Where do Minnesotans go when they move? (Minneapolis: ski resort, houses)

[Chandler85]

I said it once but I will say it again Portland, Maine here I come - LOL

But I have noticed the people from the cities have an undying love affair with Phoenix and Las Vegas - being from Vegas i don't understand it. But Phoenix and Mpls are very much alike - they are practically the same population, suburban mentality, and big box store heaven - it is basically Mpls spread out in a desert. I think that is why they like it - it seems alot like home to them; just hotter - way hotter (And believe you me 120degrees whether "dry heat" or not - its like opening up your oven door after cooking Thanksgiving dinner and running in to it.

[marmac]

I believe that ---120 degrees-----in Phoenix would be hot (whether dry heat or not)

I belive -35 in Minnesota would be still cold------(whether windy or not )

[GraniteStater]

Arizona= Land of Brown
Minnesota= Land of Lakes

I would take -35F over 120F without a doubt.

[acrylic]

It is true that both Phoenix and the Cities are very very suburban. But other than that, I see nothing really that similar between Phoenix and Minneapolis.

And Phoenix doesn't get to 120F too often. From Wikipedia:
On June 26, 1990, the temperature reached an all-time recorded high of 122 °F (50 °C).

The average high in July is 107 degrees. That's 13 degrees below 120. Yeah, I've never experienced that type of weather, and I realize it's hot, but I look at it this way:

I would be able to survive outside longer in 120 degree heat than -35 with the high negative windchills. So, compare an extreme to an extreme, and there you go.

Also, I don't know if you've ever been to Phoenix, or Arizona, but it's not a land of brown. Oh of course there's more brown than there is here. But I was surprised by the sheer amount of trees and plants there are there. They're everywhere. Before I visited, I expected it to be kind of a barren landscape.

[GraniteStater]

Originally Posted by acrylic

It is true that both Phoenix and the Cities are very very suburban. But other than that, I see nothing really that similar between Phoenix and Minneapolis.

And Phoenix doesn't get to 120F too often. From Wikipedia:
On June 26, 1990, the temperature reached an all-time recorded high of 122 °F (50 °C).

The average high in July is 107 degrees. That's 13 degrees below 120. Yeah, I've never experienced that type of weather, and I realize it's hot, but I look at it this way:

I would be able to survive outside longer in 120 degree heat than -35 with the high negative windchills. So, compare an extreme to an extreme, and there you go.

Also, I don't know if you've ever been to Phoenix, or Arizona, but it's not a land of brown. Oh of course there's more brown than there is here. But I was surprised by the sheer amount of trees and plants there are there. They're everywhere. Before I visited, I expected it to be kind of a barren landscape.

To each his own. I just don't care for the desert very much. I would be lost without woods all around me.

[Aylalou]

Me too - love green, lakes and trees! For me it's here in MN or the Pacific NW.

[rcsteiner]

Originally Posted by Aylalou

Me too - love green, lakes and trees! For me it's here in MN or the Pacific NW.

One thing that really surprised me after we moved to Atlanta was the fact that this city was built in the middle of a pine forest. There are huge trees everywhere!

Not many lakes, tho, and most of those are manmade. The geography here doesn't lend itself well to lakes.

[silverjet]

I used to live in Northern Arizona -- beautiful and tons of forests. The whole state of AZ is not a "desert". Definitely met a lot of Minnesotans during my time in Arizona.

[green_mariner]

Some Minnesotans have gone to metropolitan Atlanta. I have neighbors living behind my house who are from the TC area. They seem nice. Then again, I don't have alot of contact with ANY of my neighbors so I rarely get to know my neighbors that well. My initial experience with them, well, they were reserved, but helpful.

[green_mariner]

Originally Posted by GraniteStater

Arizona= Land of Brown
Minnesota= Land of Lakes

I would take -35F over 120F without a doubt.

That makes two of us.