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I agree that the positives far outweigh the negatives for parts of the Los Angeles area. I dont think LA should have been on that list. But Los Angeles does have air and water pollution problems.
The other cities on the list, I agree with though for some of the most miserable/depressing places to live in the USA, but maybe not Miami.
This list is a good example that sunny+hot temperatures doesnt = happiness, such as with EL Centro, Phoenix, and Las Vegas. Sunny and warm weather can be nice but theres so much more to life than just that. El Centro, Yuma, Phoenix, and Las Vegas seem like very depressing places to me, even though I can like sunshine and warm temperatures. I feel like I get enough sunny and moderate/ warm temperatures where I live right now in Seattle/Pacific Northwest.
Arizona and Nevada are also ranked in the top 5 for most depressed, most suicidal, and most crime out of all states in America.
Why do you feel like Phoenix "seems like very depressing" to you? By what criteria? Do you live here?
Why do you feel like Phoenix "seems like very depressing" to you? By what criteria? Do you live here?
She comes from Seattle which has the highest suicide rate because of Seasonal Affective Disorder. People up there get extremely depressed because of the cold gloomy rainy weather almost all year. So if you want to talk about "depressing places" then Phoenix shouldn't be there.
She comes from Seattle which has the highest suicide rate because of Seasonal Affective Disorder. People up there get extremely depressed because of the cold gloomy rainy weather almost all year. So if you want to talk about "depressing places" then Phoenix shouldn't be there.
If you are fan of dense urban cities, and you don't like extreme heat, then I could see how one could find Phoenix depressing. The rubes that insist that sun=happiness have obviously never stepped outside when its 110 in the shade.
Last edited by CaseyB; 08-06-2010 at 05:53 PM..
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If you are fan of dense urban cities, and you don't like extreme heat, then I could see how one could find Phoenix depressing. The rubes that insist that sun=happiness have obviously never stepped outside when its 110 in the shade.
I'm not sure if anyone being a fan of dense urban cities and not liking extreme heat necessarily equates to finding Phoenix depressing. That's just a generalization and I also wouldn't call Phoenix depressing because of a lack of things to do because that is simply not true. BTW, the people who insist that 110 in the shade feels like the end of the earth have perhaps never spent much time in either Phoenix or another city where the humidity level is high. There is a HUGE difference between 110 in the shade in Phoenix and 90 degrees with humidity.
Lol Miami is a better place to live than Los Angeles . It's pretty typical that they would both be on the list, 2 of the most bashed major cities in the country imo.
Lol Miami is a better place to live than Los Angeles . It's pretty typical that they would both be on the list, 2 of the most bashed major cities in the country imo.
Don't be ridiculous, Miami isn't bashed as much as Boise, Idaho So many people are jealous of that place
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Wow, there are some really popular cities on that List. 
. It's pretty typical that they would both be on the list, 2 of the most bashed major cities in the country imo.
