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Post by wiseleo »

I am a warm weather person who loves to play beach volleyball and dance. SF Bay Area beaches are too cold. Miami could be a good start. I once spent a few months in Southeast Florida near Miami and it was fun. You haven't lived until you danced at an outdoor club in Miami at 3am under rain with a beautiful woman. The rain feels like a hot shower. I also loved South Carolina.

This is a difficult decision to make, not the least of which because of tax concerns. I am already a nomad, having not paid any rent since 2015. Right before the pandemic hit, I was preparing to change tax domicile to South Dakota. As soon as I no longer have a financial reason to stay linked to California, I am resuming my plan.

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Post by sudosteph »

bluesplayer53 wrote: post #126

Asheville NC. My wife and I moved here in early March just before the shutdown. Beautiful. I pinch myself everyday that I get to live And work (from home) here.

I'm here too, living with family. Not sure if it will be a permanent move or not. I couldn't get over how amazing it felt just sitting outside last night. The air quality out here is kinda amazing sometimes. Even my cynical husband has admitted he is afraid he might not want to leave.

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Post by lddhtx »

Austin. Lots to do outside, no state income taxes, great food/nightlife, significantly less homeless than San Francisco. I feel like everything is new and clean in Austin. It gets hot in the summer but personally I prefer hot than cold. Also lots of tech jobs. Kind of a no brainer for me.

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Post by JoeMerchant »

wenc wrote: post #81

If I could afford it, Toronto. The multiculturalism there makes for good food and interesting people, and as an intellectual milieu it's not bad -- lots happening on University Ave. I don't mind the weather at all. Unfortunately it's fairly expensive.

I'd prefer Ottawa myself. Visited last year and really loved the experience. I hate hot weather with the fire of a thousand suns (live in Austin right now). I'd love to live somewhere it's never hot. Plus my wife and I really loved the atmosphere in Canada in general.

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Post by makeupsomething »

Kobe, Japan.

I currently live in in Tokyo but have visited Kobe many times and loved the more relaxed atmosphere and smaller size of the city compared to Tokyo. You are also very close to Osaka and Kyoto and even getting back Tokyo is easy with the shinkansen.

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Post by JoeMerchant »

jasoneckert wrote: post #311

Kitchener-Waterloo (KW), Canada. It's basically the Silicon Valley of Canada with plenty of opportunity, beautiful trails, light rail transit, amazing food from all around the world, and a burgeoning event scene. Plus, it's a 40min drive to Toronto, and <2hr drive to beautiful sandy beaches on 3 great lakes (e.g. Wasaga Beach, Long Point, Goderich).

This place looks amazing.

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Post by animalgonzales »

a-wu wrote: post #280

Sacramento or the surrounding metro (Granite Bay, Folsom, etc.) I’m not surprised no one has said it but it’s a really great city. I’m slightly biased in that I grew up in Sacramento but it’s really well located. 2-3 hours to everywhere in the Bay or to anywhere in Tahoe. The American and Sacramento Rivers run through Sacramento and there are miles upon miles of walking trails along them. The rents are significantly…

Midtown/East Sac is honestly the only place I would live if I were to go back. I have a major problem with the culture outside of the city itself:

1. People are very closed-minded. They're against education, labor, the government, LA, other countries, etc. Anti-vaxxers/homeschoolers are for real in the surrounding metro. I knew very few people who went to elite colleges and institutions from my high school. I just recently spoke with someone who threw a birthday party for their kid, no masks, no social distancing.

2. Homelessness. My barber's neighbor, a hair salon, recently went on Fox News to talk about property damage because the city won't do something.

3. Desperate poverty. You described the nice areas, Granite Bay and Folsom are hella rich. Go to Del Paso or where I grew up playing baseball on Watt Ave. Drugs, domestic abuse, shootings. Prostitution is basically an open secret.

4. Tech is nowhere to be found. I learned to code at the Hacker Lab, a local tech meetup non-profit, and got the hell out as soon as I could. There are literally no employers.

Yes, you can find a "cheap" place but for what you're getting the cost is way too high. I'm glad I left and I'll do my best to never go back.

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Post by JonathonW »

Realistically, I'd stay right where I am (in Nashville). That's where my friends are, and it's close enough to family.

Take friends out of consideration, and I'd either go back up to Louisville (where I grew up) or somewhere up in the Pacific Northwest. I'd need to do a little more visiting up there to decide exactly where, though.

If I could move overseas? Edinburgh. Wasn't able to spend anywhere near as long there as I would've liked on my last UK trip, but it seemed lovely. Although I'd probably need to do a little more European and Australia/New Zealand travel to be absolutely sure. So, maybe I'd go nomad for a while before choosing where to settle down (don't really have any interest in doing the nomad life long-term, though).

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