What city would you like to live besides your own?

[Hector]

The Bay Area is my place...I'm here until the day I die... :smiley1:

However...if I had to move to my second pick...it would be either Seattle or Portland...I absolutely love that part of the world...and love that Twilight vampire weather...

:biggrin: :biggrin: :biggrin:


How about you?

:smiley13:

[Fuzzysnail]

SAN DIEGO...my family and I luv to visit there.

[Mikey]

Edinburgh ... Seems like a nice historic place to live.

[Brazoo]

Toronto is pretty much IT for me.

I guess if I was held down and punched in the face long enough - and money was no option - Manhattan would be a really fun place to live.

[garagesale]

If there was no Oklahoma City, Dallas-Ft. Worth would suit me fine. Even tho it's a bit large for me, the public transit's better. So is the weather.

JamesD

[The Bat]

Love the UK, and the Weather suits me(40 to 72 degrees). So Dublin is my first pick. But Scotland would be nice too.:yes:

For the U.S., I'm with you Hector....I'd love to live in Seattle.:yes:

[MIB41]

I like snow. Unfortunately we don't get enough to meet with my liking. If the world is a toilet, Louisville is it's swirling vortex. Ice, rain, and air no one wants to breath is our norm. I guess any city NORTH would likely work for me, except in the state of Ohio. Too much road construction. Nice people though. :yes:

[Hotfoot]

Monterrey/Carmel area would be nice as well as Denver.

[david_b]

Austin, TX, Austin, TX, Austin, TX... :grin:

LOVE the music, style, attitude.

[vintage spideyfan]

Austin, TX, Austin, TX, Austin, TX... :grin:

LOVE the music, style, attitude.

I'm with you, man.

Second choice would be Seattle.

[palitoy]

I'd like to visit Austin, I hear nothing but good things.

I'm good where I am but I honestly wish I had a weekend loft in the city (Toronto).

[Mikey]

Had a buddy who went to UT in Austin

He said the humidity is unbearable in the summertime

[megoapesnut]

My brother wants to move to Austin sometime as he has heard great things about it. I am happy where I am at as well, but I really love Lewes, Delaware. It's a quaint little beach town.

[Cmonster]

Austin, TX does have the best video store on the planet; Pedazo Chunk.

SC

[palitoy]

Austin, TX does have the best video store on the planet; Pedazo Chunk.

SC

Is that the one owned by Harry Knowles sister?

[SUP-Ronin]

I'd move down under no problem.

[kennermike]

reading this thread most of everybody wants to be here in Seattle really?

[megomania]

Yeah, for those of you picking Seattle...you are off your rocker. If you lived here for 39 years like me, you'd be looking to get out. In all seriousness Seattle is not that great of a city.

For me, Chicago is my #1 choice. San Francisco #2.

-Chris

[HardyGirl]

I do love CA, even though I don't love Oakland. I've lived in San Clemente, and and San Juan Capistrano, but I might like to try someplace like Monterey, Santa Barbara, San Luis Obispo, I dunno...someplace here in CA I've never lived before.

[Cmonster]

Is that the one owned by Harry Knowles sister?
None other. I was on location there for a movie I don't even remember the name of, and I would go in every night and rent movies. Great store, and great people. A few years back, Harry Knowles held a screening of "Shaun of the Dead" at the Alamo Drafthouse. Me and one of my make-up guys flew to Austin and made everyone up as zombies, including Harry and the Pedazo Chunk crew. We actually did all the make-ups and dressed everyone at the store. It was a total blast. I'll have to dig up some pix...

SC

[Cmonster]

Here you go, Brian;

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v485/gillman/pedazo_chunk.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v485/gillman/Austin4.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v485/gillman/Austin5.jpg

Super fun day.

SC

[Hector]

Love the UK, and the Weather suits me(40 to 72 degrees). So Dublin is my first pick. But Scotland would be nice too.:yes:

For the U.S., I'm with you Hector....I'd love to live in Seattle.:yes:

:smiley13: :yes: :biggrin:

[Hector]

Monterrey/Carmel area would be nice as well as Denver.

