Cleveland- hidden qualities
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1/31/2007
Like another poster, I come from the beautiful Northwest, where I have lived most of my life. I have now lived in Cleveland for two years. Sure, there are no gorgeous mountains, the customer service is so bad I wonder sometimes if I am on candid camera, and there are some very desperately poor neighborhoods here. But there are also incredibly adorable neighborhoods of old-fashioned tudor houses and cute neighborhood downtowns. House prices are very low- especially compared to the NW. The lake is surprisingly pretty. The metroparks are crazy! They are way better than any park system in any NW city. There seems to never be any traffic at all. The job market isn't bad for college graduates, though I think it is bad for non-college graduates. And the weather- well it's pretty grey, and pretty cold in the winter, and pretty hot in the summer, but it is still better than gloomy NW weather! I never really experienced the seasons before- they are pretty cool. I am glad they don't all mush into one year-long damp, cool climate, like NW climates. Oh and the medical care here is very very good, and the museums aren't bad either. Except the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. I thought that was pretty lame. Buncha clothes people wore when they sang.
Anyway, I have a lot of fun here. But you have to do your research and learn about the area- the cool stuff doesn't jump out at you.
allouetta | Cleveland, OH