I may very well be moving to either California, or Alabama soon. Which state will I grace with my righteous awesomeness next?
Both meet my "no cold BS" requirement pretty much as it rarely gets cold in Alabama, and never in southern Cali.
Cali:
Obviously more jobs and the potential for there.....but the state is economically VERY depressed, sky high taxes, and they just chose further suicide with more of the same (Brown) BUT it's the most beautiful state in the Union. LA looks all types of different in an AMAZING way, more tolerant (gayness) and much better for me socio-culturally.
Alabama:
I could FINALLY get a live in a red state....but that has some socio-cultural draw backs (gayness) even if I do live in the state's minority clusters. But teh food would be real good, finally get to be back south, my home, which I miss beyond words, and within reach of my hometown (Miami) and Atlanta (really wanna go there). I would also enjoy being in the like minded, political/ideological majority.........
Input?
So, since you didn't mention anything about currently having a job, and commented about the poor economy as a negative for moving to Cali, I'm assuming you don't have a job lined up already?
And then you're going on a message board and asking for input from others about this "big, life changing decision", when you've given next to nothing specific about your current situation? There's nothing inherently wrong with that, I just hope you're not basing your decision on this thread poll.
Srsly, the posts that I've read so far, it seems like you're heading pedal-to-the-metal over a cliff of fail.
Do you know anybody in either of these places, somewhere you could stay initially? What are you going to do if you can't find a job right away, do you have enough saved to bridge the gap? Will transportation/gas prices limit your job search? Do you know how much you need to make each month to make ends meet--counted up your bills, gas, rent, food, etc?
And just as a side note, I can't put into words how incredibly lame it seems that the color of the state would play ANY role in this decision; that should be the lowest thing on the totem pole, just one notch below what the food is like. That won't mean shit if you can't afford the food.
As big of a douche as you shown yourself to be, I still don't want to see anyone derail their life over an impulse, poorly thought-out decision--and you coming on here asking for input with this shoddy list of pro/cons you thought up, it seems like that's exactly what this is: a poorly-throughout, impulse decision.
That is, of course, assuming this is a serious thread, and you're not just pining for attention.