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7/5/2007
I was raised in Yuma and for a brief time thought I would want to stay forever. Then I got out for a few years, I went to school in a big city, got married in a big city, bought a home in a big city and fell in love with the big city! After graduation I moved back to Yuma for what I though was a great job opportunity. I got back here and quickly remembered what drove me out the first time. The heat, an overdose of border hispanic culture, old people in the winter and their inability to drive at least the 35 mph speed limit, absolutely no entertainment outside of washed up has been performances at the local casinos, and the idea that success is measured by how many dune and river toys one ownes, or rather can finance. Fortunately we got a better offer back in the big city after only two years, and we gladly accepted. We will never move back here. It is a great place if you are either a business owner or content working alongside illigal immigrants that don't speak a lick of english. But, if your looking for a career with upward mobility, things to do for fun during the day with the kids when the husband is at work, or going to a grocery store and getting help from someone that speaks english, Yuma is not for you. I have friends and family in Yuma and will visit when necessary but for long term existance Yuma is a dead end. It is however a great place to get gas on the way to San Diego!
Chad | Yuma, AZ