Relocation to Atlanta, Chicago or Miami

I have lived most of life in Dallas, Texas. Dallas is a nice clean
city and perfect place to raise a family. But it is not a vibrant
charming city. It is pretty much flat and far away from ocean,
mountains or natural scenic places. There are very few things you can
do in weekends or and holidays. Now I have an opportunity to move to
Atlanta, Chicago or Miami. I have visited all these cities but not
long enough to know the cities and their surroundings very well. I
want to live in a vibrant city with full of life and close to ocean,
mountain or beautiful scenic area . The weather and cost of living
are also factors that need to be considered. I have Asian Indian
background and want to blend in the mainstream of American lifestyles.
I wonder how it is to live in Atlanta, Chicago or Miami as compared to
Dallas Texas. Your comments will be highly appreciated.

Reza wrote:
I have lived most of life in Dallas, Texas. Dallas is a nice clean
city and perfect place to raise a family. But it is not a vibrant
charming city. It is pretty much flat and far away from ocean,
mountains or natural scenic places. There are very few things you can
do in weekends or and holidays. Now I have an opportunity to move to
Atlanta, Chicago or Miami. I have visited all these cities but not
long enough to know the cities and their surroundings very well. I
want to live in a vibrant city with full of life and close to ocean,
mountain or beautiful scenic area . The weather and cost of living
are also factors that need to be considered. I have Asian Indian
background and want to blend in the mainstream of American lifestyles.
I wonder how it is to live in Atlanta, Chicago or Miami as compared to
Dallas Texas. Your comments will be highly appreciated.

Well, there are no oceans near Atlanta or Chicago (though Lake Michigan
can be interesting) and no mountains near Chicago or Miami. (the
mountains near Atlanta may not be mountains if you have experience with
anything taller than about 1500m)

Chicago is considerably colder than Dallas. On the other hand I think
it's probably the most diverse of the four cities you mention.

--
Doug Smith W9WI
Pleasant View (Nashville), TN EM66
http://www.w9wi.com

"Reza" wrote in message
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I have lived most of life in Dallas, Texas. Dallas is a nice clean
city and perfect place to raise a family. But it is not a vibrant
charming city. It is pretty much flat and far away from ocean,
mountains or natural scenic places. There are very few things you can
do in weekends or and holidays. Now I have an opportunity to move to
Atlanta, Chicago or Miami. I have visited all these cities but not
long enough to know the cities and their surroundings very well. I
want to live in a vibrant city with full of life and close to ocean,
mountain or beautiful scenic area . The weather and cost of living
are also factors that need to be considered. I have Asian Indian
background and want to blend in the mainstream of American lifestyles.
I wonder how it is to live in Atlanta, Chicago or Miami as compared to
Dallas Texas. Your comments will be highly appreciated.


Well, I've never lived in Dallas, so I can't make a comparison. I live in
Atlanta. There is certainly a lot happening here now, culturally and
economically, but I guess it really depends on what you're looking for. We
have a large and growing Indian community and plenty of diversity -- so
you'll blend in as much as you want. Weather won't be too different from
Dallas. And the city is still affordable, compared to places like New York,
Boston, San Fran, etc. You'd have to decide whether you want a house in the
suburbs, where you can get a lot for less money, or a more expensive life
intown. It's less than two hours to the mountains, and you're roughly 4-5
hours to the coast on two sides (Atlantic and Gulf).

A lot of folks are critical of Atlanta and imply that it is soulless. As a
vacation center, there is a limited amount to do. But living here is much
nicer than visiting here. It's a very pleasant place to live, relatively
easy to get around, inexpensive, and friendly. Of course, the more people
move here, the bigger it gets.

So, that's my two cents. I think Chicago would be a lot of fun to live in,
but I've never lived there. And I don't like the idea of its winters!

Sarah

On Mon, 19 Jun 2006 13:29:12 -0400, "Sarah Banick"
wrote:


"Reza" wrote in message
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I have lived most of life in Dallas, Texas. Dallas is a nice clean
city and perfect place to raise a family. But it is not a vibrant
charming city. It is pretty much flat and far away from ocean,
mountains or natural scenic places. There are very few things you can
do in weekends or and holidays. Now I have an opportunity to move to
Atlanta, Chicago or Miami. I have visited all these cities but not
long enough to know the cities and their surroundings very well. I
want to live in a vibrant city with full of life and close to ocean,
mountain or beautiful scenic area . The weather and cost of living
are also factors that need to be considered.

Be perpared for *major* sticker shock when it comes to housing prices in all
three. Dallas is an extremely affordable metro area.


Well, I've never lived in Dallas, so I can't make a comparison. I live in
Atlanta. .... We have a large and growing Indian community and plenty of
diversity -- so you'll blend in as much as you want. Weather won't be too
different from Dallas.

What? Are you impervious to humidity? My family moved from Atlanta (Alpharetta)
to Dallas (Plano) three years ago, and the difference in humidity is *huge*, as
is the effect on comfort. And Dallas has a lot more sun.

A lot of folks are critical of Atlanta and imply that it is soulless.

Me for one. 8

So, that's my two cents. I think Chicago would be a lot of fun to live in,
but I've never lived there. And I don't like the idea of its winters!

The winters there are definitely tough.

Miami has the heat *and* humidity, plus the complication of hurricanes.

