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Ooooh this is going to be an interesting thread! :)

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are you serious Donny ?

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I hear there's nice folks in Temple, Texas.

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ummm....avoid Springfield, Massachusetts :)

In fact, look us up - one of the Top 10 worst places to live for crime-rates :(

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And don't move to Vermont. Beautiful and Serene, Country, Peaceful, But you get me behind one of them drivers going through our Interstate on Vacation and they drive like turtles! Oh yeah - and the winters there are harsh!
LOL

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That's a big move, Donny. Ya gotta have the money to do that. Ya know, enough to get you a place to live, gets bills set up, food, transportation and enough to survive on till you guys get jobs. You will need visa's and those take time. First get info on getting visa's to move to the states and since it will take some time to get them, start saving money. Meanwhile, we can all help you figure out where you can move too. :)
Gotta run, gonna be late to the dr's
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Well Donny this is a giant country. There are a zillion and one places that would be perfect for you, and just as many that you might despise. I would suggest doing your homework and researching online (beyond SingSnap...lol)...comparing places to where you live now, looking up employment in those areas, etc. If you like ocean, lake, river, desert, mountains, etc....city, country...you get what I mean. The only ones that can say what would be appealing to you and your daughter are the two you. And what one of us here would say is good...another of us will put down.

Also...don't go by stereotypical impressions of places. California is NOT all Los Angeles or San Francisco. It's a huge state with every possible living style, city size, etc. And Kansas doesn't look like the place in The Wizard of Oz. LOL

Just for the heck of it...feel free to look up beautiful Lakeport, California! ;o)

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Well, If you are serios about moving to the US Donny, Think of the things you like. Do you prefer to live somewhere that has a shoreline, or do you prefer a more interior sate to live in? Flat plains or mountains?

If you want to be near your daughters ambitions, You can concider New Jersey, we have it all (And our gas prices are below the national average)....LOL

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deedlerock wrote:

Also...don't go by stereotypical impressions of places. California is NOT all Los Angeles or San Francisco. It's a huge state with every possible living style, city size, etc. And Kansas doesn't look like the place in The Wizard of Oz. LOL

haha...you got that right!! and eastern kansas looks different than western kansas.

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ladylikepsych wrote:

deedlerock wrote:

Also...don't go by stereotypical impressions of places. California is NOT all Los Angeles or San Francisco. It's a huge state with every possible living style, city size, etc. And Kansas doesn't look like the place in The Wizard of Oz. LOL

haha...you got that right!! and eastern kansas looks different than western kansas.

That's for sure!! I was amazed the first time I drove across Kansas...lol. Suddenly flaaaaaaaaaaaat.

Here in Cally I'd say you BETTER know what the terrain/elevation is. There are more micro-climates than there are stars on a clear night.

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Well I live in Florida and I wouldn't recommend living here. The job market is terrible and it's very expensive to live here too.

But despite the poor economy, some cities continue to thrive. Many cities in Texas, like Dallas and San Antonio, are great for jobs and the cost of living s very reasonable. The same goes for places like Raleigh-Durham, North Carolina and Atlanta, Georgia. The weather's also better in places like that - you'll get snow, but you won't get blizzards.

Here's a link to the top 10 recession proof cities in the U.S., as cited by Forbes magazine:

http://www.forbes.com/2008/04/29/cities-recession-places-forbeslife-cx_jz_0429realestate_slide_2.html?thisSpeed=20000

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you can see for miles and miles and miles....when driving in western kansas...........

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Western Kansas...

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ah that looks beautiful. The length is making me dizzy though if i keep looking at it :O

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deedlerock wrote:Western Kansas...

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Donny, my family moved to the US over 25 years ago. If you are serious about this, PM me and I'll tell you what I know.

I also have lived in 7 States and have visited many more so can tell you a bit about the entire East coast of the US and parts of the midwest.

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jardiniera wrote:Well I live in Florida and I wouldn't recommend living here. The job market is terrible and it's very expensive to live here too.

