Moving to Boulder, CO from Minneapolis, MN. What should I know?
Moving to Boulder, CO from Minneapolis, MN. What should I know? My roommate and I are both 22 years old, and we are making a big change and moving to Colorado this summer from Minnesota. We smoke frequently and like going to shows. We have four felines between the two of us. What kind of jobs are there for a couple of 22 year old ladies? What is there to do in Boulder? What kind of night life is there? What attractions are there? What kind of scene is there? Top five things we should know? How much is rent/utilities? Any areas we should look more into moving too? Cute men?!
Would you move to Las Vegas, Florida or minnesota?
I would choose Minnesota because of the cold weather..Most people think its a cold boring state with nothing to do but if you ever visited then you will know that isnt true...They have a little bit of everything..Me personally I dont prefer to move to a city that is known for nightlife and parties and malls...Were all different...I prefer MN because I appreciate the Four Seasons the beautiful lakes,wildlife and natural beauty...It one of the most beautiful states in the U.S Las Vegas and Florida is cool if you like that type of thing. I couldn't take the heat so I got my azz out of the kitchen edit: Listen DUMPTRUCK!! ..Were just answering your effing question..Get the dorito off your shoulder and stop being so defensive.You should have included the fact the you live in Minnesota so dont blame us for assuming that you dont!! This is probably why you dont mesh well with fellow Minnesotans..Your defensive nature and name calling is not necessary..and I dont care if you delete my answer.YOu are racist and ignorant..and I bet your stomach is bigger than your shirt thats why you only have a pic of your greasy face ...(drops microphone)
Is Minneapolis a hip place to live?
No, and everyone in Minneapolis should pray to Prince this place never becomes hip.I moved to MPLS from Seattle (where I grew up) three years ago. You want to know what a hip city looks like? Look at Seattle. Seattle was hip for years, and you know what being hip did to it? It destroyed it. Nearly everything interesting about Seattle was bought up, wrung out and co-opted by trashy outsiders. The traffic became a mess, none of the good places are good anymore. The city become too hip and self-absorbed and self-conscious and now it it not a good place to live. This is because hip things make money so, when a hip place gets ‘discovered’ you have all these people coming in to commodify the hip parts. The situation in Portland is nearly identical. It has become overcrowded, expensive, and has had its soul pulled away from it. People (especially wealthier young people) hear that a city is hip and they flock to it, diluting out or simulating everything that made it genuinely interesting. This might sound like a rant, am I’m trying for it not to be, just pointing out that these are the wages of hipness and they are not pretty.Minneapolis is a nice place to live. Relatively staid compared to some other cities but that THIS IS A GOOD THING! Very liberal. Housing is relatively cheap, cost of living in general is relatively cheap. The majority of people seem happy to set down roots mere miles from where they grew up, get a corporate job and start a family by their mid-twenties. This is the opposite of hip. The culture is fairly homogenized and shies away from being experimental (with some notable exceptions). But you don’t have hoards of outsiders coming in trying to buy everything up. Yes there are fun things to do, some decent music venues, good museums and restaurants, but there are all good places, but certainly not hip in the sense that Brooklyn, Capitol Hill or parts of Portland or San Francisco are/were hip.Minneapolis (or at least some people who live here) has this sort of inferiority complex at times where it wants to be considered as cool as New York or San Francisco or Portland. If you mention one of these cities people will dismiss them or try to one-up the cool things about that city. What they don’t understand is that, if MPLS were to suddenly become ‘hip’ and desirable and people started moving here, it would absolutely destroy everything that the people who live here now love about this place.
Why is it so hard to make friends in Minneapolis?
Having lived in Minneapolis basically my whole life, I can think of a few things that make it challenging for 'newcomers' to make friends here. First, a caveat, all of what I will say is anecdotal. Having said that, here are my thoughts.Minneapolitans have long tenure - By this I mean that most people who live here have done so for a long time. As a result, they've either built their network already, or have family which can make building new friendships challenging.Northern plains reserve - I specify Northern plains because I think the 'personality' is different than Midwesterners. People here are courteous, and nice, but not inquisitive or naturally curious. I think most Minneapolitans are content not to know or ask much about people. We'll talk about the weather, or sports, or the weather, or politics, or the weather, but in depth conversations don't happen for quite some time.Group dynamic - You mentioned trying to meet with people individually or invite them to things. I'm not sure this is unique to Minnesota, or Minneapolis but, when interacting with new people, it can be nice to have a group dynamic. I think Minnesotans are, in general, less likely to talk about themselves one-on-one.So, with all that it sounds like we don't like to ask questions, and don't like to talk about ourselves. What's left? I know many people with very long, lasting friendships that aren't necessarily deep. By the same token I know people with some very deep friendships that haven't known each other very long.I hope this doesn't sound like advice, but I would consider what kind of friendship you're looking for. Think of it like looking for a job. Would you look for a job the same way no matter what kind of job it was?
What city in the US would be good for a young swede?
Minneapolis or St. Paul, Minnesota (the “Twin” cities). That’s where the largest concentration of Swedish-Americans are. Also, the climate is close to Sweden’s.Second choice: Chicago.