Tell me something about where you live that you like and something you don't like.
Also if there is something unique that most people wouldn't see on every corner. It can be about your neighborhood, village, city, township, etc.

I live in a rural area outside a ranch/railroad town. Something I like about our area is that we still have an old town area that makes me want to whistle the theme from the Andy Griffith Show.

I don't like the fact that there is a XXX porn shop less than a mile from my house. City ordinances sent it out into the county. Grrrrrr.

As far as unique, well maybe not to people in the west/southwest, but one of our local bars has a rodeo arena attached. They rope for money every Friday night.

So tell me about where you live.

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that sounds like a neat place to live ! I live in Appalachia,WV. Let's see, I guess what is unique is you see coal seams in the mountains beside the roadways. Never seen real coal before.

What I do not like is this place floods with big rains..not my house but a lot of the town will. Also, there are many abandoned buildings with broken windows, roofs rotting apart, etc..the owners do not tear them down.

Also what I do not like is many people smoke..I can count how many people I see smoking on my way to town and I will prob. get to number 25 , and I live 3 miles from town !

good is I guess the scenery at times..like in the fall..

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I live in central NJ I like that within a 45 min drive or less in one direction I can be down the shore at the boardwalk eating funnel cake and sausage sandwiches, in another direction I can be near the Delaware Water Gap to see the pretty scenery and in another direction I can be enjoying myself in NYC. I grew up here and for some reason haven't really left, except for an extremely short move to NC.

There isn't much I don't like about living here except for our gov (but that is work related) The best part for me about living here is
I don't have to pump my own gas

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I live in MA and love the change of seasons, the proximity of the ocean, and the abundance of conservation areas that are beautiful to hike.

I love that we have a variety of ethnic restaurants, including Japanese, Chinese, Vietnamese, Cambodian, Brazilian, Laotian, Japanese, Italian, French, Northern Indian, Southern Indian, Thai, Korean, Greek, Lebanese, and an authentic Mexican taquería all within 15 minutes or so of our house. I love that we are close to Boston and can enjoy the museums, ballet, music, and other cultural events there. I also like that we can take a long weekend trip to NYC pretty easily.

About the only thing I don't like about our town is that it is pretty politically conservative.

Oh, edited to add something unique. A number of buildings in my town are buildings portrayed in The Simpsons TV show. Our library is the town hall in the show and our Zesty Pizza shop is the basis for Zesty Pizza on The Simpsons. There are other buildings too. The guy who draws the backgrounds for The Simpsons grew up in my town.

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I live in Northern Minnesota and I love the mix of scenery we have up here. I can drive 30 mins in any direction and encounter different land from country pastures, to deep woods, to the shoreline of Lake Superior.

I don't like the limited cultural diversity, especially for a 'college town'. Very few ethnic restaurants (other than 'chain' places), very few people of color and the media up here seem to portray them in the worst possible view. This was most apparant when we spent a lot of time at the UofM in Minneapolis and were introduced to so many rich cultures and interesting people...priceless for my kids. Oh, and I hate the long cold winters!!!

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I live half way between (about an hour each way) Cincinnati, Ohio and Louisville, KY in a small town on the Ohio River. Lexington, KY, famous horse country ,is an hour and a half away. We have some very pretty scenery here and on the way to the cities, both on the expressway and the back roads. Fall is beautiful in this area. Also, Kentucky has some of the prettiest state parks and there is no charge to get in!

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I live in Ohio, close to Cedar Point. I don't like it when summer is here because it is SO busy with Cedar Point traffic. I do like living close to Lake Erie though. I love going to the lake and playing in the water with my son. I love having so many orchards around. I love fall here. I do like having 4 seasons too but sometimes, the winters can be brutal. I like driving down to Amish Country (about 1 hr). It's so pretty down there and they have some yummy food I just like living here. I don't have to worry about earthquakes, forest fires, tornados, or hurricanes. Other than Ohio, I'd live in CO because of the mountains, but then I'd miss the Lake!

I am originally from Ohio(Cincy-Dayton area) but have lived in the Arizona desert for 29 years now. I love love love our Winters(or lack of). The weather here is perfect in the winter and if I need to see snow(which is not very often) I can travel 90 minutes north and find it. I bet you all know what I hate--SUMMER. I am sooo sick of it already. It is still over 100 every day. I am totally looking forward to escaping to the mountains this weekend(only 80 at the cabin--yippee).

I live in South Louisiana. I love the food and the people. It's a very hospitable atmosphere. The summers are brutal with the heat and humidity. I think my least favorite thing is the annual hurricane season.

Selena

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I live in San Diego County. I like that we live in a smaller city (55,000). The schools are wonderful, and we don't have to drive very far for shopping. Our weather is usually always nice all year long. I can drive to the beach in around 20 min. and in the winter I can drive about 30 min the other way to the snow.

I don't like our heat. We live inland from the coast and during the summer we usually have a couple weeks of 100+ degree weather. We don't have AC so it just makes it worse.

The unique thing about my city is that we have a park with 7 lakes. They are all made up of reclaimed water.