But despite the poor economy, some cities continue to thrive. Many cities in Texas, like Dallas and San Antonio, are great for jobs and the cost of living s very reasonable. The same goes for places like Raleigh-Durham, North Carolina and Atlanta, Georgia. The weather's also better in places like that - you'll get snow, but you won't get blizzards.

Here's a link to the top 10 recession proof cities in the U.S., as cited by Forbes magazine:

http://www.forbes.com/2008/04/29/cities-recession-places-forbeslife-cx_jz_0429realestate_slide_2.html?thisSpeed=20000

4th San Jose, calif...

i like!

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Scary wrote:

deedlerock wrote:Western Kansas...

*sigh*.......that's the sort of place I'd like to live

Why??? It looks like that here in Illinois too and I hate the flatness of it. There are much prettier scenes all over the US; mountains, great, beautiful lakes, oceans, etc.

:)

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I will tell you Donny, that if you are interested in Nashville, Tennessee is a beautiful State. It doesn't have the best economy, but homes are relatively inexpensive.

The mountains there are gorgeous, as are the natural lakes. If you like the outdoors, you would love Tennessee.

Upstate New York is also absolutely gorgeous. You'd be just hours outside New York City, but away from all of that crime all big cities have. New York State is where I'd like to be living, but the job market is a rough one to get into. Oh and the winter weather can be brutal. (but I love snow!)

Just some thoughts.

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If i move to the U.S i would go to california....where IN california i dunno lol

i read they have mediterranean temperatures (very important for me)...also there's mountains and snow on them, lakes and waterfalls, ocean, rivers, forest....yeow beautiful!

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Donny, the downstairs apt from me is now available - LOL
I live in a nice two-family with a huge backyard, an hour from 2 casinos, 1-4 hours to several different beaches (oceans in MA, CT, RI) ..... 15 mins to highway, Big College City, Schools are improving. Not far from NY, ME, and yes VT - LOL. Poverty and Crime rates are supposedly improving...LOL...forget what i said earlier - Massachusetts really isn't all that bad...COld Winters and Deadly Hot Summers....We just about have it all here. LOL

It's really nice here if you ask me, now that I think about it. Only thing missing is a Rain Forest and/or a Desert. LOL

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Monique wrote:

Scary wrote:

deedlerock wrote:Western Kansas...

*sigh*.......that's the sort of place I'd like to live

Why??? It looks like that here in Illinois too and I hate the flatness of it. There are much prettier scenes all over the US; mountains, great, beautiful lakes, oceans, etc.

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I just like big open spaces...big sky...went to Alberta and saw the both the Rockies and the Praires...the Praires made the most impact on me..dunno why, so anywhere similar appeals to me :)

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I can see how the never changing landscape could be a bit depressing though and if I REALLY had a choice I would move to Alaska or the Yukon been to both ...yup in winter...-42C...and my husband and I both loved it!!

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Not the best place to get a job in big industry I suppose. I'm sure those that are old enough can recall when Chicago and New York looked like that too. That is assuming they are about 10,000 years old. WHen I look at a photo look that, I feel a need to know how far you need to drive before you have something to hold onto. I have a fear of wide open spaces too. What are those small perpendicular slots on the sides of the road ? I wonder how far a person would need to walk to find a roof over their head, not to mention a computer where they could type in a chatroom

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^^^are they strips to wake you up if oyu fall asleep??

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Steven_Kaplan wrote:What are those small perpendicular slots on the sides of the road ?

They serve to wake up a driver who drifts off the side of the road. When you drive over the slots, it makes a loud vibrating noise. Helpful when driving on lonely deserted highways in the middle of nowhere, at night. :)

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Scary wrote:^^^are they strips to wake you up if oyu fall asleep??

yes :)

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FleaCDP wrote:

Steven_Kaplan wrote:What are those small perpendicular slots on the sides of the road ?