I almost said that...but it's too close to the Bay Area...lol.

[Hector]

I do love CA, even though I don't love Oakland.

Me and you are no longer friends...I love Oakland...

:silly: :no: :biggrin:

[Hector]

Yeah, for those of you picking Seattle...you are off your rocker. If you lived here for 39 years like me, you'd be looking to get out. In all seriousness Seattle is not that great of a city.

For me, Chicago is my #1 choice. San Francisco #2.

-Chris

Chicago is too bloody cold during the Winters...and as far as Frisco is concerned...YAWN...worked there for quarter of a century...no longer want to set foot there...

:smiley1: :smiley1: :smiley1:

[starsky]

hec, you mean you hella love oakland!! :)

[Hector]

hec, you mean you hella love oakland!! :)

Damn straight!

Hella...lol.

I'm a real Oaklander...I bleed silver & black...Sharry is a transplant...I hope she stops dissing my hometown...

:smiley1: :grin:

[AusTex]

First 35 yrs in the Bay Area, last 10 here in Austin (humidity not that bad)... LOVE both places.

But, if I lived anywhere else it would be Los Gatos, CA. Close to the coast, right between SF and Santa Cruz and near a bunch of great wineries!

[HardyGirl]

Me and you are no longer friends...I love Oakland...

:silly: :no: :biggrin:

Fine...be that way! :silly: :wink:

BTW...you weren't born in Oakland, were you? Weren't you in Mexico when you were little?

[Hector]

If I had to pick outside the USA...I'd choose Buenos Aires...here I come...griiled chimichurri steaks...

:drool: :drool: :drool:

:biggrin:

[ScottA]

I enjoyed working/living in Santa Ana, CA and Boston, MA. Lots of toy related things in both places.

[kennermike]

Here you go, Brian;

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v485/gillman/pedazo_chunk.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v485/gillman/Austin4.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v485/gillman/Austin5.jpg

Super fun day.

SC

coolness Sandy!

[Spawn67]

I would love to move back to my home state of Maryland. Outside of Baltimore to be exact.
I live in Orlando,Florida and I don't like it very much for various reasons. Its not the worst place by far but I miss my home state and the people and jobs that actually pay.

[Brazoo]

Everyone I know who's been there LOVES Austin - and I'd really like to check it out for myself one day - but I don't know if I could ever live anywhere that gets that hot.

[starsky]

i'd want to move to the los angeles/ orange county area or hawaii.

[Random Axe]

Helsingborg, Sweden.

It's just a beautiful area with similar climate to Ohio, maybe a little less snow. I have several friends there in the music industry. They also speak great English as I'm too stupid to learn Swedish. Just Google this city and see the pics.

Scott

[TEXASFETT]

Thank god for San Antonio and Austin,TX are the coolest places to be no doubt!

[megoapesnut]

Thank god for San Antonio and Austin,TX are the coolest places to be no doubt!


Except in the summertime! :silly:

[megoapesnut]

this was taken in Lewes, Delaware last summer on our vacation. There is a canal that splits the town and this was taken at the spot where it empties into the bay. My little slice of heaven. Maybe some day we will live there...

The town reminds me a bit of Amity. And it just happens to be where I saw Jaws for the first time!

http://www.megocipsa.com/ftpimages/lewes.jpg

[GSPUSA]

wrong thread

[Hector]

Fine...be that way! :silly: :wink:

BTW...you weren't born in Oakland, were you? Weren't you in Mexico when you were little?

Born in Oakland...move to Union City from ages 1-7...then moved to Mexico ages 7-14...and finally came back to Oakland...14 to...oh...a very young 40ish...lol...been here ever since...

