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places to live posted : 07/06/09 at 05:54pm pst

i am making a list. Here are good cities to live in vs. bad cities to live in.  This is in preparation for my upcoming life. 

 

YES

New Orleans (kind of Parisian, good vegan food, make tons of money)

San Francisco (a little cold for me, but really awesome.)

Austin  (i live here now. its fantastic, but i dont make a lot of money)

Nashville (......really?)

Portland (ive never been here but i know i love it already)

Philadelphia (govindas)

 

MAYBE

New York (i grew up 15 miles from here.  im over the shitty weather)

Los Angeles (best food in the US.  Some of the best people I have ever met.  Also, some of the shittiest.  Tired of competing with my friends.)

Vancouver (I dont like Canada, but I like hot lesbians and going whale watching.)

Memphis (Graceland, homeless people, and vegan cornbread...also, lots of haunted places)

 

NO

Houston (fat)

Detroit (ugly and cold)

Oklahoma City (no.)

St Louis (sorry abi.  this place is the pits.)

Miami (or anywhere else in Florida)

 

Comments?

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Charlie
07/06/09 06:05pm pst

new orleans is amazing, though ive only seen if for about 4 hours and didnt see much. id moce there if it werent for a shit economy and humidity haha ^_^

Matilda
07/06/09 06:25pm pst

glad you hate florida as much as i do

 

i say go for portland

jAWkNEEsCHRAP
07/06/09 06:43pm pst

well i will start off with my favorite cities in the US as i have been a traveling fiend as of the last 3 years really...kinda...ok REALLY!

 

hah

 

here goes

 

Neenah, WI people are the best folks i have ever met and will go way way way way out of their way to help you out

 

Spokane, WA Met a fantastic group of people there and the greatest local hang i have come across yet, Mootsys

 

Cincinatti, OH and surrounding areas, great party scene, casino right next door essentially called the Argosy in Lawrenceburg,IN, Newport,KY is right there too!!!

Finch
07/06/09 07:18pm pst

I disagree on LA having the best food ever.  San Francisco has the best food ever, if only because I am here making it.  :)

JustNick
07/06/09 07:48pm pst

id say sf i hate norcal but that place is my least hated place   up north

angrygrenade
07/06/09 08:25pm pst

I LOVE how two places you listed on the yes and maybe list were in Tennessee. You should soooo come down  here.

Sumo813
07/06/09 09:01pm pst

Nawlens would be great until it's under water again. I'd stay away from it with the hot weather we are getting in the gulf.

 

My vote would be for San Fran (sans earthquakes, of course), Vancouver, and Portland (in that order I think).

 

Really, in Florida, there's not too many places... Tampa, Miami, Orlando, Ft. Lauderdale, Jacksonville... out of those, I'd pick Tampa (and not just because I live here). Miami is too artificial (in my opinion), Orlando has WAY TOO MANY tourists. I always wanna run em over when im there for anything. Ft. Lauderdale ... same boat as Miami. Jacksonville wouldnt be too bad, but I dont think theres too many things to do there. I could be wrong.

 

Have a friend who just moved to Nashville not too long ago and they like it, but not as much as Tampa.

 

 

Heidi
07/06/09 09:08pm pst

pittsburgh.

Evelyn
07/06/09 09:51pm pst

portland!!!!!! delicious vegan food, easy to ride a bike, drive, or take public transportation, inexpensive living!!!

Anja
07/06/09 11:57pm pst

San Francisco or LA, so that I'll have another excuse to visit California!


Siobhan
07/07/09 12:28am pst

Seattle's pretty awesome as well- come visit!

mmmorgans
07/07/09 07:04pm pst

Don't hate on Canada!!!! There are plenty of hot chicks but it's also a beautiful place to live, there is so much more to do than whale watching... Plus Vancouver and Vancouver Island have plenty of Vegan eateries and stores etc...

shandennsays
07/07/09 07:54pm pst

nashville isnt as bad as i once thought it was, its actually pretty great. and if you move to nashville i am frocing you to be my real life friend. srs.

CuntSteen
07/11/09 01:40am pst

 i live in new orleans i love it!

Alexandra
07/12/09 10:59pm pst

come to vancouver.

Vice
07/26/09 11:16am pst

San francisco is beautiful but can get expensive fast. The weather isn't really bad at all. Everyone I know who lives up in Portland absolutely loves it, but everyone I know up there is also a hipster.

River
07/28/09 07:37am pst

Having lived in and been raised near OKC, I have to hardcore agree with you about what a sinkhole it is. Shit's played, yo.

Darlene
07/28/09 11:57am pst

Hattiesburg,Ms

the real pits

guskillface
07/28/09 11:23pm pst

i'd have to disagree with STL in the no. maybe, maybe? it's not THAT bad ;)

 

i'd also have to say that memphis was one of the most amazing places i've visited in a long time. not sure what it was about it, but it was just amazing. however, it's your list.... just my opinion on the subject :D

SeanBIG
07/31/09 09:58am pst

c'mon now... canada ain't that bad. then again, i'm ditchin' the west coast (unless it's san francisco, i'm just not down) after only a couple months here, waiting on paperwork to move back to nyc. so i guess i can't really inspire you to head canada way when i'm about to bail on it! 

Violettriot
08/05/09 12:48pm pst

I looove New Orleans. Going there on the 13th btw! Know any good party spots?

Chelsea
08/05/09 07:20pm pst

 i live in NOLA now.  What are you coming here for and for how long?  Come see me get naked!

Violettriot
08/06/09 03:35pm pst

I am going on vacation next week to Pensacola, FL and am making my way over to New Orleans for the 12th, 13th and maybe 14th. I am hoping to see some burlesque/dance shows and maybe get a tattoo. I would love to see you naked, where are you working?

Chelsea
08/07/09 03:14am pst

 ill either be at hustler or deja vu.  message me when its closer and ill give you my number.  i have some good friends in pensacola.  let me know how it is!

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