Anyone hate where they live?

evil_ash_xero · Post by **evil_ash_xero** » Thu Nov 27, 2008 11:34 am

Sometimes i'm a bit torn on living in southern WV. It's a beautiful state, and it's really relaxing. But damn, I really don't like the people here. It's like if White Trash was a state. And there's basically no cities for miles and miles. If I want to do anything exciting, I have to drive at least 3 hours or so to get into Virginia or Pennsylvania or whatever. It's not all bad, there are a couple of towns here and there that may make you forget that you're in redneckville, but overall this state depresses me.

What about you guys? Anyone live in some shitty state or city that makes you contemplate using a dirty bomb on the locals?

s/m

elfhentaifan · Post by **elfhentaifan** » Thu Nov 27, 2008 11:35 am

Yes i do hate where i live, for about 13 years.
Lets hope i finally manage to move out until summer.

OmniGLH · Post by **OmniGLH** » Thu Nov 27, 2008 3:14 pm

Sometimes I prefer living in thie sticks.

For a couple years, I lived in the Los Angeles area, Culver City actually, and I couldn't stand it. Traffic was horrible on the 405/10 interchange, the air felt dirty and it just seems like LA is always in a rush. The weather was nice I'll give it that, but I never felt relaxed.

I enjoy living in the midwest. Springfield is a nice area. St. Louis and Chicago are not far off for big city entities. And Springfield is a nice area that its out of the way but still in a city setting.

nimitz · Post by **nimitz** » Thu Nov 27, 2008 4:22 pm

nope, I wouldn't want to live anywhere else.

FIL · Post by **FIL** » Thu Nov 27, 2008 5:04 pm

This place isn't so bad I guess, wouldn't say I hate it but there are zero jobs available and since coming back from university i've noticed just how unfriendly most people are here. And this is in the supposedly friendly and welcoming North.

Its not quite the archetypal 'failing Northern town' but its on the verge of becoming one.

TLB · Post by **TLB** » Thu Nov 27, 2008 5:05 pm

Hahaha dirty bomb.

I wouldn't mind living around here so much if you could get a decent Internet connection for a decent price. As it is, I'm stuck on my phone, WICKED. Other than that, most of the planet is fucking stupid, so I guess there's no escaping that...Um...Yeah, it's not too bad living around here apart from that kinda shit.

ForceDevice · Post by **ForceDevice** » Thu Nov 27, 2008 5:08 pm

I live in one of the hottest places of the world so yes, I hate it.

Fenrir · Post by **Fenrir** » Thu Nov 27, 2008 6:59 pm

Go Tromsø! Home of the reindeer, mørketid, midnattsol, TIL, ishavskatedralen, mack and easy gals :P

Ex-Cyber · Post by **Ex-Cyber** » Thu Nov 27, 2008 8:04 pm

"Hate" is too strong a word, but Colorado Springs has a tendency to bother me a bit. It's basically the national headquarters for evangelical Christian political activism, and the actual "city" part is almost nonexistent; it's as though they were in a terrible hurry to get to building the suburbs.

KindGrind · Post by **KindGrind** » Thu Nov 27, 2008 9:21 pm

@Nimitz: Looks like we're in the same boat.

I do like it a lot here.

Edit: On second thought, I could do with 10-15 feet less of snow in the winter though. 10 feet or so is enough for me.

themachinist · Post by **themachinist** » Thu Nov 27, 2008 9:26 pm

I live in an idyllic suburb about 15-20 minutes outside of the city. I like it here actually.

ROBOTRON · Post by **ROBOTRON** » Fri Nov 28, 2008 5:08 am

Detroit, MI.

Oh how I hate this toilet hole of a city. Been stuck here all my life.

Davey · Post by **Davey** » Fri Nov 28, 2008 6:22 am

The links in an old post of mine are broken, but I found a mirror of the one article.

Bully's 'Ten Worst American Cities To Live In' List wrote:9. Toledo
The first of the Ohio Triplets on our list, Toledo would be the perfect place to re-make The Omega Man. This mostly due to the fact that this Midwestern hole is so bleak, so gray, so devoid of life, that except for rush hour, you wouldn't know that anyone actually lived in Toledo. Forget civic pride, everyone in Toledo knows the city is a hellhole and just stays home to watch TV. Last time we visited, the only after hours joint was located in a hotel for men. Toledo's official city slogan should be "Toledo…We're…well…ah screw it."

At least the cost of living is relatively low.

neorichieb1971 · Post by **neorichieb1971** » Fri Nov 28, 2008 7:39 am

Geographically - Love it
Prices - Its ok (besides houses)
People - Its ok
Weather - Most of the time its ok (luke warm)
Jobs - For me its not that good
Traffic - Terrible

I live in Bedford 50 miles north of London. Its ok to live there if you don't have to commute. Bedford is not exactly well connected road wise and there is far too much traffic using what roads there are.

London and Milton Keynes are both easily reachable within 1 hour and between the 2 of them, you have the world at your finger tips.

I think living in the sticks is appealing, but only if I have enough money to bring there so I can make it my own paradise.

jpj · Post by **jpj** » Fri Nov 28, 2008 9:10 am

ROBOTRON wrote:Detroit, MI.

dodging bullets for real

moozooh · Post by **moozooh** » Fri Nov 28, 2008 9:20 am

If it makes you guys feel better, I hate where you all live.

