<p>climate/landscape wise i'd have to agree with orange county or maybe san diego...but i don't know if the outrageous housing costs are worth it</p>
<p>San Diego would be my choice because of the weather, but I could never afford to live in California. I am pretty happy with Cleveland. I would definitely pick Columbus over Ann Arbor though. Hell, I would pick South Bend or even East Lansing over Ann Arbor.</p>
<p>UCLAri -- Yes, the metro is great--if you happen to live anywhere near a stop. I live inside the District (five blocks or so from American University), but the nearest metro stop is a half-hour bus ride away. It really depends a lot on where you live.</p>
<p>But then I have a habit of comparing everything to Stockholm's public transportation system, which runs efficiently, on time, and everywhere.</p>
<p>Eh. Imagine being 15 in LA, and then you have a concern.</p>
<p>If you want public transportation, try Japan...</p>
<p><em>shrug</em> I won't argue, because I've never been to either LA or Japan. All I know is that it was a huge step back from Sweden, where I could take the bus from school at age 11 and be home in 20 minutes. Here, I have a half-hour walk home every day because there is no other way to get there. I'm not complaining, just stating my impression.</p>
<p>Never move to Hawaii. Baaaaaad, bad, bad.</p>
<p>I personally dislike Southern California, too. I used to live in Anaheim, about 10 minutes away from Disneyland. Pretty dirty.</p>
<p>I love NYC, though, as well as some areas in PA. My favorite European city is London...so much to do, great transportation, etc.</p>
<p>Boston is definately the best place to live. It's got a lot of culture, class, diversity but it's not as hectic or "ghetto" as NYC or Philly. You definately won't be overwhelmed by Boston, and the outskirts of Boston are quite rural and calm, yet only 15 minutes away from downtown.</p>
<p>austin is cool</p>
<p>I prefer the suburbs of cities rather than living in the heart of it. My aunt lives in the suburbs of Chicago (about 20 min. away) and it's really nice. Big houses, quiet, spacious yard. That's how I want my dream home. Boston is nice too...</p>
<p>Those are the top 2 places I could see myself living, cause I'm definitely gtting away from the DC area:(.</p>
<p>Awww... I'm lovin' it here in DC!</p>
<p>No, I like DC...but a metro line between Cleveland Park and Wesley Heights would be so, so wonderful.</p>
<p>Well heck, you're in DC, so you should go lobby someone! Start an interest group!</p>
<p>:)</p>
<p>hehe good point</p>
<p><a href="http://www.norton.house.gov/%5B/url%5D">http://www.norton.house.gov/</a></p>
<p>Bust down her door and demand a Metro stop! It's the only way!</p>
<p>Or well, at least it's the American way. :p</p>
<p>I second the San Francisco Bay Area- it's frickin' awesome here. :D</p>
<p>Lawrence, KS (but stay away from the housing subdivisions)</p>
<p>Honorable mention: Dallas/Ft Worth (but not the suburbs, ick), Atlanta (but pick your suburbs wisely), Oklahoma City, DC/Baltimore/Arlington</p>
<p>I hear amazing things about Austin. I would never want to live in California. Or in New England.</p>
<p>I'm adding that college towns are about a thousand times cooler than big metro areas, BUT they're all the same except Lawrence. And Lawrence is like Austin, but smaller and with better hip hop.</p>
<p>Just out of curiosity, why no California or New England (the latter is what shocks me more, I mean the culture and the history are dripping from the walls!)?</p>
<p>NYC</p>
<p>With the exception of the Yankees and their moron fans, it's the greatest. I've been to many a large American city and nothing measures up. Oh, and the MTA is the devil.</p>
<p>LOL @ the Yanks. Dodger Blue!</p>
<p>Freakin' Yanks...My prof. once summed up baseball in three easy rules:</p>
<ol>
<li> It's not a team sport.</li>
<li> The Yankees will always buy out players, never farm them.</li>
<li> The Yankees will always win.</li>
</ol>
<p>I'm not sure I understand #1. #2 is almost too obvious to state for any self respecting baseball fan. #3 was destroyed to my infinite delight (I'm actually a Red Sox fan, not just an anti-Yankee) last fall.</p>