Only people from Oklahoma think Utah is a nice place to live. To visit... that is an entirely different story.
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She heard UT might be nice, then found OWATC in Ogden. She needs to finish up her BA, and likes what she has read about it so far.
That's about right... I was in SLC for grad school recently and I didn't have a problem fitting in as non-LDS. Most/all of my friends were into outdoor stuff though, and were transplants.
Loved it in Utah.
Ns1
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related:
Thousands run in underwear to protest Utah laws
http://news.yahoo.com/thousands-run-underwear-protest-utah-laws-234748648.html
Thousands run in underwear to protest Utah laws
http://news.yahoo.com/thousands-run-underwear-protest-utah-laws-234748648.html
Go to Utah and spend some time there. Utah is very close to the bottom of my list. Second from the bottom to be exact. It's very tough to justify living in Utah when it's surrounded by states that put it to shame. Then you factor in the weirdness of the people, the weather, and the roads it's really not that appealing. My last camping trip I planned my trip so that I didn't have to spend the night in that state. The only good thing about Utah is that it can be very beautiful. However so can its neighbors.
The OP should look at western Colorado if he wants something better than Oklahoma. There are jobs available for those who aren't afraid of physical labor. The urban office types won't fit in but outdoors lovers will.
Just to pile on with the Utah thing... I've got some relatives in SLC that aren't Mormons, but the mentality still rubs off. The thing that bugs me about people in Utah is that they look right through you when they talk to you like you're not really there. It's weird!
Just to pile on with the Utah thing... I've got some relatives in SLC that aren't Mormons, but the mentality still rubs off. The thing that bugs me about people in Utah is that they look right through you when they talk to you like you're not really there. It's weird!
goobernoodles
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Last year, one of my roomates was a random off of craigslist. The guy had randomly moved from Utah to Pittsburgh.
Weirdest guy I have ever met in my life. No respect for personal space, and indescribably weird in ever facet imaginable. Pretty sure he was gay as well, but who the hell knows.
Based entirely on that, stay away from Utah, except for outdoorsy vacations.
Weirdest guy I have ever met in my life. No respect for personal space, and indescribably weird in ever facet imaginable. Pretty sure he was gay as well, but who the hell knows.
Based entirely on that, stay away from Utah, except for outdoorsy vacations.
herm0016
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i live a few hours from salt lake and would move there given the chance. i have yet to have a problem with lds people, and i work with quite a few and have made some good friends.
we have spent many days and weekends down there as it is the closest city to us. there is a great food culture, great parks, great downtown area to walk around. Gateway mall is lots of fun. We have been to concerts there too.
the liqueur laws are somewhat annoying but its really not that bad unless you are a real alcoholic. you may have to order food with your drinks, but that's about the worst of it. One of our favorite places is The Bayou on State St. Great Cajun food and a beer list is many pages with beers from all over the world. they even have Guinness on tap. you are close to great mountians, a short drive from LV, jackson hole, Yellowstone, Grand Tetons, Vail, Park City, Moab, Ouray.... Salt Lake is a medium size city with big city feel to me.
cost of living is somewhere in the middle. cheaper than here, but more expensive i am sure than OK. Just like any city in the country.
we have spent many days and weekends down there as it is the closest city to us. there is a great food culture, great parks, great downtown area to walk around. Gateway mall is lots of fun. We have been to concerts there too.
the liqueur laws are somewhat annoying but its really not that bad unless you are a real alcoholic. you may have to order food with your drinks, but that's about the worst of it. One of our favorite places is The Bayou on State St. Great Cajun food and a beer list is many pages with beers from all over the world. they even have Guinness on tap. you are close to great mountians, a short drive from LV, jackson hole, Yellowstone, Grand Tetons, Vail, Park City, Moab, Ouray.... Salt Lake is a medium size city with big city feel to me.
cost of living is somewhere in the middle. cheaper than here, but more expensive i am sure than OK. Just like any city in the country.
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Ns1
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The weather? The weather is one of the best things about Utah. I love the coasts but the humidity kills me.
He's from Rock Springs
sactoking
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Wait, what?!? Wendover is the shittiest shithole in all of shitholedom. Wendover is such a shithole that even rural, small-town shitholes in Nevada make fun of Wendover. And that's just the western side of Wendover, the part that's in NV. East Wendover is so shitholish that there was a push for it to secede from Utah to Nevada because West Wendover was so much better off.
TakeNoPrisoners
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I've taken trips to Utah and it has some amazing scenery. The religion there from what I hear sounds a little sketchy. I'd prefer a place that is somewhere in the middle as far a religion goes instead of crazy religious or crazy non-religious people.
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zinfamous
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there is a reason that the mormons were run out of three separate regions, all the way to the end of the country at the point of armed, angry mobs.
No sane community will tolerate their bullshit, and that hasn't changed in 100+ years.
herm0016
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The weather? The weather is one of the best things about Utah. I love the coasts but the humidity kills me.
He's from Rock Springs
haha... i forget what its like to have "things" around.
BoomerD
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Living in Rock Springs, SLC is the center of civilization for you...well...except for Evanston. :biggrin:
herm0016
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IronWing
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Except for the 9 1/2 months of Winter. Laramie in winter makes Cheyenne feel like the sunbelt.
BoomerD
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I like Laramie...but in the winter, it's a bitch getting there and back.
Evanston plain sucks...always did.
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