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re: How are people able to just up and move states like it’s nothing and why
Posted on 4/9/26 at 10:05 am to Galloglaich
Posted on 4/9/26 at 10:05 am to Galloglaich
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I lived in a state with no state income tax, so my employer paid me like that. If I moved somewhere with state income tax without telling them, that is literally tax fraud because they would be reporting the wrong withholding for me. So instead of dealing with that mess, I moved to Texas and avoided the whole issue. The whole game was my employer not knowing that I moved in the first place.
So you're lying to your employer. Got it
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Posted on 4/9/26 at 10:05 am to Galloglaich
Years ago I moved from small town North Louisiana to Houston alone and didn't know one person in the city.
It was cultural shock but it worked out.
I'm about ready to move back to slow country life now though.
It was cultural shock but it worked out.
I'm about ready to move back to slow country life now though.
Posted on 4/9/26 at 10:13 am to Riseupfromtherubble
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You're talking about leaving your hometown at 25 years old, honestly it happens a lot sooner for most of the people that do it. If I was working remote and could just move anywhere in the country I wanted I would probably prioritize it around my hobbies. I'm sure you had a good reason to choose wherever in Texas you chose. I hope you chose wisely, but if you don't have a family of your own it's not that huge of a deal.
I left for college and stayed gone for four years. I got a job offer in another state and had zero plans of ever coming back. Then the job turned out to be terrible and I ended up back anyway. From that point on, I felt like a failure, watching other people leave or move to Nashville and actually find happiness. My girlfriend at the time expected me to propose so her parents could buy us a house in Franklin, but I knew that life was on borrowed time and I would lose my mind if I went along with it. The only crappy thing about Texas is the lack of nature, but I compensate by just flying to other countries/national parks frequently.
Posted on 4/9/26 at 10:18 am to schwartzy
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To me it sounds like you left a better place for a less desirable location, but I’m also glad others have different opinions or else nobody would live in places like Kansas or South Dakota
These are destination states for hunters.
Kansas has some actual economy in Kansas City, outside of farming.
South Dakota is as empty as anything I’ve ever seen. And I love it.
Posted on 4/9/26 at 10:28 am to midwestTiger20
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South Dakota is as empty as anything I’ve ever seen. And I love it.
The badlands are beautiful though
Posted on 4/9/26 at 10:34 am to Galloglaich
This should have been a LinkedIn post.
Posted on 4/9/26 at 10:39 am to Galloglaich
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I was being generous lol. Nashville weather is only enjoyable the first two weeks of November!
What do you consider enjoyable weather? It’s 65 degrees and sunny in Nashville today.
Posted on 4/9/26 at 10:48 am to Cousin Key
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What do you consider enjoyable weather? It’s 65 degrees and sunny in Nashville today.
Was this after a spring blizzard or tornado storm?
Posted on 4/9/26 at 10:55 am to DustyDinkleman
quote]Cool. Congrats. That must be nice. Not everyone has the same life story as you and found easier opportunities to leave.[/quote]
I would say quit being an a-hole, but you after the way you treated Jamie, that's probably just who you are.
I would say quit being an a-hole, but you after the way you treated Jamie, that's probably just who you are.
Posted on 4/9/26 at 11:06 am to BK Lounge
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Matter of fact, look around in 2026- i would say that anyone who isn’t hugely anxious just isnt paying attention, or has their head buried in the sand , or just has a brain that’s not wired right .
What’re you “hugely anxious” about?
Maybe try weaning yourself from Facebook, insta, Snapchat, TikTok, Reddit, and all other social media.
Turn your phone off, walk on some grass.
How old are you? I’m turning 65 next month, the country has been through a lot worse.
Posted on 4/9/26 at 11:20 am to Galloglaich
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I wasn’t connected to Nashville at all. I was done with the place on an emotional and psychological level. Any time the idea of extra money came up, my first thought was to escape. And still I was stuck for years. It felt like I was glued to the city no matter what I did. I transferred my lease, packed my stuff, and told my family and my girlfriend a week before I left.
Assuming you grew up in Nashville?
You left at 25 after trying to leave for years? Your life was just getting started. At least you weren’t 45, with a wife, kids, mortgage, Labradoodle, the whole works. Definitely easier to throw a sleeper sofa, crockpot, tv, PlayStation and clothes into a UHaul and bug out at sunset.
You were “done on an emotional and psychological level”?
Why didn’t you just join the military, sounds like you were miserable at a much younger age.
To be perfectly honest, sounds like you ran from issues of some sort, made clear by your not telling your family and girlfriend you were dipping out in a week.
Sadly, my guess is you’ll have the same issues wherever you live in Texas, it’ll just take time to show up.
Moving for opportunity or seeing/experiencing new experiences is one thing, moving to escape problems is another.
Best of luck to you.
Posted on 4/9/26 at 11:25 am to BK Lounge
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i actually have the opposite ‘fear’- if things start to feel a little too familiar, a little too routine- then i start feeling antsy, and a little bit nervous..
