of it's roads as small two lane roads, now they are transforming into major thoroughfares. I get these things take time, but it's still a pain.
other major thing I don't like is the isolation, it takes like 6 hours to get to the next major cities of Salt Lake and Portland, and there's not a whole lot in between.
also I like the Boise State Broncos fine enough and all, but sometimes the pride for the team is a bit much. It's annoying walking into every damn Albertsons and Walgreens and Fred Meyer and being assaulted with an avalanche of BSU gear, likewise it's annoying trying to watch KTVB for the news and all they are talking about is how well the Broncos are doing, like I'm pretty sure actual news happened today as well right?
it's a beautiful town, a lot of variety and a lot of things to do. also the mountains are not far away. I do like the fact you can drive like 20 minutes max in just about any direction and be in the middle of nowhere as well.
negatives though is the city/metro is going through major growing pains, lots of people have been moving here for years and the roads and such have been slow to keep up. this is an area that just 15 years ago had many of it's roads as small two lane roads, now they are transforming into major thoroughfares. I get these things take time, but it's still a pain.
other major thing I don't like is the isolation, it takes like 6 hours to get to the next major cities of Salt Lake and Portland, and there's not a whole lot in between.
also I like the Boise State Broncos fine enough and all, but sometimes the pride for the team is a bit much. It's annoying walking into every damn Albertsons and Walgreens and Fred Meyer and being assaulted with an avalanche of BSU gear, likewise it's annoying trying to watch KTVB for the news and all they are talking about is how well the Broncos are doing, like I'm pretty sure actual news happened today as well right?
All I think about when it comes to Idaho is Driggs. I have no idea why.
Nashville.
Likes- music all over the place and delicious food.
Dislikes- large crowds at certain times.
I like my state in general even though its a red state. For example, we were the first to offer free community college to everyone. Wouldn't think that about TN from the outside.
Likes- music all over the place and delicious food.
Dislikes- large crowds at certain times.
I like my state in general even though its a red state. For example, we were the first to offer free community college to everyone. Wouldn't think that about TN from the outside.
Pacifica, California
It's got some really nice view, and I love that it's pretty close to everything I need. People around here can't drive for shit, though. I think the driving issue is a Bay Area problem in general, but I have two gripes that I think are exclusive to Pacifica drivers around here: 1) People are really responsible in how they back their cars up. Instead of backing up just enough to start driving forward, many people will back up the entire length of a parking lot or street and right out onto the main road. It's bizarre and horrendously unsafe. 2) People will stop their cars in the middle of the road, even if there're other cars behind them, to strike up conversations with their friends on the sidewalk. No pulling over; nah, let's the block traffic behind us.
It's got some really nice view, and I love that it's pretty close to everything I need. People around here can't drive for shit, though. I think the driving issue is a Bay Area problem in general, but I have two gripes that I think are exclusive to Pacifica drivers around here: 1) People are really responsible in how they back their cars up. Instead of backing up just enough to start driving forward, many people will back up the entire length of a parking lot or street and right out onto the main road. It's bizarre and horrendously unsafe. 2) People will stop their cars in the middle of the road, even if there're other cars behind them, to strike up conversations with their friends on the sidewalk. No pulling over; nah, let's the block traffic behind us.
Shanghai -
Positives : incredible food, great public transportation, unique neighborhoods, narrow streets, small town feel despite the massive size. Pretty and open girls.
Negatives: everything has been pushed inside shopping centers and designated shopping districts. No more street vendors, no more "culture" and unique places, most everything old has been or is being torn down to make way for new shopping centers and offices. increasingly becoming a playground for the ultra rich. Smug locals that always talk shit about non-shanghainese Chinese (foreigners are ok).
Positives : incredible food, great public transportation, unique neighborhoods, narrow streets, small town feel despite the massive size. Pretty and open girls.
Negatives: everything has been pushed inside shopping centers and designated shopping districts. No more street vendors, no more "culture" and unique places, most everything old has been or is being torn down to make way for new shopping centers and offices. increasingly becoming a playground for the ultra rich. Smug locals that always talk shit about non-shanghainese Chinese (foreigners are ok).
