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[Strife26]

I find my life in an interesting time. I need a city to spend a year in and I'm unsure where I should go.

For the moment, I've got enough resources to relocate, but I'd need to get a job pretty soon.

So, does anyone know of any cities that are reasonably fun, reasonably cheap to live in, and with decent low-level job prospects?

[~Neri]

Portland, Oregon.

However a number of people are moving out here. So you'll be competing with a lot of people for jobs.

[Meph]

I've been to 122 countries, I can recommend Istanbul, Cairo, Capetown, Seoul, Osaka/Kyoto/Tokyo, Bangkok, ChangMai (x10), Mumbai, Santiago de Chile and Cartagena/Bogota.

[Zrk2]

Portland, Oregon.

However a number of people are moving out here. So you'll be competing with a lot of people for jobs.

But then you'd be in Portland...

Also, I hear Flint is hiring. That's where all the jobs from my town are off to.

[Helgoland]

My home city of Bonn is a great place! Or nearby Cologne, if you're more of a big-city person.

[Parsely]

Yeah I'm kind of interested in moving somewhere else as well. I wonder if any B12ers are seeking a roomie (I can cook, clean, and draw you pretty pictures! ).

[4maskwolf]

Portland, Oregon.

However a number of people are moving out here. So you'll be competing with a lot of people for jobs.

Hell yes.  My town!

With all seriousness, though, it's a great place to live, coming from a resident.  Although if you find yourself on the conservative end of the political spectrum, you might be uncomfortable with the liberal bent of the city.

[~Neri]

* Kevak is in portland as well~

[Zrk2]

With all seriousness, though, it's a great place to live, coming from a resident.  Although if you find yourself on the conservative end of the political spectrum, you might be uncomfortable with the liberal bent of the city.

Haven't we just about purged the libertarians by now? You guys have just about converted me, even.

[4maskwolf]

With all seriousness, though, it's a great place to live, coming from a resident.  Although if you find yourself on the conservative end of the political spectrum, you might be uncomfortable with the liberal bent of the city.

Haven't we just about purged the libertarians by now? You guys have just about converted me, even.

Wait, you live in Portland too?

Now to look up what the hell libertarian means... but if it's in any way conservative, they probably left.  Portland is a solidly blue city.

As an added plus, we have incredibly robust public transit for a city of our size.  That's how I get to and from school every day.

[Zrk2]

No I don't. I was referring to this forum, not Portland.

[Helgoland]

Oh yeah, the libertarians were purged long ago. Some still eke out a living in the conservative-by-local-standards ghetto, but even the residents there have reservations about them. Most people who are too far away from mainstream views stay quiet, only occasionally pitching in when an especially interesting discussion happens. And there are infrequent ghetto demonstrations, but they usually quickly peter out due to lack of confrontation.

[4maskwolf]

Oh yeah, the libertarians were purged long ago. Some still eke out a living in the conservative-by-local-standards ghetto, but even the residents there have reservations about them. Most people who are too far away from mainstream views stay quiet, only occasionally pitching in when an especially interesting discussion happens. And there are infrequent ghetto demonstrations, but they usually quickly peter out due to lack of confrontation.

Ghetto demonstrations?

[Zrk2]

See: Any politics thread. The Libertarians come out, try to argue, then get drowned in walls of text from people generally more... charismatic? Verbose? Eloquent? I'm not sure which word I want here exactly.

[Helgoland]

Oh yeah, the libertarians were purged long ago. Some still eke out a living in the conservative-by-local-standards ghetto, but even the residents there have reservations about them. Most people who are too far away from mainstream views stay quiet, only occasionally pitching in when an especially interesting discussion happens. And there are infrequent ghetto demonstrations, but they usually quickly peter out due to lack of confrontation.

Ghetto demonstrations?

You know, those couple times a year when the semi-conservatives around here mention they exist and reaffirm their status as a relevant minority. "We are the 25-30%" and so on.