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Tue Feb 05, 2008 3:09 pm

Whats up guys,
So I'm 20 years old, I'm going to jr. college in southern california, I work at a bank, my life is pretty much as exciting as bingo night at the rest home... I'm transferring in about 2 semesters and I wanna get some input as to where I should go (state or country wise)... All i've known is California and I wanna get away for a while. So if you could, and are bored enough, go ahead and post where you live and pros and cons of living there.... I'd appriciate it. thanks

-Pete

Tue Feb 05, 2008 3:19 pm

Boston or NewZealand. although you shouldnt rule out texas!

Tue Feb 05, 2008 3:30 pm

move to amsterdam..... leaving so. Cal huh? youll be back. have you not read the latest news?.........Southern Cali is the shit!! later.

Tue Feb 05, 2008 3:42 pm

420GOAT wrote: Southern Cali is shit!!

You got that right!

Tue Feb 05, 2008 3:48 pm

Iowa is nice this time of year.

Tue Feb 05, 2008 4:00 pm

iowegian wrote: Iowa is nice this time of year.

Yes, just beautiful.
You soon get used to -20 degrees.

Seriously, if you are looking for a college then Iowa has some really good colleges. And for variety in weather we have 100 to -30 troughout the year.

Tue Feb 05, 2008 4:14 pm

Despite currently living in Albuquerque, I still would vote for Las Cruces as being my favorite city. Fairly small, outstanding food, great atmosphere, generally good people, great weather, and oddly enough, a fairly decent music scene. With NMSU being a decent Ag, engineering, and music school, you have a plethora of interesting people knitted into a fairly small community. Plus, as an added bonus, while driving University Drive, you always pass the cows with windows in their stomachs. Yes, it's true....actually they are more like "plugs". Still a riot though.

I've lived mostly in the west, from California, Seattle, Utah, Arizona, and, of course, New Mexico...and by a landslide, it's still Las Cruces as being my town of choice. Last time I visited, it was amazing how much it has grown. Futher more, I recall reading that it was No.5 on the fastest growing cities in the USA (this was a couple of years back)

Good luck in your search. :wink:

Tue Feb 05, 2008 4:24 pm

Nebraska... -1 windchill and snowing right now.. (the good life?)

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Tue Feb 05, 2008 4:34 pm

here in so cal, snow is for snow boarding, it has no other purpose. hell, we get so little snow, all our resorts have snow makers...

Tue Feb 05, 2008 4:35 pm

DMNCLNR wrote: Boston or NewZealand. although you shouldnt rule out texas!

My youngest son (24 yrs), is moving to New Zealand :D

pete

Tue Feb 05, 2008 4:46 pm

OUCH!! Lorse why so much Cali hostility. did we take your sunshine? do the girls here intimidate you? you love shitty weather? cow tipping maybe??? dont like driving you ride every day-in and day out huh?. is our dank not some of the finest? too many movie stars for you? what and why? not enough beaches? too many places to visit perhaps? you know what on second thought every one get the hell out and people thinking about coming to stay dont!!! maybe my gas price, rent,traffic, outa staters that want to be Brittany or Pitt will diminish in the bat of an eyelash.........nope still there, oh well.
oh and las Cruces is a hot bed for Brujeria or at least it was. :twisted:

Tue Feb 05, 2008 4:56 pm

420GOAT wrote: OUCH!! Lorse why so much Cali hostility. did we take your sunshine? do the girls here intimidate you? you love shitty weather? cow tipping maybe??? dont like driving you ride every day-in and day out huh?. is our dank not some of the finest? too many movie stars for you? what and why? not enough beaches? too many places to visit perhaps? you know what on second thought every one get the hell out and people thinking about coming to stay dont!!! maybe my gas price, rent,traffic, outa staters that want to be Brittany or Pitt will diminish in the bat of an eyelash.........nope still there, oh well.
oh and las Cruces is a hot bed for Brujeria or at least it was. :twisted:
I've been to Lorse's place in Los Osos.
I've been to my son's place in Capastrano Beach.
I'd take Lorse's hands down.

Tue Feb 05, 2008 4:57 pm

State College, PA

GO PENN STATE!

Tue Feb 05, 2008 5:02 pm

iowegian wrote: 420GOAT wrote: OUCH!! Lorse why so much Cali hostility. did we take your sunshine? do the girls here intimidate you? you love shitty weather? cow tipping maybe??? dont like driving you ride every day-in and day out huh?. is our dank not some of the finest? too many movie stars for you? what and why? not enough beaches? too many places to visit perhaps? you know what on second thought every one get the hell out and people thinking about coming to stay dont!!! maybe my gas price, rent,traffic, outa staters that want to be Brittany or Pitt will diminish in the bat of an eyelash.........nope still there, oh well.
oh and las Cruces is a hot bed for Brujeria or at least it was. :twisted:
I've been to Lorse's place in Los Osos.
I've been to my son's place in Capastrano Beach.
I'd take Lorse's hands down.
all the fun without the Swallows?

Tue Feb 05, 2008 5:06 pm

I moved from San Diego to Charleston South Carolina 1 1/2years ago. I'll be home soon!
South Carolina SUCKS! The weather is tolerable,but there isn't shit to do,and the people here are annoying! The only + here is that no one will mess with your early VW's. The negative is constantly hearing "why don't you buy a new car" and the fact that there are pretty much no VW shows here :cry:

Tue Feb 05, 2008 5:07 pm

420GOAT wrote: OUCH!! Lorse why so much Cali hostility

Two things, the traffic and smog.
Seriously, If I was a kid in college I shoot for New Zealand.

Tue Feb 05, 2008 5:30 pm

Indianapolis, ..come take my place so I cna move out of this God-forsaken place.

Tue Feb 05, 2008 5:32 pm

It doesn't matter what city I'm in, as long as I can find me a place convenient to a K-Mart. That place helps me stretch my shopping dollar.

Tue Feb 05, 2008 5:35 pm

Hey there, if you are truly serious about being open to move out of the country, you should give Deutschland a shot! I lived there for just a short time (six months), but I have to tell you its so refreshingly different, but not so different that you find yourself eating strange things. I would recommend the Rhineland-Pfalz. just beautiful! if not, the next best place is Holmes County, Ohio!! :P We speak the same language as they do in the Pfalz , and the countryside is identical.

Tue Feb 05, 2008 5:45 pm

Move up to Vancouver Island. Yeah it's wet here in the winter, but its not cold and there is a nice vw community, the fishing is great! And in the summer there are lot's of things to do.

Our site, http://www.vvwc.ca/