They serve to wake up a driver who drifts off the side of the road. When you drive over the slots, it makes a loud vibrating noise. Helpful when driving on lonely deserted highways in the middle of nowhere, at night. :)

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Not that my 2 cents matters but whatever you do...DO NOT move to Michigan....jobs are very slim here...too many angry people.....I myself would like to move to Nashville Tn. but I also hear San Diego California is BEAUTIFUL if you dont mind the expense.....

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JoeTomNJ wrote:Well, If you are serios about moving to the US Donny, Think of the things you like. Do you prefer to live somewhere that has a shoreline, or do you prefer a more interior sate to live in? Flat plains or mountains?

If you want to be near your daughters ambitions, You can concider New Jersey, we have it all (And our gas prices are below the national average)....LOL

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Monique wrote:

Scary wrote:

deedlerock wrote:Western Kansas...

*sigh*.......that's the sort of place I'd like to live

Why??? It looks like that here in Illinois too and I hate the flatness of it. There are much prettier scenes all over the US; mountains, great, beautiful lakes, oceans, etc.

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It's sure all in the eye of the beholder isn't it? I've lived lots of places, and learned to like most terrains. I've also learned that...for me....some of the most beautiful places are not the nicest places to actually live. For example, for ME, Idaho is one of the most physically gorgeous places in the states...but I could NEVER adapt to the rainfall or the cold winters there. My sister lives in the beautiful pines north of me here in California, and although her town is gorgeous, she has suffered so badly with allergies she had to move out and into a newer, sunnier, mold-free home. Ya just never know.

I lived in the desert a few times. Some people might ask 'whyyyy?'. I LOVED it!

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Monique wrote:I will tell you Donny, that if you are interested in Nashville, Tennessee is a beautiful State. It doesn't have the best economy, but homes are relatively inexpensive.

The mountains there are gorgeous, as are the natural lakes. If you like the outdoors, you would love Tennessee.

Upstate New York is also absolutely gorgeous. You'd be just hours outside New York City, but away from all of that crime all big cities have. New York State is where I'd like to be living, but the job market is a rough one to get into. Oh and the winter weather can be brutal. (but I love snow!)

Just some thoughts.

As far as where I live in Tennessee. I am an hour or so south of Nashville. I like the laid back living of here but the fact of Nashville just being an hours drive away is nice as well. The jobs here are few and far between (depending on your type of work) where I live so my husband does have to drive back and forth to Nashville every day but we are far enough out of the city where we don't have to worry so much about the crime here.

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Here's a nice view of Nashville I found on the net....

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candi_4687 wrote:Here's a nice view of Nashville I found on the net....

WOW! Beautiful!

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This is a picture of the falls that are about 5 minute drive from my house though. I prefer this view to the big city any day!

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candi_4687 wrote:This is a picture of the falls that are about 5 minute drive from my house though. I prefer this view to the big city any day!

Looks peaceful! =)

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My favorite terrain by far is rolling hills. They tend to drop down into lovely valleys, and climb up to snowy mounain tops. Often there's a lake or river to be enjoyed.

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FleaCDP wrote:I hear there's nice folks in Temple, Texas.

LMAO, I would invite Donny over for some good ole Texas BBQ.

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Imagine sitting under it though... It truly is a Very peaceful place... Just the hike back up that almost kills ya! lol

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candi_4687 wrote:Imagine sitting under it though... It truly is a Very peaceful place... Just the hike back up that almost kills ya! lol

Yea I'll bet!! =) LOL

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Ok...I still want to move to Tennessee!! =)

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Texas has a better economy than most of the US right now and is a very diverse state. But it gets hotter than Hell in the summer.

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I think I should post here too lmao!!

Those pics look amazing!! The one of Nashville by night is simply breathtaking!!

Personally I like Tenessee (sp?) San Francisco or Dallas! Not sure if I would like to live in a big city like NY itmight get too busy but you can always visit can't you, then you get the mix, busy city and the nice country!

xx

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Better economy is good! The economy here is unbelievable!!

And hotter than hell is good too! Beats the hell out of rain lol!

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