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Old 11-30-2007, 10:42 AM
 
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Hi All,

I'm posting this in the Chicago location as that is where I currently reside. Just curious to others thoughts on the idea that where you live has an effect on your level of happiness. Some would say if you aren't happy here you more than likely won't be happy there. But with so many everyday things about the weather and people and culture one has to think it could. Chicago can be tough when it gets grey and cold. Yesterday was like....... Here we go!

4speed
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Old 11-30-2007, 10:48 AM
 
Location: Chicago
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huh? that last part made no sense.
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Old 11-30-2007, 11:04 AM
 
Location: Phoenix metro
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Im happy in the burbs, lived here almost 30 years. Some burbs I wasnt impressed with, others I didnt want to leave. Winter has no effect on me, I actually look forward to it because too much of one thing sucks. Sure it can be gray, but its only 50% of the time in winter. The last 2 days have been cold, but the skies are royal blue and the sun is shining.
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Old 11-30-2007, 11:07 AM
 
Location: southern california
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this is a very good post.
you got rep.
location (financial geographic socio economic)
is a lot.
it will make 80% of stuff go away.
but not all.
my uncle in mississippi says bunky, livin in california is like livin with a beautiful
woman,
that has a headache all the time.
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Old 11-30-2007, 11:10 AM
 
Location: California
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Bunky, I am a native Californian and your uncle just said the best thing I ever heard about California. Perfect.
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Old 11-30-2007, 11:25 AM
 
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No, your friends and family do.

Sorry but good weather isn't everything.

I moved to Phoenix from Michigan for sun, warmth, jobs.

Meet some great people, getting good job experience, enjoying winter here.

But I haven't found anything long lasting..great people turned out be flaky.

But its just not like home. I can't wait to move out back to the mid west.
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Old 11-30-2007, 11:55 AM
 
Location: Tower Grove East, St. Louis, MO
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I guess to me it depends on where you are in your life. If you are married with kids you might be a bit more insular, and therefore less concerned with location. But if you are single and concentrated more on social activities outside of your home then I think location can make all the difference in the world.
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Old 11-30-2007, 01:00 PM
 
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I've lived in two small towns, one suburb, a small city, a medium-sized city, and two big cities, and I've never been happier than I've been living in Chicago. Okay, perhaps I was a little happier in Paris, I admit, but I just couldn't lick that "speaking French correctly" thing.

Where you live isn't the biggest part of the equation, but it is important. Chicago offers me nearly everything I'm looking for, and a few months of inconsistent weather isn't enough to trump that.
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Old 11-30-2007, 05:01 PM
 
Location: Chicago
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This topic was covered in this thread over on the General U.S. forum, and I suppose I'll give the basic answer I already gave there with some modifications...

Some people move for the wrong reasons, and bring all of their problems with them wherever they go. But I also think it's important to fit in with the place where you live. I have lived in at least one place where leaving town in a U-Haul filled with all my crap was one of the happiest days of my life. There are some places that can just about crush your soul.

Sometimes people have hobbies and interests that are necessarily location-specific (surfing, mountain-climbing, etc.) My hobby happens to be beer appreciation, so I highly prefer being near a place where there is an appreciation for craft brewing. Wisconsin is one such place so I like being close by.

I'm very happy with where I live now, and the only reason I ever think of leaving is to find a lower cost of living and/or to be closer to the Wisconsin breweries whose beers are only distributed up there. But then I think about how much I'd miss this place and decide to a) grin and bear the cost, and b) make periodic beer runs up to Wisconsin.
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Old 11-30-2007, 05:16 PM
 
Location: Jonquil City (aka Smyrna) Georgia- by Atlanta
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Hi All,

I'm posting this in the Chicago location as that is where I currently reside. Just curious to others thoughts on the idea that where you live has an effect on your level of happiness. Some would say if you aren't happy here you more than likely won't be happy there. But with so many everyday things about the weather and people and culture one has to think it could. Chicago can be tough when it gets grey and cold. Yesterday was like....... Here we go!

4speed
From my own experience, it has alot to do with it. Chicago was very depressing to me in the winter. Cold and dark. It gets dark there so damn early that it is already night when you walk out of work at 5PM. At least here in the south, it is light for another hour. The only thing that cheered me was walking down Michigan Ave and seeing all the holiday decorations. Here it was warm enough to be outside without a jacket today. I like it warm. But I like Chicago too. If I could, I would live in Chicago and come here from Thanksgiving to March.
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