In the end, you've got to go with the combination that suits your desired
lifestyle best. IMO, Fort Worth has certain charms. Have you ever lived there?

-- Larry

"Reza" wrote in message
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I have lived most of life in Dallas, Texas. Dallas is a nice clean
city and perfect place to raise a family. But it is not a vibrant
charming city. It is pretty much flat and far away from ocean,
mountains or natural scenic places. There are very few things you can
do in weekends or and holidays. Now I have an opportunity to move to
Atlanta, Chicago or Miami. I have visited all these cities but not
long enough to know the cities and their surroundings very well. I
want to live in a vibrant city with full of life and close to ocean,
mountain or beautiful scenic area . The weather and cost of living
are also factors that need to be considered. I have Asian Indian
background and want to blend in the mainstream of American lifestyles.
I wonder how it is to live in Atlanta, Chicago or Miami as compared to
Dallas Texas. Your comments will be highly appreciated.



I'm from Ft. Worth and from the cities that you have mentioned, I have only
been to Atlanta.

I will say that if I could find a job that paid just a little more than I
make now, mostly because of state income taxes, I would move to Atlanta in a
heartbeat.

When I was there last August, it was over 100 degree's in DFW and was in the
mid 80's in Atlanta. The people there were dying from the heat. I laughed
the whole time that I was there telling people to get on the plane and come
back to DFW with me so they could see some real heat.

Keeping an eye of the temperature in Atlanta and DFW, Atlanta always seems
to be about 10 degrees cooler in the summer and about 10 degrees warmer in
the winter.

The landscape was beautiful lush green grass and millions of trees
everywhere, unlike DFW where there aren't near as many trees and the grass
is dead.

I was looking around the south side of Atlanta around Fayette and Henry
Counties and it is just beautiful there. It looks as though home prices are
quite a bit more there than in DFW, but rentals seem to be comparable.

From what I can tell, you are within 4 hours from the coast at Savannah and
within 2 hours from the Smokies.

Everyone that I encountered in Atlanta was so friendly. DFW is a pretty
friendly place, but Atlanta has DFW beat there too.

Check out http://www.rentlist.net for an idea of home prices in the Atlanta
area and do a search on cost of living.

Again, I have never been to Chicago or Miami, but my cousin used to live
close to Miami and said that it was the "armpit of the nation", for what
that's worth.


Good luck!




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Reza

in Dallas, Texas...There are very few things you can do in weekends
or and holidays.

In a metropolitan area of 4 million people?


Now I have an opportunity to move to Atlanta, Chicago or Miami.

Miami. It's always warm and you're on the ocean.

Actually, my Asian Indian friend and his whole family are thinking of
moving to Dallas.

Reza wrote:
Your comments will be highly appreciated.

Limited to the three, I would choose Chicago.

My comments: Chicago, A visit to. Oak Park, Riverside
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Unless you are fluent in Spanish, and enjoy bars on your doors and
windows, I wouldn't move to Miami. Even without that, I wouldn't move
to Miami if it was the last place on earth.

I lived there for five years when I was growing up...and that was a
long time ago (I've lived in Central Florida for the past 33
years)...it sucked then. It sucks worse now. English is optional, and
most choose not to take that option. Road signs, store signs, labels
on products...all in spanish. The crime is high, and so are the
prices. Yeah, there's the beach....but you'll be "enjoying" that with
about 15 million other people. There are plenty of beaches elsewhere.

My husband lived just north of Atlanta for 3 years before moving back
here (this was before we got married). I visited him up there many
times and, while the area is GORGEOUS and the people are really nice,
the traffic is a nightmare. It lost its charm for me after the third
or fourth visit....but it's MUCH better than Miami.

I've never been to Chicago, so I can't say anything about that area.

Of course, these are just MHOs. )

Reza wrote:
I have lived most of life in Dallas, Texas. Dallas is a nice clean
city and perfect place to raise a family. But it is not a vibrant
charming city. It is pretty much flat and far away from ocean,
mountains or natural scenic places. There are very few things you can
do in weekends or and holidays. Now I have an opportunity to move to
Atlanta, Chicago or Miami. I have visited all these cities but not
long enough to know the cities and their surroundings very well. I
want to live in a vibrant city with full of life and close to ocean,
mountain or beautiful scenic area . The weather and cost of living
are also factors that need to be considered. I have Asian Indian
background and want to blend in the mainstream of American lifestyles.
I wonder how it is to live in Atlanta, Chicago or Miami as compared to
Dallas Texas. Your comments will be highly appreciated.

Miami you'll either love or hate and most folks wouldn't describe
it
as a "great place to raise a family". Atlanta is Dallas in Georgia,
possibly with worse traffic. Chicago is on Lake Michigan and is
quite diverse with a huge cultural history. But if you can't handle
the
cold, you're gonna hate it. Personally, I'd go to Chicago, but if you
can't afford it, or can't handle the cold, then I guess you're headed
to
Atlanta. If you like the ocean, and can handle the fairly dynamic and
to some extent, "mature" culture of Miami, that might be more your
speed.

On Mon, 19 Jun 2006 13:29:12 -0400, "Sarah Banick"
wrote:


.... of Atlanta.... relatively easy to get around...

As long as you don't have a commute on GA 400 or 285. 8 That's gridlock of the
first order.

--Larry