Orlando...

[stefanus]

My daughter and son-in-law have recently returned to the UK from there, and where very impressed by the hospitality and friendliness of the people there. They are seriously thinking of leaving the UK (Mud Island) and relocating to the US. But where??? We all originated from Zimbabwe but, due to the political machinations of Robert Mugabe and ZANU PF. We relocated to the UK. Oh to be young again and journey to anywhere but here...

[123456]

Well, don't move to NY. People here are rude and obnoxious. :P Good luck!

[Variable]

I'm partial to North Carolina myself. I have lived all over and depending on if you have kids or not I would say the South or Southwest is friendlier, slower paced. Southern California is the most fun.

[stefanus]

Well, don't move to NY. People here are rude and obnoxious. :P Good luck!


LOL! Thats what people also said in Orlando...:rolleyes:

[stefanus]

I'm partial to North Carolina myself. I have lived all over and depending on if you have kids or not I would say the South or Southwest is friendlier, slower paced. Southern California is the most fun.
The have three children. Two boys and one ''Terror'' teenage daughter. I will pass the info on. I think there minds are already set on the South...

Thank you. ;)

[SirBob]

Hi,
Thought I'd add my two cents in here. I've lived all my life in the NE (PA) and I really didn't mind it when I was young. The NE is subject to snow, sleet and freezing rain in the winter. In 1996, my oldest daughter moved with her husband to La Quinta, CA (SW). I have visited them almost every year they have lived out there and I know that is where I am going to retire in the next few year. The weather is beautiful in the winter (70 - 80 degrees) and if you don't mind hot temperatures (100 - 120 degrees in the summer) then you might suggest there. I highly recommend the area.

[FrankSG]

Wherever you go, you will find some good and some bad.

[Ajmukon]

well, first, if you have children, you should look into the quality of the schools in the area... Some have great schools, others... not so much

You should also look into what the Mill rate of the town/city is:
this is the "Tax" of the city. Some places have a high mill rate, others are very low.

And then you need to look at the state tax: what is that rate?
-- this can be achieved by looking at "the cost of living"
--------for example: Hawaii has a very HIGH cost of living,
but places like Florida are fairly low.

then, you should also look at the population graphs (population by age specifically)-- to see the break down of population, you do not want to live in a community that is 90% over 75 or lower than 30.. unless you fall into those categories


that being said, i am partial to New England myself: we have 4 seasons, plenty of water (unlike the south right now- they are in a drought). 4 major cities: Boston and New york, followed closely by Providence then Hartford

[FrankSG]

This post reminds me of a story that I tell to children in the first grade in our local elementary school. I tell them the story and then ask for their comments on it. The story goes like this: An elderly gentleman was sitting on his front porch when a car stopped by. The young man in the car rolled down his window and said, "Hey mister, have you lived in this town very long?" The older gentleman said, "Yep--I've live here all my life." The younger man said, "Well, I'm thinking about moving here. What kind of people will I find in this town." The old man asked, "Well, young man, what kind of people did you find in the town that you you just came from?" "Oh my goodness" he said, "they were very hard to get along with--very unfriendly, and they didn't treat you very well at all. I just didn't like them!" The old man said, "I have bad news for you young man, you're going to find the people here the same way." The young man drove on. Pretty soon another car drove by. The young man rolled down his window and asked the same thing. The older man asked the young man the same question about how did he find the people in the town he just came from. The young man said, "They are such nice people--very friendly and so easy to get along with. They treat you very nice and I just love them." The older man said, "I have good news for you young man, you're going to find the people here the same way." When I asked the first grade children what they thought of the story, one of them will alway say, "The older man lied. He told one man the people were mean and the other man he told him that the people were nice. I tell the children that the old man didn't say how the people were, he said that's the way he will find them. I then explain the children about how a boomerang works. When you through it out the same thing comes back to you--that life is like a boomerang--that when you through out kindness, kindness comes back. If your treat people disrespectfully, that also comes back. We have a long talk about that. So, to answer the question that was asked in the post, I would say, what kind of people do you find where you live now?

[SirBob]

You can find good and bad people where ever you go. It's true, you get back what you give and I've always treated the people I meet with respect until they show me otherwise. I've had a few times when I've been taken advantage of, but that's OK. Those people are the less for it. My last thought on Orlando, remember, Florida is subject every year to hurricanes and tornadoes.