:wink: :biggrin:

[johnmiic]

I live in NY and maybe I would move upstate but I don't know if I would ever leave. Tho my sister says come live in NC; I scoff at the idea. If I had to move out of NY I would go West and North. Somewhere's cooler-not warmer. I never considered moving to the UK or Sweeden but would like to visit it.

[Hector]

AMSTERDAM!

:smiley1:

[Wee67]

Rome- You can't find a bad meal in that city, it would be a chance to learn their beautiful language, I love soccer and I already own a Vespa.

[The Bat]

Yeah, for those of you picking Seattle...you are off your rocker. If you lived here for 39 years like me, you'd be looking to get out. In all seriousness Seattle is not that great of a city.

-Chris

Just curious...what don't you like about Seattle? is it the weather? Because that wouldn't bother me. 50% Rain( I LOVE the Rain!), 40 degrees average low...70 degrees average high...am I right? Sounds like my kind of weather!:yeah:

[Evel KMego]

Got to show some love for Tennessee. My wife and I talk of moving there when we retire. I love the area around Gatlinburg. Wouldn't want to live right in the tourist part, but in the general region:yes:

[Donkey Hoatie]

Lived in Chicago for all but 2 years of my life (Philadelphia boarding school), I still haven't grown tired of it. Sure, the landscape is flat, the winters are brutal, but the summers are fantastic and you can't beat Lake Michigan as a backdrop to the city.

Still, if I had to move anywhere, I'd consider: Denver, Vancouver, Boise, New Orleans, Portland, Montreal, or downtown Scranton.

[Hector]

Just curious...what don't you like about Seattle? is it the weather? Because that wouldn't bother me. 50% Rain( I LOVE the Rain!), 40 degrees average low...70 degrees average high...am I right? Sounds like my kind of weather!:yeah:

Seattle is the heroin capital of the USA...and tons of homeless...mmm......come to think of it...it's identical to San Francisco...

:smiley1: :biggrin:


But it also has my kind of weather (I love rain, lol)...pretty progressive...awesome scenery...very San Francisco like as well.

[kingdom warrior]

Paris. Oui Oui.....:grin:

[The Bat]

Seattle is the heroin capital of the USA.

kind of like Edinburgh Scotland...but I'd still love to live there as well.:yes:

[UnderdogDJLSW]

I would love to move back to my home state of Maryland. Outside of Baltimore to be exact.
That's where I am right now. Actually more like half-way between Baltimore and DC. I love it here, but if I had to go somewhere else, I would consider Myrtle Beach, or Virginia Beach (there's a pattern here) ;) Outside the US, I really liked visiting the UK when my wife and I went 10 years ago.

[johnmiic]

Just curious...what don't you like about Seattle? is it the weather? Because that wouldn't bother me. 50% Rain( I LOVE the Rain!), 40 degrees average low...70 degrees average high...am I right? Sounds like my kind of weather!:yeah:


Some people told me the cot of living in Seattle is too high and it's very expensive to live there. I don't know if anyone can confirm this. Still would you want to be living there and have the volcanoes go active?

[megoapesnut]

How can you guys love rain!! I know we need some for obvious reasons, but 50% of the time?! Not for me. I enjoy too many outdoor activities (swimming, cycle riding, mountain biking, snowboarding) that don't go well with rain!

[kennermike]

Some people told me the cot of living in Seattle is too high and it's very expensive to live there. I don't know if anyone can confirm this. Still would you want to be living there and have the volcanoes go active?

that would be it were in the top 5 in the nation its insane the cost of living here. and it rains here less then people think its all rumors I was born and raised here

[Spawn67]

Seattle is the heroin capital of the USA...and tons of homeless...mmm......come to think of it...it's identical to San Francisco...

:smiley1: :biggrin:


I think Baltimore has those cities beat on that one!:smiley1:

[jessica]

I'm really tired of this cold. I want to live someplace warm and tropical...where it's 80 degrees year round. I don't mind humidity either.

