What would be the worst state/region in your country for you to live in? Why?

[Sharma]

I go to many places in this world and some very scary and dangerous but the worse of them all was called Redding in California.

[Humble Narcissist]

I go to many places in this world and some very scary and dangerous but the worse of them all was called Redding in California.

You're joking,right?

[IRON CROSS]

There was no misery and no pain. It was just an experience which taught us a lesson. Which was, being broke sucks.

Hillary should help you  .

I was under impression that American socialist financially support each other 

[Primemuscle]

Hillary should help you  .

I was under impression that American socialist financially support each other  

You were under the wrong impression. When push comes to shove, it is everyone for themself.

But you're right. Hilary should help me. Afterall, I helped her run her unsuccessful campaign with my hard earned money.

[tres_taco_combo]

Buffalo, NY and El Paso, TX mid size cities that were depressing

[Primemuscle]

Buffalo, NY and El Paso, TX mid size cities that were depressing

Based on what my daughter and son-in-law have shared with me, you are right about El Paso and they were living on base.

[tres_taco_combo]

Based on what my daughter and son-in-law have shared with me, you are right about El Paso and they were living on base.

El Paso is a nasty place

and Buffalo, NY is just depressing.  I think I would choose buffalo over El Paso.

Buffalo felt like the closest thing to a soviet city in the US....

[Rascal full]

El Paso is a nasty place

and Buffalo, NY is just depressing.  I think I would choose buffalo over El Paso.

Buffalo felt like the closest thing to a soviet city in the US....

What's wrong with El Paso? Is it over the border from Ciudad Juarez and lots of cartel activity filters through?

[tres_taco_combo]

What's wrong with El Paso? Is it over the border from Ciudad Juarez and lots of cartel activity filters through?

-it is also in the middle of the desert and not resort desert like Vegas, Scottsdale or Palm Springs etc etc
-lots of industrial and railway set ups - which is just adding the depressing vibes
-you better speak spanish and carry a gun

[Rascal full]

-it is also in the middle of the desert and not resort desert like Vegas, Scottsdale or Palm Springs etc etc
-lots of industrial and railway set ups - which is just adding the depressing vibes
-you better speak spanish and carry a gun

Sounds like throwback vibes to another more primitive time. I can imagine what you are saying and am taking El Paso off my 'must visit' list! Done various places in America and lived in Orlando briefly but Arizona is somewhere I can't wait to see. I know you live there and you have made it sound like a great holiday location.

[Humble Narcissist]

El Paso is a nasty place

and Buffalo, NY is just depressing.  I think I would choose buffalo over El Paso.

Buffalo felt like the closest thing to a soviet city in the US....

  Because of the cold or shitty architecture?

[IroNat]

Yes, definitely Buffalo over El Paso.

If you got bored in Buffalo it's just a short drive to Cleveland or Rochester.

[ilalin]

Kosovo in Serbia, or is it a separate country now...who the fuck knows?

[tres_taco_combo]

  Because of the cold or shitty architecture?

honestly a little of everything.

-the circle/squares
-ugly co-op looking apartment buildings
-run down factory mills
-cold/shity weather
-beat down/defeated mental mindset of the daily citizen
-holding onto sports teams (sabres and bills)


I do not want to talk "shit" about where someone calls home - but Buffalo would be the close as possible to a USSR/CCCP city possible

[tres_taco_combo]

Yes, definitely Buffalo over El Paso.

If you got bored in Buffalo it's just a short drive to Cleveland or Rochester.

If I had to choose the following: I would take Buffalo over El Paso

I would just find ways to enjoy winter months (Snowmobiles, cross country ski, ice fish) and I would take 2 trips down to Miami or Puerto rico in the winter.
 
living desert in cities is good when its a resort area (Palm Springs, LV, Scottsdale) but desert cities generally suck - El Paso, tucson, all of new mexico.  - just hot AF, run down and very western feeling.

America is great, you can just pick up and move if you arent happy! I could say fuck you Scottsdale today and just move to Denver if I wished.  I am originally from Chicago, IL (glad I grew up there, but glad I am not living there now)

I grew up in a rust belt town and glad I was able to get out

[Humble Narcissist]

If I had to choose the following: I would take Buffalo over El Paso

I would just find ways to enjoy winter months (Snowmobiles, cross country ski, ice fish) and I would take 2 trips down to Miami or Puerto rico in the winter.
 
living desert in cities is good when its a resort area (Palm Springs, LV, Scottsdale) but desert cities generally suck - El Paso, tucson, all of new mexico.  - just hot AF, run down and very western feeling.

