Arden
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I won't lie, the Google fiber thing is a big reason Raleigh was on my list. Just not having to deal with Comcast is a huge plus.
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Borzak
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Across the road from a senator. I lived in BFE East, TX where dial up was tops. It was 20 miles from there to the nearest stop sign and 45 miles to wal-mart.
Kay Bailey Hutchison bought the land across the road while still in office and they put a CO for DSL at the end of my driveway. This was before 50mg become a common place. It was on par with cable at the time.
The nearest "town" had 300 people (300 on the sign going east to west, 225 going west to east lol) and to have DSL at the end of my driveway was pretty nice.
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Not seen that spot yet, gotta check it out, Indiatlantic is a regular haunt for us when we're doing nicer dining. Islands Fish Grill is our favorite seafood place we've found locally so far for fine dining seafood. (Plenty of divey ones closer when in the mood for those though)
Found a really good one in PSJ, forgetting the name at the moment though. Something Greek.
Gold Coast Australia. Warm winters. Not TOO hot summers (still hot at points) about 20 different beaches all along its coast. 20 minutes inland and you are into the hinterland with acreage properties. 80 dollars flights to Sydney if you want to see Australia's main city. 1hour traffic free drive to a bigger city in Brisbane but Gold Coast is a city itself. Theme Parks for kids. Probably the hottest women per dude in Australia. Gold Coast is one of the best places to live in the world hands down.
Arden
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I like Asian cuisine... Are you saying San Jose has no culture other than Chinese food?
Jorren
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Austin is going to become a complete cluster-fuck in a couple years if not sooner. The cool places are closing down, high rises are going up. It is a boom town that does not have the infrastructure to handle the influx of people coming here. Cool stuff to do here though.
As far as getting a job here...Truth, I have experienced it and know plenty of folks that go through it these days. I am looking to move.
I have lived all over the U.S. Chicago without a doubt is probably the best, but the winters and the traffic suuuuck.
As far as getting a job here...Truth, I have experienced it and know plenty of folks that go through it these days. I am looking to move.
I have lived all over the U.S. Chicago without a doubt is probably the best, but the winters and the traffic suuuuck.
chaos
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A guy I work with got a job in Stuttgart, DE a few months back. Now my boss is heading there, and I just got a job opportunity there. I won't go now because I am about a year from completing my MS and I want to get a couple more certs plus some more exp before I change zones. However, the offer was enough to get my wife thinking about overseas opportunities. Any Americans done anything like that? We are thinking the usual places for US military work: Germany, Japan, Korea. Now I probably can't be trusted around a sea of Asian women so Europe is the more likely scenario.
I worry about my kids. Especially if we end up staying there for a while, then what happens when they graduate high school and stuff.idk, a lot to think about.
I worry about my kids. Especially if we end up staying there for a while, then what happens when they graduate high school and stuff.idk, a lot to think about.
San Francisco if you can afford it. Honestly, it is a pretty fucking spectacular place to live.
Nods to N.Y. and to London (although, again, not exactly cheap) and a little love to Toronto and my home of Calgary. That's just homeboy love though of course. If it works for you then Edinborough is a pretty cool place oddly too. Kinda hip vibe for what is basically an oil ghetto with chavs and hooligans. The city is like Portland mixed in with Detroit (although almost all white with some pakistanis and indians mixed in for the making of foods).
Seriously though, SF is pretty goddamned amazing if you can cover.
Nods to N.Y. and to London (although, again, not exactly cheap) and a little love to Toronto and my home of Calgary. That's just homeboy love though of course. If it works for you then Edinborough is a pretty cool place oddly too. Kinda hip vibe for what is basically an oil ghetto with chavs and hooligans. The city is like Portland mixed in with Detroit (although almost all white with some pakistanis and indians mixed in for the making of foods).
Seriously though, SF is pretty goddamned amazing if you can cover.
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Those are like the most expensive cities in the world bro, London especially
Honestly phoenix isn't bad. It doesn't shit culture out the ass but it is extremely cheap when you consider its the 6th largest city in the country. Summers suck balls but we have amazing falls winters and springs. Never have to worry about any natural disasters, ever. And you're only 1 to 2 hours away from great outdoors areas. With all the money you save living here you can just take trips to ask the places you want to go.
