Top 10 Places To Live In The US - 2006
Jul 18th 2006, 2:37 pm
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Re: Top 10 Places To Live In The US - 2006
Originally Posted by tony126
Amazed that anywhere in SC does not even get a mention. Best summed up as testicles in abundance.
Jul 18th 2006, 3:25 pm
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Re: Top 10 Places To Live In The US - 2006
Originally Posted by ironporer
I was surprised at that...though I was surprised at a lot of the cities on the list.
Imagine- not one single AL town either...what's up with that??
Imagine- not one single AL town either...what's up with that??
Maybe its because our respective home states are shite compare to everywhere else?
Have only one experience of Alabama and that was at a gas station in 2004. I bought a six pack of beer and showed my passport for ID. At which point the gas station clerk called over his entire family who also worked there to come have a look at a passport. They'd never seen one before, bless 'em.
Jul 18th 2006, 3:30 pm
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Re: Top 10 Places To Live In The US - 2006
Originally Posted by TruBrit
think i found them when i was there this time
Jul 18th 2006, 3:35 pm
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Re: Top 10 Places To Live In The US - 2006
Originally Posted by Sarah
Have only one experience of Alabama and that was at a gas station in 2004. I bought a six pack of beer and showed my passport for ID. At which point the gas station clerk called over his entire family who also worked there to come have a look at a passport. They'd never seen one before, bless 'em.
Jul 18th 2006, 3:35 pm
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Re: Top 10 Places To Live In The US - 2006
Originally Posted by ironporer
Imagine- not one single AL town either...what's up with that??
Jul 18th 2006, 3:39 pm
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Re: Top 10 Places To Live In The US - 2006
No mention of Seattle??? Probably too much rain 
Jul 18th 2006, 3:56 pm
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Re: Top 10 Places To Live In The US - 2006
Originally Posted by Pimpbot
Why are you so shocked?
Jul 18th 2006, 4:06 pm
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Re: Top 10 Places To Live In The US - 2006
Originally Posted by Sarah
Not to worry IP, Pennsylvania had one single entry, Bethlehem PA came in at #88 and neither Pittsburgh nor Philadelphia made the best city lists.
Maybe its because our respective home states are shite compare to everywhere else?
Have only one experience of Alabama and that was at a gas station in 2004. I bought a six pack of beer and showed my passport for ID. At which point the gas station clerk called over his entire family who also worked there to come have a look at a passport. They'd never seen one before, bless 'em.
Maybe its because our respective home states are shite compare to everywhere else?
Have only one experience of Alabama and that was at a gas station in 2004. I bought a six pack of beer and showed my passport for ID. At which point the gas station clerk called over his entire family who also worked there to come have a look at a passport. They'd never seen one before, bless 'em.
It was very strange & even stranger for my friend who had never left England before.
Jul 18th 2006, 4:11 pm
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Re: Top 10 Places To Live In The US - 2006
Originally Posted by Partystar
When I went back to Texas for a holiday, I took a friend with me, we stopped at a petrol station just outside of DFW, we bought some stuff & the clerk was really interested in why we talked funny, where we were from etc. She asked if we would talk to her friend on the phone, we said okay & she called her right then & had us chatting with her, it was very weird. Anyway we went to use the loo & when we came back to give her the key, her friend had driven from where ever she was to come & see us!!! It was very strange & even stranger for my friend who had never left England before.
It was very strange & even stranger for my friend who had never left England before.
Jul 18th 2006, 4:22 pm
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Re: Top 10 Places To Live In The US - 2006
Originally Posted by ironporer
Probably just shoked, and wanted to see what a real, live LEGAL immigrant looks like.
Jul 18th 2006, 4:41 pm
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Re: Top 10 Places To Live In The US - 2006
Originally Posted by Yorkieabroad
Partly because it reminds me of Harlow (the new town, without the quaint old bit), but mainly cos its just another part of the urban concrete sprawl of strip malls and new housing estates on the outer edges of Houston...pretty much like where we live actually... 
. Its about 20 mins down the road from us - must go down there again - not been for a while - maybe its had an extreme makeover in the last 2 months 
. Its about 20 mins down the road from us - must go down there again - not been for a while - maybe its had an extreme makeover in the last 2 months Very good description
It hasn't changed at all. We were there last week.
The one thing I have noticed is the increase in crime there now. If you listen to the local news it seems more and more that Fort Bend County and in particular Sugarland are mentioned. Of course the main story is the horrific murder of the 16year old girl last week. Here's a link:
http://www.houstonchronicle.com/disp...t/4053509.html
Jul 18th 2006, 4:42 pm
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Re: Top 10 Places To Live In The US - 2006
I'm impressed, Portland ME came in 89th place as the only entry, especially as it got voted 3rd best city to walk around last month *l*
MA didn't make the cut either by look of things...
MA didn't make the cut either by look of things...
Jul 18th 2006, 4:47 pm
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Re: Top 10 Places To Live In The US - 2006
Originally Posted by Bob
I'm impressed, Portland ME came in 89th place as the only entry, especially as it got voted 3rd best city to walk around last month *l*
MA didn't make the cut either by look of things...
MA didn't make the cut either by look of things...
Jul 18th 2006, 6:05 pm
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Re: Top 10 Places To Live In The US - 2006
ive been to sugar land and cary. i think cary was the nicer of the two, but a lot of construction is going on there. sugar land was just acres of subdivisions that all look the same, and on every road theres a walmart, super target, best buy. the american dream nowadays is having a super target within 5 minutes of your house.
Jul 18th 2006, 8:20 pm
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Re: Top 10 Places To Live In The US - 2006
Originally Posted by asdasd12345
ive been to sugar land and cary.
