Do you like where you are located?

Well, do you like where you live in this world? Care to describe your area?

Keep in mind I am writing a lot, since I am bored.

When I went in the military, I never knew where I was going to get stationed, let alone doing... but I got the job I wanted, and I sorta got stationed where I wanted, which was the East Coast of the USA. I put down all east coast bases and I managed to get one. My number 1 or 2 choice on my dream sheet, I don't remember since I changed it, is only 10 miles down the road! Plus I remember when everyone found out where they got stationed, I had 20 people hammer me for info, and I could cared less at the time. Hell, I called my folks and said I don't give a shit. I called back 10min later telling them haha.

I actually like where I live. I live in the DC metro area, and while I live in DC, and work there, I really don't spend much time there. I live in a "gated community" if you will, and I love the metro area.

When I say the area... I really mean Maryland and Virginia... Brandi lives in Maryland, and shopping out the ass in Virginia. OK, I loathed Maryland at first, the area near National Harbor, is pretty much DC, and there's three places with the word Heights in the name, so yeah... I've gone in these area's late at night and the only white person for miles. VERY interesting. Once I got out near College Park area, and Laurel, it's great. I hope I am stationed here for a few years, so I can get the $$$ for housing and live in Laurel. When gas was sooooo expensive, it was sooooo cheap there. I think I saw it as cheap as $1.25 a gallon there recently! :o

Virginia, well, I used to love it lots, but I-95 started to piss me off when I wanted to go to Potomac Mills and Manassas area and when I try and go there right after work, there is only one lane to get there from base, and taking I-395 isn't a good idea... Alexandria isn't too bad, I love Fairfax County and the city named Fairfax, but the surrounding highways REALLY are a pisser to drive on because toll roads pop up just like that, and the 5-0 are always out. I see more people stopped by cops in VA than MD, and DC, but then again I got a ticket in DC. :(

I dunno why I wrote this, but oh well... I was bored.

I live in the Florida Hills area in the city of Johannesburg in South Africa.
Been staying here for the past 5 years and it's a very nice area. The high level of crime that is rampant in SA is 'tolerable' in this neck of the woods.
Got a great view of the mountainside out of my balcony/patio area and it's always great to wake up to the sounds of birds singing rather than to gunfire. lol
Everything is very covenient cause it's only a couple minutes drive to get to work and all the major shopping centres/schools/hospitals etc are also nearby.

I live in the surburban East Bay. I love the Bay Area, but I'm not crazy about my particular town. I'd really like to move to San Francisco or Oakland.

It`s pretty good living here in New Plymouth, it only takes just over half an hour to go from some really good surf to be skiing/snowboarding up the mountain, there is plenty to do!. Everything is very laid back, none of the rat race going on! The weather is fairly mild, doesn`t often get too cold or hot here. Just recently New plymouth won title of the best place in New Zealand to live and also the most liveable place in the world for a population between 20,000 & 75,000 awarded at the International awards for communities held in China.:D

It's alright. I can't say that I like Sacramento as much as Austin (where I used to live), but I've settled into a pretty decent area. My parents live way up in the foothills where they get snowed in all the time and have to drive half an hour just for necessities like movies and Jamba Juice, but I live (and have always lived, even in Texas) just outside the city, where literally everything I need is just a few minutes away.

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Originally Posted by j_factor

I live in the surburban East Bay. I love the Bay Area, but I'm not crazy about my particular town. I'd really like to move to San Francisco or Oakland.

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San Francisco is one of my favorite places in the world, it would be amazing to live there :D

I live in San Diego, right next to mission bay. I've lived here for 19 years, and originally came from the Bay Area. Half of my family still lives there. I've always been a huge fan of the Bay Area (I love the weather, the hills, the trees!) but I'm quite content with San Diego. It's always beautiful here, and the people I love have all settled in.

It's sad, both places I love are incredibly expensive to live in :(

I live in Pottstown which itself is pretty boring as there isn't much to do, so I don't spend much time on my days off, usually than I'm in Philadelphia or King of Prussia, there both about 30 mins from me.

I live in a "ok" part of Long Beach. Sure the crime isnt too bad but man there is a crapload of wannabe tough guys. Its alright here I guess. To everyone who said San Francisco, the requirements to live there are liking the Village People, rainbows, and various objects up the pooper.

Castro St. does not represent the entirety of San Francisco. And nobody likes the Village People anymore, it's all about the Scissor Sisters.

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Originally Posted by Metal_Sonic

I live in a "ok" part of Long Beach. Sure the crime isnt too bad but man there is a crapload of wannabe tough guys. Its alright here I guess. To everyone who said San Francisco, the requirements to live there are liking the Village People, rainbows, and various objects up the pooper.

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People seem to have a funny view of San Francisco and all that it represents. Just watch an episode of The OReilly Factor for example. Anything he disagrees with he refers to as "San Francisco morals". It's very amusing. Intolerance towards tolerance.

I really suggest visiting San Francisco to everyone. You'll immediately "get" why everyone loves it so much.

ADDED: Speaking of the Castro District, anyone see Milk? Interesting movie.

I dislike Duleek. Very Much.

