General Chat / Resisdence in the US

What part of Michigan are you from Ride6?
Chicago's a wonderful city, at least the part I visited. The food is amazing.

Chicago is a wonderful city in areas but like most mid west cities and probably most cities in general, it's got it's poor run down sector. However Chicago is probably one of the more underated cities in the United States because when you're out on one of the piers and the sun comes out it's unbelievible. The green glass of the parks running along the coast with the increadibly stunning skyline sparkling behind and the breeze of the lake to your back. Breath taking.

Anyway I live in South-Western Michigan in the Kalamazoo area. Roughly 1/2 way between Detriot and Chicago along I-94. Good area, low cost of living but not much of a night life or anything except of course around the colleges on the west side of downtown. Like most cities of it's size Kalamazoo has it's charms but I'm sure there are at least 25 cities around the United States along that have the same general feel, population, standard of living, etc.

ride6

Got nothing 'round here by Jackson except a crappy skating rink.


Stay away from Michigan.

The north of England is the pits. The south is meant to be better. I live in Eastbourne, way south, and I despise it. I will be going to Australia for a Gap year after school, and if I like it I may well base my life there. Otherwise, because I intend on a music career, there would be more (and better) job opportunities in the US. Plus, I hate living in a town where the population is so grey it's almost black - like the weather.

I have heard Oregon is a beautiful place to live. I also have a friend in Chicago. I have never been to the USA before, but I'm going to Washington DC in a few weeks, which should be good. How's DC as cities go?

Edited by Atlus, 25 February 2006 - 01:02 PM.

the historical parts of it are quite beautiful, but the actual city parts of it kind of suck.

Where you want to live is a matter of personal preference. Personally I'd reccomend Southern California, but the only downside is the cost of living. The weather is parfect and there are many things to do, and people n SoCal are generally friendly as well. I'd recommend avoiding Boston, the traffic is horrific and the construction is very annoying. Also the people of Boston are half amazingly nice and half horrendously crude and upfront. Another recommendation would be Salt Lake City, it's beatiful and offers many things to do, and if you enjoy snow or any winter sports such as skiing SLC offers a vast choice of ski/snowboarding etc resorts. You should post things you enjoy doing in your spare time, what you value in a city, and what cost range you are looking at, then I can give you a good recommendation, I've been to all but 8 of the states in the US so I know my US cities.

I have heard Oregon is a beautiful place to live.

Please no.

DC's alright. As Tracid said the historical parts are quite nice and there's this one park that runs out were the river forks and it's always really nice along out there because the breeze cancels out the humidity.

Most of the "city" though is rather blah. The Zoo is alright though, and certain areas away from downtown area really sweet (take the subway off to the old victorian side of town and stuff, it's worth the time).

ride6

Mm..

i've noticed the bigger the city, the more anonymous you get when you walk its streets. Even though i sometimes like being the cool anonymous guy that just glances and will pass by everyone in a second and forget about most people the second later, i'm sure most people will prefer a smaller townish environment.. people do actually look friendlier in towns, they greet more people, and they see more people they know, and everyone is 'interconnected' more. Then again, i really like living in a city, having the nice places to go out at, the university to study at, the nice public transport system, and amsterdam, luckily, isn't that large of a city. (quite small, actually) Some of the american cities must be close to horrible, though.

Mm..

i've noticed the bigger the city, the more anonymous you get when you walk its streets. Even though i sometimes like being the cool anonymous guy that just glances and will pass by everyone in a second and forget about most people the second later, i'm sure most people will prefer a smaller townish environment.. people do actually look friendlier in towns, they greet more people, and they see more people they know, and everyone is 'interconnected' more. Then again, i really like living in a city, having the nice places to go out at, the university to study at, the nice public transport system, and amsterdam, luckily, isn't that large of a city. (quite small, actually) Some of the american cities must be close to horrible, though.

The reason I'm so in love with Providence and Burlington is because they're small cities. Which is perfect. Boston proper is a decent size, but the suburbs sprawl forever and are pretty shitty anyhow. New York is huge and filled with a lot of nothing except elevated train tracks and ghettos. New York is no good.

Portland is a very nice size city. You can walk the length of the downtown in 30 min. Also it is very clean.

That's the beauty of Socal. If you are anywhere in Socal aside from Downtown LA and the whole Bakersfield and Riverside areas, you feel like someone important. Almost every SoCal city is very homey and close-knit while still having a lot of things to do. Aside from the OC. Avoid it, it's just a bunch of cocky rich bastards who will look down at you. Other than that, everyone's nice though!