greggx101

I read a lot of bitchin about certain places over there like FL being too muggy and full of old biddies or Cali being "querky" and sure if i looked harder I would find more bitchin about other places !!!

Tell me some good things about where you live or give me a suggestion where a 30 something brit should relocate to in the States - near the coast, not too hot, definately no snow.

dbj1000

I'd be happy to tell you all kinds of good things about Texas... but first, why don't you reassure me that you actually have a way to emigrate to the US, just to save me wasting my time?

Are you married to a US Citizen, or are you planning to be? If not, do you know what visa you'll be apply for to come over here and work?

EDIT: I found your other post, and see that you're about to marry a USC. Congratulations.

Texas isn't near the coast except for the Gulf Coast, and is very hot (even more so the closer you are to the Gulf), so I'll skip telling you all the good stuff about it, because it doesn't fit your requirements!

greggx101

Marrying a yank in October in Wilkes Barre, PA - shes from the Pocono mountains but i dont think i could stand the cold up there !!

Thanks..

dbj1000

Sounds like you need a good temperate climate, without extremes of heat or cold. Lush vegitation, mild winters, warm summers but not blazing hot or swampy-humid...

...f***-me, if that doesn't sound just like England

dbj1000

More seriously, I've lived about 1/3 of my life in Southern California, and I think that climate-wise it's just wonderful.

Unfortunately, so do many other people, and they're all richer than me. As a result, property prices are insane, the price of living is astronomical, and 99.9% of your neighbours would be drug dealers (OK, so that last part's an exaggeration).

The advantage of not living in a beautiful climate, close to the ocean is that the price of living somewhere like Dallas or Plano is a tiny fraction of what it is in SoCal, houses are big and cheap, wages are still high compared to the lower cost of living, and you really get used to 110+deg summer heat surprisingly quickly

One downside is that I have yoghurt in my fridge with more culture.

TruBrit

sorry nothing good to report here, close to the coast but def too hot and humid to enjoy.....houston is one big ugly metropolis...one day i'm convinced it will grind to a halt due to the volume of traffic and hopefully i'll be long gone

Lizzi

I'm on the coast in Virginia Beach, a souless suburban sprall with a lovely beach at the end of it, very hot and super humid in the summer: autumn and winter are best. The weather on the east coast tends towards the humid, which means you spend a lot of time sitting in the airconditioning. I would head for the west coast, I've heard Oregon is very nice. All the best with your decisions.

lolly

We live in San Antonio - love it people are lovely cost of living is cheap - that includes houses. Property taxes in the city limit are a bit steep but in all a good place to live.

lolly

Am off to UK today so will have some white choccy for you !!!

clydegirl

What about the OH?

Maybe she wants to stay in the northeast

TruBrit

safe trip lolly...a friend mailed me some white maltesers last week...hmmm still munching my way through them....have a fun trip back to good old blighty

lolly

They sound nice, will wave to you when I fly over Houston.

AmerLisa

Seattle - if you can afford it.

AmerLisa

lee_in_nj

They have good pizza places. That's pretty much all i can think of right now.