Hey Pandas, What Are The Pros And Cons Of Living In Your Current Location?

Finland.

Pros: Safe, clean, society functions well, fee healthcare & education, lots of personal space, nature is always near, freedom to roam (or whatever it is in English – you can walk the forests everywhere, without even knowing whose forest it is, as long as you can't be seen from houses or yards).

Cons: Darkness in the winters. I don't mind the cold, but the darkness gets me.

Pros: I live in one of the most beautiful parts of Australia within walking distance of a beach. I have bush everywhere and I'm spoilt for choice on bushwalks I can go on, waterfalls, lagoons, creeks, rivers and ocean we have it all.
Cons: I live in Aboriginal Housing and they don't really maintain the property. I can't afford to move but my house is a nightmare. It is an old display home that never got fixed up for actual people to live in. We have no insulation so my house is freezing to the point of fog coming out of your mouth and boiling hot in summer. Mold is rampant. I can see sunlight through the roof and there's something wrong with the wiring. I have reported all this to the real estate but nothing ever gets done

Pro : Tiny village life where everyone both keeps to themselves and yet looks after each other. I'm a quiet country boy at heart.
Con : One of the most famous places in England so in the summer the population triples with tourists who wonder why it hasn't got the amenities of London.

Qualicum Beach, Vancouver Island, Canada
Pros - gorgeous forests, mountains, ocean, beaches, small town, farmland, wonderful neighbours, safe.
Cons - omg so expensive to live here!!! And when it rains, it pours ..

Turkey: I am from Canada but currently living in Turkey for work reasons. Pros: Beautiful, cheap, perfect blend of modern and ancient cultures. Lots of amazing places to visit ranging from beautiful beaches to intriguing archaeological sites.
Cons: Being based at the epicentre of the devastating twin earthquakes of 6 February 2023 which caused over 50 000 deaths. I am lucky to have escaped with my life. We continue living in fear of aftershocks, not knowing how strong or damaged any building really is.

Maryland, USA, right up against Washington D.C.
Pros - Diversity (every way you can think of), good stuff (schools, stores, etc.),
Cons -Hella traffic getting literally anywhere, cost of living.
If any other Pandas from MoCo, P.G., or Howard are here, chime in, compare and contrast! Something I missed? Something you wanna add?

There are no pros to living in Delaware. Stop moving here.

pros: lilikoi hi-chews. totally delicious. also, there's a water tank decorated like a pig when you drive in to waimea from kona.

cons: very hot, sometimes (in my case) geckos will crawl through your windows into your house and spark a paralyzing fear of them (geckos not windows,) if you want to walk your dog during the day it gets hot on the sidewalk so you have to get your dog boots, totally huge bugs that are either poisonous or fly

Alabama.

Pro: The people are friendly and courteous, ready to help anytime. Things are pretty quiet and easy-going. Prices are low.

Cons: it's hot. Unless it's the dead of winter, it's hot.

I'm from CA, where there's something to do on every corner. Here there's something to do on every corner too... but it's church.

The veneer of civilization can be thin. Certain remarks can pop up in conversations and surprise you.

I live in (Erie) Pennsylvania! PROS: MIGHTY FINE DOUGHNUTS!!!!!!!!!!!! Lake Erie, Waldameer. CONS: Everyone believes that no one has a dad/mom, but mostly dad, Everyone knows each other. I guess that's all.

Tennessee, USA. I'll keep it simple:

Pro - absolutely beautiful moutains, lakes, etc.
Con - the state just outlawed drag shows. Because we focus on non-issues that feed paranoid, conservative agenda and annoy things like animal abuse, crime, opioid addiction/distribution.

Southern part of Michigan.

Cons: plenty of cold weather, lack of sun in winter. Property taxes are insanely high. Low income people really struggle here.

Pros: lots of greenery and trees, the state has many lakes, forests and great parks. This area has a good bus system which I use often. Our neighbors are great and I can walk or bike to many places. And we got water - those Great Lakes!

Kansas, US.

Pros:
1. ALL the sky. So much blue sky, and so many stars at night.
2. The thunderstorms are epic.
3. Small-town culture is strong. People are laid-back and friendly. They'll lend you a hand, pull you out of mud, or let you borrow a cup of sugar as often as you ask.
4. Tons of agriculture. We produce a lot of food and the culture revolves around it.
5. Family is important. Kids will come back home after college and raise their kids in the same town they were born. It's hard to keep track of how everyone is related.
6. The American roots are strong. People love their freedom, fireworks and old pick-up trucks. If you want to try shooting a gun, they'll teach you how and then offer to take you hunting. There is always plenty of corn, ice-cream and hamburgers.

Cons:
1. The weather. 110F all summer and then -15 wind-chill all winter. Plus tornados, dust storms, and ice storms. It's just harsh out here.
2. There are a lot of snakes, spiders and snapping turtles.
3. Chiggers.😱
4. People are honest, but can be pretty ignorant about what goes on in the rest of the world. Most of them haven't been outside the US.
5. Some of their old-school values are charming and I wished more people held to them, but the sexist and racist (mostly against Mexicans and Russians) stuff has to go. A lot of it comes from plain ignorance.
6. I don't know what they think Italian food is, but it is NOT what their restaurants are serving.🤣

rural Nouvelle-Aquitaine, France, Europe
pros: gorgeous forests which make any jog, or outside walk a blast. reasonable renting prices. cheap wood (heating). relaxed mentality. you can say hello in the street to unknown people very easily. 99.9% of your encounter will be polite, not to say very polite. probably caused by the calm, and relaxing environment
cons: huge lacking of dentists. an appointment can take up to weeks

Cape Town South Africa here

Pros- Best governed part of SA. I live near mountains and the beach, both are a 15 min walk from my home. The culture and the people are very nice and laid back. There are a lot of vineyards here, and as somebody who doesn't drink alcohol there are also non alcoholic wines and beers.

Cons- The political party in charge in the Cape isn't in charge in the rest of the country which leads to a lot of bad things like loadshedding(Basically they turn the power off a few times a day to save electricity). Also just personal but most of my family live in Johannesburg so I don't see them that much

Montana USA.

It's beautiful out here buuut it's MAGA country.

texas.
pros: pretty views, buc-ees, quite a bit to do since there's several big cities, amazing barbecue, cute small towns.
cons: c**p schooling, homophobia, weather is unpredictable and cold all of a sudden (by cold i mean like going from 80-90 degrees to under 40 in a day, all you northerners are probably laughing right now.), it takes forever to get out of the state, like you could drive starting from galveston and not make it out of the state driving all day.
i've lived here my whole life but i do travel a lot so i've been to 25 of the 50 states. it's not a bad place to live honestly, but it's not great either.

Near Charlottesville, Virginia (near-ish)
Pros: Blue Ridge mountains, gorgeous weather half the year, wonderful hiking, outdoor stuff, and the University means we have a lot more diversity than even one county further away.
Cons: We have a real need for affordable housing and mass transit. Oh, and Trump has a vineyard near us. Massive con b/c of the lawsuits and unpaid bills.

Adelaide, Australia

Pros: Good food, great wine, superb beaches, good bushwalks, plenty of parks to take the dogs to, good schools, OK (but could be better) healthcare, still affordable to live (but only just)

Cons: Lack of good job opportunities, conservative nut jobs trying to turn us into the U.S (as far as health and education goes at least), distance from the rest of the world makes travelling expensive

As a Minnesotan I really like the variety of weather & the lakes & summer, but the shoveling fr