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[Closed] Where would you live in the US?

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To be honest I would not want to live in the USA in the medium to long term. It is an economic time bomb waiting to explode sadly.

You'd have to persuade them to let you in first. Not necessarily a forgone conclusion.


 
Posted : 17/12/2010 2:28 am
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Crested Butte, probably.

Although I also loved Fanta Se, er, Santa Fe.


 
Posted : 17/12/2010 5:50 am
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VEGAS Baby !

No, honestly .......

Apart from the Casinos & gambling Loads of stuff goes on there, shows, concerts , boxing, Nascar, and as it is such a tourist destination it's pretty easy to get to any where else in the US if you fancy a holiday elswhere, the weather seems pretty stable but winter sports available close by( ish )

I had a week there last year and spent 1 of the days out in the desert with locals in a 4 x 4 which was brilliant and saw loads of riding opportunities within a 1 hr drive ....

Can't wait to go back some time ..... though living in the US is not top of my "to do " list 😉


 
Posted : 17/12/2010 8:49 am
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Nashville or Knoxville Tennessee or Galveston Texas Although the Wind and tide might put me off a bit


 
Posted : 17/12/2010 9:00 am
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Don't know if anyone said Squamish yet.


 
Posted : 17/12/2010 9:41 am
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My dad has liv ed on the east and west coasts and now lives in Colorado.

California is great, but expensive and too much traffic.
East coast is a lot like Europe - both good and bad in terms of climate etc
Colorado is fantastic and would be my choice (Boulder to be precise) but also expensive

We have the chance to move there within the next 12 months but have decided to stay in Europe becuase of the health care (we have a sickly kid) job opportunities (I am a consultant and don't want to be away from home 4-5 days a week) and vacation entitlement added to the distance from our families.

Seems boring and I would never have expected to make that decision but I guess I am just more boring and grown up than I used to be. I have also finally learned to appreciate the good things about living in Scandinavia 🙂


 
Posted : 17/12/2010 10:01 am
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Seattle because it very close to Vancouver


 
Posted : 17/12/2010 10:36 am
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I've lived in the midwest and one thing I actually miss is the huge storms, they're ace.

I think there are lots of places I'd live quite happily, up Michigan, milwaukee, st Louis, Seattle, Portland, salt lake city, Denver


 
Posted : 17/12/2010 10:39 am
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Anywhere along the Sierra Nevada, California. A stunningly beautiful place with so much to see, to live here would occupy a lifetimes holidays; Yosemite, Kings Canyon, Lake Tahoe to name a few highlights. I found the old gold rush towns to be very welcoming, lot's of microbreweries and you're only a short hop into either San Fran or Vegas if you fancy a weekend blowout.


 
Posted : 17/12/2010 11:15 am
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The island of Kauai, Hawaii.

On the mainland: On the banks of the Hood River in Oregon.

Both locations mean I could ride my bike, windsurf and surf loads. 😀

In Hawaii I could do them in shorts all year round.
In Oregon I could hit the pistes with little fuss.


 
Posted : 17/12/2010 11:22 am
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I'm loving the love for Oregon. I lived in Corvallis for a year at Uni, and it was a great spot. Biking trails from the edge of the town. Portland would be very nice. I found it a very non-stereotypically American culture.


 
Posted : 17/12/2010 11:27 am
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Downieville and i,m not coming back..........


 
Posted : 17/12/2010 11:28 am
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Downieville and i,m not coming back..........

Done the race then?

For my 2c it would probably be Tahoe CA - easy access to Norcals West Coast & Utah, Moab, Fruita arent too far away either..


 
Posted : 17/12/2010 11:42 am
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Colorado. I've not been to a lot of places in the states but the people in Colorado seemed to be very nice and fairly laid back and for the most part were very outdoor orientated. Fairly certain I'd not be keen on California too.

I would hate to live in Texas, really didn't like it there. Didn't like New York either.


 
Posted : 17/12/2010 12:36 pm
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Mammoth. Best place I've ever been.


 
Posted : 17/12/2010 12:50 pm
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We could live in the USA. We don't.

EDIT: to clarify, many places in the USA would be nice (Oregon, Washington etc) but there are significant down-sides compared with the UK. And up-sides of course.


 
Posted : 17/12/2010 1:00 pm
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