What city to avoid why?

[jadis96]

Never would want to live in NYC, as much as I love to visit, it's just too "dirty" for me.

No cities in Floridia for me, I like different seasons too much. My aunt lives in Miami and she loves it, but to me it's hell. I am a midwestern girl at heart.

I LOVE Indianapolis so I was shocked when someone said they didn't like it. It has great culture and wonderful places to visit, not to mention some of the great local bands playing around there. http://www.splendidezine.com/departm...dlt110104.html The top 16 Reasons Indianapolis (and Indiana) is Alright

I live about 5 minutes from Louisville Ky and love it. It's still a decently small city, but has some neat areas of town and lots of fun places to visit. The riverfront has a great park, JB Speed art museaum, lots of shopping, we have Ceaser's Indiana just 15 minutes away, plus for 2$ you can hit Churchill Downs for the day

[FAB*SpiceySpice]

Ok I don't want to offend anyone, so I apologize in advance if I offend your favorite city in the world. Really.

Lincoln, NE: there is NOTHING, and I mean NOTHING there besides the university, it is so depressing. Well and the Capitol building but that's boring, and the rest of the city sucks.

Columbia, MO: even though it was my home for the last 5 years I am glad to be gone, the city is empty it seems for those not attending the college. But it is beautiful in the spring and fall.

Myrtle Beach, Panama City, South Padre, and other "spring break" type cities in the U.S.; yuck. Actually, I will just add the entire state of FL to this group b/c I don't like any of the cities I've ever been to there. It's too hot and every city just seems really cheesy to me, maybe I watched too much Miami Vice but that's all I think of whenever I visit any place in FL.

Anywhere in the Dakotas, Montana, Wyoming, or Idaho...I sometimes forget the states even exist. I'm sure there are nice places there, I've just never been to them or heard of them.

And also anywhere in the state of NJ, some of my mom's family live in Jersey...I cannot handle that state.

Cities I love: NYC, Boston! (I'd kill to live there), Dallas (though we only lived there for a few years, I loved it despite the hot weather), a few places in WI (if only it wasn't so cold in the winter, summers there are beautiful), Kansas City and STL (maybe b/c I know so many people there from school, but I think both places are lots of fun and would be nice to live in), Chicago, and my secret that I am ashamed to admit...my birthplace and home, Omaha!

Ok sorry that was long.

[Scandia]

Cities I could never live in:

- Detroit
- Memphis- same reasons as Detroit from what I hear
- Baltimore
- Miami- well, pretty much anywhere south of Tampa, but Miami is the quintessential example
- LA
- St. Louis- bad association, never actually been there
- Any places that is either too conservative or too liberal. I'm a moderate.

[DSTRen13]

Originally Posted by shinerbock

No, Decatur is just a little too CYNTHIA MCKINNEY for me.

LMAO She's looking exceptionally frazzled lately ...

/hijack

[valkyrie]

Of the cities I've visited, I HATE ST. LOUIS. HATE IT. HATE. I don't normally hate place, but I hate St. Louis. It was awful, creepy, and depressing, and there was NOTHING good there -- kind of like a larger version of the Quad Cities, with the same sad river-town vibe. Yuck.

I didn't hate Detroit, really -- didn't love it but didn't hate it. I'd rather have an old city with problems than something that's all new and lacks character -- like what I imagine Phoenix and Houston are like.

I've never been to New York or LA, but I HATE THEM. HATE. I hate New York. I hate the Jankees. I hate everybody who is from New York who talks about how great it is (if your city is great, you DON'T HAVE TO TALK ABOUT HOW GREAT IT IS ALL THE TIME). I hate ARTISTS in New York. I hate people who move to New York to become ARTISTS because if your LAME ASS really was an ARTIST you could be an ARTIST anywhere and wouldn't have to move to some stupid city where you hang out with a bunch of people who have bad hair and think they're really EDGY. I hate anybody who refers to Sex and the City.

I don't think I'd care for Boston, either. It seems nice and all, but WAY TOO CROWDED and really comes off like a big huge Lincoln Park, which does not appeal to me at all -- all preppy white people ALL THE TIME.

Cities I like: Chicago, Denver, Seattle, DC.
Cities I think I'd like: Portland, Santa Fe, Providence, anything in Vermont maybe

[Adelphean]

Cities I couldn't possibly live in:

1. Buffalo, NY - I had a MISERABLE time there, and the only redeeming feature was that is was close to Canada.

2. NYC - Great to visit, but too expensive, and too dirty

3. Los Angeles - I'd prefer not to be an "innocent bystander"

4. Memphis, Tennessee - Been there, can't stand it, sorry for my firends that go to Med school there.


Places I would love to live:

Chattanooga, Tennessee! I've lived here 22 years, and it is, IMO, the greatest place on earth to live!

