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Eastern cities opinion questions (maybe the east coast is where we're headed).
Thorsteinn:
So me & Tamalyn were talking about where to move when things came time and of all places Pittsburgh & Philadelphia came up. Also eastwards we thought of Cleveland, Hartford, Charlotte, and not-NYC New York. (note: Seattle is not off the list) The advantage is that, for us, most of these places are new and unexplored. Sort of a "pick a big town and go there" kind of deal.
I was wondering if y'all have any input. We're looking for a place with a good food scene, and education for us & the little one.
Also not super heavy on the allergens.
Sir William:
I'd leave upstate NY alone unless you absolutely want to live there. So far as I know, there's not much up there depending on what part you go to- a lot of small towns and villages, lots of open farmland. It would make sense that there's an SCA presence up there as there isn't much else to do. There's a town not far from Oneonta where the entire populace is related, in some cases, several times over. My sister went to school up there, which is how I got to know a little bit about the environs. lol
PA, CT and NC are all much better choices, imo.
Sir Douglas:
Heh, I live near Pittsburgh and I want to get out West. Maybe we could trade places. ;)
I'm not much of a city person, so take this from where it's coming: I don't really have a lot of nice things to say about Pittsburgh. A lot of the surrounding towns are old steel towns that started getting slummy and run-down after all the steel mills closed. Finding one's way around the 'Burgh itself is a nightmare. Taxes are getting pretty bad in PA compared to some surrounding states, and it's hard to find anything related to our particular interests. That said, I'm only about a hour or so from Pennsic, though I've never been.
But like I said, I'm a little biased. Some people just love it here. To each his own.
Sir Edward:
Charlotte, NC is a decent town. Very suburban, with rural areas surrounding it. But I only have very passing exposure to it, so I can't say much more about it.
The Philadelphia area has some nice parts, if you get away from the main city. Lots of historic towns, with an Amish influence in many places. Philly itself is a very dirty, run-down city IMHO, often referred to as "Filthy-delphia" by those of us who escaped. :)
Sir William:
LOL - my sister lived in Philly for a while til she moved out into the suburbs; have to second Sir Edward, it is a dirty, filthy town- inhabitants included! Big difference outside the city, really.
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