So far I am the only one from Alabama. Things I like are that it is a rural area, yet only an hour or less from lots of things to see and do. I am less than half an hour from the Bankhead National Forest, it is a BEAUTIIFUL area in every season, and takes on a different look each season.

Some dislikes are being rural we seem to be developing a large drug problem. There are hardly any jobs shorter than the hour drive, and been there done that, it gets old driving an hour each way a day.

I grew up about an hour from where I currently live and other than a few stints of moving around when I was sewing my wild oats, have lived most all my life within and hour of where I was born.

I live on Long Island in New York of course and here I totally love everything its the best because I get to live in the best state in the greatest city, yet when I want quiet I know I have my home on the Island, I love the changing of the seaons although I do wish we would not get any hot weather at all, cause I love the colder weather. I love that we have every store every restaurant you could ever want. I guess about the only things I do not like is the crowds in the city there are alot of people and it is very very expensive to live on New York. But it is home . Peace. Catherine

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I live in Michigan, about 10 miles inland from Lake Michigan. The summers are warm, the spring lasts about 3 days, fall is my favorite and lasts about 2-3 months. And then there's winter. I live in the lake-effect snow belt. 20 inches of snow at one time is not at all unheard of here. We usually have way over 100 inches of snow a year. I've lived here all my life, so I've learned to live with it. At least we don't get the bitter cold that some of our neighboring states get.

I live in a rural area and love that. I grew up on a farm, and live next door to that farm now. People are friendly and helpful. The scenery is beautiful.

You must live fairly close to St, Joe, where I was born and raised. I really miss the lake which I pretty much took for granted untill I moved away! I do NOT miss that lake-effect snow at all!!!

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Live in Colorado Springs - originally from Orange County. Could not pay me a million dollars to move back.

The best thing about my city is the scenery - we live near Pikes Peak and there is hiking everywhere. We get four seasons but our winters are normally pretty mild!

The negative (especially being from California) is not a lot of cultural diversity. We have all kinds here - just not many of all kinds. I miss that but it seems more are moving here due to the low cost of living.

I grew up in Milwaukee and the suburbs. I live about 2 blocks from Lake Michigan for many years. About 22 years ago we moved to Maryland (recession in the Midwest closed many businesses). We live on the border of DC. We can go to the beach or be in the mountains in 2 to 3 hours. I enjoy living close to DC to see all the museums, monuments and political events. Many historical places to visit in the surrounding states. We have lots of trees, parks and the four seasons. I don't like the hot, humid summers.

I live in Central Florida. I love the weather, the close proximity to Disney World, the interesting birds and animals we have, the lakes and the glorious sunsets. I could live without the severe weather. No hurricanes since we moved here but the occasional really bad thunderstorm and tornado warnings are worrisome.

I'm originally from Massachusetts and our town was named after a town up there. The story goes that a couple came down to visit a friend who settled here back in the 1800's. The wife commented that the town looked a lot like Auburndale, MA and that's how the town got its name.

For a little town, about 12,000 people, it's become a hot spot for college baseball tournaments. There's a large complex about 5 miles from where I live that will be hosting a bunch of them starting in 2010.

There are times I wish I was closer to the Disney area but I love the fact that I don't have to deal with tourist traffic every day.

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I live in New England and I like the seasons, the history, colonial architecture and artifacts, and the fact that so much is accessible within a day trip - ocean beaches, rocky shorelines, mountains, rural areas, covered bridges, cities and their culture, and Boston sports teams. Is there any other part of the US where one can drive through so many states in one day (ME, NH, VT, MA, RI, CT, NY, NJ) ?

Native New Englanders are a little odd though. They have garages but don't partk their cars in them, they never vacation farther than Cape Cod, and customer service is not in the vocabulary.

ETA: Auburndale is near Newton, MA, right?

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Hey, we have a garage, but don't park our car in it. That's because we have two cars and only room for one car in the garage though. I've seen good customer service if you stay away from the national chains. We do vacation much further than Cape Cod, but then I didn't move here until I was three.

Auburndale is a village of Newton.

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Ah, I guess I should never say never. LOL Still, there are an awful lot of Massachusetts families who vacation on Cape Cod year after year after year.....it is odd to me. I grew up in Illinois and ya had to go somewhere!

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I live in New Orleans. That about says it all. I love it and will probably never leave...

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Hey girl, glad to see you back. Did you get all caught up on life?
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Yeah, it's the people who refer to going to Cape Cod as "Going down the Cape" who spend vacation after vacation there. I've only been to the Cape about 3 times in my life, even though I grew up in the Boston area. It's nice, but not THAT nice. The traffic is horrendous. I'm not much of a beach bum, so it doesn't beckon me much. I do love the lobster shacks though!

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My husband and I grew up in Nebraska, but have moved around a bit due to his job. Our favorite place we lived was Minnesota. Beautiful scenery, nice people, good schools. Yes, the winters could be cold (especially noticeable at night), but you really did get used to it. Now, we reside in Indiana, not too far from Chicago. What I really dislike about this area is the pollution and horrendous traffic. It's kind of neat being close to downtown Chicago, but the traffic is just unbearable. What I do like about our community are the fantastic schools. The kids are getting a wonderful education and are taking advantage of the great music program here. The good outweighs the bad, but I don't know if I see myself here in 20 years.

