It never takes long for this thread to get down to basics. That's suburb
bashing. Scott wants to know what other transplants think. Do you really
think they'll speak up after you maligned at least six other cities and
towns. Nothing like tearing up the bucolic world we all descend from and
say " other then that how you doing?" Note to all Minneapolitans. If you
want to be taken serious in varying venues ( Like the legislature), keep
suburb bashing to a minimum.
BTW maybe the old saying " only the outsiders really know how good you
have it". I've been in every Mesabi Range town a multiple of times. I
think I've been to half of the bars. Talk about a richness of life. The
politics in those towns make Southsiders look like tea parties. The food,
sausages, patiza(sp?), porketta, baked goods, home made wines............on
and on. For you lifelong Minneapolitans. Picture one long string of cities
and towns that kind of resemble Northeast Mpls. To a white bread
Dane-Irish-German like me it is nirvana. If I was from there, I would look
for every reason to come back or visit. There is a million things to do.
Any Holiday, especially the 4th of July really adds soul to my life.
Craig Miller
Born in Camden
9 year resident of Fulton
now quietly living in Eden
Rogers MN
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-----Original Message-----
From: Scott McGerik <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: Multiple recipients of list <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Date: Sunday, November 12, 2000 10:38 AM
Subject: Re: Rural, Urban, Suburban
>Barbara Lickness wrote:
>
>> It would be interesting to hear from some of the small town transplants.
I
>> would like to know what it was like moving to the big city and what it
was
>> that made you decide to stay in the city versus the suburbs or another
small
>> town.
>>
>I'll bite. I grew up in a town with a population of about 1500. Since this
>town is located on the Iron Range, the nearest large "town" is Duluth. I
>remember coming down to the Cities to stay with my uncle, this would be
when
>I was a teenager. I loved it down here. From those visits, I knew I wanted
>to live down here. However, it took me ten years after graduation to
>actually arrive. I lived in Duluth for ten years before moving to St. Paul
>to live with my fianc� at the time (we are now married). While I lived in
>Duluth, I would occasionally be overwhelmed with the desire to go to the
>Cities, so I would finagle someone into going with me to a concert or to
>visit a mutual friend.
>
>Since the time I have lived down here, I have lived in St. Paul, Brooklyn
>Center, and now north Minneapolis. I could live in either St. Paul or
>Minneapolis, though I liked my St. Paul location better than my current
>Minneapolis location, but I will not live in a suburb. I hated living in
>Brooklyn Center, at least where I was located. I have friends who live in
>Rosemount, which is horrid little suburb without any restaurants except
fast
>food! I have also have friends that live in Woodbury which is filled with
>shiny new homes, condos, apartments, and townhomes. They must sell only one
>color of paint in Woodbury: bland.
>
>I like living in Minneapolis because of the higher density of people and
the
>greater diversity of people. I am excited that a new Mexican restaurant has
>opened up across the river from me, I think it is called Viva La Mexico. I
>have been there once, the food was excellant and the staff were great
>people. I like the fact that there is a Hmong family living across the
alley
>from me. I could go on and on about this stuff.
>
>After living in Duluth for ten years, I knew Duluth rather well. I recently
>came to the realization that I might live my entire life in Minneapolis and
>still not have had time to visit every restaurant. That excites me.
>
>Transitioning from Duluth, which is really a large town and not a small
city
>(in attitude), was rather easy for me because I married a Minneapoliton.
She
>knows her way around rather well and is not the least bit concerned with
the
>size or diversity of Minneapolis. We both enjoy exploring Minneapolis and
>even the suburbs.
>
>I doubt I will ever move back to a small town. Visiting my parents is
>painful because of the dullness I see when I see the old hometown. What do
>these people do, other than work, watch TV, or hang out at the bar? It has
>gotten to the point where I refuse to visit unless there is some activity
to
>do or place to explore, such as a historical site.
>
>I might live in a suburb if it is an old suburb. My wife works in West St.
>Paul, so I get to see that city and same with South St. Paul. I would
>consider living there. Any suburb I live in would have accrete some wear
and
>tear, some diversity due to age, some sense of having been around awhile.
>
>I am interested in reading what other transplants have to say, so please
>speak up.
>
>Scott McGerik
>Hawthorne
>Minneapolis
>http://www.visi.com/~scottlm/
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