The Best City to Live In
 

I sometimes wish I lived somewhere else. I talk to my friends and they say the same thing. Is anyone absolutely loving where they live or know of a place they would love to just pick up and move to? If so, what do you love about the place, opportunities, scenery, weather, etc?

I currently live in Western PA. I don't like it too much because it is cold in the winter and there really isn't a stable Black professional atmosphere. But my church home has made all the difference in my being satisfied here until God is ready for me to move.

Here are my 7 city picks:

1. Houston, TX
2. Memphis, TN
3. Nashville, TN
4. Charlotte, NC
5. DC Metro Area (Maryland, DC, VA)
6. Richmond, VA
7. Atlanta, GA

I like each of these cities, and would love to move in their vicinity. Each of them has a wonderful Christian community, stable and growing Black professional community, decent weather, and are a part of the New Economy.

Lovely, I know how it feels to be in the dumps about the city in which you live. Just keep your head up and look forward to a day in which you can live elsewhere. http://www.greekchat.com/forums/ubb/smile.gif


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[This message has been edited by nikki25 (edited July 10, 2001).]

Check out this link from Black Enterprise magazine. It gives its top picks of cities for AA to live, work andplay:
http://blackenterprise.com/S2/default.asp

Nikki.... I might re-think that Memphis, TN pick. http://www.greekchat.com/forums/ubb/rolleyes.gif http://www.greekchat.com/forums/ubb/smile.gif Try Memphis in about 5 years, it may be cool there then.
Nashville's okay
and Dallas is HELLA tight! I love me some Dallas TX. Already!

What's up with Memphis? I'm thinking about moving up there in 2003.

yep! dallas is the B-O-M-B! when i get out of school, that is where i want to take up residence!

I believe that the person makes the city, the city does not make the person.

I used to want to live in Florida so bad. But 2 things stopped that: hurricanes and flying roaches (EWWWW!!).
I like Chicago but I don't know about the climate cuz it's about the same as where I'm at now (Detroit). I have been to DC/Maryland and I loved it. I've also been to Dallas and I liked it there as well. The only thing about Dallas was that it seemed like everything is so far away. We had to take the expressway a lot to get to a lot of places. Perhaps it was where we were staying though. Anyway, I think I'd pick DC/Maryland area to just pick up and move to.

[This message has been edited by ZChi4Life (edited July 12, 2001).]

I agree, my parents are from Houston and I spent many hot summers there...not just hot, but clothes sticking to you humid.
Austin is a lot of fun, and it is pretty, too.

Well I agree Memphis is not the best place to live or raise a family. I live in Nashville now and it is cool but there is nothing to do. So if you like to work and stay at home then Nashville is a wonderful place. It is only popping during football time.
Kay

I heard Memphis had great shopping places, especially for ***SHOES***!

I agree novella! I LOVE living in Dallas. I am from a small town, so Dallas is a great change. Not too fast, and not too slow. I like Houston, but it is MUCH faster than Dallas (I will admit that this country girl is just not ready). Also, I am not sure if I could ever get used to Houston weather.

I agree with novella00 about the Memphis thang.

In my heart the best place to live is NYC, but ya can't be broke that's for sure. I lived in 5 other states and my heart always longs to go back home. Personally, I can do without some of the southern states--no disrespect to my southern brothers and sisters. But I heard Illinois and Texas are cool states.

yes, those damn flying bugs put a damper on the home town...but i love it!

I currently live in Richmond VA! I love It http://www.greekchat.com/forums/ubb/biggrin.gif! It's definitely not as fast or crowded as the DC Metropolitan area (including MD and VA). It's just my tempo! The night life isn't has good as lets say DC or NY, but its definitely in existance (I'm not into that anyway).

I'll be here until GOd says me to go or sends me someplace else.

Originally posted by STUDENT30:
I believe that the person makes the city, the city does not make the person.

http://www.greekchat.com/forums/ubb/cool.gifI couldn't agree with you more! http://www.greekchat.com/forums/ubb/cool.gif

Man NYC is the place to be!! Madison ave, Fifth Ave... Chinese food and the 99 cent store man it is fabulous... you can live cheaply here.... it is according to what cheap is to you I have also been to Dallas and it is indeed nice... but I am a performing arts girl and I want to be near Broadway and the stars... hey that is just me.


