tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1762736094770946238.post4316698828990169007..comments2024-03-20T04:26:10.510-07:00Comments on Married to Medicine: In Defense of the Mid-WestElleMurahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01585481665526225076noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1762736094770946238.post-54071112919928555792011-02-24T08:40:56.563-08:002011-02-24T08:40:56.563-08:00I agree with Shelby. For a completely different ex...I agree with Shelby. For a completely different experience, try living in the West for a while. When we go back to MN every year, I find myself astonished with how many people if feels like there are (not that they're any more densely populated - it's just the feeling), how fast they drive, and how unconcerned they are with their fellow human beings. (Oh, btw, we're 40 minutes from Target, and about 30 from the nearest decent grocery store, without traffic. Traffic? What's that?)Amberhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07138922645882205716noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1762736094770946238.post-86411795039863890932011-02-23T21:06:16.654-08:002011-02-23T21:06:16.654-08:00oh Lisa... I understand your frustration. Had I n...oh Lisa... I understand your frustration. Had I not been enamored with coastal Maine and single when I moved to Boston, I would have felt more frustrated with how much harder "life" is up there. After 9 years, I just got used to it. Now that I'm in Colorado, I savor the freedom of turning right on red without fear of getting ticketed, driving no more than 10 min to the nearest "anything" and being able to grab something at the store I'm hankering for at 11pm. And the thing that has struck me most is that people out West are so polite and friendly. I haven't had one bad interaction with someone in customer services during the past month. And I've only gotten upset at a driver three times...it was three times a day in Boston. My only complaint about the drivers here is that they tend to drive under the speed limit! <br /><br />I think all those people smashed together in a small area, combined with the weather issues help to make for a mass of rudeness.Shelbyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15757707922071868212noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1762736094770946238.post-59154179722482344742011-02-23T17:46:59.387-08:002011-02-23T17:46:59.387-08:00Here in Vermont, there is no traffic, but there is...Here in Vermont, there is no traffic, but there is also no Target or Trader Joe's. So sad.Jen-Rob-Ameliahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02157521520590018173noreply@blogger.com