People all over the world view their ideal climates very differently, according to their own personal taste. Some people like the sun and warm weather; others like cool air, with rain and breezes, for most of the year.
I have lived in several states in the USA, as well as living abroad, during my short lifetime. The three states that I tend to think of most often when thinking of the “good times” are usually California State, Washington State and the state of New Jersey.
Living in these different states, at one time, are very different than living in other states, as you can imagine. The climates couldn’t be more different. They are like night and day. People who like one state don’t usually like the other, because they are so different.
Southern California is nice most of the year, sunny, breezy, pretty dry, with mildly warm weather. Going to the park, on picnics, driving around and all of these things can be planned in advance without much looking at the weather channels for details. You can almost guarantee that you’ll have a fun outing without getting rained out. But, when the end of Spring and the beginning of Summer emerge, forget about it. The heat turns up and it becomes unbearable to most folks, even to native Californians. When you step out of the air conditioned environments and go out into the raw elements, you feel as if you’ve stepped into an oven.
Western Washington State is known to have a pretty mild climate, year round. In the Winter, its cold but not extremely cold (may snow on occasion, but doesn’t usually stick much); in the Summer it’s warm, but not extremely hot. But, the problem with our state is that it’s almost always gloomy or rainy, most of the time. If you see that you’re having a sunny day, with warmer temperatures, you’d better go out now, before the weather changes. Because you’ve got to monitor the weather channel pretty closely to see what they predict will be going on that day. Being rained out of amusement parks, water parks, picnics, etc. are pretty common place.
Northern New Jersey is what I consider my home since I was born and raised there during most of my childhood years. But, Northern New Jersey is anything but mild. In the Winters, it may dump 3 feet of snow on you, in the middle of the night; and in the Summer it is so humid and sticky that you feel as if if you ever would try to take a running leap from the ground onto a wall, you’d absolutely stick to it. Just like a little fly.
I guess the moral of the article is, every state and country has it’s own benefit. It really depends on your point of view and your personal taste. Some people like warmth; others like cold; others like the urban, busy lifestyle; others prefer to live in the country, on a large piece of land; yet others want to live on the beach and breathe in the fresh salt sea air. But, everyone must stay where they feel it’s the best for them, all around. Not only a place with a great climate, but also an affordable city and state, with a good dotting of relatives or friends, good schools, or whatever matters are important to you the most. I think it’s lots of fun to live in different places and travel around to see the vast differences from state to state, country to country. You never know whether the grass really is greener on the other side.