America is great, you can just pick up and move if you arent happy! I could say fuck you Scottsdale today and just move to Denver if I wished.  I am originally from Chicago, IL (glad I grew up there, but glad I am not living there now)

I grew up in a rust belt town and glad I was able to get out

I prefer the west as well.  Moved back to the midwest just because of family as I don't feel like flying back every year at Christmas.  Will someday move back to Vegas, Reno, Flagstaff or somewhere else in AZ/NV.

[Primemuscle]

If I had to choose the following: I would take Buffalo over El Paso

I would just find ways to enjoy winter months (Snowmobiles, cross country ski, ice fish) and I would take 2 trips down to Miami or Puerto rico in the winter.
 
living desert in cities is good when its a resort area (Palm Springs, LV, Scottsdale) but desert cities generally suck - El Paso, tucson, all of new mexico.  - just hot AF, run down and very western feeling.

America is great, you can just pick up and move if you arent happy! I could say fuck you Scottsdale today and just move to Denver if I wished.  I am originally from Chicago, IL (glad I grew up there, but glad I am not living there now)

I grew up in a rust belt town and glad I was able to get out

It can be disheartening to visit the places where we lived as children. From the age of 8 until adulthood, I lived with my mom and step father in greater Los Angeles. We lived in nice neighborhoods; Beverly Hills, West Los Angeles (near Century City) and Encino. I haven't been back in decades. One of the last times my wife and I visited we drove around looking at our childhood homes. They were well kept and in the case of my wife's home in North Beverly Hills, it grew a whole new wing which amused us since it was a very large house to begin with, including having servants' quarters over the garage.

We also visited some of our old haunts. But, several were gone, replaced by high-rise buildings. This was specially true of many of our favorite restaurants on Sunset Strip. This was the fun part of our visit. We were also acutely aware of how much more crowded L.A. had become. The freeways and main roads were often in gridlock. It sometimes took hours to get to places that took only minutes to travel to when we were kids.

Of course Portland has changed dramatically in the last 50 years too. When we moved here everything was closed on Sundays. We had a house on S.E. 76th which put it 76 blocks and a 15 minute bus ride from downtown. My co-workers wondered why we were living in the boonies. During the last 20 years that I've lived in West Linn, it has gone from a quiet little suburban town to a small city with almost no vacant land left.

Nothing stays the same. Change is inevitable.

[IRON CROSS]

You were under the wrong impression. When push comes to shove, it is everyone for themself.

But you're right. Hilary should help me. Afterall, I helped her run her unsuccessful campaign with my hard earned money.

Naive people support socialism, U just admitted 

[IRON CROSS]

Kosovo in Serbia, or is it a separate country now...who the fuck knows?

They (Kosovo) would qualify for Euro 2020 & Serbia (hardly) 

[Thin Lizzy]

After being subjected to Primemuscle’s posts on a daily basis, I believe there’s no hardship I can’t endure.💪

[Schmoff]

based on A&E's 48 hours, Louisville of Kentucky, Memphis of Tennessee, Cleveland of Ohio, Tulsa of Oklahoma, probably the worst cities with full crimes to live in

[Primemuscle]

Not the worst. In fact ranks as the 8th best city to live in, in the U.S.

8. Portland, Oregon



Portland isn't for everybody — its slogan is "Keep Portland Weird," after all. But one local expert asserts that it's a "well-rounded city with more than just the offbeat shops and events" and a population that has "more academic degrees than the national average."

Major employer Intel Corporation calls Portland home, as well as the headquarters for Nike, located about seven miles outside of Portland.

Population: 2,382,037

Average annual salary: $55,330

Quality of life: 6.7

Value index: 6.0

[IRON CROSS]

8. Portland, Oregon

Looks like East German postcard from 1960.

[Primemuscle]

Not the worst. Best suburbs in Portland Metro

4. West Linn



Population: 26,242
Median Income: $89,806
Median Home Price: $397,500
West Linn is located 11 miles south of Portland.

[Viking11]

Alaska- cold and too short of days for6 months. I'd get depressed.