Skykid · Post by **Skykid** » Fri Nov 28, 2008 11:28 am

moozooh wrote:If it makes you guys feel better, I hate where you all live.

Ha ha!

KindGrind · Post by **KindGrind** » Fri Nov 28, 2008 11:41 am

jpj wrote:
ROBOTRON wrote:Detroit, MI.
dodging bullets for real

Haha.

SharkSkin-Man · Post by **SharkSkin-Man** » Fri Nov 28, 2008 12:05 pm

neorichieb1971 wrote:
London and Milton Keynes are both easily reachable within 1 hour and between the 2 of them, you have the world at your finger tips.

Milton Keynes is one of the most soul-destroyingly awful places in the country.

MX7 · Post by **MX7** » Fri Nov 28, 2008 2:16 pm

SharkSkin-Man wrote:
neorichieb1971 wrote:
London and Milton Keynes are both easily reachable within 1 hour and between the 2 of them, you have the world at your finger tips.

Milton Keynes is one of the most soul-destroyingly awful places in the country.

Heh.

You clearly have never been to Corby

evil_ash_xero · Post by **evil_ash_xero** » Fri Nov 28, 2008 3:14 pm

KindGrind wrote:
jpj wrote:
ROBOTRON wrote:Detroit, MI.
dodging bullets for real
Haha.

Everytime I think of Detroit, I think of Robocop.

And from what I understand, Silent Hill is in WV.

You know, from playing Silent Hill, I didn't think "Gee, this seems like WV". So strange.

s/m

gabe · Post by **gabe** » Fri Nov 28, 2008 3:41 pm

QUESTION: If you hate where you live, why don't you move?

Life is way too short. Go somewhere else.

I have an overwhelming fear of complacency. In my mind, there is no reason good enough to wake up every morning, and hate your location.

EDIT: "To" and "too" are two totally different words.

Lordstar · Post by **Lordstar** » Fri Nov 28, 2008 4:28 pm

i dont hate where i live. But i do despise how im living. I myself need to make postive changes about me. its got very little to do with where im living right now

Jockel · Post by **Jockel** » Fri Nov 28, 2008 6:21 pm

elfhentaifan wrote:Yes i do hate where i live, for about 13 years.
Lets hope i finally manage to move out until summer.

Move to Berlin

No_not_like_Quake · Post by **No_not_like_Quake** » Fri Nov 28, 2008 6:44 pm

I live in downtown Montreal and I like it. I'd like to get out in the country more though.

jonny5 · Post by **jonny5** » Fri Nov 28, 2008 7:10 pm

i live in toronto canada.....its like nyc only a bit smaller.....and slightly less violent.....biggest city in canada

its ok i guess....i dont live right down town anymore so its a bit more sane.....

it takes about 20-30 mins on public transit to get right downtown...and its nice and quiet in my neighbourhood....

although my g/f wants to get a big loft so i foresee us moving back closer to downtown this spring

oh well....i dont care...as long as my cabs fit through the doors and dont have to face big windows im happy.....

i tend to ignore my surroundings and goings on that dont directly affect me....

my g/f likes to bug me...i cant even remember the color of the walls at our last apartment

but ya....toronto is a good place to live....

montreal would be nice cuz its cheaper to live there but i dont speak much french and dont have the patience to be surrounded by people i only kind of understand

elfhentaifan · Post by **elfhentaifan** » Fri Nov 28, 2008 7:48 pm

Jockel wrote:
elfhentaifan wrote:Yes i do hate where i live, for about 13 years.
Lets hope i finally manage to move out until summer.
Move to Berlin

lol @ this

Davey · Post by **Davey** » Fri Nov 28, 2008 7:55 pm

gabe wrote:QUESTION: If you hate where you live, why don't you move?

Life is way to short. Go somewhere else.

I have an overwhelming fear of complacency. In my mind, there is no reason good enough to wake up every morning, and hate your location.

When I first got out of college I thought about moving somewhere different. I didn't have any money or much experience at the time, so moving across the country probably wouldn't have been the wisest decision. Over time, though, I realized that moving wouldn't change much. I'm going to be an introverted misanthrope with esoteric interests no matter where I go. I'm old enough to accept that now; it used to bother me when I was younger though.

Given that, a lot of the negatives here aren't a big deal for me. The weather is usually dreary, but I'm not an outdoors person anyway (an "indoor enthusiast" as Jeff Atwood put it). The economy is bad (worse than most places), but I have a decent job. I don't have much in common with most people around here, but that'd probably be true anywhere. And so on. So I might as well enjoy the low cost of living, light traffic, etc.

Basically:

jonny5 wrote:i tend to ignore my surroundings and goings on that dont directly affect me....

Pixel_Outlaw · Post by **Pixel_Outlaw** » Fri Nov 28, 2008 10:44 pm

I love where I live but I hate some aspects of if. I live in Montana.

The good
1 No sales tax.
2 Just the right amount of people
3 No waiting period for fire arms (heh)

The Bad
1 Wide open spaces and huge distances between towns
2 No attractive women save the ones already taken
3 Nothing much to do for fun

No_not_like_Quake · Post by **No_not_like_Quake** » Fri Nov 28, 2008 11:13 pm

jonny5 wrote:montreal would be nice cuz its cheaper to live there but i dont speak much french and dont have the patience to be surrounded by people i only kind of understand

I live in Chinatown, so I'm often surrounded by people I don't understand.