Where Are You From?

[Kwon_2]

Why do people continue to live in the cold and snow?

Shoveling driveways, starting your car 30 minutes before you drive it. Just move.

Unless you enjoy heartache.

Born and raised in Stockholm, Sweden

My grandma made some dresses for Agneta (ABBA) back in the day when she lived in Småland

All my relatives that are left (most have died) still live in Småland

Lived in Paris for a while in the nineties but would never want to live there for a longer period

If you are born and raised in Swe, you become accustomed to the weather, and even enjoy the snow (i usually say, let the children have snow for two weeks , during xmas and new year, and then we can skip it ) to a certain degree.

The summers in Sweden are very nice.

Immigrants are a problem and lower life quality a bit, but i have now moved from where i stayed earlier (area where i lived during those years on Getbig where i complained the most on immigrants and Somalitown, Sweden etc) so it's bareable and much more manageable.

It's like night and day comparing the area i lived in earlier and the area i live in today.

Here women can go out alone during night without worry

Neighbors greet you and invite you over etc no shitskins etc


This is a much better (and richer) area than where i lived before (concrete ghetto of Peace, i think i was most annoyed, irritated and angry over the state of Sweden and coloreds in general during 2010-2020)

There are still areas in Sweden where you can feel calm and enjoy life

[Primemuscle]

I prefer places it doesn't snow but that often means dealing with a lot of humidity in the summers. Best weather year round that I've found in the continental US is San Diego area.

Cannot argue that the weather is great in San Diego because it definitely is. Too bad some other factors make living there somewhat less advantageous or practical. Of course, a good counter argument is that you get what you pay for. If the weather has a high importance to someone, living in San Diego is worth putting up with the negatives.

A monthly count of homeless people living without shelter in downtown San Diego reached a record high of 1,609 in August 2022. On the plus side for the homeless, being homeless where the weather is great, is better than being homeless where it stinks.

The cost of living in San Diego, CA is 47% higher than the national average. San Diego, CA housing is 119% more expensive than the U.S average, while utilities are about 20% pricier.

San Diego has a population density of 4,305 people per square mile. It is one of the five most populous counties in the United States. The average household income in San Diego is $108,864 with a poverty rate of 11.81%.

I miss going to the beach in Southern California. Here in Oregon, it the coast is picturesque, but the weather can be stormy, and the ocean water is cold most of the time.

Beaches in San Diego may be crowded, but the weather is good.


Beaches in Oregon are not so crowded, but it is best to bundle up if you want to be warm.





 

[Costanza]

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[Thespritz0]

Surrey, British Columbia, CANADA

[Kwon_2]

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From now on, you will be called The Tasmanian Devil aka King Hobart!

[Tapeworm]

I understand he's making plans to relocate to Korea, despite his reputation there as Meesta Downunda.

[bhank]

I live on an Island off the Coast of North Carolina

[Irongrip400]

I live on an Island off the Coast of North Carolina

Collington?

[bhank]

Collington?

No but that is part of the Outer banks and about a half hour away

[King Shizzo]

I live on an Island off the Coast of North Carolina

Just imagine the treasure ships, that have sunk in antiquity. Right in your backyard.

[joswift]

I live on an Island off the Coast of North Carolina

Everyone already knows where you live

[OneMoreRep]

I live on an Island off the Coast of North Carolina

Don't be too modest about it. You live in a beautiful place.

Rodanthe, home of the wild horses:



Also where they filmed this little gem:



For more information, please watch this promotional video that highlights a lot of what Rodanthe offers and even showcases the Soundtrack that plays in repeat at all times throughout the area:

One day, God willing, I will be able to visit this paradise on earth.

"1"

[King Shizzo]

But Richard won't be there, One.

[joswift]

One day, God willing, I will be able to visit this paradise on earth.

"1"

Fuck that, and risk bumping into hanky.

[Dave D]

I live on an Island off the Coast of North Carolina

You've come back?

[irishdave]

Is mise Éireann

[YngiweRhoads]

It seems like Europe has taken over Getbig.

Nothing wrong with that, but I wonder why that is....?

If you don't mind, please tell us where you reside.

The King, lives in Florida.

I know that bodybuilding is global, but I'm at the point where there may be more members from other countries, than the U.S.

Wpg. The asshole of Canada.

[kevin25]

The Oil capitol of Norway  Stavanger

[Rambone]

You've come back?

[OAK]

Wpg. The asshole of Canada.

Me too!

🙂

[Costanza]

From now on, you will be called The Tasmanian Devil aka King Hobart!

 

[falco]

Didn't know they had internet access. Too busy humping themselves and robbing banks.

You are so ignorant it kind of hurts.

[falco]

How does a Brazilian get a name like Hindemburg? Is he mixed?

Brasil is a country of immigrants, just like North America.

[Titus Pullo]

Just outside of Charlotte, NC in Gastonia.

We had a Powerhouse here that opened in '93, the year I started training in earnest as a 14-year-old.  Kevin Levrone was at its opening, and was the first pro I saw in person.  He was huge and at that time, I don't think he'd torn his pec yet, because we watched him do an abbreviated upper body workout that included a solid eight reps with 495 on the flat bench, 405 for six on a 45 degree incline, some crazy heavy alt. DB curls (90s, 100s?  I can't remember), and some cable work with the full rack on pulldowns and seated rows, IIRC.

Sadly, that gym folded inside of two years.  Bad location, not enough business.  Some of the YMCAs were pretty good, and we had GAC, run by Doug and Susan Kosh.  Doug was a multi-Mr. Philadelphia winner, so that place catered to bodybuilders and more fitness-minded types alike.  Eventually, they were bought out by the Y, at which time I moved to the brand-new Gold's in town.  It was awesome until Planet Shitness bought *them* out :/  I tolerated them for awhile before moving back to the Y.  My membership let me train at several locations here in town, and I never got bored due to a lack of variety in equipment.  One location was great for power racks and dumbbells; another had cool plate-loaded Hammer Strength pieces; another still had cool selectorized weight stack machines that were easy to pin extra plates on when the rack was too light.

I got very sick in Oct. 2013, and part of my corrective surgery left me with a huge hernia.  I've not been able to train since, but I have saved up enough ducats to get the hernia fixed soon.  When that's done, I can't wait to train properly again   I might have to train in Charlotte if I wanna work out in a good place, but I work in Charlotte as is, so that's no big deal.

[joswift]

Just outside of Charlotte, NC in Gastonia.

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