Lived in Texas all my life. 27 year old software engineer and I want to try living somewhere else during my late 20s.

For my career San Fransisco Bay area or Seattle would be best. But I hear a lot of bad things about weather in Seattle and I heard the women aren't cute. Also heard SF bay area is a sausage fest but it has by far the most opportunity in the tech industry. Dating is probably better on East Coast like NYC or DC but I am not very outgoing so I think maybe I would struggle there?

Never been to any of these cities so I am interested in hearing your thoughts...
Seattle

San Fransisco

Washington DC

NYC

If you can work remote, late 20s is a great age to start traveling the world and working. I’ve met plenty of people who live in a city for a month and move on, and keep doing it for years.

If you’re stuck in the US, try somewhere like Atlanta, with a lot of friendly girls.

Sydney, Australia

Toronto

None of the above

I voted Seattle just because there is no income tax there.

You should stay in Texas rather than leaving for any of those hellholes.

Reykjavik

i was stationed there when I was 24-26 and i would relive it again if i could.

If you're single with a good income then it's hard to beat NYC or DC for meeting new people and serial dating. Tons to do, tons of transplants and people traveling there, and tons of single women.

LA falls into those categories too, but people there are weird and usually have an agenda.

If you want a smaller city that will still have a good night life and be fun but not as crowded then Nashville, Boston, or South FL would be good.

I work remote currently but would like more income so need to change jobs. My company also doesnt like me to travel while working. I am in dallas, the girls are friendly and hot but not really my type.

It's the year 2022, How can it be the 1920's again? Time machines don't exist

This is what I would 100% do if I could.

I work remotely, but I am in a LTR and mid 30's.

I think next year, assuming some new virus doesn't crop up, I'm going to make a point to spend a couple weeks in different countries for a few times while working remotely.

What is your type?

As someone that has lived in different places, spent a lot of time traveling all over the country to different cities, all I can say is that they are all ****ty in their own ways. There is no magical city. They all have perks and negatives. A city is cool until the weekend visit is over. Then you realize it's pretty much the same but a little different.

Take Chicago for example. Grew up in the burbs about 45 min away and a lot of friends have lived there. Good transportation system so you don't need a car, a lot of stuff to do, good looking city, a lot of young professionals and women, good night life, not too expensive COL wise for a big city (compared to seattle, SF, NY, etc).

But then you have to deal with crime, taxes, liberal politics, getting penny pinched for everything, and more. There's a reason everyone is leaving Chicago despite a lot of good things it has going for it.

West coast has sunny and nice weather besides SF and above through the pacific NW. But it is all overpriced and the culture is horrific. You won't like it being from Texas. Midwest is pretty nice but you have to deal with 4 seasons....and not many people like that. Also all the cities are complete crime ridden wastelands 2022. Easy coast is the busiest, has the worst weather overall, overcrowded, and the COL in the east coast is laughably high.

IMO if you're moving to experience something new, you won't unless you change your entire lifestyle. You working the same type of job in a different city is just a change of city buildings. It would make more sense to move somewhere and completely change your life like going to Idaho and being a farmer, going to california to be an actor or model, going to the east coast to work in a top financial conglomerate, etc.

Just stay where you're at and mold it to your lifestyle you want.

The south

i'd rather light myself on fire than subject myself to the citycel life in any of those cities you listed as options (ded fkn Srs)

I lived in Houston before moving to Seattle.

Women: Not sure who came up with Seattle women being "not cute". Tons of cuties if you are LTC srs. Texas has more HTC type chicks tho.
But I live on the UW strip so I see more younger women than most parts of the city.
I've ran into crazy leftist feminists, but they are not the norm like the media will tell you. Most people are normal like anywhere else in the country.

Weather: I like the gloomy/rainy weather during the winter. It's cool and calming. But I do notice it takes a toll on my body. It does make me a bit depressed over time.
The summers are the goat tho. Not very hot, sunny af, etc. Basically the opposite of winter.

