According to a new poll by Pew Research Center, more than half of Americans want to live somewhere else than they're currently living:
Living in Las Vegas appeals more to men than women. Affluent adults are twice as likely as poorer folks to want to live in Boston. Young people like big cities such as New York and Los Angeles. More Americans would rather live in a place with more McDonald's than one with more Starbucks.
Those are some of the findings of a Pew Research Center survey out today on where Americans would most like to live. Whether they favor cities, suburbs or the countryside, almost half wish they lived somewhere else, the report found. City dwellers are more likely to dream of living somewhere else, and men in rural areas are far happier living there than women.
"There are some more fundamental differences between men and women," says Rich Morin, senior editor of the Pew Research Center survey. "Different cities seem to appeal to different partisan ideological groups. … People who are drawn to cities are typically younger people."
Denver, San Diego and Seattle are the top picks of the 30 largest metropolitan areas. Denver is the favorite city among Republicans, and it also rates well with Democrats and independents.
Link - via The Zeray Gazette
So far, I've lived in 2 different countries and 5 different places, the latest of which is good ol' Southern California ... and I can't wait to move away!
How about you? Where would you rather live and why?
Los Angeles is the place to be if you don't have to commute. Most of coastal CA is good. After living in other parts of the county, it's hard to accept anywhere else.
I can't see wanting to live anywhere else, honestly - I love this city.
Well, that's interesting--because central Denver is a Democratic stronghold. It's gotten to the point where Democratic candidates run unopposed by Republicans because no one wants to waste time and money in a campaign that will surely lose.
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We are planning a move to Philadelphia. As soon as we find jobs, we are out of here...
Now living in South Carolina where I've been most of my life and I like it here.
Sure it has it's problems, but it's home.
My husband wouldn't mind moving out of the area we live in though. I like it, but then again, I'm not the one driving. The traffic in our area is pretty awful, and I'm fairly certain retarded chimps programmed the traffic lights.
But other than that, really love this place and wouldn't trade it for anything.
Ann Arbor is a lot of fun in the spring and summer, but after that it feels like life just crawls to a stop.
The only other place I've considered living is Australia, but I hear they have terrible, horrible, no-good, very bad days there too.
I'm happy enough were I live, which is Devon, England, but high on my list of alternatives would be Barcelona in Spain.
I HATE IT.
i can't wait to leave for college immediately.
I've traveled many places, such as London, Paris, New York, and others. The big city just appeals to me. I suppose all young people say this, but i really mean it.
Transiently, I'd like to winter in the city, one like Toronto, if not it, working a retail or warehouse job.
In the summer an outside infrastructure job, like building highways or electrical/communications infrastructure.
Unfortunately, services for adults with cognitive disabilities in Virginia SUCK. So we have to move before our son graduates from high school. Anyone out there have a state they can recommend?
Want to Move to: (higher up on the list is more desired)
Austin, TX (and it DOES snow there - once every 5 or so years)
San Fran, Cali
Portland, Or
Bston
NYC
Utah
I want a town with character.
Cheaper than SF, but only 15 minutes away, and every culture and race and type of food and college and music scene is literally at your disposal, even without a car.
And it's bike-friendly.
I hella love Oakland.
Not even my Canadian wife used to like!
I`ve lived in the States (Washington-DC and Miami)...and Goddamn it is a great place! God Bless America!
I've lived in Brazil(Sao Paulo and Florianopolis), Australia (Perth), Italy (Napoli), England(London) and Portugal (Lisbon)...and Goddamn they are great as well! God Bless those countries!
Well, I am from Spain (a small city near to Madri called Segovia). It is a okay place to live, but I don't like it!
If I could choose where to live it would be:
1 - Florianopolis (Brazil)
2 - Miami (U.S.A.)
3 - Sao Paulo (Brazil)
4 - Washington (U.S.A.)
5 - Napoli (Italy)
6 - Lisbon (Portugal)
7 - London (England)
8 - Perth (Australia)
9 - Segovia (Spain)