Moving To The U.s.

[Ash Wednesday]

[quote]On the other side of the coin, Seattle is a very liberal city.[/quote]

I can attest to that! The rural parts of western Washington, and eastern Washington are more conservative, though.

[Thy Geekdom Come]

[quote name='Paladin D' date='Jun 29 2004, 01:21 PM'] Also to take into account, just because a state has a large population, doesn't mean that area is very dense.  For example, compare the West Coast (which only has 3 states), with that of the East coast (over a dozen).  California may be the largest state in the country, but if you add up all the large and small states of the east coast, the east has more people. [/quote]

Also, in the midwest, many of those populations are deceiving. For instance, Nebraska has 1.7 million, but about 800,000 of those are in the Omaha Metropolitan Area (one city and it's surrounding towns) and about 250,000 in Lincoln Proper...

[Ash Wednesday]

Of all u.s. cities I've been to, I found St. Louis to be especially cool.

[Lynne]

I'd rather have the Liberals in Canada before moving to the States and having Bush and Kerry.

[Archbishop 10-K]

Texas is pretty conservative, as far as a Catholic state goes. Definitely more conservative than California and the East Coast.

As for learning Spanish, it'll be very useful but not necessary. I don't know Spanish.

[Paladin D]

[b]East Coast Population: [i]106,933,743 million[/i][/b] (Maine, New Hampshire, Vermont, Massachusetts, Rhode Island, Connecticut, New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Delaware, Maryland, D.C., Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia, Florida)

[b]West Coast Population: [i]45,175,494 million[/i][/b] (Washington, Oregon, California)

If you have any questions, just let us know.

[theculturewarrior]

I live in Texas and personally I love it. There is one thing that makes Texas extremely special, and that's how polite, friendly, and just plain nice people are. Texas is also great if you are finicky about liturgy. If you choose your area well, you can attend Latin Masses, Anglican Use Masses, or Eastern Catholic Masses. As far as San Antonio being divided into halves, I had never heard that, but on the northern most part of the city is my fave church, and I make pilgrimages as often as I can. It is here... [url="http://www.atonementonline.com"]http://www.atonementonline.com[/url]

I guess the main thing is to research this before you go. Don't just take our word for it. Contact Chambers of Commerce and visit official websites. City guides are great.

Just my personal POV... San Antonio would be a great city to live in.

[Jake Huether]

I live in California...

And unless you move next door to me...


I wouldn't recommend it.



Although my family lives here, and we have friends, and we know some REALLY GOOD Priests.

But it's not very Catholic friendly.

[Mickey's_Girl]

Also look up "convention and visitors bureaus" or CVBs, and ask them for "relocation information". I used to work at one, and for many cities/towns/areas, they have way more information than the Chamber of Commerce, which is often more business-focused. In other places, the Chamber is the only thing going.

MG

[mmmerf]

Hmm... I'm still hung up on Texas... But lots to think about. Hm.

Now all I need is a job offer... or a lottery win...

[homeschoolmom]

Minnesota

Pros:
hockey
we talk like Canadians
lots of Catholics
too blasted cold for any poisonous bugs, snakes etc
no hurricanes

cons:
no ocean (lots of lakes though)
50/50 liberal/conservative split-- we're gaining and could use all the help we could get
we talk like Canadians

[Iacobus]

I would say as the ranting raving nutcase I am... STAY AWAY FORM THE US OF A! LOL! I have my reasons. Mainly I am not a big fan of it. LOL! Which I have reasons for. I, like you, plan to bail out of my nation if it doesn't change. If Bushy stays in office for four more wars-err years- I am going to rock and roll to BC.

[Iacobus]

[quote name='homeschoolmom' date='Jun 29 2004, 01:50 PM'] Minnesota

Pros:
we talk like Canadians


cons:
we talk like Canadians [/quote]
LOL! WI is worse. LOL!

[BeenaBobba]

I recommend Rhode Island. That's where I live. It's a small but pretty state, and it's the most Catholic state in the United States. Unfortunately, many people are only nominally Catholic, but you could help to make a difference.

In N. Rhode Island, we've got lots of beautiful forests and rivers. It's very rural up there. In S. Rhode Island are the gorgeous cliffs, swamps, and beaches. Rhode Island has got really nice beaches, believe me. There are many good, suburban areas, but the city of Providence isn't too far away. Providence has a charm about it. And, of course, we've got Newport, which is gorgeous.

Rhode Island is also good for oceanography. After all, URI is one of the best schools for marine biology, and Rhode Island isn't called the "Ocean State" for nuttin'.

God bless,

Jen

[mmmerf]

[quote name='BeenaBobba' date='Jun 29 2004, 02:26 PM'] I recommend Rhode Island. That's where I live. It's a small but pretty state, and it's the most Catholic state in the United States. Unfortunately, many people are only nominally Catholic, but you could help to make a difference.

In N. Rhode Island, we've got lots of beautiful forests and rivers. It's very rural up there. In S. Rhode Island are the gorgeous cliffs, swamps, and beaches. Rhode Island has got really nice beaches, believe me. There are many good, suburban areas, but the city of Providence isn't too far away. Providence has a charm about it. And, of course, we've got Newport, which is gorgeous.

Rhode Island is also good for oceanography. After all, URI is one of the best schools for marine biology, and Rhode Island isn't called the "Ocean State" for nuttin'.

God bless,

Jen [/quote]
Rhode Island, eh? I've got a sister in law in Greenville at Mater Ecclesiae.... Hmmm... Interesting. I'll keep an eye out.

Anyone got anything on New Orleans? Aside from it being the final resting place of Louis 'just a gigolo' Prima?

Dave