Best States

[chopper816]

whats up hootie?!?! I agree with hootie, nebraska rocks for all the reasons she said. she explained it much better than i did!

[APhiRattlerGal]

AggieAXO, I completely agree with you. I was born and raised in Austin, THE LIVE MUSIC CAPITAL OF THE WORLD. I live in san antonio now, but i go back home like every weekend. I just can't seem to get enough of great bands playing all over 6th street. Everyone is mellow, we Austinites don't get all psycho when we see movie stars, we just let them do their thing. I mean hey, they are people too. Then there's town lake where I learned to row.....ahh, i can almost feel the mist coming up from the water at my 6am practice, the best feeling in the world. So peaceful and beautiful to row down town lake and see the water glisten and then look up and see the downtown buildings. Its not too big, yet not small either. Its perfect. After I graduate from St. Mary's, I know for a fact I will move back to A-town, its the place to be.

-ili

[Optimist Prime]

not virginia

[UofISigKap]

Optimist Prime not virginia

Heehee! I lived in Chicago, Illinois before moving to Virginia....I miss it BIG TIME!

[LeslieAGD]

As much as I complain about Michigan, it's a pretty decent state. Lots of good schools, the lakes in the summer...the UP is also very beautiful and peaceful. I love watching the seasons change, it's just that in Michigan the weather change is weekly/daily!

[juniorgrrl]

Originally posted by OohTeenyWahine
Hawaii. Paradise is my backyard. Paradise isn't necessarily the weather...nor is it the scenery. It's the aloha you feel every day. 'Nuff said.

I think you win the "who has the best locale" contest!

If I didn't live in New Orleans, I'd need to live near a beach.

[Thrillhouse]

Originally posted by juniorgrrl


I think you win the "who has the best locale" contest!

If I didn't live in New Orleans, I'd need to live near a beach.

I'd say anyone who lives in Ontario has the best locale

[LexiKD]

I have to say NC rocks. I love it hear and do not plan on moving...unless I win the lottery and move to my own island.

We can go to the beach or the mountains within a few hours, have great shopping and tons of colleges that gives us tons of social events for games and fun...

It isn't too cold but can get rather warm...good beach times!

[amycat412]

CALIFORNIA!!!! Ski, surf, hike--all in your backyard. The cost of living is HIGH, which is the big drawback, but I can't imagine living anywhere else...

If I did though, I'd consider

Northern Virginia
Texas
Arizona
Las Vegas--my hometown.

[RockChalk]

Kansas City is kind of a fun place to live, and low cost of living - although I've grown tired of it after four years.

Stay the heck away from Oklahoma - bad weather, bad scenery, bad... everything.

[dzsaigirl]

Texas rocks. I am moving in a month and a half and I am literally about to cry just thinking about it. If you come to TX, chances are you will never want to leave. It has just about every kind of terrain from coastline, to plains, to mountains, there's a ton to do, there are jobs in just about every industry available, the food is good, the people are friendly, the weather is usually warm. There is no place like Texas! It's practically its own country!

[XOAlumXO]

Florida! Hands down!! I love have the beach near by. I love the mild winters. The summers get pretty hot, but that's what the beach is for! It's always sunny and bright here. There's tons of stuff to do, from Disney, to Universal, to Bush Gardens. Never a boring moment! There's also tons of places here that are good cities to raise familes. You get it all!

[newbie]

Obviously Cali!! I love travelling, but there's nothing like going back to my home state. I've never once considered living anywhere else .

My favorites in Cali?

Cities: Los Angeles and San Fran (tho San Fran is on the cold side compared to SoCal beach weather)

Towns: Sausalito, Carmel, Tiburon, Marin (these are in NorCal and are absolutely beautiful...complete with white sand beaches and charming dollhouse-like residences and old-fashioned shopping malls. So cute!). Atherton, Palo Alto (these two are near Stanford University). Hillsborough (20 or 30 minutes from San Fran). These are some of the most expensive places to live in ALL of America though.

My fave SoCal towns: Laguna Beach, Newport Beach

You can't go wrong with any of these areas I listed! We Californians just love it here! It is well worth the cost (CA is the most expensive state to live in).

Hey, actually, if we were ever to drift off and form our own country...we'd be perfectly fine. (We're the 5th largest economy in the WORLD.) Which other state in the US can you say THAT about?

[KappaGal4ever]

CT is by far the best place to live...close enough to the city but far enough away...and most of it is gorgeous

[KappaStargirl]

Chicago: I grew up there, and I like to quote the song from the Disney movie "Aladdin": It's barbaric, but hey, it's home. It is a great city, so much art and culture and great food. I do miss it.

But I have to confess, my favorite city is Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. If you've never been there you probably think it's the armpit of the nation, but it's a wonderful place to live. It's clean, the people are nice, there are museums and a symphony and sports and the best pizza anywhere in the world (Fuel and Fuddle)...and you KNOW I know my pizza, being a Chicagoan. It's also very cheap to live there. I love Pennsylvania in general..KStarboy's family lives in eastern PA and it's really pretty.

Thumbs down to southern California. Sorry, but I hate it here. I miss the seasons and I can't afford to live here and the people are rude a lot of the time. I also can't stand driving, and you can't get around out here without a car. I know lots of people love it, but it's just not me at all.