If you live in the USA, what region are you located? Poll

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I live in a suburb of Houston. I do not recommend it. Services for people with disabilities in Texas are either barely existent or are just basic, bare-bones stuff.

Austin, DFW, and to a lesser extent Houston have skyrocketed in price. San Antonio is a bit more affordable. El Paso and the Rio Grande Valley are very affordable.

I worked in Ventura and lived there part-time for about six years (military). I gotta say I miss it. California is a pay-to-play state. High cost of living, but excellent food, entertainment, sunshine, and nature.

If you see this, DM me. I'd like to know more about why you say you don't know how good it is for people with autism. Sounds like you question it a bit.

Why do mid-westerners make us feel different? Well, I don't enjoy small talk or gossip, so co-workers get upset and think I'm being rude when I don't join in.
Honestly, if I were a man, my personality would be tolerated, but they expect women to be very traditional and have typical gender roles here. Provincial attitudes.

I'm also a gamer and classic geek. Walking down the streets of Seattle, it's pretty common to see people in cosplay or doing something bizarre. Here, it rattles people. I don't think they even host gaming or fan-based conventions in Minnesota - at least nothing big. You can't be weird here and be accepted. People will make a scene and shout rude comments.
I called myself a nerd at work (which I proudly am!) and my co-worker freaked out and said not to be mean and call myself that.
This isn't the 1980s. Nerd isn't a derogatory term anymore.

Anyway, we moved here because we heard the term "Minnesota nice" and I thought Minnesota nice meant nice people. Apparently, it's an ironic term for passive aggressiveness.

yeh it's downright diabolical how the fates keep us aspies far apart. can you tell me how the mid-westerners make you feel different?

HEY!! !!

Gadget Guru (I think that you're in Nevada? Or is it Utah?)...

and Sweetleaf (Colorado)...

and other Rocky Mountainites....

We know you're out there.

Check "the Mountain West" box to represent yourselves!

Yes! Minnesota Nice is nearly identical to the Seattle Freeze, except it's more passive-aggressive!
Pretty much everyone I've met here is either home grown (and has never lived out of state) or is a refugee from Somalia.

There are some things about WA I miss but the Seattle Freeze isn't one of them, and I'm trying to keep that in mind so I don't get suckered into going back and then say, "Why did we move back here again?"
We left WA for a reason, but if the rest of the country is equally unfriendly, then maybe WA isn't such a bad choice. If I can't "find my tribe" any place else in the USA and I'm going to just sit at home, at least in WA I can look out the window and see deer, owls, and the occasional bear.

Arkansas, land of tornadoes, massive hailstones, searing summer heat, bitter winters, dangerous insects, snakes, Covid deniers, racists, homophobes, atheist haters and Trump supporters. But apart from that it's very nice.

The Twin Cities is a relatively "liberal" area. Minneapolis more "liberal" than St. Paul.

The winters there are quite cold-----but when you get to April, the weather is great----until maybe November.

There's lots of great scenery which can be enjoyed from about April to November. Between November and April, it's really not all that great there.

We live about 45 miles outside of Minneapolis, but I really don't see the draw to the Twin Cities. We considered moving there, and we frequently go to Minneapolis to do shopping, but it's not a very attractive city. The cost of renting is high, and the roads are a complete mess (their design, not necessarily potholes.) The crime rate is horrible there.
When I visited many years ago, I thought Minnesota was pretty cool; however, when I started experiencing what it's like to actually live here, it's been a very different experience. Even the local news anchor said he's never had such a hard time making friends as he's had while living in MN.

You can find lot of articles about transplants in MN.
https://www.startribune.com/minnesota-n ... 266823811/

But we had problems in Washington, too. I had a lot of acquaintances, but only one close friend - and even she was standoffish. Our conversations were filled with long, silent pauses. I felt pressured to always come up with new topics.
I think it's hard in WA because of the rainy weather (most people don't want to go out) and because it's a very introverted area. I don't enjoy the bar scene (too loud) and everyone just wanted to go to the bar all the time. WA has a plethora of wine bars and breweries.
HOWEVER, there were tons of conventions and meet-ups out there. Even if you can't have close friends, you can have a fairly stable meet-up group to stay busy. And the scenery is the best in the country.
Oh man --- and I REALLY miss the food. I ate pretty healthy on the West Coast. In the Midwest, by the time fruits and veggies hit the stores, they're already wrinkled and sometimes moldy. I haven't felt this unhealthy since I was a teenager.

I am native to Portland, Oregon.

Even though there are plenty of good places to visit, do not move to Portland as the homeless population is growing at an uncontrollable rate, gun violence has become more common, and city leaders are incompetent.

One of the great things about Texas are all the people who know how to shoot high-powered rifles.

neat thing about mason county is that there is a shop n'hop store that sell remaindered items sometimes for pennies on the dollar. also there is dan dial's tesla lab.