• Which US city matches this criteria best?
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24-hour busy, not too hot, rainy, not too expensive, big downtown area NYC is great but living costs are too expensive over there. Then there are Chicago, Raleigh, Hartford, Boston et cetera. I'm looking forward to stay in USA for 4 years to complete my university studies Help me pick one, thanks. Edit: any other country welcome please leave your opinion here : [url]https://spreadsheets.google.com/spreadsheet/ccc?key=0ApC83Rn0KjMndFE1dE1vR040SklueTFwc1N2V1RKWnc&hl=en_US[/url]
If food's any motivation to move somewhere, go to Louisiana. The food is amazing. Only downside is that in Louisiana the weather is unpredictable as shit. And when it is predictable it's usually shit and rainy or hot and humid as fuck. And in the winter it's hardly bearable. You can swear it's about to snow but you're just left to freeze until you're a fucking popsicle.
San Antonio, Austin, Maybe Dallas and Houston. only problem is the heat (only really bad in summer months) and unpredictable weather.
I want lots of rain, I can't get enough of rain
Yeah it's been really rainy here lately.
And I want lights everywhere at nights, just like NYC's Times Square [editline]29th July 2011[/editline] If only NYC was affordable
Well New Orleans and Baton Rouge are the biggest cities. I've never been to either at night but they might have some lights. Mardi Gras is big in Louisiana so if you like parades, beads, and candy go to New Orleans.
Minneapolis-St. Paul
Chicago It's not that hot (usually 85 during day if that is hot :v:) Come to Chicago!
I'm having really hard time deciding [editline]29th July 2011[/editline] Also I have fucked up sleep schedule, so I will be probably eating and doing stuff at night. I don't really like walking around city at day time
Come to Vancouver,Canada.
Canada is also option but I heard things are more expensive there than USA, is that right? [editline]29th July 2011[/editline] Can someone experienced give some suggestions? It is not going anywhere if every FPer suggest their own city.
Sacramento, California. The weather is the best. Not rainy all of the time, but if you wanted that then Denver Colorado would be a good fit for you.
Philadelphia might fit the bill for ya.
Live in Staten Island, New York. The city is ridiculously close and easy to get to. Public transportation rocks. Cheap apartments and houses.
[QUOTE=Wnd;31393280]I want lots of rain, I can't get enough of rain[/QUOTE] Hey what's up, I live in Seattle.
24-hour busy. Seattle. Not too hot. Seattle. Rainy. Seattle. Not too expensive. No idea. Big downtown area. Seattle. So far Seattle is looking pretty good. :v:
Other than Seattle like Gmod4ever mentioned, you could try Nashville, TN or Orlando, FL. Nashville is a pretty clean city with plenty of malls, it has plenty of old buildings and a nice downtown full of modern towers and it has a pretty nice climate. And it has a replica Parthenon. Nashville gets plenty of rain and a few tornadoes in the county a year. It's a pretty safe place and the police are generally really nice. If you can stand our stupid governor, you'd probably like it. Loads of clubs if you like those. Oh, and plenty of sports teams too. I remember a long time ago, I was walking around the downtown with my mom and it had little buzzers above the stop lights so blind people can hear when it's safe to cross. At the time I thought that was the coolest thing ever, but now I realize it's pretty common. If you're going to class for something Medical, Engineering, or Military, this is the place to go. It has one of the best University/Hospital combos in the country. [quote] From Wikipedia - Notable alumni and affiliates include two [URL="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vice_Presidents_of_the_United_States"]Vice Presidents of the United States[/URL], 25 [URL="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rhodes_Scholars"]Rhodes Scholars[/URL], seven [URL="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nobel_Prize"]Nobel Prize[/URL] laureates, [URL="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pulitzer_Prize"]Pulitzer Prize[/URL] winners, and [URL="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Academy_Award"]Academy Award[/URL] winners.[SUP][URL="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vanderbuilt_university#cite_note-2"][3][/URL][/SUP][SUP][URL="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vanderbuilt_university#cite_note-3"][4][/URL][/SUP] In its 2011 ranking of universities, [I][URL="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/U.S._News_%26_World_Report"]U.S. News & World Report[/URL][/I] placed Vanderbilt 17th among national universities, and the schools of education, law, medicine, and nursing were ranked among the top 20 in the country. The [URL="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Academic_Ranking_of_World_Universities"]Academic Ranking of World Universities[/URL] listed Vanderbilt as 41st in the world in its 2009 ranking. The [URL="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Times_Higher_Education_World_University_Rankings"]Times Higher Education World University Rankings[/URL] 2010-11 has listed Vanderbilt as the 51st best university in the world.[SUP][URL="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vanderbuilt_university#cite_note-4"][5][/URL][/SUP] The university is among the top 10 recipients of federal research funding with $444.3 million in 2008. [/quote] [url]http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vanderbuilt_university[/url] [IMG]http://i.imgur.com/Wat5r.jpg[/IMG] Orlando isn't a bad place either, it's situated between every major theme park in Florida, has plenty of cheap places, and the crime rate isn't horrible. It has plenty of culture which leads to some very tasty food. [IMG]http://i.imgur.com/JOVFX.jpg[/IMG] Orlando has UCF (University of Central Florida), it's a pretty good school too, and is also a research school. Both cities have ups and downs, like every city here. It will have a slight gang problem, but you probably won't notice them. And like every city, the closer to downtown you go, the more expensive it gets. Both cities have really posh suburbs with three story houses four car garages.
