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| I have a lot of good things to say about OKC, but none of them justify moving there or wanting to stay there. My post is a little dated. I left in 2005. I have lived a lot of places (IL, MI, WI, SC, GA, NC, MO, OK) Oklahoma City is the least friendly place that I have ever lived. I can distinctly remember my first day of work; I came in and said "Hi how are you doing." To everyone that I encountered and no one said anything back. It wasn't just work. My neighbors were the same, and it was the more typical response to general friendliness to have someone just not respond. If you think that it was me, I have never had this happen anywhere else that I have lived or worked. My friends all ended up being transplants from IN, SD, OH or somewhere else. There just seemed to be a general meanness to the place. It isn't just the people. It is just inhospitable country, few trees, red clay dirt. There is a reason that it was one of the last states that the Europeans took over. Lots of wagon trains past and very few stopped. The summers are HOT (that can be a plus or minus depending on your tastes).
Positives: There are some good local places to eat, Teds (before it franchised) was worth the wait. There is a lot of potential, Bricktown is promissing (I don't know if Deep Deuce ever really florished), art museum, the Asian community inbetween OKC Univ. and the Med center. The highway system is pretty good. You can get from one part of town to another fairly easily. If you like sports talk radio (which is often terrible), the Sports Animal is the best regional sports radio station that I have ever encountered (especially Al and Steely).
Negatives: The public school system, partly systemic (Oklahoma doesn't pay teachers anything and lets anyone with a BA teach) there is a reason there are so many big private schools in OKC. (Norman on the other hand has very good school, especially for autistic children. Moore and Edmond are national average to slightly better.) The lack of hospitality. There isn't a lot to do, but things seemed to be moving in the right direction (sonics?). If it snows 1/4 of an inch than everything that I said about the highways is meaningless. Ditto for ice which is more common. Lots of Mega churches (they are country clubs), lots of divorce, lots of teen pregnancy.
This was my experience for what it is worth.
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| Quality of Life - 12/8/2007
Oklahoma is America's best kept secret! Spring brings bright flowers and lots of green trees. It's not a dust bowl. There are thousands of lakes & ponds, The OKC and Tulsa areas have a lot of trees.[read more...]
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| Weather - 11/28/2007
OKC has some of the worst severe weather in the country come Spring. Come Summer the severe weather tapers off, but triple digit days kick[read more...]
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| Oklahoma City, A wonderful Place to work, live and - 10/27/2007
As anywhere; if you look for the bad you will find it "A. Lincoln". Oklahoma is a great place. I have read a post that states quite the contrary. To this my post is placed. One Ada is not on the 1-40[read more...]
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| I love it here (a biased native) - 9/10/2007
I looked at Sperling's Top Ten and can't say that I agree with their choices.
I HAVE had residences in Dallas(Richardson), Portland OR, Vancouver WA, Philadelphia PA, and Newport RI, so I do have[read more...]
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| Move me back to Austin! - 8/23/2007
We have just moved here. We basically live on the Edmond border. So far, I've noticed a high crime rate in parts of the city. The quality of the roads is horrible. I must admit that there is more to[read more...]
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| What five things come to mind when you think of Ok - 7/17/2007
If you said any of the following:The Oklahoma City Bombing,The Dust Bowl,"Oklahoma!" the musical,The Land Rush,Tornadoes,Meth labs, The Panhandle,Cowboys,or Rednecks....You would of answered just as[read more...]
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| Glad I left DC - 5/11/2007
I moved to Oklahoma City in 2004 from the DC Metro area. It was a MAJOR change but I am so glad I made a change. I am an Information Technology worker with some Federal Experience and I got offered[read more...]
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| too hot - 4/8/2007
I lived in OKC for 4 years, moved away in 2002. It is a developing place (slowly) and it is (as the Okie's say) "OK". Real estate is cheap, if you plan to spend the rest of your life there, because[read more...]
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| a comfortable place to live - 3/28/2007
Home purchases are still within reach for middle class! Clean air, but can be troublesome for allergies... Friendly people, growing cultural diversity, with vietnamese population and thriving[read more...]
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| OKC Great Place to live - 2/28/2007
I was born and raised in Oklahoma. I moved to OKC after graduating from college and like a lot of people who live there I just wanted to move....get out...be in a bigger place. Get out of the time[read more...]
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| Some economic news for Okies!! - 1/27/2007
The cost of living is about 40% less then the Los Angeles area (sorry, no beaches here but quite a few lakes!!). The Oklahoma City area is experiencing a housing appreciation of almost 5% per year.[read more...]
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| The whole state is worthless! - 9/14/2006
I agree with you James. Oklahoma in general has nothing to offer someone who is educated and desires a good job and cultural emenities. I've lived in Seattle, Denver, Phoenix and many other places.[read more...]
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| great place but state in a time warp - 8/20/2006
I've lived in the OKC area for 3 years and I'm wandering whether the move here was worth it (lived in TX for 4 yrs; Tulsa before that). First the good. Living costs and housing are low, easy to get[read more...]
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| Also from San Jose - 8/12/2006
Funny, my wife and I are considering the same move. Let me know if you get any[read more...]
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| weather - 8/9/2006
I believe that we have the best weather anywhere in the south. We go through all of the seasons, but we barely touch on winter. The spring and fall months are the best. We have many days in October[read more...]
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| The city of value - 7/29/2006
For the amenities it offers, OKC has an extraordinary low cost of living. Fabulous place to[read more...]
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| Thinking about relocating to Oklahoma City - 7/25/2006
My husband and I live in San Jose CA, but are thinking of moving to a more affordable city. I have read lots of good comments about Oklahoma City and was wondering if someone could give me more[read more...]
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| OKC is growing - 7/19/2006
I just recently read that OKC has purchased the Seatle Sonics. The Bricktown area is really booming downtown, and with a professional sports team moving in we can only expect the area to grow even[read more...]
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| relocating to OKC......what is it like? - 7/13/2006
Moving to the OKC area in October......young professional, moving from the Tampa Bay area, lived in FL and NC all my life. What's it like there? From what I've heard from other people and read, not[read more...]
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| Great City - 6/26/2006
Oklahoma City is the new Dallas their has been huge devlopment here over the last 15 years. Their is alot of affordable housing here for a very affordable price. As for the weather most years we go[read more...]
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