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Living in Minneapolis/St. Paul, MN?
Posted on 4/17/17 at 8:10 pm
Posted on 4/17/17 at 8:10 pm
Has anyone lived there or spent extensive time there. May be looking at a work opportunity out there in a few months. I know the winters suck arse, but any other thoughts on the area?
Other questions:
-which suburbs would you recommend, job is in downtown Minneapolis.
-Cost of living is higher, but another things to consider?
-Things/activities you recommend?
-Minneapolis side or St. Paul side?
I've been several times for work/vacation but really considering heading up there. Any other thoughts would be appreciated? TIA
Other questions:
-which suburbs would you recommend, job is in downtown Minneapolis.
-Cost of living is higher, but another things to consider?
-Things/activities you recommend?
-Minneapolis side or St. Paul side?
I've been several times for work/vacation but really considering heading up there. Any other thoughts would be appreciated? TIA
This post was edited on 4/17/17 at 8:12 pm
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Posted on 4/17/17 at 8:11 pm to SpartyGator
Obligatory "You call that living?"
Posted on 4/17/17 at 8:11 pm to SpartyGator
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Living in Minneapolis/St. Paul, MN
You call that living?
Posted on 4/17/17 at 8:11 pm to SpartyGator
They have lots of Somalian Pirates that live there.
Posted on 4/17/17 at 8:15 pm to SpartyGator
The winters alone are enough to make me not want to move there. Remember when it got so cold that they warned people their eyeballs could freeze? No thanks
Posted on 4/17/17 at 8:17 pm to sweetwaterbilly
It's an upgrade in job so hence considering it 
Posted on 4/17/17 at 8:19 pm to SpartyGator
If the price is right I can't blame you. I've applied for a few jobs in less than ideal places. For the right amount of money I'd move just about anywhere.
Posted on 4/17/17 at 8:22 pm to SpartyGator
Awesome part of the country. Lots of large companies, money and honkies, too.
Posted on 4/17/17 at 8:22 pm to SpartyGator
Was on a project there in 2015. It's a very nice city with excellent shopping and very solid job opportunities. The airport is awesome with a lot of nonstop flights.
You'll think the giant enclosed malls are weird until winter.
The drawbacks are that it makes Pittsburgh seem warm and tropical and the people are kind of weird. It snowed there in May.
You'll think the giant enclosed malls are weird until winter.
The drawbacks are that it makes Pittsburgh seem warm and tropical and the people are kind of weird. It snowed there in May.
This post was edited on 4/17/17 at 8:24 pm
Posted on 4/17/17 at 8:23 pm to Solo
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Awesome part of the country. Lots of large companies, money and honkies, too.
Yeah, my company is pretty significant in that region, so it was worth considering. It's a beautiful city
Posted on 4/17/17 at 8:35 pm to SpartyGator
Incredible summer weather with a ton of stuff to do. Bunch of breweries with great beer and booming culinary scene. Very walkable downtown area with pretty good public transportation.
Hell on earth the other 8-9 months out of the year.
Visited a ton and my best friend is from there.
Hell on earth the other 8-9 months out of the year.
Visited a ton and my best friend is from there.
Posted on 4/17/17 at 8:45 pm to SpartyGator
You work for best buy?
Youd have to pay me enough to afford a house down here for the winter before I would even consider working up there. I hate being cold and being frozen for a few months just wont work for me.
Youd have to pay me enough to afford a house down here for the winter before I would even consider working up there. I hate being cold and being frozen for a few months just wont work for me.
Posted on 4/17/17 at 8:52 pm to SpartyGator
Nice city, lots of outdoor stuff. Winters aren't that bad. Couple arctic fronts a year and only 4 months of a real winter.
Posted on 4/17/17 at 8:58 pm to SpartyGator
been here for two years:
pros: low crime, clean, bike friendly, lots of festivals in summer time. good for outdoors activities like ice fishing and hunting, if you're into that. Breweries everywhere. Tax free on clothing.
Cons: Cold as hell, Windy as frick, food sucks, hard to make friends, they call it MN nice (not really). People are passive aggressive.
Oh state taxes will rape you. Coming form the south, MPLS is very expensive. I'm looking forward to move out of here soon.
pros: low crime, clean, bike friendly, lots of festivals in summer time. good for outdoors activities like ice fishing and hunting, if you're into that. Breweries everywhere. Tax free on clothing.
Cons: Cold as hell, Windy as frick, food sucks, hard to make friends, they call it MN nice (not really). People are passive aggressive.
Oh state taxes will rape you. Coming form the south, MPLS is very expensive. I'm looking forward to move out of here soon.
This post was edited on 4/17/17 at 9:02 pm
Posted on 4/17/17 at 9:07 pm to Northwestern tiger
Yeah i look at the upgrade vs the costs and there's a lot to consider. Didn't know about the taxes
Posted on 4/17/17 at 9:09 pm to SpartyGator
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Didn't know about the taxes
I didn't know either.
It's like the 3rd highest in the nation. Totally sucks
Posted on 4/17/17 at 9:21 pm to SpartyGator
Lived here a few years now. Love it. Clean city. Tons of big companies. Not the best food, but that's probably the worst part. Traffic isn't horrible. Pretty low crime for such a big population. I think the "horrible winters" have been over played. I've been here 4 years now and it's not bad enough to not wanna be here. I didn't have to plow my driveway once this year. Sure it can get bad, but it's not like it's 30 below with 2 feet of snow all winter. If you like the outdoors, I'm not sure this place can be beat. Also I think we have a team for every major professional sport. NFL, MLB, nba, wnba, mls. There are certainly worse places to live. I traveled all over in the navy and this is my favorite place I've lived.
Posted on 4/17/17 at 9:24 pm to More beer please
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Hell on earth the other 8-9 months
12 - 9 =3 months of not hell on earth
Sparty frick THAT
Posted on 4/17/17 at 9:37 pm to Chief0218
Tell him about the Skinny's.
Posted on 4/17/17 at 10:07 pm to SpartyGator
Everyone is right about the cold. Areas to live varies on where you work. Both cities has a large amount of diversity the south doesn't see.
Schools are great if you have children, the cities are safer then most big southern cities. Cost of living is high but the pay will usually equal it.
Areas around St. Paul, white bear lake, oakdale, Woodbury, Eagan. For Minneapolis..Bloomington, eden prairie, wyzata, Minnetonka
Schools are great if you have children, the cities are safer then most big southern cities. Cost of living is high but the pay will usually equal it.
Areas around St. Paul, white bear lake, oakdale, Woodbury, Eagan. For Minneapolis..Bloomington, eden prairie, wyzata, Minnetonka
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