Say what you will about the South...

[Comrad]

The south, God's waiting room.

 

[Roadtrash]

Yep, American born, Southern by the grace of God. I will be back there.

 

[johngalt]

I'm working on my wife to head back up to Cincinnati or Northern Kentucky when we give it up. We now live in a property tax supported state and I want to stop writing that enormous check every year. Let the income earners support me

I really like the area and the fact that there is so much withing a 4-5 hour drive. Winters are mild enough and the seasons are determinable

I wish I could find something in Cincinnati.

 

[Fat Frank]

I retired and moved to South Australia.

I do miss Tennessee, though.

 

[williamlayton]

Damn---why do I keep seeing all these folks down here for the winter ?
Make all the comments you wish to---lie to yourownself if you must----the truth is that warm beats cold any way you try to spin it.
Blessings

 

[rwsmith]

I getcha.....

Plenty of people are retiring & moving to Maine, New Hampshire, Vermont, in the east & other Northern states out west & central. If I should outlive the wife I'm going someplace with low humidity, a mountain view and a change of seasons.

I wouldn't to to that extreme, but western SC or NC look might good compared to the coast.

 

[rwsmith]

We just do that....

Contrary to Hollywood mythology we do wear shoes; and people like Ernie Brown, the Turtle Man, use hillbilly schtick to give yankees a lot of yocks and a false sense of superiority.

We just do that just for the tourists and laugh behind their backs.

 

[rwsmith]

The Falls....

I wish I could find something in Cincinnati.

The Fall season is gorgeous if you get away from the big city. Um, that's all I could think of.

 

[rwsmith]

Well, at least......

I retired and moved to South Australia.

I do miss Tennessee, though.

Well, at least it wasn't NORTH Australia.

 

[Philadelphia Patriot]

The South is too hot and humid for me. My girlfriend spent the summer in Fredericksburg, VA for work. Whenever I visited it her, I felt like I was swimming to her car every time I walked from the hotel's entrance to her car in the parking lot. Philly gets hot and humid in the summer, but not as bad as down south.

I think when my girlfriend and I retire in 30+ years, we're moving to central or south central PA.

 

[hangnoose]

IT'S BEEN THE SUMMER OF MOLD/MILDEW!

Summer being mid May-mid October. Worst humidity I can recall in 12 years here. I will miss the T-shirt & boxer briefs year round attire. If they put pockets in the briefs I wouldn't need shorts.

 

[bearman49709]

Say what you will about the South, but no one ever retires and moves up North.

BS,we're a very small town, three buss carry everyone from preschool to 12th graders at the same time.
I can name four couples that retired and moved here from the southern states ( FL AZ CA) when I asked them why they all said they were tired of the heat and humidity.
They have all been here at least eight years and only the couple from AZ in their 80's go back for the winter.

 

[Mike SC Hunter]

I retired and stayed right here with the skeeters/snakes/great hunting.great fishing/my farm with personal shooting range. God and good friends. Why would I ever consider leaving?

 

[smokindog]

But spot on! I used to drive US52 along the River from the eastern edge of Hamilton County to downtown every day for work and the Fall was the best season for the drive. I lived up on a hill and though I had no direct river view, the scenery from my second story home office was always relaxing!

Go a bit further east into Clermont/Adams/Counties betwixt and between and land is still "reasonable" and available. Go into Northern KY east and west of the "freeway corridor" a few miles and the same holds true. I don't mind driving an hour to do my shopping if I get low taxes, peace, and solitude in exchange (and someplace to create more reloading demand!). Besides, I've always wanted to be the general contractor of my last home.....

The Fall season is gorgeous if you get away from the big city. Um, that's all I could think of.

 

[dougb1946]

Say what you will about -35 F, It keeps the riff-raff away!!!

And slows down the mosquitos.

 

[Arik]

I don't think I'd be able to live without cold and snow! Not saying I want it all the time but it's a nice change of pace for a few months

 

[ladder13]

Lot's of folks move from the northeast to FL, and many are now moving to NC and TN.
They're called "halfbacks".

I had a retired co-worker move to Vero Beach about 10 years ago, got hit with 2 hurricanes in a month , packed up and moved to TX asap.

 

[bigwheelzip]

Say what you will about the South

I know your just stirring the pot, but the vast majority of northerners have no southern animosity. The end of the Civil War was accepted as the cessation of hostilities for northerners today.
I hope someday that war will truly be history.

 

[CATI1835]

I know your just stirring the pot, but the vast majority of northerners have no southern animosity.

That is true (stirring the pot) and I do understand that. Although I believe there is a good deal of truth in what I initially posted. Living in TX, it seems many of the larger cities are growing at a much higher rate than the national average. The whole state is. It also appears most of the growth is from people relocating from more Northern cities or immigrants. I can't fault them. I like it here too. Just don't go trying to change our culture, traditions or tenets. If you start your conversations by saying "Back home we used to...", leave. Either go "back home" or embrace your new culture. And I personally include any state from Kentucky southward and most of the Southwest as the "South".

That said, if I offended anyone, I apologize. My original post was a hyperbole. I include the definition of hyperbole:

A hyperbole is an extreme exaggeration used to make a point. It is like the opposite of "understatement." It is from a Greek word meaning "excess."

Hyperboles can be found in literature and oral communication. They would not be used in nonfiction works, like medical journals or research papers; but, they are perfect for fictional works, especially to add color to a character or humor to the story.

Here are some common examples of hyperboles:

I am so hungry I could eat a horse.
I have a million things to do.
I had to walk 15 miles to school in the snow, uphill.
I had a ton of homework.

 

[Marshwheeling]

I have traveled to a lot of places, never seen one that I clearly preferred to Minnesota. I could live in northern California, and just about any place from the Rockies on west. Never saw anything in Texas that made me want to live there (and I have never been there in summer) or any place east of the Mississippi.

Wait, I live east of the Mississippi, but not so far east I can't cross it in 20 minutes. I guess I could tolerate Sconny, too, and the UP.