Seattle
Best:
$15 minimum wage (which still isn't enough to live on here but it's a start)
Our summers are gorgeous. Spring is hit and miss but leaning towards the warmer lately
Generally good air quality
Great music scene. I can't speak for popular music genres but the classical and jazz ensembles here are top-notch
Great restaurants
Beautiful scenery, lots of hiking trails relatively nearby
Legal weed (albeit expensive), if you're into that
Worst:
Our falls and winters
Godawful traffic and while slowly improving, public transit remains subpar
People can be cold and cliquish
Housing and rent have gotten outrageously expensive
A serious, serious homeless problem that the city doesn't seem to want to deal with
Not especially diverse
Best:
$15 minimum wage (which still isn't enough to live on here but it's a start)
Our summers are gorgeous. Spring is hit and miss but leaning towards the warmer lately
Generally good air quality
Great music scene. I can't speak for popular music genres but the classical and jazz ensembles here are top-notch
Great restaurants
Beautiful scenery, lots of hiking trails relatively nearby
Legal weed (albeit expensive), if you're into that
Worst:
Our falls and winters
Godawful traffic and while slowly improving, public transit remains subpar
People can be cold and cliquish
Housing and rent have gotten outrageously expensive
A serious, serious homeless problem that the city doesn't seem to want to deal with
Not especially diverse
Toronto:
Pros - Safe and clean as fuck. Diverse as hell. Good lineup of yearly tentpole events (TIFF, NXNE, Caribana, Pride, etc.).
Cons - Expensive as hell, and not getting cheaper. Public transit a nightmare during rush hour.
Pros - Safe and clean as fuck. Diverse as hell. Good lineup of yearly tentpole events (TIFF, NXNE, Caribana, Pride, etc.).
Cons - Expensive as hell, and not getting cheaper. Public transit a nightmare during rush hour.
Denver
Likes:
-The scenery. Getting a view of the Rocky Mountains everyday on my drive to and from work is still amazing.
-The outdoors. There's a park wherever you go, and a 90 minute drive can have you hiking in the mountains all day. Air quality is great so long as you don't fall victim to altitude sickness.
-Food. Large national chain restaurants get ignored for local cuisine, and it's some of the best food I've ever had.
-RTD. Rail system goes just about everywhere from Denver up to Boulder.
-The people. Most of the people I've run across here are very nice, and mostly mind their own business. I even had a few people apologize to my face for cutting me off.
-Diverse. Denver is actually a lot more diverse than I was lead to believe. Plus, there are a ton of interracial couples here, and no one stares nor mutters insults under their breath when a mixed race family crosses their path.
-Lots of sunny days. Most sunshine filled days for a major city in the US every year.
-Weed. I don't smoke, and I hate the smell of it. But the marijuana industry has been a godsend to the state providing jobs, building schools, helping feed and house the homeless, fixing roads, and putting a lot of money into state funded programs.
-Alamo Drafthouse. My wife and I will never go to a theater that isn't an Alamo Drafthouse ever again.
Dislikes:
-Housing costs. Rent is expensive, and the housing market is so intense that you're gonna need some luck and prayer trying to buy a house for less than $20,000 over the already high asking price. That is unless you want to live in a crime-filled area.
-Transplants that cant drive in snow. I don't mind snow itself. I mind the idiots who move here from Florida, Texas, and California that think they can go 60+ MPH in a snowstorm just because they have snow tires, only to watch them skid off the road or through red lights almost killing themselves or someone else.
-Texas and Florida transplants. They are easy to spot. They're the 5% of the dickhead drivers who speed excessively, tailgate, run red lights, and can't be bothered to go with the flow of traffic like the other 95% of cars on the road. Oh, and they've been the only rude or mean people I've seen around here as well.
-Expensive toll roads. E-470 can get you from south to north metro Denver as well as the airport very quickly. But the price for that luxury costs quite a lot. And if you live on the eastern side, that toll road is really the only highway access available to you.
Likes:
-The scenery. Getting a view of the Rocky Mountains everyday on my drive to and from work is still amazing.
-The outdoors. There's a park wherever you go, and a 90 minute drive can have you hiking in the mountains all day. Air quality is great so long as you don't fall victim to altitude sickness.
-Food. Large national chain restaurants get ignored for local cuisine, and it's some of the best food I've ever had.
-RTD. Rail system goes just about everywhere from Denver up to Boulder.
-The people. Most of the people I've run across here are very nice, and mostly mind their own business. I even had a few people apologize to my face for cutting me off.
-Diverse. Denver is actually a lot more diverse than I was lead to believe. Plus, there are a ton of interracial couples here, and no one stares nor mutters insults under their breath when a mixed race family crosses their path.
-Lots of sunny days. Most sunshine filled days for a major city in the US every year.
-Weed. I don't smoke, and I hate the smell of it. But the marijuana industry has been a godsend to the state providing jobs, building schools, helping feed and house the homeless, fixing roads, and putting a lot of money into state funded programs.
-Alamo Drafthouse. My wife and I will never go to a theater that isn't an Alamo Drafthouse ever again.
Dislikes:
-Housing costs. Rent is expensive, and the housing market is so intense that you're gonna need some luck and prayer trying to buy a house for less than $20,000 over the already high asking price. That is unless you want to live in a crime-filled area.
-Transplants that cant drive in snow. I don't mind snow itself. I mind the idiots who move here from Florida, Texas, and California that think they can go 60+ MPH in a snowstorm just because they have snow tires, only to watch them skid off the road or through red lights almost killing themselves or someone else.