Folly Beach, SC A sleepy laid-back beach town

SAn Antonio, TX A great town with very nice people

[f8nacn]

Any city has the potential of being labeled "dirty"....I would disagree is saying that New York City is "dirty" ... of course there are various locations within New York City that aren't as "kept up" as others...but that's anywhere.

[ADqtPiMel]

I hate:

1. Miami (actually, most of Florida)
2. St. Louis
3. Cleveland
4. anyplace that is cold more often than it is warm

I like:

1. DC
2. San Diego
3. San Francisco
4. San Antonio
5. Austin

[AUDeltaGam]

Originally Posted by shinerbock

Yeah Nashville is a good one. Not sure I'd wanna live there, but its a fun city.

One of my favorite cities

BTW, are you from Atlanta, or a suburb?

[Tom Earp]

Topeka, Ks.

Lived there one life time!

Visited a lot of cities, wouldn't want to live there for many reasons.

1 Dirty.
2. Cost.
3. Traffic.
4. Inconsiderate people.

But enjoyed the citys on a visit:

1. London.
2. Edeinburough.
3.Vienna.
4.Budapest.
5.Munich.
6.San Francisco.
7.San Diego.
8.Denver.
9.St. Louis.
10.Louisville.
11.Nashville.
13.Memphis.
14.Atlanta.
15.Miami.
16.Ny.
17.D C.
18.Baltimore.
19.Pheniox.
20.Albaqurquia.
21.Indy.
22.Lincoln.
23.Springfield-Il. and Mo.

And others but the list is getting to long.

I have found nothing better than Good Old Kansas City inspite of what was said at one time.

[PhiPsiRuss]

Originally Posted by valkyrie

I hate people who move to New York to become ARTISTS because if your LAME ASS really was an ARTIST you could be an ARTIST anywhere and wouldn't have to move to some stupid city where you hang out with a bunch of people who have bad hair and think they're really EDGY.

Get over it. Almost all great artists have lived in communities with concentrations of other artists. The best place to do this is in New York, and there's over a century of examples to back this up like how Miles Davis was from Kansas City, but he had to move to New York to become great. Greatness is rarely acheived in small towns or cities. If it was, so many people would not desire to move to New York.

[_Opi_]

Originally Posted by GeekyPenguin

LOL, I didn't know Minnesota was a city.

LOL..I meant to say Minneapolis . But fwiw, I would avoid any city in Minnesota.

[blueangel]

Originally Posted by Tom Earp

Topeka, Ks.

Lived there one life time!

Visited a lot of cities, wouldn't want to live there for many reasons.

1 Dirty.
2. Cost.
3. Traffic.
4. Inconsiderate people.

But enjoyed the citys on a visit:

1. London.
2. Edeinburough.
3.Vienna.
4.Budapest.
5.Munich.
6.San Francisco.
7.San Diego.
8.Denver.
9.St. Louis.
10.Louisville.
11.Nashville.
13.Memphis.
14.Atlanta.
15.Miami.
16.Ny.
17.D C.
18.Baltimore.
19.Pheniox.
20.Albaqurquia.
21.Indy.
22.Lincoln.
23.Springfield-Il. and Mo.

And others but the list is getting to long.

I have found nothing better than Good Old Kansas City inspite of what was said at one time.

If we're going international.. then I could EASILY live in London. I love it, and go there at least every other year to see my friends who live there. It's charming, clean, and full of friendly people.

[sdbeta1]

Albuquerque is a horrible city. New Mexico is full of drugs and alcohol. Not a good state at all. Des Moines is always a few years behind the times, so if anyone wants to relive a few years, move to Des Moines.

[shinerbock]

Minnesota, just the word sounds bad.

Regarding the NYC artist thing, I'm with you. I imagine LA is probably worse with the whole "what do you do? ---Oh I'm an actor.-----What do you really do?----Wait tables." I mean, if you've got a dream, go for it, but sometimes you should probably stop wasting your time and get a job, get an education, do something. Of course this is all rooted in my hatred for Hollywood. Actually, I hate drama majors too, no offense to any. It just annoys me to see people majoring in drama as their parents shell out 25k a year.

DG, Oh I'm def from the suburbs. My dad works in Buckhead and we have a condo up there, but I was raised in Fayette County. It has gotten so bad that I think my parents may sell the house and move up there until my dad retires.