On Tue, 1 Nov 2005 21:24:34 +0000 (UTC), "tricky" scribbled this interesting note:
Without reading any of the other posts first, here are my thoughts...
A good friend of mine dated a couple of English women for a while-at different times, of course. We, that being my wife and I, got to be friends with one of these individuals, the other one was a bit shrill for our temperament!:~) Conversations being what they are, and time being what it is, I find that I think, after a trip to England as well, that the US makes a bit more sense than England does, especially with regards to things like local control of specific kinds of issues and laws.
That being said, the most important thing to take into consideration if you are considering a move, is the weather. Another very good friend, who lived in L.A. (that's California, you know?) for a good, long while, once said to me, with regards to earthquakes, that sure, in some regions you get the occasional tornado or the occasional hurricane, but in Sunny, Southern California, the weather is perfect nearly every day. She had a point. That day was sunny and mild-possibly as high as eighty degrees with lows in the sixties or, gasp, as low as the fifties. Partly cloudy. Sunny. Temperate. Beautiful. But the downside is a big downside.
Weather being the biggest consideration, you have a rather large area from which to choose. Do you like deserts? Mountains? Plains? Coastal plains? Beaches? Hills? Forests? Jungles? Swamps? Or nearly any combination of those and more? Look long enough and you'll find it.
Personally, and this comes as no surprise to most long time readers of ramva, I'm partial to Texas. I've been here and there, traveled north, west, and east in the US. Even spent a fair amount of time in various other places in the US. Texas is home to me. But Texas is a pretty large place. Even here, in just one state, you have your choice of mountains, hills, plains, costal plains, forest, jungle, or swamp. And many combinations. Want a river to live on? Got lots of them. Lakes? Plenty. Are highways what make your heart go pitter-patter? There are few better anywhere in the US.
But really it comes down to weather. The cultures across the US are very different as well. Want American Indians? Cajuns? Norwegians? Funny talking Yankees? And don't forget, California is a Land Unto Itself; which means it is a very nice place to visit, but I wouldn't want to live there-but then again, that can describe, for me, most of the rest of the world!:~)
Good Luck!
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