Americans: I am from New York and want to make a new start somewhere else. At first I moved to Dubai for a year to escape some ocd and PTSD/bad genera memories from New York. Now despite that New York is becoming way too expensive to live in and the crime rate has shot up because of pandemic. Where are nice places to relocate to in the US for a 27 year old woman?

A lot of people from my alma mater moved to Texas. Not a bad idea. I like places with nice weather, as the winter and fall make me depressed (I guess I have SAD seasonal affective disorder)

This might sound like an ignorant question but I always wondered, is there anything to do in South Dakota? Not a mean question I’m just so curious lol to a New Yorker the rest of the US seems different or boring.

@Anxiousgirl ? No offense taken. Depends on your perspective. There's probably significantly fewer options than New York. However, our "biggest" city, Sioux Falls (my hometown), keeps growing and has a lot to offer. I won't say what small city I live in, but I enjoy it. I also know that people that live in even smaller towns find joy in where they live ☺.

@Ben84 Oh of course! I know people have different preferences. I am admitting my own ignorance. I just never hear anything about South Dakota so I don’t know what it has to offer. I’m glad you are happy where you live! I hope I am happy too wherever I move.

@Anxiousgirl I hope you're happy too ☺. I'd like to see New York someday.

@tella4 I think I'd dig it ☺. Not including the stereotypical sights, where would you recommend I go in New York?

@tella4 Thanks for the tips ☺!

@Ben84 I never saw tourist sites like Empire State Building and Statue of Liberty until my friends from PA made me take them lol. I guess it’s because I’m from there. Definitely try New York pizza (difaras pizza in Brooklyn is my fav or johns on bleeker street in Manhattan) and a good New York bagel! The village has a lot of trendy bars and restaurants as well.

@Anxiousgirl ☺?! We have Mt. Rushmore here, but I actually think the Crazy Horse monument and museum is better. The monument isn't finished yet, but the museum is pretty cool.

@Ben84 I knew about Mount Rushmore being in SD and I hope to see it someday! I feel like people are nicer in other states. I’m used to it, but New Yorkers are so so rude compared to other people and one thing I will have to get used to in other places is slow service and slow walkers lol

@Anxiousgirl People are generally really friendly around here. Unless perhaps if you're native American ☹.

@tella4 ☹ Yeah, and we were so close to electing a governor who might've cared too.

@tella4 Strongly red now, particularly the western half where I live.

My company has an office in Knoxville! But I heard there was nothing there and there was a lot of racism (there’s racism everywhere though). Is it diverse there? And are there a lot of young people?

I work for Discovery (the media company that owns discovery channel, TLC, food network, travel channel, etc.). I work as a temp worker for them and was about to be put on permanent staff and then the pandemic happened. Now they just extend my contract little by little. A lot of my team is in Knoxville so I’m wondering if they will hire there in the new year.

@Anxiousgirl My cousin works for them! Small world!

@OCDsucks Awesome! Discovery is a huge company and we have offices all over the world. I hope I get to stay with them. This pandemic is ruining everything!