Poll of the Day > Which of these two places should I move to?

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Down to the two of those. Wife officially turned down San Diego. It would be a great place to live but the pay just doesnt scale with the high cost of living. Wed live in a great city but probably have to get a not so great apartment.

With St Louis shell be managing a huge NICU which would look great on her resume and well get to live in a nice industrial style loft right next to forest park which will be awesome. Theyre also willing to fly us there and completely pay for our move. Weve never really lived anywhere with a proper winter and even though STL seems pretty mild in comparison to places further north we have no experience dealing with snow or freezing temperatures.

With Little Rock shell actually be the head of an entire statewide initiative to improve their healthcare for premature babies which would also look amazing on a resume, the downside though is that Little Rock essentially seems to be a large small town. So wed lose out on a lot of the benefits of city living that were used to, and probably end up just renting a house in the suburbs. Also I assume that the area will be humid as all hell which is gross.
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St. Louis sounds like the better option. You will barely have a winter there. As a lifelong resident of Michigan, I know real winters.

while I don't know who "they" are, and based on your description, st. louis seems to be the optimal choice.

best of luck with the decision, and with what happens :)
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Pikazard1 posted...

while I don't know who "they" are,

Hospital
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I live in northwest Arkansas. It is humid in the summer and Little Rock is s pretty violent city. The crime rate is outrageous.

Lol, the Clinton Library looks like a mobile home and it seems like if you get lost there all the one way streets seems to lead you to the Clinton Trailer House.

Still, I know a lot of people who live there and love it, they just avoid certain places.

I stayed there for 2 months a year and a half ago living in the UAMS hospital and then Baptist Hospital alongside my daughter. I never saw any problems and everyone was polite to one another but it just might have been the setting.

Bruh, both those options...

St. Louis I guess.
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RCtheWSBC posted...

Bruh, both those options...

St. Louis I guess.

Yeah they both have issues with crime and segregation which is pretty sad

Bright side is that either way we will be in nicer areas, but well probably have to learn which areas to avoid unfortunately
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Mead posted...

RCtheWSBC posted...

Bruh, both those options...

St. Louis I guess.

Yeah they both have issues with crime and segregation which is pretty sad

Bright side is that either way we will be in nicer areas, but well probably have to learn which areas to avoid unfortunately

Either one you choose you need to give us your impression of the place after you've lived there for a time. I've been to both many times but Little Rock more. Both have pluses and minuses and have spent time at all of Little Rock's major hospitals.

I've been to 29 of 50 states. Missouri has it's nice perks, even if it's not my favorite. Bbq is good. Moderate but all four seasons.

Arkansas is humid, there's not much to do, and the stereotypes of it being a bit backwards aren't entirely off base. I respect southern culture, my family are from Tennessee. But just be prepared for a culture shock if you move there.
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BADoglick posted...

Arkansas is humid, there's not much to do, and the stereotypes of it being a bit backwards aren't entirely off base. I respect southern culture, my family are from Tennessee. But just be prepared for a culture shock if you move there.

Yea...

Although we could meet up!