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I am a native New Englander and totally agree with this first paragraph. We do use our garage for the cars though (I can't figure out why people don't use them either) . We have ventured out further than the cape. We have taken the kids to Fl.twice,driven cross country to Yellowstone, DC,PA ,Canada.But every fall they asked to go to the White Mountains of NH. So much to do. Santas Village, Storyland, Clarks Traiding Post,and much more.All while enjoying the fall colors. Now that the kids are grown DH and I have gone to Las Vegas and CA and are planning more trips.

I live in PA/ Close to central PA, but in a small town of a few hundred people. I live near the edge of a woodland. I like that it is quiet, there is very low crime, and I get to see some wildlife. I don't like it that in a half hour, people know all your business if something new happens to you, and that you have to go 24-45 miles one way to go to a decent grocery store. They have one mini market with gas (very, very small) in town. On the whole, the people are friendly and people offer to do for each other, but then I have one very nasty neighbor right down below me, that will look for things to do to make trouble for you. Has been ongoing for 25 years. I try to ignore him and his family, but sometimes it is very hard to do. There isn't anything that is really unique. I wish there was something more for children to do, as there is nothing here, but to roam to streets. The town used to consist of mining and clothing factories, but all that closed many years ago. If I ever hit the lottery-LOL, I will move, but right now, this has the lowest cost in taxes,etc.

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I live in Central Maine. I would say that I love the change of seasons. Although, after four months of cold and snow, the only thing most Mainers think about is the warmth of summer. I love being able to not lock my car doors, or even my front door. I also enjoy the small town atmosphere, and being able to spend a day in the mountains, and then travel a few hours and spend the day at the ocean. I would say one of my biggest dislikes is that it costs so much to fly out of the closest airport to us (Bangor). We love to travel, but the cost to fly often keeps us close to home.

I live near the Cape. We spend all summer trying to get away from the Cape I was born and raised in Florida so not using the garage is silly to me. I hate to walk outside in the winter and have to clear the snow off my car yuck!

I like where I live it is a small New England town. We aren't too far from anywhere yet far enough that we don't get bothered by big city stuff. Coming from Florida moving to New Enland was like moving to a whole new world. I was used to the hustle and bustle of Florida being able to go shopping and grab something 24 hours a day. I was used to just jumping in the car when we were bored anytime during the year and going to Disney or Bush Gardens. Here after labor day every thing is pretty much closed. You don't go shopping before noon on Sunday and forget trying to grab anything after 5pm on a Sunday unless you go to one of the big towns.

I live in Western Massachusetts. I've lived here all of my life. I didn't go to Cape Cod until I was in my 30's. I love New England and going to the beach in Rhode Island in the summer and fall. I love the colleges in our area and the "big city" cultural and recreational activities that we have here, with the feel of a small town. I love that we have great schools that are quite diverse.

I like the fact that we have 6 New England states and each of them is a bit different, as cjs216 pointed out

I do love to travel (some of us native New Englanders do! :-) ) and especially like going to warm places in the winter, to get away from our cold, long, dark New England winters. I would travel all year round if I could!

I have lived in a town of about 500 people for four years. It's one of the many rural communities in the Eugene, OR area. There is a store, a Post Office and a restaurant/gas station. It's on the way from nowhere to nowhere so there are not many tourists or passers by. We are surrounded by mountains, trees and animals. There is a river across the road. There are about one hundred in town proper and lots more out in the areas surrounding us.

It's the kind of place people drive through on vacation and think "I wonder what kind of people live in this little town?"
I love it here most of the time.
What I don't like is that I will always be an outsider and I also don't like that there is nothing to get involved in or join. I also don't like that there are about ten churches and not one of them is Catholic.
There is no mail delivery if you don't live on the main highway. You are required to get a PO Box.

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*sigh* I love living in Montana!
It still is pretty "wild west" here. But, don't think that means people are uneducated or backwoods! People are fiercely independent and would just as soon you don't tell them what to do thank you very much.
We get to witness the change of the seasons---the leaves turning are gorgeous!
Dislikes? Well, if it's a snowy winter I get tired of the slush and gray snow pretty fast!
On occasion I miss the heat of summer--not often, just when I can't get my feet warm in July!
Unique? The old mansions and downtown area that were built at the height of the mining rush. OMG! Fabulous!

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I'm from Orange County, CA
I love having so many things to do here. We have many venues in a relatively short drive between them. Angels Stadium, Honda Center, The block (outdoor shopping), South Coast plaza (high end Mall), Mountains, Disneyland, knotts berry Farm, Beach, etc.

I noticed that many of you were mentioning the wide variety of people and I'll tell you now, that this city has a very wide variety of people on every corner.

I love the weather and the natural foods store that I work in. I don't know where I'd shop if I moved out of state and I didn't have many choices of food shopping!

Dislikes-population is through the roof, way too much traffic.

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