Disagree and that’s as someone fleeing the dumpster fire of CA

If op can work remote then he won’t even have to deal with traffic and a Seattle or SF company will pay him a ****load

Seattle opie and it’s not even close

I’d buy guns while you still can there or bring what you have because WA is trying to pass a 15 mag limit for ar-15s

They’re probably gonna follow CA soon enough with banning a bunch of **** with no go lists

The states not strict on gun ownership yet so you have that

The outdoors in western Washington is beautiful (serious understatement) but it does drizzle a lot or get gloomy half the year

Not sure why chicks would matter , seems kinda stupid to worry about in such a big city but… there’s plenty of attractive chicks who look all dolled up

There’s more plain Janes or hippy types who don’t wear a lot of make up or dress up but I wouldn’t say ugly at all tbh

If you like edgy types the goth , metal and punk scene is huge there as well so lots of chicks like that

Anyone who’s spent any decent amount of time in Seattle will tell you it’s not all ugly chicks at all

There’s Also a lot of Asian chicks

If it where me …… if you can put up with the bull**** state politics …. I’d try San Diego tbh

It’s titties and I’ll miss it but when COL doubled after the pandemic that was it for me tbh. My staycation has come to an end but I definitely don’t regret it. At all.

Idk how much you make but if it’s close to 200k I’d definitely try San Diego before any other city.

First I thought you meant the 1920s, then thought you meant the 2020s, then I thought you meant age. Now I'm not even sure

Didn’t even have to finish reading your post. Yup. Agree 100%. I’m moving to the twin cities area in Minnesota soon. It’s actually a really pretty state in the northern half but man is it way different than San Diego and nowhere near as pretty as California.

You can be happy anywhere and should go where you have family/really close and solid friends or where you can make the most money and advance your career.

If you’re young just stick to a major city or right outside of one and you’ll be fine. Plenty of young girls and nightlife for the weekends.

Most cities are 80% the same bar LA or NYC. Those two offer world class nightlife that isn’t worth dealing with all the cons nowadays.

I’ve also lived in Texas my whole life and was debating on leaving due to the influx of libs ruining the real estate market here lol

However I was looking at places where land is cheap as opposed to big cities.
We were seriously considering moving to Arkansas before they hiked the interest rates.

Always wanted to live in New York. What kind of wage would you need to live there?

I read this as 1920s....

Rio De Janeiro

https://ny.curbed.com/2017/4/25/1541...urg-comparison< what 8k used to get you a short 5 years ago vs today....
https://www.dailydot.com/irl/new-yor...-8k-apartment/

San Diego

You can almost always get a month rate for an AirBnb in international cities. And it's often like $800 for a really nice place. There's always some type of rental site where you can get a month rental. Accommodations in international destinations are not the same as in the US.

Yeah, it's crazy how friendly the girls in NYC are. I have a friend who is a charming 35ish bald guy who keeps a rotation of like 5 girls in NYC at all times, and he doesn't use apps. Just meets girls in public doing random things throughout the day. And the last time I was there, I had a few different cute girls come up and initiate conversation with me of the street and clearly were interested(which I would have taken if I actually lived there).

Tourists don't get laid in NYC much, but when you live there, it's possible to be completely consumed with the dating life.

Can you afford NYC? If so, it’s a no brainer. Great city to careermaxx. High wages, networking opportunities, tons of sloots to bang every single fuking night, amazing nightlife, good food. There’s no doubt the city has gone downhill since Covid, but every American major city has. The problem is you’d have to be able to live in a decent area or it’s not worth the grind, you’ll become miserable.

Washington DC would be my 2nd choice because NoVA is a nice part of the country. Not cheap, but more affordable than NY. You can balance quality of life by getting a big apartment or home with land somewhere like Arlington and ride the metro into DC for work or entertainment. The downside is DMV people tend to be snobs.

The west coast cities are automatically out as far as I’m concerned. Expensive, bums everywhere, junkies everywhere, going downhill at a faster rate than the east coast cities. Yeah SF has tech jobs, but it’s emptying out. California is a lost cause. At least for now.

What the heck? Where the hell are they visiting internationally? If it's a first world country, I have a hard time believing those stats. Pretty much any AirBNB in Chicago, NYC, etc. is all $2.5K+ for a really nice place for 1 month. I feel like it's gotta be significantly more expensive than the monthly cost of a long-term lease or else nobody would lock in a LTL then. Since rents in just about any city are at least $1800, if not $2000+ for a luxury 1BDR, I don't think it's that cheap to get a really nice Airbnb for that cheap unless it's a third-world country. Even then, Mexico City wasn't that cheap for my friend when he went there and rented an airbnb for 3 months