Would you uproot your life, leaving behind your family, your job etc if you dont like the weather in a country.
(Obviously theres always more than one advantage of moving someplace but to build a life somewhere, would weather be top 3 factors in choosing where to live).
I would love to leave the south for cooler climates but I have too much family here so heat stroke it is.
Those of us in the north want to move south so we can stay active for 6 more months.
I am one who would love to move south to avoid the snow and have more time outside
I moved away from the south specifically to avoid my family
I moved from a town where it was hard to breathe because of the nearby toxic factories. During the winter, we’d have acid rain.
I now live in the Pacific Northwest. Housing is crazy expensive. Everyone wants to live here.
But my quality of living improved dramatically. No more being sick for 2-3 weeks a year. I owned a car that required yearly repairs because of how f’d up the roads were. I sold that because public transportation is so good. I go on hikes. Food diversity is better. Everyone is pleasant to talk to. A crazy homeless man apologized for yelling too much and a nice old lady walked him to get a sandwich. The biggest drama in my neighborhood is someone’s tomatoes growing too wild and is encroaching into another neighbor’s vegetables. I work remotely, and my wife found a job here, and we are paid significantly higher than before to compensate for the expenses.
Even though I’m paying a shitton for a small place that would have been a mansion in my old hick town, my quality of living skyrocketed.
It’s definitely worth it. And if you’re too concerned about the cost of living, try living here for a year. Don’t be sticker shocked.
Move sooner than later, before folks catch on that it isn’t getting colder
I’m going to move next year, and the weather definitely is one of the reasons (not the main reason though). At least half of the year the temperature here is above 30°c, 60%+ humidity and basically no wind. I somewhat got used to it after a decade here, but I’m sure I’ll spend more time outside when I move away.
It’s a great reason. Especially with climate change.
I met someone the other day that said they moved from Portland to Cincinnati because of their climate change concerns.
Over the next 50 years, we’re going to see MILLIONS of people in the U.S. moving for the same reasons.
Because of the rising seas?
moreso due to heat and violent weather patterns like hurricanes imho. rising seas are coming, but the heat’s going to kill a lot of folks before.
When I was little, we had a saying, “go to Heaven for the climate, go to Hell for the people.”
You’d better take weather into consideration. Places like Florida are about to become uninsurable.
Yes, especially if it’s likely to worsen over the years due to worsening climate change.
I moved to get supposed better and warmer weather. Can’t tell you how much I despise summers now. The heat is relentless and I’ll be escaping back to “bad” weather whenever possible.
Yes. It’s actually the main factor in why I’d like to move from where I am currently. It’s unbearably hot, and every time a hurricane forms, it’s basically pointing towards my house. I’m going somewhere further north.
Lmao your story is the opposite of mine. I moved several years back because I was tired of being in a dark winter hellscape for half the year.
But I mean I suppose winter was somewhat tolerable. Alternatively, I could never imagine living in wildfire land and constantly worrying about whether or not my place is going to burn down.
In most cases (aside from contiguous first in Canada) you can evacuate a town over. If your property is well managed you’ll be fine.
Also sweaters and blue light lamps exist
And don’t forget your vitamin D. Most don’t realize you need it as a supplement in Canada winters period, even if you get outside regularly. It can be a major contributor to winter blues.
Ha, yea I guess the grass is always greener. I just can’t physically handle this heat and humidity combo. I hated it 30 years ago when it wasn’t even this bad.
Yes! Especially now that climate change is starting to have a serious impact. If it family truely loves me, they’ll come visit.
Weather wasn’t the only reason I moved from New Jersey to California, but it was one of the top three. Seasonal depression is a real thing and I definitely had it.
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I think the weather where I live now is not bad enough to move as the only reason, but if I was looking to relocate anyways I would for sure take it into account. I do not well in heat, especially humid heat, but cold doesn’t bother me that much. So somewhere north would be great.
I moved from one corner of the mainland US to the opposite for 3 reasons:
- My toxic family was densely located in/around my hometown.
- I hated the weather.
- I lived in a relatively rural area and wanted to live in a city.
I could have accomplished 1 and 3 without moving thousands of miles away. I chose to move where did mostly because of the weather.
