Anyone here wished they lived somewhere else?

CONS

Short Summer's, Highest taxes, Longest Commutes to work, 2 bdrm Houses for 400,000+, High Cancer Rate, Terrorist Target. Expensive in General


PROS

Good School's, Great Food, Anything you want in a descent mile radius, Beaches, NYC.


Please add some more Pros and Cons. And explain why you like living here, or if you would rather move elsewhere.

Message edited 3/22/2008 12:41:28 PM.

Re: Anyone here wished they lived somewhere else?

well I can't really say b/c I have never lived anywhere else in the US.

IMO - only if you have lived somewhere else can you make a really fair comparison.

Message edited 3/22/2008 12:31:15 PM.

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All the time. I am not a LI fan. I really wish I was in England

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nope. I love nyc. we're in queens.

In the summertime, we bring my son to such unique events, he's getting exposed to so much... There's always something interesting to do, interesting people to see and meet...

Parents have a house out east, so we can escape to the beach when we want... BEAUTIFUL BEACHES...

I honestly do NOT want to live anywhere else. Sure we might have a little more $, but in the long run it wouldn't make us happy... what we have here, I absolutely love.

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Pros... 24 hour bodegas
best pizza and bagels in the world.
SURROUNDED by art

The only con I can think of is congestion and expense.

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The Good...

Our beaches

The Bad and Ugly...

Exorbitant electric bills (LIPA) High insurance rates.

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I do!!

I was just talking to someone about this last night. The pace and commuting are exhausting. The sheer volume of people is overwhelmeing. Yes, NYC has a lot to offer but I am so done by Friday I can't usually bear the thought of spending free time in Manhattan.

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my biggest pro is the closeness to family. i don't want to raise my kids in an area where they cannot see their grandparents often. i want them to have that closeness. a pro for me is the weather...i love having the seasons and could never move to the south where i didn't have a distinct winter with snow, etc.

sometimes i wish we could move to princeton where i grew up, or ct where i went to high school, but both are equally expensive. i've also lived in two areas upstate; in the mid-hudson valley and in ithaca. both were far from a major city, and too rural for me. there just wasn't as much going on. and there was a LOT more snow!

i also lived in DC, which i liked at the time (a bit warmer, slightly less busy than NYC in my opinion...), but i really prefer living in a suburb but close to the city. DC was also a bit too political for me (ironic since i was working in the wihte house at the time).

biggest cons for me about LI are taxes and congestion.

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Message edited 3/29/2010 7:17:46 PM.

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i've lived in NC and SC before

pros of those areas
beautiful weather all year round---pretty mild winters

things move at a slower pace down there---people just seem to be nicer

cost of living is less


cons
my biggest con for living in those areas--was that no matter how nice it was--it still wasn't NY. juts loved NY too much.

sometimes the people down there---with racism and such kind of suucked.

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I wish we could live elsewhere. We actually had our place for sale in the fall to move but decide to stay.

Cons.... the friggin taxes and home prices and TRAFFIC AND CONGESTION!! I HATE IT!!

Pros.... my family is here...

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ME!! but you knew that already

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Sometimes, yeah. Just because I live in NJ and my family is on LI.

Pros
Dh and I are on our 'own.'
My job - big time (I know that I have pretty good security as my district wouldn't want to cut music)
DH's job (he keeps moving up the ladder and it's exciting!)
close to Yankee Stadium

Cons
like I said- my family is elsewhere (and that will definitely be a con once we have kids!)
can't just drop by mom's or see my nieces and nephew when I feel like it (this has been hard on me lately)
Cost of living- no doubt

I really would never want to live outside the tri-state area. I'm too much a city-goer and since I used to visit DH when he lived in the south, I know I couldn't live there. Too slow for me. And I need to be near my city AND my Yankees!

Message edited 3/22/2008 1:32:52 PM.

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I would like to live some where warmer and cheaper don't really know where tho. the reason why we will probably stay here is because all of our family is here, and they are not willing to move. I do like living here but it is really expensive.

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Sorry to add another question but......
Has anyone lived or visited a place where they wished they could move back to? Or move to?

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Re: Anyone here wished they lived somewhere else?

Charlotte Pros and Cons:

Pros:
It is already 70 degrees out
Flowers and trees are blooming
Great People
Lots of ex-Ny'ers
The Lake is gorgeous and I cannot wait to use it
Farms/fresh produce
Lower cost of living

Cons:



LI Pros/Cons

Pros:
Food
Shopping

Cons:
Traffic
Pollution
High cost of living
Idiot drivers

Re: Anyone here wished they lived somewhere else?

Posted by MsMBV

All the time. I am not a LI fan. I really wish I was in England

Message edited 3/22/2008 2:45:52 PM.

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Cons:
-short summers
-taxes/bills
-weather
-traffic

Pros:
-closeness to the beach
-great jobs
-great house
-both families nearby

DH and I talk ALL the time about moving to Southern California. I don't really know why we don't go.

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Message edited 3/22/2008 3:32:33 PM.

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i always say that i wished i lived somewhere else...but in reality i think i'd be miserable and missing LI.

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Posted by igottabeme

i always say that i wished i lived somewhere else...but in reality i think i'd be miserable and missing LI.

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I would love to live somewhere else! Preferably some where where there is less people like say....the suburbs of Rochester. I can buy a mansion for 250K!

But where would DH and I work? Thats the problem. The opportunities are in NYC.

So is our families!

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