-Texas and Florida transplants. They are easy to spot. They're the 5% of the dickhead drivers who speed excessively, tailgate, run red lights, and can't be bothered to go with the flow of traffic like the other 95% of cars on the road. Oh, and they've been the only rude or mean people I've seen around here as well.
-Expensive toll roads. E-470 can get you from south to north metro Denver as well as the airport very quickly. But the price for that luxury costs quite a lot. And if you live on the eastern side, that toll road is really the only highway access available to you.
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Kagoshima Japan
Likes:
-Great food at a great price for this region. Getting the local food from here in Tokyo is like way more. Talking 400 yen here, 2,100 yen there.
-Generally nice tight nit people who are kind and delightful
-Amazing view of a massive volcano
-Regarded as having some of the most naturally beautiful people in Japan (kinda true!)
-Decent rent and housing for the locations you can get, both size and amenities.
-Mostly laid back town
-cheap to go drinking in
-Interesting music scene, especially hip-hop
Dislikes:
-The close nit community means everyone knows your business
-Small cities and towns mean small scale thinking
-Generally said to have expensive food
-Not very foreign friendly, as in services in other languages
-Some services and shops in big cities are not here
-Because everyone knows each other here its difficult to go shopping for -ahem- certain fun goods alone or with a special friend.
-Really poorly laid out city
-Almost daily dusting of volcanic ash.
Likes:
-Great food at a great price for this region. Getting the local food from here in Tokyo is like way more. Talking 400 yen here, 2,100 yen there.
-Generally nice tight nit people who are kind and delightful
-Amazing view of a massive volcano
-Regarded as having some of the most naturally beautiful people in Japan (kinda true!)
-Decent rent and housing for the locations you can get, both size and amenities.
-Mostly laid back town
-cheap to go drinking in
-Interesting music scene, especially hip-hop
Dislikes:
-The close nit community means everyone knows your business
-Small cities and towns mean small scale thinking
-Generally said to have expensive food
-Not very foreign friendly, as in services in other languages
-Some services and shops in big cities are not here
-Because everyone knows each other here its difficult to go shopping for -ahem- certain fun goods alone or with a special friend.
-Really poorly laid out city
-Almost daily dusting of volcanic ash.
San Jose, California.
Pro:
-40 minutes from the most beautiful coast line in the world and beach.
-54 minutes with no traffic from San Francisco.
- 3 hours from Tahoe and Snow.
- 5-6 hour drive from LA
- 1 hour drive to Monterrey/Carmel beach.
- my favorite climate in the world.
- Opportunities for success.
- independent art scene.
- everything is here or makes an appearance. (Good food, concerts, culture, etc.)
- best basketball team in the world.
Cons:
-Expensive.
But if you can afford it, you get what you pay for. I wouldn't trade it for anything else.
Pro:
-40 minutes from the most beautiful coast line in the world and beach.
-54 minutes with no traffic from San Francisco.
- 3 hours from Tahoe and Snow.
- 5-6 hour drive from LA
- 1 hour drive to Monterrey/Carmel beach.
- my favorite climate in the world.
- Opportunities for success.
- independent art scene.
- everything is here or makes an appearance. (Good food, concerts, culture, etc.)
- best basketball team in the world.
Cons:
-Expensive.
But if you can afford it, you get what you pay for. I wouldn't trade it for anything else.
A city in Canada
Likes:
- It's cold. I love the cold. I love snow. I love watching and hearing drivers/people in general getting pissed off about the snow and the cold.
- It's quiet and boring.
- Summers never go above 32 Celcius and there is very little humidity making the heat much more bearable than other parts of the world
- Really clean air
Dislikes:
- It's quiet and boring.
- Transit system sucks absolute ass
- Probably the lowest quality and least diverse culinary scene out of most major Canadian cities
Hong Kong
Likes:
- Arguably the best city in the world when it comes to restaurant quality and diversity
- Internet speeds are super fast and super cheap
- Awesome transit system
- It's busy and there's always something happening
- Arcades are still around
- People being miserable during winter because they think 10 Celcius is "cold"
- CHEAP AS FUCK ANIME AND VIDEO GAME MERCHANDISE
Dislikes:
- It's busy and there's always something happening
- Overly crowded
- Pollution is bad, not mainland bad but still bad
- It's too hot. 32 Celcius feels like 36+ due to the humidity
- Typhoons
- I'm living in an apartment instead of a house
Likes:
- It's cold. I love the cold. I love snow. I love watching and hearing drivers/people in general getting pissed off about the snow and the cold.
- It's quiet and boring.
- Summers never go above 32 Celcius and there is very little humidity making the heat much more bearable than other parts of the world
- Really clean air
Dislikes:
- It's quiet and boring.
