What major city would you refuse to live in?

My Wife thinks like you do. But I'm from Florida where there is no culture. Nature is my symphony and living work of art. So I had rather not live in any major City as long as I'm able bodied.

 

I'm far more concerned about idiots behind the wheel..... Those bullets weigh tons

 

I would choose to live in none of these cities, and all the big cities that aren't on this list as well. The closest you'll get me is maybe an outlying suburb, but I've lived in the country since I was 5 and don't really have the desire to be crammed in with a bunch of people.

 

Hi, Injeun.

One of the marvelous things about us h. sapiens is that no two of us are exactly alike. While I'm a committed city-dweller, that certainly doesn't speak for anyone else. There are all degrees of us on the city/country spectrum as far as living area preferences go.

Thank you for reading my post and replying.

Regards, stay safe 'n well.

 

I'm used to my two smallish OK cities, Tulsa and OKC. I could easily live rural.....and actually I do live "rural within the city"--surrounded by uninhabited country but 10 minutes from down town. What my two OK cities have is conservative commensense. We have crime. But you don't feel like you live in woke chaos and values are shared between myself and the politicians.

Of course our leftist residents aren't feeling my sense of family w politians here.

If I had the money to live there I could live in NY. Yeah...its liberal...but it can, has and will make changes for the better when push comes to shove. I "feel" a thread of commensense in that city.

Portland is a "no". I think it's a "lost" city. Can only get worse.

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Hi again, FatBack.

I've no problem with your concern over the deaths which occur on our roadways. Each death, no matter the cause, means the end of a unique life. With but rare exceptions, each death means suffering for those who were close to the deceased. We, as a society, should take steps where feasible to reduce the total. Hopefully, you are doing what you can to help reduce deaths on our roads. I'll continue to bring deaths by gunshot to people's attention.

Regards, stay safe 'n well.

 

Looks like there weren't any cities in California made it on your survey. There are plenty of folks that would refuse to live in cities in California.

 

The Denver area (where I live) used to be just about ideal in so many ways -- then, starting back in the 1990's, the Californians came piling in, along with hyperliberals from the Upper Midwest states. Now, we've got a Democrat Governor, two Democrat senators, and Denver itself has turned into a mecca for homeless bums, ruled over by radical, 'woke' Democrats.

Decent places to live today? You might try Amarillo, Texas, but it's out in the middle of absolutely nowhere. You might like Colorado Springs, but the cost of living there has skyrocketed. But, it's also stupidly expensive in the greater Denver area, too. Maybe if we Americans would 'flush the toilet' and get all this hyperliberal, 'woke' dreck out of our government, all of our cities might be happier places to live in again....

 

I don't see San Francisco on the list.

 

Have you been to any of these other cities?

 

Should have edited when I had time, but yeah, it's another s hole.

 

What are "hyperliberals"

 

Does anyone actually like Portland?

Most people I run into here in L.A. have no desire to leave. Fans are fanatical about the Dodgers, they like the weather ( I find it boringly unvarying), the food, and the nightlife.

 

Yeah...it seems that way....I first went through CO/Denver areas late 80s,early90s....and it was more Republican thinking ....now that I've visited there last 10-15 yrs....the thinking has changed considerably....but a lot of transplants from other " Blue states" caused that....Georgia state seems to be affected also....I remembered it solid GOP thinking....what a change. I'm not a big fan of Newt Gingrich , but he had a point in trying to warn the GOP of the changes happening there....no one seemed to listen.

 

Portland Oregon indeed.

Seems to me that Portland is anarchy now, not a prelude.

 

I prefer small towns myself

 

Why do you ask? And yes I have been to some of those cities. Not all.

 

Amazingly, I don't make decisions for my living choices based upon politics. People are the most important factor in my decision as they will affect my day to day existence. If I look at members of this forum and their posts as the truth of who they are, I'm thinking that they spend altogether too much time thinking about politics and leave little room for actually living and enjoying life.

 

Because it's easy for some people to arrive at unfounded opinions based on, well, RW talking points. if they have little to no personal experiences to rely on.

 

Policies are more important then politics. It helps outline the culture you will be living in. For instance politicians that are re elected even though their policies drastically hurt the quality of life and even the safety of a city's residents tells me that I'm not a good fit and my priorities are vastly different then the people that live there.

My daughter visited Portland quite often last few years. He boyfriends family lives there. They moved back there from Oklahoma lol. Hated Oklahoma. But my daughter loves green spaces and parks....but she can't enjoy those places in Portland. She loves downtowns and city centers...but she doesn't enjoy Portlands downtown. And based on the policies put in place by the people citizens elect over and over...Portland will continue to disintegrate.

 

Of course I do what I can by driving like I have good sense and never having been in an accident.

As a lifelong bicyclist and recently a motorcyclist I see some of the most idiotic things on the road every single day. I'm not remotely worried about guns as I am about the stupidity I see on the road every single time I go out.

Dead is dead and it doesn't matter how dead gets dead..... But I do notice that the people that want to take our guns would never dream of giving up their cars.

So the deaths must not be that terribly important to them.

Regards and stay safe and well and unran over!

 

Exactly. Conservative posters here pass on living in great cities because they identify them with Democrats. So, they miss all the great restaurants, shows, symphonies, best hospitals, best universities, best sports franchises and stadiums, night clubs, etc. It's their loss. They could enjoy all that and still vote for their favorite party and candidates.

Me, I answered Newark which is ugly and polluted. St Louis supposedly is very high in crime (I've never visited). But cities like New York, Chicago, Seattle, Atlanta, San Francisco, etc., are great cities for a very exciting life full of cultural and gastronomic pursuits.

 

I lived in Tampa for 16 years. I have lived in this small Southwest Florida town with a population of 4200 for the last 12 years.

While there are a few things I miss about a big city they are far outweighed by the advantages of rural living. The very first one that comes to mind is traffic.

It takes probably the better part of 45 minutes to get 3 mi in Tampa rush hour traffic. It seems like 80% of your driving time is sitting at a red light.

I've never waited on a red light here more than about 45 seconds or a minute at most. There's just too damn many people crammed into to little space.

 

I wish you safety on your motorcycle. They're beautiful, but I have no business being on one on a highway or urban street.

Do you do offroad biking?

 

So, your daughter doesn't like Portland because she "can't enjoy" parks in Portland, so this means Portland is "disintegrating". Is it Portland, Maine, or Portland, Oregon? If it's Maine, I get it. Yuck.

Why the generalizations? Nobody has any idea what you mean by "policies drastically hurting the quality of life".