<p>Good that you can travel back and forth so well. I congratulate you on such a great accomplishment. The OP is talking about where to spend the next four years of his life and has expressed a desire not to live in the south, which is something most people would agree with. I am sure those 100,000 “educated” and “cultured” people down in “Bama” are amazing people, but he can do better and he realizes that. Don’t be so negative on his decision.</p>