- Transit system sucks absolute ass
- Probably the lowest quality and least diverse culinary scene out of most major Canadian cities
Hong Kong
Likes:
- Arguably the best city in the world when it comes to restaurant quality and diversity
- Internet speeds are super fast and super cheap
- Awesome transit system
- It's busy and there's always something happening
- Arcades are still around
- People being miserable during winter because they think 10 Celcius is "cold"
- CHEAP AS FUCK ANIME AND VIDEO GAME MERCHANDISE
Dislikes:
- It's busy and there's always something happening
- Overly crowded
- Pollution is bad, not mainland bad but still bad
- It's too hot. 32 Celcius feels like 36+ due to the humidity
- Typhoons
- I'm living in an apartment instead of a house
Nashville to me is increasingly an attractive place alongside Memphis. How is the nightlife and culture?
Portland
Best? I'm a walk away from a huge arcade with all the 4-6 player beat em ups, a cannabus dispensary, gourmet cookie dough, an indie movie theater, authentic coffee bars, a comic shop and the best pizza i've ever eaten.
Worst? I've got bad allergies this time of year :(
Best? I'm a walk away from a huge arcade with all the 4-6 player beat em ups, a cannabus dispensary, gourmet cookie dough, an indie movie theater, authentic coffee bars, a comic shop and the best pizza i've ever eaten.
Worst? I've got bad allergies this time of year :(
There's a great artistic community where I live (music, art, theatre, etc.) but the local council refuses to support it, instead opting into to pump cash into occasional z-list celebrity appearances.
However, the real 'worst thing' is the huge number of homeless people left on the streets and the underfunded facilities to support them.
However, the real 'worst thing' is the huge number of homeless people left on the streets and the underfunded facilities to support them.
Southern Taiwan.
Best:
- The food
- More laid back and friendly than Taipei
- Relatively convenient transportation
- Safe
- Cheap
- Winters so mild you'll swear they don't even exist
Worst:
- Hot as fuck and humid
- People who drive scooters on sidewalks
- No public trash cans or recycling bins (You wanted to drink a bottle of water? Fine. Now carry it forever.)
- Earthquakes, typhoons, and the rainy season
Best:
- The food
- More laid back and friendly than Taipei
- Relatively convenient transportation
- Safe
- Cheap
- Winters so mild you'll swear they don't even exist
Worst:
- Hot as fuck and humid
- People who drive scooters on sidewalks
- No public trash cans or recycling bins (You wanted to drink a bottle of water? Fine. Now carry it forever.)
- Earthquakes, typhoons, and the rainy season
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South East LA:
Good: It's near LA.
Bad: Nothing going on in and of itself.
I'm moving to the bay area again in a few months though.
LA in general:
Bad:
Traffic
Pollution
Sun/Heat
Good:
Nightlife
Beaches
So much shit around everywhere
People are always down for anything!
Good times to be had
Amazing AYCE sushi (Midori in Sherman Oaks)
So, yeah, LA is absolutely disgusting to drive in during most of the day. :D
However, I gotta say that I love driving around at night. Just something about always seeing the tiny downton skyline in the middle. It's hard to do that in SF or anywhere else in CA.
I also didn't really get a real sense of a culture there, it's like the OC, where things happen, but there's nothing really associated with it in terms of a scene. Other than rich people, or poor people being pushed out, it was kind of middling.
When I move back, I'll be leaning closer to SF. *see no evil monkey emoji*
What coast line are you talking about? I've been to Santa Cruz and Monterrey, and I wasn't as impressed as I was with Santa Barbara. Now that is gorgeous.
Good: It's near LA.
Bad: Nothing going on in and of itself.
I'm moving to the bay area again in a few months though.
LA in general:
Bad:
Traffic
Pollution
Sun/Heat
Good:
Nightlife
Beaches
So much shit around everywhere
People are always down for anything!
Good times to be had
Amazing AYCE sushi (Midori in Sherman Oaks)
SD has a bit over 1M people (metro area 3M), SF around 800K (Bay Area around 5M), and LA 4M (LA+OC counties 14M).
So, yeah, LA is absolutely disgusting to drive in during most of the day. :D
However, I gotta say that I love driving around at night. Just something about always seeing the tiny downton skyline in the middle. It's hard to do that in SF or anywhere else in CA.
Having lived in SJ last year, I have to say that I absolutely dreaded it. It was so lifeless, coming from the LA metro area. Considering it's more expensive than LA, you'd expect a lot more, but nope.
I also didn't really get a real sense of a culture there, it's like the OC, where things happen, but there's nothing really associated with it in terms of a scene. Other than rich people, or poor people being pushed out, it was kind of middling.
When I move back, I'll be leaning closer to SF. *see no evil monkey emoji*
What coast line are you talking about? I've been to Santa Cruz and Monterrey, and I wasn't as impressed as I was with Santa Barbara. Now that is gorgeous.
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