Similar...intrigue and excitement of opportunity is more like it for us. Never had fear of unknown. Never been uncomfortable being uncomfortable.
Posted on 4/9/26 at 11:28 am to riverdiver
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Why didn’t you just join the military, sounds like you were miserable at a much younger age.
I did lol. I was in process of getting in to OCS through the Army, but the pandemic came and ruined the whole process.
This post was edited on 4/9/26 at 11:28 am
Posted on 4/9/26 at 11:35 am to biglego
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This is such an abstract concept that I only hear from Louisiana people. I’m from Louisiana and I still don’t know what it even means
Suspect you have never lived in/near New Orleans and then outside of Louisiana?
I will land at MSY airport next week for FQ Fest. That said 'abstract' feeling will hit me strongly within 10-minutes of landing. It is as sure as sun rising in the east.
In summary, people make the place. LA people are unique. If I have to explain their uniqueness (albeit I am speaking with a strong Nola lens here)...how they see life, live life, what they value, how they relate to one another, meaningfulness of food, music, festival to their way of life, how a minute is spent and why...all EXTREMELY different than most other places in the world, much less the US. It beams obvious to those of us who see life similarly to these LA people.
The contrast to other places (big cities in TX, CA, London, Netherlands, Chicago, etc. etc)...in my experience. Beaming difference of people spirit and way of life. Love LA!
Many who have lived only a very small radius of life (literal geography and figurative social, small echo chambered lives)...likely cannot see it. Not saying that's you. With 100% certainty that is many in my family and long-time friends roots, though.
It is a crystal clear contrast. I love it! Cannot wait to get taste of it at FQ fest next week. Coming in from elsewhere for it.
This post was edited on 4/9/26 at 11:39 am
Posted on 4/9/26 at 11:36 am to Galloglaich
Got doctorate out of state. Realized how bad Louisiana sucks. Moved back to within 2 hours of family in Louisiana. Had children. Family would come visit 1-2 times a year. Both parents still work and have at best 7 years until retirement.
Realized there is no point to stay close since we'd see them about the same as is and they are no help with our kids.
Got better job offer further away and did not think twice about moving
Realized there is no point to stay close since we'd see them about the same as is and they are no help with our kids.
Got better job offer further away and did not think twice about moving
Posted on 4/9/26 at 11:48 am to Riseupfromtherubble
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It's a way to cope.Over highlighting the perks, perceived or otherwise, to diminish the negatives that are far greater in number
Raise you a cope. Your post sounds like one.
Dilemmas exist. That's life.
Not all values are equal. We value people and way of life a whole lot more than well manicured real estate development names signs. Have lived in both. Much value in those developments (schools, jobs, etc.). Did it for years and multiple times. AND (not OR) comes with a missing spirit of life like we have high affinity for. AND. Damn and.
Kidding aside, not coping. Just reality.
Posted on 4/9/26 at 2:17 pm to DarthRebel
quote:I’ve lived in 9 states and 4 other countries since leaving home, about to make it 10 with a move to Mackinac Island, Michigan at the end of this month. After doing it long enough, anything past three or four years in one place starts to feel like too long.
I grew up with a dad in the Army, moving was a way of life.
It is not that deep, just move.
I do wonder sometimes what's behind that, whether it’s just how I’m wired, a need to avoid planting roots, or a tendency to move on instead of staying put and working through things.
Posted on 4/9/26 at 2:37 pm to Everyday Is Saturday
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Raise you a cope. Your post sounds like one.
Dilemmas exist. That's life.
Not all values are equal. We value people and way of life a whole lot more than well manicured real estate development names signs. Have lived in both. Much value in those developments (schools, jobs, etc.). Did it for years and multiple times. AND (not OR) comes with a missing spirit of life like we have high affinity for. AND. Damn and.
Kidding aside, not coping. Just reality.
My post wasn't coping with anything. I was just giving my theory on a pontification by a native Louisianan on why other Louisianans have this abstract idea of "spirit" and that it only exists in 4 area codes.
I've been to crawfish boils and mardi gras parades in 4 states. I've been to tailgates with good food and lots of alcohol in 5, I've eaten raw oysters that came out of the bay behind the restaurant, I've helped strangers clean up storm debris in two states and seen my neighbors in each do the same.
I'm not going to deny that there is a sense of community spirit across much of Louisiana, but your post kind of insinuated that AND could only be found in one place, and that's just not the case
Posted on 4/9/26 at 4:05 pm to Everyday Is Saturday
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The contrast to other places (big cities in TX, CA, London, Netherlands, Chicago, etc. etc)...in my experience. Beaming difference of people spirit and way of life. Love LA!
You ever leave the hotel?
This post was edited on 4/9/26 at 4:22 pm
Posted on 4/9/26 at 4:08 pm to Everyday Is Saturday
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Not all values are equal. We value people and way of life a whole lot more than well manicured real estate development names signs
So why leave LA if you value the people and the way of life that much?
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