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March 27th, 2018, 03:24 PM | #71 | |
Senior Member Joined: Apr 2015 From: Knebworth 1979 Posts: 4,881 Likes: 2197 | Quote:
Plenty of employment if you're educated. | |
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March 27th, 2018, 04:03 PM | #72 | |
Senior Member Joined: Aug 2007 From: Nu Yawk City Posts: 8,716 Likes: 1197 I Ride: DRZ400sm | Quote:
But it has a stagnant economy. Plenty of work if you want to bus tables, manage a Wendy's or be a bouncer in a titty bar or hand out towels on the beach. The big financial centers, and the fashion industry and pharmaceutical companies and tech companies... places where real money can be made, are not in Florida or places like it. There are good reasons why some places are developed and some are underdeveloped. | |
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March 27th, 2018, 04:10 PM | #73 | |
Senior Member Joined: Oct 2008 From: In Cider Posts: 3,939 Likes: 1740 | Quote:
Idaho has a mass exodus of people from California at present because of the low comparative cost of living and the fact with Micron being based there means any silicon valley employee can get work. As a result house prices are climbing rapidly in the Boise area. | |
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March 27th, 2018, 05:25 PM | #74 | |
Senior Member Joined: Apr 2015 From: Knebworth 1979 Posts: 4,881 Likes: 2197 | Quote:
Not everyone works in the industries you mention and do just fine relocating to Florida. NJ is overdeveloped, it has the highest density population. Nothing to brag about. Endless congestion everywhere you go. If you think that is quality of life more power to you. No state income tax, low property taxes in Florida, no fucked up state finances. NY state exists just to fund NYC. Plus no fucked up snow storms to deal with down in Florida. Pretty good deal. Oh and the roads are in tremendously good shape because they fix things and maintain things down here. No money for that in the northeast because it's all been sucked down by the school systems. | |
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March 27th, 2018, 05:28 PM | #75 | |
Senior Member Joined: Apr 2015 From: Knebworth 1979 Posts: 4,881 Likes: 2197 | Quote:
I have a job that allows me to go anywhere in the country without issue. California is an overpriced shithole just as a tangent. | |
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March 27th, 2018, 05:36 PM | #76 | |
Senior Member Joined: Jul 2007 From: unda cheese Posts: 4,716 Likes: 868 | Quote:
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March 27th, 2018, 05:54 PM | #77 | |
Senior Member Joined: Oct 2008 From: In Cider Posts: 3,939 Likes: 1740 | Quote:
![]() California is overpriced certainly. Can't beat the climate though. | |
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March 27th, 2018, 06:49 PM | #78 | |
Senior Member Joined: Aug 2007 From: Nu Yawk City Posts: 8,716 Likes: 1197 I Ride: DRZ400sm | Quote:
The school systems were something I mentioned in an earlier post. I don't have kids - but everyone benefits from a more educated populace. Re: endless congestion, I don't really find that to be true for me. Of course I don't commute into Manhattan for work, but if I had to, I could take a bus in and ride in comfort without having to drive. Yes - the NY subway system is crowded during the rush hour - but that's true in any major city. And nobody is forced to live in Manhattan. People flock there because of job opportunities and the amazing cultural diversity and the way it's all expressed in the arts and dining etc.. Re: snow and roads. True there's no snow in Fl but then there's no proper changing of the seasons either. So roads don't experience the same kind of wear and tear hence not needing the high degree of maintenence. Florida's largely stagnant economy is 97% tourism, great if you own hotels - less than optimal if you're a bellboy or a maid. Next biggest chunk is agriculture - great if you have money to own an orange farm - not so great if you pick oranges. Third is International Trade; great if you own a shipping firm or if you're a high end broker, less than great if you're a trucker or a dock worker. A tiny remaining wedge is aerospace and investment. For myself and many others the diversity of the landscape is a huge attraction. I've gone to school in Fl and been back many times and always found the flatness incredibly boring and the general uniformity of concrete box architecture enervating. I could if I had to, live in Miami - but that's not a cheap place to live either. For me the winters are okay. Personally - I don't like extreme heat for months on end and Fl in the summer is an oven. And if you're put off by a bit of snow, you'll really hate the hurricanes that destroy Floridian lives and property like clockwork. The only cultural exports out of there worth mentioning would be two-hit wonder Gloria Estefan and Tom Petty who sadly, is dead. Last edited by Keshav; March 28th, 2018 at 04:42 AM. | |
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March 27th, 2018, 10:32 PM | #79 | |
Senior Member Joined: Mar 2016 From: FNQ Posts: 471 Likes: 296 I Ride: DRZ400E | Quote:
20.98 Million in only 170,000km2. Australia's entire population is only 24.6M, with just under 7.7Million square kilometres to stretch out. Granted, much is Desert. | |
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March 28th, 2018, 04:27 AM | #80 | |
Senior Member Joined: Aug 2007 From: Nu Yawk City Posts: 8,716 Likes: 1197 I Ride: DRZ400sm | Quote:
A funny story. A bunch of years ago an actress friend of mine was in Sydney doing a show. This was back when everybody was using AOL and dial-up and it was a big novelty to email back and forth across the globe. She was staying with this gal who was said to be the most famous stripper in Sydney and this woman started emailing me and sending photos of herself and she was hot. She invited me to come stay with her as long as I wanted. I thought what the hell. Why not go and have an adventure? After a week of going over my finances I was going to buy a ticket the next day, when a friend of mine heard of my plans he informed me that yes this chick was really hot and desirable, except... she'd been caught in the middle of a bar fight a year before and got hit in the face with chair and now sported a complete set of false teeth. ![]() | |
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