Folks on the corner selling the fake Prada bags for $20, Never pay full price for the real version of Gucci envy... Oh man the 99 cent store is a beautiful place!!!! One on every corner. You can be in the club and every weekend know that a famous person will be there representing... and probably pay for a round for all the pretty girls http://www.greekchat.com/forums/ubb/smile.gif People want to look good because this is New York! Great food, the beat Pizza in the worls hands down

Yeah I have been to Chi town http://www.greekchat.com/forums/ubb/tongue.gif

You have nothing on Us...

The shopping Oh yes the shopping... I will be typing forever!!!

NYC NYC NYC NYC NYC!!!

Ok back to the program http://www.plauder-smilies.de/wavey.gif


[This message has been edited by Diva_56 (edited July 13, 2001).]

Man NYC is the place to be!! Madison ave, Fifth Ave... Chinese food and the 99 cent store man it is fabulous... you can live cheaply here.... it is according to what cheap is to you I have also been to Dallas and it is indeed nice... but I am a performing arts girl and I want to be near Broadway and the stars... hey that is just me.


Folks on the corner selling the fake Prada bags for $20, Never pay full price for the real version of Gucci envy... Oh man the 99 cent store is a beautiful place!!!! One on every corner. You can be in the club and every weekend know that a famous person will be there representing... and probably pay for a round for all the pretty girls http://www.greekchat.com/forums/ubb/smile.gif People want to look good because this is New York! Great food, the beat Pizza in the worls hands down

Yeah I have been to Chi town http://www.greekchat.com/forums/ubb/tongue.gif

You have nothing on Us...

The shopping Oh yes the shopping... I will be typing forever!!!

NYC NYC NYC NYC NYC!!!

Ok back to the program http://www.plauder-smilies.de/wavey.gif

I am sorry, but it has to be the DC Metropolitan area. This is a great place to live. Especially for young professional African Americans.

Also if you are a white congressman who has an affair with an intern, lies about it, kills her, hides her body, and you only come clean when a flight attendant says she hit you off, and it is later learned that you probably tasted the sweet nectar of an 18 year old black girl.

Gosh I love this city. Off to Nations to "Get my drink on, gecha gecha drink on!"

MN

Hey Manndingo, I gotta agree with you on that one. I have been to most of the cities mentioned here and I am just comfortable in DC and will probably live here for the rest of my life. I tell everybody that I will be buried in Prince Georges County. This is the county for young professional African Americans to live. Places to go in comparison with the rest of the metro area lack but it is getting better.

The only city I thought I might stay in is Chicago but I just couldn't stand the constant breeze that was blowing all the time. I guess that is why they call it the windy city.

Blue and Nupe,

I'm with both of you. I love DC and plan to set up my business here.

Blue, I grew up in Prince Georges County! http://www.greekchat.com/forums/ubb/biggrin.gif If you are a black professional here, you are in goooood company!

I live in Chicago, and it is a great place to live, if you can put up with the following qualifications...


1. You like seeing the seasons change. We get a little bit of Spring and Summer and a lot a bit of Autumn and Winter.


2. you like having lots of stuff to do at your fingertips.

3. you like a racially diverse city.

4. you don't mind the smell of dead fish every time you drive past Lake Michigan in the "Spring".

5. you like living by water.

6. you make the money needed to live in a decent area.

7. you love to shop, do the day spa thing, eat out at restaurants, drive in busy traffic, and avoid lots and lots of tourist in the "Summer".

I love living in Chicago. I couldn't imagine living anyplace smaller.

[This message has been edited by Miss. Mocha (edited July 13, 2001).]

Memphis is cool now, but like novella said, give it about five years....With the acquisition of the Grizzlies and major construction downtown, in a few years Memphis may be back to where it used to be. Now if I had to choose today from the 2 cities that I've lived in, I would have to pick Nashville. I love me some TITANS!!! And not to mention the five regular malls, 3 (I think) area outlet malls, shoe warehouses, Centennial Park, West End, Radnor Lake, Vanderbilt, TSU, Fisk, Meharry, MTSU, and the short drives (3-6 hours) to Memphis, Atlanta, Chicago, etc....

Other cities that I think I may want to settle down in: Dallas, Houston, DC metro, and maybe Atlanta. I like the south, and would rather stay here when I "grow up."

Diva_56, I must agree. There is no city like New York City http://www.greekchat.com/forums/ubb/biggrin.gif I now live in the Baltimore area, and I miss "home" sooo much. The only downside is the cost of living, but I still visit every month to get my NYC fix. http://www.greekchat.com/forums/ubb/wink.gif

Where in the county did you grow up Poplife? I am a native and moved to PG County when I was 10 years old. What high school did you go to? Who knows, we might know each other or some of the same people.