For starters, itās quite beautiful and peaceful. To be more specific, I think the best place to live is in the Eastern Panhandle because youāre basically in the center between major cities and have more poc, so you donāt have as much racism as other areas. A lot of people move to WV there, but work in Virginia or Maryland. That way their cost of living is way cheap while making decent money. My parentsā mortgage is $2100 but have a house with 2 levels + basement, a driveway, a garage,
And a decent-sized front and backyard. The downside is that there really isnāt shit there, so it can be boring and thereās not much jobs in the state itself. But like I said, if youāre in the Eastern Panhandle, you could easily just go to Maryland or Virginia for stuff. Maryland is like 30mins from me. Minimum wage is $also 8.75, but it honestly does depend on the county. For example, jobs in Cabell county usually have a $10/hr base pay
The downside (or upside, depends on you) is that youāre actually in the Whitest state in the US. The population is ~97% White. So you can expect racism ofc and MAGA, but this is less common in the Eastern Panhandle due to a higher population of poc than other counties. A lot of the population is pretty secluded from the world. There are villages too small to be counties. Thereās people in the mountains whoāve never left them. A lot of them have never even met a brown person
A lot of people live off the land. There are a lot of caves here, both discovered and hidden. If you wanted to disappear or go off grid, this is the place to do it. The state has different climates depending on your area because the Appalachian mountains go through it. Some highways go so high in the mountains, youāll be driving through actual clouds. The Eastern Panhandle doesnāt really have to worry about tornadoes because itās in a valleyāitās flooding you need to be worried about
Independence doesnāt mean not taking others advice and input. Iām not asking anyone to pay my bills just wanted to know what other walks of life was like to take into account when I move. Iāve personally researched dozens of cities but sometimes itās good to get opinions youāve never heard before. Idk why you think talking to ppl about their life experiences and opinions makes you weak and dependent on others
ur making leaps in logic i didnāt even get close to implying. chill. but thats the thing tho, everyone has their own walk in life so it just circles back to my other point. the thing is though is that ur an adult now so you need to learn how to be able to make these decisions without asking everyone all the time. learn for yourself, experience the results of your decisions yourself, become a person independent from others thoughts and experiences.
Why do you assume I ask everyone for everything all the time. I am a full time student and I work, my shit is in fact together. I literally just wanted to know about what cities ppl would recommend moving too. Iām incredibly independent but just wanted to have a fun conversation on an anon thread. You are a miserable person. Itās genuinely not that deep
I asked a follow up question when #1 didnāt rlly answer my initial question. And I can admit my second reply was a little snippy (I was hoping for more specific answers) But I did appreciate his response to how he felt about living in CA bc I hadnāt thought about the cost of living before