re: Would you ever permanently move from the South?

Did it 10 years ago. My only regret is that I didn't do it sooner. Life outside the South suits me much better personally. I will never live in the South again.

Already done it. Living in Boston will never come back to the south.

Don't worry I'm doing y'all a favor. But the south is a shithole. The people who never leave can't see the forest through the trees.

Edit: Louisiana will always be home. It's nice to come back for a couple days and see friends and family. And I truly want the state to fix the myriad of problems it has and become better. But I'm a realist and know it won't happen.

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Would you ever permanently move from the South? by Mullet Flap

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no...I have lived outside of the south a couple of times for work and found myself missing the whole culture a lot...

It will take a heck of a lot of money for me to move outside of the south again...and even then, it will only be temporary.

Absolutely.

Grew up in south Louisiana and never spent much time outside of that.

Then moved to California for 3 1/2 years before. Moving back.

Will leave again in a heartbeat if the right opportunity presents itself.

Never really understood how backwards and clannish the place I grew up in was until I lived in and traveled to other places.

Other than mild winters the south really has very little to offer.

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Don't worry I'm doing y'all a favor. But the south is a shithole. The people who never leave can't see the forest through the trees.

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This is the flip side of the ignorant folks that say, "frick them Yankees, the South is where it's at!"

I've lived outside of the South half of my life, and it definitely isn't my favorite region of this country. But all it is a shithole? Really?

Austin, Nashville, Charleston... All of the cool places in North Carolina... All shite?

I'm not even going to mention Virginia, because people will argue it's not part of the South.

Just did

That cost of living though....

Permanently? Probably not. I can find a place I'd enjoy in any region.

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I doubt I'd ever seen a reason to move...

-I'll take 95 degree summers any day before snow storms
-I'll take southern food over northern/west coast
-I'll take Gulf Coast fishing before any other in the country
-I'll take low cost of living in the South
-I'll take the southern women over northern...west coast would put up a strong fight on that one
-I like my guns

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I don't mind hot weather, its just the heat that makes you sweat buckets like we have down here that I dislike vs. the dry heat. I'm weird in that I like the snow but I'd have to move somewhere where everyone could play in it (skiing and snowboarding in the rockies). Every time i've been to Colorado in the winter the cold never bothered me because it was a dry cold. 20 degrees felt like 40 in the South

Southern food is good..but there comes a point where it gets old. Fishing I agree with you on, but I'd say Hawaii is definitely tops when it comes to fishing. Although that may be an unfair comparison

Cant disagree with you on the low cost of living. West coast women are something special, definitely could fight for the top spot with southern women