Honestly phoenix isn't bad. It doesn't shit culture out the ass but it is extremely cheap when you consider its the 6th largest city in the country. Summers suck balls but we have amazing falls winters and springs. Never have to worry about any natural disasters, ever. And you're only 1 to 2 hours away from great outdoors areas. With all the money you save living here you can just take trips to ask the places you want to go.
BrutulTM
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Little to none. It's a short drive to San Francisco or even Oakland/Berkeley though.
I don't know how old you are, but if I were you I would stay close to your family. "Amazing" places to live are just places once you get there and you have to ask yourself how much you will really participate in the cultural stuff. I used to hear from people in California all the fucking time "I would never live far away from the ocean" but then when you ask them when they last went to the beach it was 10 years ago. News Flash - You can go to the beach every 10 years no matter where you live. Part of that is the fact that the beaches in Northern California are cold and windy and generally unpleasant, but the point stands. You will always want/need to see your family. Having access to an authentic Laotian restaurant is very optional and something you're probably not going to take advantage of that often. Also, with the money you save by not living in these so-called cultural centers, you can afford to take more vacations and visit all of the cultural centers instead of the one you're paying an extra $2000 a month for the privilege of living close to and if you're close to family you won't have to waste your vacation time going to see them either.
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cyrusreij
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Please don't recommend Florida to people. I know there are enough of us on this board to say that you should NEVER live here. Too much fucked up shit in this state. Awesome place to visit/vacation, but don't live here. The only positives is that real estate is dirt cheap across the state with obvious exceptions of say Miami, and no state income tax. However the people are generally horrendous (albeit the diversity is nice), and you have a shit ton of northeast transplants.
The fact that this subreddit is as popular as it is shows you just how much dumb shit happens in Florida:Florida Man!
Gravel
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I kind of agree about California beaches. The Pacific is just too fucking cold for me to give a shit about it. That's why when I leave CA I'll be heading to the Florida gulf coast. It's redneck as hell, but then I also lived in Kentucky for a decade. But the water on the gulf is amazing.
SLO is pretty amazing. I remember when I went to basic training, one of the guys in the bunk next to me was from there and always talked about how awesome it was. Last year the wife and I finally got to visit it (12 years after basic training) on a drive up the PCH. That area is just gorgeous. I know it's up the road a few hours, but Pebble Beach is honestly the favorite place I've ever been to ever (just edging out Aruba and USVI).
I spent 20+ years living in San Diego, CA and I would recommend it. The place we lived and enjoyed the most was San Marcos, CA it's in the northern county area of San Diego. Crime is low, weather is good. accessibility to the 15 or 5 freeway is equidistant pretty much. Just the community alone you can find whatever you need to shop for. The housing can range from $1M down to $300k or lower so you can find the area that suits you the best. Schools are not bad depending on the age of any kids you have. High school you get better choices the elementary schools aren't bad, the middle schools are a little terrible. Overall loved it.
Only moved to come over to Raleigh, NC area. We aren't directly in Raleigh, about an hour south, but the wife works there. We like this region of NC a lot so far which has only been about 6 months. Has everything we need without insane price markups like San Diego was just for being southern California. There are areas with crime for sure but I don't live or work or shop in those areas. So far pretty obvious where not to go. I am not sure about the schools, our kids start high school this fall so we will find out how good or bad they are. We get mixed reviews on the school we chose for them.
Only moved to come over to Raleigh, NC area. We aren't directly in Raleigh, about an hour south, but the wife works there. We like this region of NC a lot so far which has only been about 6 months. Has everything we need without insane price markups like San Diego was just for being southern California. There are areas with crime for sure but I don't live or work or shop in those areas. So far pretty obvious where not to go. I am not sure about the schools, our kids start high school this fall so we will find out how good or bad they are. We get mixed reviews on the school we chose for them.
Arden
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All my Australia job options will lead me to Sydney, it seems. I've heard a lot of good things about Australia in general- other than crocs, sharks, snakes, and spiders.
Oh I was offered SLO over NC and chose NC because of cost of living. The other issue is from the few times I have been to SLO and heard about it the area is just a little too close to PNW weather just gloomy and cold and rainy and I am not about that. We get rain over here throughout the year and we get snow (a little) in the winter but overall I feel the weather is just pretty medium.
Arden
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It's one of the places I definitely couldn't cover- along with London and NY. I wish I made that kind of money, but I don't.