Americans, why don't you move to Hawaii?

[storealex]

The UK/US thread got me thinking;

America is composed of a wide range of different states, so why are people living in the boring ones? I mean, why are people living in Arkansas when they could stay in their home country, while enjoying the sun in Hawaii or Florida?

 

[downtown]

Because Hawaii is hella expensive, and there are often good jobs in the boring states

 

[Rossiya]

Troubles with the natives as well.

 

[GoodSarmatian]

Not an American but I figure Hawaii lacks the infrastructure of many more "boring" state. Is there even a University on Hawaii ? Can you get good jobs ?
I think it's a place where people go after they retire...

 

[Rossiya]

How does one transport oneself from one island to one other?

 

[downtown]

Not an American but I figure Hawaii lacks the infrastructure of many more "boring" state. Is there even a University on Hawaii ? Can you get good jobs ?
I think it's a place where people go after they retire...

I know of at least three colleges in Hawaii...The University of Hawaii, Chaminade, and Brigham Young University-Hawaii. I'm sure there are more....but employment outside of Honolulu might be a little tricky

 

[skadistic]

Hawaii isn't that great. When we lived in Japan we vacationed in HI every year for 2 weeks. They have everything anywhere else does.

How does one transport oneself from one island to one other?

Boats, ferries, small planes, helicopters.

 

[Cutlass]

It's a little small for 300 million people.....

 

[downtown]

But we can apply this principle to all the warm weather states. Why would you like to live in say, Wisconsin, when you could live in Florida, or South Carolina? The weather is better.

And more and more people do. The "sunbelt states", in the south and in the southwest, are the ones that are growing a lot, and many southern cities are developing robust economies. There are a TON of Ohioans who are moving to the Carolinas in droves...you can find special "Buckeye Bars" there.

But there are reasons not to. As a very general rule, applied to states overall (and not individual cities or districts), the public services in northern, cold-weather states are better than their warm weather peers. America's best public schools are in the northeast, and in the upper midwest. The cold weather areas tend to have better public universities, crime might not be as bad, etc.

Plus, its a heck of a lot cheaper to live up there. Florida is expensive...and the midwest is really cheap. a Salary of 60,000 goes a *long* way up here.

 

[storealex]

It's a little small for 300 million people.....

Is that the reason you don't move there?

 

[LucyDuke]

I hadn't realized non-tropical states were boring.

Most people ain't got enough money to up and leave.

 

[Stolen Rutters]

I am amazed at how many of my friends left Michigan for better job prospects in the past 6 years (our state economy has been shrinking since 2003, while the other 49 states have been growing ). Hawaii, here we come!

 

[Norseone]

But we can apply this principle to all the warm weather states. Why would you like to live in say, Wisconsin, when you could live in Florida, or South Carolina? The weather is better.

And more and more people do. The "sunbelt states", in the south and in the southwest, are the ones that are growing a lot, and many southern cities are developing robust economies. There are a TON of Ohioans who are moving to the Carolinas in droves...you can find special "Buckeye Bars" there.

But there are reasons not to. As a very general rule, applied to states overall (and not individual cities or districts), the public services in northern, cold-weather states are better than their warm weather peers. America's best public schools are in the northeast, and in the upper midwest. The cold weather areas tend to have better public universities, crime might not be as bad, etc.

Plus, its a heck of a lot cheaper to live up there. Florida is expensive...and the midwest is really cheap. a Salary of 60,000 goes a *long* way up here.

Why dont you leave wisconsin out of this jerkface! Im staying up north because the people are smarter(better educated) and there are more universities in general. Ill prolly end up working in one of those soon. Not to mention im used to it and love snow. Oh! and those warm staters are goona have to pay for the nose for water eventually because of global warming.

 

[nc-1701]

I live in Georgia, sunbelt nice place right? Well, I'de rather live up North Too many fundie types around here... Plus 100 degrees and 90% humidity everyday isn't exactly fun...

 

[Patroklos]

Plus, its a heck of a lot cheaper to live up there. Florida is expensive...and the midwest is really cheap. a Salary of 60,000 goes a *long* way up here.

That is not true. The cost of living in the South is sometimes 1/2-2/3 less than Northern states, even in places like Florida. Compare the average price of a 1500 square foot in Taxachussets with one in South Carolina.

 

[MobBoss]

One. Property is hugely expensive since there is so little of it.

Two. General goods are expensive due to the fact that literally everything has to be shipped in.

Three. Believe it or not beach and sand gets pretty boring after a couple of years.

Bottom line, its a great place to visit, but not so great a place to live full-time.

 

[downtown]

That is not true. The cost of living in the South is sometimes 1/2-2/3 less than Northern states, even in places like Florida. Compare the average price of a 1500 square foot in Taxachussets with one in South Carolina.

Well, you're right about Taxachuseets, and thats also true for anywhere around the major urban centers (Chicago, NYC, etc). But a lot of SC is simply a totally undesirable place to live. When you compare costs of living in the fun parts of SC (the coastal areas), with areas around say, Madison or Indy...the colder parts of the country shake out okay.

Rural areas are going to be cheaper no matter where you go. But the nice midwestern suburbs cost less than the towns in the south were people actually want to be,

 

[bhsup]

Because it never snows. Why would anyone ever want to live where you don't get snow?

 

[Eran of Arcadia]

I left upstate NY (where I grew up) to move to the DC area (specifically, Northern Virgina). Jobs and weather were both factors.

 

[bhsup]

I left upstate NY (where I grew up) to move to the DC area (specifically, Northern Virgina). Jobs and weather were both factors.

I see footage of Washington every year with mega-blizzard conditions, it seems like. Surely you get plenty of snow in DC?