Posted by
Tim Blessing on Tuesday, May 13, 2008 8:12:16 PM
What to say about the best places to live in the United States?
I moved South in 1973.
I did not miss the snow that is normal to the Northern side of the nation.
I prefer somewhere that is semi-surburban and semi-rural.
I would prefer a place that has a university that has a good graduate school to complete my education.
Virginia has this type of arrangement in spades. Blacksburg has Virginia Tech and is a rural area.
North Carolina has an area around Asheville that has alot of promise.
Georgia has Atlanta, which is a nice place to live as far as I can tell, but the main problem is traffic.
I do not live in the general area, but Clemson University is located halfway between Atlanta and Charlotte.
South Carolina is in a lot of respects still a frontier state.
The cultures of the old south clash constantly with the new south.
I have seen it happen too many times to be comfortable with putting my extended family through it.
Atlanta, Georgia is new south, but the rest of Georgia is old south. So you have that same dichotomy.
North Carolina from my discussions with people is a much better environment to live in if you are from the outside.
Virginia is a mix of old south and new south, but its culture from what I see on TV is appealing.
In a lot of respects, North Carolina is a good move for people who want beaches, schools, mountains, urban/surburban, and rural areas, and you do not have to go far.
Each of us has a preferred choice: if your young and on the go then New York and California are the best choices.
If you are tired of the rat race, but want to retain some modern ways of doing things then North Carolina, Virginia, and Georgia are your best choices.
Each region of the country has something to offer, but I do not like snow.
I might consider Florida, but its been 20 years since I have been down there.