an honest opinion, I am impressed....
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11/3/2007
We are in our late twenties and moved here from Denver a few months ago and liked it from the beginning. I have lived all over and the people here are very nice, social and kind. There is basically the same stores as Denver, with a lot better variety of restaurants and definitely great mom and pops places. I would definitely say this place is southwestern. The have a good bit of things from the west and some great features of the south. The cost of living is obviously less and the pace is slower. I mean that in a good way, people here know their trade or business very well. They are good workers, just not stressed out or in a massive hurry. My wife and I have found that we have been less stressed, as well. Crime is a fraction of where we came from and we came from the safest suburb outside of Denver.
If I had a complaint, it would be that Edmond has a lot of people in their younger twenties that definitely haven't figured out that owning a Yukon or Suburban makes you special or important. But, you will look in your rear view mirror and see a girl with that "use to be popular in the deep south a decade ago" bleached blonde hair riding your bumper in a massive SUV. On your way to work you could have a 22 year old cut off fifteen cars in traffic, just because his BMW commands that respect. Just a "new money" kind of attitude I guess, but it is pretty funny really. I hate to go on a tangent with this, but it is proof that money doesn't buy you class. Outside of that, the people in Edmond are well spoken and have a great demeanor. It is an awesome family environment. Our two year old loves it.
jamesd | Parker, CO