This description may seem short, but to describe Duleek in full will only bring the humour down here. :(

most of the time sure except during winter (tons of snow and cold) and we need more hot women and sweet cars (like california but without to many people and huge government)

I really do like where I live. Low cost of living, mostly decent people and all the best of the big city and the country all in one place.

I like my country most of the time. Cheap life and postal service :)

Only major drawback is general lack of retro gaming stuff.

I'm so fed up with California...I was born in Los Angeles and have either lived in the city proper or the metro area all my life (minus a 3 year stint in Flagstaff, AZ) and I love it here and I hate it here too.

Its hard to say. I mean I love, I mean love the area itself and the people are cool. I especially love the fact that just about EVERY band I love has had a concert that I can get to within 2 hours by car. The mountains are here, the beaches...I mean its great.

But then again I'm really fed up with California.

It is WAY too damned expensive. The State income tax, the car tax, the sales taxes, phone surcharges. And for all that we pay in taxes the roads (at least in LA county) are for shit. The traffic is god awful.

It took me 4 hours to get from my house to downtown Los Angeles...a 25 mile drive...I left at 6am and I got there at ~10am. I'm done with it.

I can't wait to leave, I'm sick of paying $150 to get my car registered, I'm sick of the handgun laws, I'm sick of all the rules, I'm sick of the traffic, I'm sick of how damned expensive it is to live here (taxes + just everything is fucking expensive).

But I still love it here. It will always be home to me. I mean its awesome here. But I'm fed up and I refuse to spend the rest of my life here.

Besides, LA ain't the best place to raise a family. The myth of L.A. people having an entitled douchey attitude is fairly true. People can be either really cool down here or total asses.

But I still love LA...I really will always be an angelino at heart...but man, 4 hours to go 25 miles.

Its only gettin worse and I'm gettin out.

The door to New Zealand is open... where all your money doubles!:D

I live in Nottingham, which is pretty decent as far as English cities go. We have a bit of history, reputation and there are many things to do. I would love to move to London over the next few years, before looking to move around either Europe/America.

After more or less drifting around after graduating a year ago, I've ended up in Stuttgart right now.

Didn't know what to expect at first, since I only went there for the job, but I actually like it here! Lot's of cinemas, clubs, and bookstores. Also there's both "regular" and musical theatre (not too commonplace in Germany), and animation production studios are sprouting here.

However, since my contract only lasts for a year, it could very well be that I'll be moving on again come autumn. So I try not to get too attached to the area.

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Originally Posted by Mr Smith

I would love to move to London over the next few years, before looking to move around either Europe/America.

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Why the hell would you want to come here!? :confused:

But if you do, people are easily charmed by a 'British' accent. Though, they won't be able to tell which accent you have as they sound all the same to Americans ;) You can be from Cardiff or London, it's all the same to them. Also expect to people to annoyingly use the word 'bloody' around you and try to pull it off as if it's normal or whatever. Some people just need to be man-slapped across the face :shame:

I like America...just not California...the douche capital of these United States (with the exception of New Jersey and Boston respectively I believe they're ahead in the douche wars.)

ugh...i hate russia...stupid communists

How familiar...how very familiar

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Originally Posted by Tanegashima

How familiar...how very familiar

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lol, he may be more entertaining this way!

This is true.

Uh, even though Tanegashima is the one shooting his mouth off about this, can I still get credit for this one?

you knew another russian here? whats his/her name?

Yes, absolutely. Its all on you Mr. M.

Only if it goes well though, okay? I'd rather not be the one looking like an ass if that's where it goes.

Only time will tell.

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Originally Posted by MrMatthews

Only if it goes well though, okay? I'd rather not be the one looking like an ass if that's where it goes.

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lol... I don`t think it will come to that, if so we will be more than happy to point!:D

ah searched a litlle on the communist accuisations (though it kinda offended me) and found out who you were talking about. so this is some plot to get me banned here?

Who made communist accusations?

What the hell are you talking about?

i mentioned how much i hated russia cause of the communists there and you people are all over me thinking im someone else so i decided to see if this was a hot topic here. is all.

I'm not a communist, but my not-very-informed opinion as an outside observer is that Russia was probably better off under Gorbachev than they are under Putin/Medvedev.

can't say I disagree with you there J. I think the whole world was better off with Gorbachev than with Putin.

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Originally Posted by TiaraBoobowski

i mentioned how much i hated russia cause of the communists there and you people are all over me thinking im someone else so i decided to see if this was a hot topic here. is all.

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That's interesting . . .

No one said anything about communism other than you, nor did anyone indicate in any way that your communism remark was what was so familiar.

So the fact that your mind immediately went in that direction is interesting, to say the least. So you did a search on "communism" (which, as it happens, is a word that gets slung around here a lot), and after reading a couple of posts out of the bazillion times communism has been mentioned, you think you have pinpointed who we apparently think you are?

That's . . . well, that's pretty perceptive of you.

And just out of curiousity . . . are you from Russia, or are you just going off the fact that the name you've given yourself sounds Russian? You seem to keep bouncing back and forth on that one . . .

http://sydlexia.com/forums/images/smiles/joke.png
Yeah I know this stuff from prior experience on other forums.

*SIGH*

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Originally Posted by TiaraBoobowski

so this is some plot to get me banned here?

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This is your first warning. A second warning within a 24hour period is grounds for getting banned. Please restrain yourself.