[QUOTE=Wnd;31393335]And I want lights everywhere at nights, just like NYC's Times Square [editline]29th July 2011[/editline] If only NYC was affordable[/QUOTE] NYC is pretty affordable, unless you plan on living in a box while you're there. Not all of NYC is Manhattan and NYC isn't all of New York State.
Try Kentucky. <3
Lots of rain? Seattle, Portland, or really anywhere in western Washington or Oregon. The area is temperate rainforest. Yes, really. [editline]28th July 2011[/editline] Also, the area is very temperate so temperatures don't vary a whole lot
Seattle.
Huntsville, Alabama. Pretty nice. I went there for space camp. Oh fuck wait what am I talking about it's Alabama hot as fuck there
Philadelphia, it's New York, but not expensive. You can get a flat around south street center city for $700. Most people actually live in philadelphia and commute to nyc because we pretty much are NYC but not expensive.
[QUOTE=Wnd;31392935]24-hour busy, not too hot, rainy, not too expensive, big downtown area NYC is great but living costs are too expensive over there. Then there are Chicago, Raleigh, Hartford, Boston et cetera. I'm looking forward to stay in USA for 4 years to complete my university studies Help me pick one, thanks.[/QUOTE] Only city I have experience living in, is Pensacola, it fits those all mostly, large downtown place. Rains a lot, but thing is, it's in Florida, so it gets in the hundreds in summer. Also, it has the worst water quality of any city in the country.
[QUOTE=Wnd;31392935]24-hour busy, not too hot, rainy, not too expensive, big downtown area NYC is great but living costs are too expensive over there. Then there are Chicago, Raleigh, [b]Hartford[/b], Boston et cetera. I'm looking forward to stay in USA for 4 years to complete my university studies Help me pick one, thanks.[/QUOTE] Come visit me :q:
Twin Cities in Minnesota.
If you have to finish university, come to St. Louis, Missouri. We have Washington University in Saint Louis, which is a very good (yet expensive) university. The city itself is pleasant, with plenty of sports if that's your thing. There's a good deal here.
[QUOTE=Pvt. Banana;31397974]Live in Staten Island, New York. The city is ridiculously close and easy to get to. Public transportation rocks. Cheap apartments and houses.[/QUOTE] How about living costs? Groceries and stuff? [editline]29th July 2011[/editline] [QUOTE=mysteryman;31400676]Philadelphia, it's New York, but not expensive. You can get a flat around south street center city for $700. Most people actually live in philadelphia and commute to nyc because we pretty much are NYC but not expensive.[/QUOTE] $700 per month sounds a lot. There are few rooms on craigslist for about 300-400/month. I don't really need anything fancy, just somewhere to sleep at. [editline]29th July 2011[/editline] Can you guys check if this thing works right? [url]http://www.payscale.com/cost-of-living-calculator/Pennsylvania-Philadelphia/New-York-New-York[/url] Not only NYC vs Philadelphia [editline]29th July 2011[/editline] $400 rent $400 food $100 transport $200 misc Can I do in NYC alone with $1100? [editline]29th July 2011[/editline] Also how hard will it be for non US citizen to find some job around there? [editline]29th July 2011[/editline] Okay, I'm not restricting myself to USA. I was thinking about Sweden or even Ireland.
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