I got the northeast and live in the northeast...but can't wait to leave the northeast
Me too. It said NYC and Boston would be perfect places for me to live. I lived right outside of NYC and spent a lot of time in Boston. I love both cities, but I wouldn’t want to live in either one for several reasons.
Why I love them - there’s no shortage of things to do. Even if you’re broke. Why I hate them - I don’t want to live like a rat packed into a tiny place and pay an astronomical rent/mortgage.
Now why I want to get the hell out of the northeast...
The weather/climate. Winter’s way too cold. The snow sucks. The summer’s way too hot. Humidity sucks. I freeze my butt off in the winter and sweat my nuts off in the summer. 3 moths of good weather out of 12 isn’t what I’d consider alluring.
I’m a teacher and I hate snow days. It’s way more work for me than just going to work. And I wouldn’t complain if I never had to shovel my car out or scrape ice off again.
I want to wake up every morning to sunshine and a nice breeze. 80 and sunny with no noticeable humidity. Every single day. I want to comfortably wear a pair of shorts and a t-shirt all day every day. I don’t want to down 3 gallons of water every day and still feel dehydrated because I sweat out 4 gallons.
Where’s my utopia? Southern California. My brothers lived there for several years. It fits most of my criteria. Sure it’s expensive, but id save on winter clothes and aggravation. If the sky was never grey and I never froze my balls off again, I wouldn’t have much to complain about. And on days that really suck, I’d just go to the beach and forget about it all.
Traffic, earthquakes and wildfires are better than the sh!t I deal with here. I’d gladly take that trade off. That’s what insurance is for.