[MicroMan66]

Either Trumsol, Norway, Minneapolis, or Souix Falls. I have relatives in all three. I live just a boat ride away from Seattle, but I only get over there once or twice a year. Sci-Fi Museum/EMP are pretty cool. I always try to hit Golden Age Collectables when I'm there. Too bad Lusty Lady closed. Some of the stuff they would put up on the marquee was entertaining reading. Funny that it was located across the street from the Seattle Art Museum. Go figure.

[LadyZod]

If I had to live on the cheap such as on social security, I'd move to Montevideo, Uruguay, near the "Old City" or Punta Del Este.

Reasons are simple...

high speed internet in the city.
Large US Ex-pat population.
I speak castellano (Castile Spanish, not to be confused with Catelan) but most young folks speak english.
FedEx and UPS deliver there.
Land is cheap.
My folks were born there, so I can petition for citizenship without much of a hassle.
cost of living is SUPERcheap. I almost bought a penguin as a pet there for a C note!
quality of life is good (if you have money.)
retirees from the US live like kings there.
medical care is universal and at US standards thanks to British influence.
weather is onpar with Northeastern US (with reversed seasons of course).
US citizens have protection there.

[The Bat]

that would be it were in the top 5 in the nation its insane the cost of living here.

Yeah, I've done the comparison online of my Home State of Maine...and Seattle, and they're about the same...so no big change for me there. But you have no state tax right? Which means when I retire in 4 1/2 years...my Pension won't be taxed by the State.:wink:

[Hector]

If I had to live on the cheap such as on social security, I'd move to Montevideo, Uruguay, near the "Old City" or Punta Del Este.

Reasons are simple...

high speed internet in the city.
Large US Ex-pat population.
I speak castellano (Castile Spanish, not to be confused with Catelan) but most young folks speak english.
FedEx and UPS deliver there.
Land is cheap.
My folks were born there, so I can petition for citizenship without much of a hassle.
cost of living is SUPERcheap. I almost bought a penguin as a pet there for a C note!
quality of life is good (if you have money.)
retirees from the US live like kings there.
medical care is universal and at US standards thanks to British influence.
weather is onpar with Northeastern US (with reversed seasons of course).
US citizens have protection there.

Uruguay also has the lowest crime rate in Latin America...

:yes:

[Mikey]

I'd probably choose just about any city in Europe over any city in America

[EmergencyIan]

Currently, I live in New York, NY and I would like to live in Evansville, IN (from there).


- Ian

[Evel KMego]

Currently, I live in New York, NY and I would like to live in Evansville, IN (from there).


- Ian

You're welcome back anytime Ian:silly:(although there ain't much happening here). We need to meet up one of these times your visiting.

[torgospizza]

Only been there once, but I liked Memphis a lot.

[TrueDave]

Chicago is my favorite US city.

Depensar Indonesia was really nice.

[VintageMike]

Actually there's a whole cluster of towns in south jersey about 2 hours away I'd pick over where I am now. With the amount of towns in such close proximity there's so much to do and more seems to be added every year. An old school arcade is the latest addition in Burlington, NJ. Can't wait to check out it next time I'm there. Unlike where i am now where you can almost count on something cool/fun disappearing every year.

[ratchet]

I'd go with Paris, France

[Hector]

I'd go with Paris, France

That's my sister's favorite city in the whole world.

[Allie Fox]

I originally from Long Island, NY (Patchogue) so I might consider going there.

But I really love Orlando, FL. But nothing near southern Orlando, Kissimmee and the attractions. My favorite part is downtown. I would like to have a house in the Lake Eola area.

[MLoudin]

I was going to say Seattle...but not after reading this thread :) I'm from NE Ohio, so that would be one place, close to family ect. My wife and I have in recent years begun to really liked Nashville. While I'm not a coutry music fan at all, I really liked the people and that area.

[EmergencyIan]

You're welcome back anytime Ian:silly:(although there ain't much happening here). We need to meet up one of these times your visiting.

Sounds like a plan!


- Ian