Can also live up north from phoenix, its about 2hrs away and you can have all the cool weather you want. AZ has it all, but seriously, don't move here. I'd love to not have you here ;) ...
The good news is that Arizona can be considered "Oceanfront" property--every time there is a California fire, or earthquake, or coastal mudslide, our property values rise. Wonder why?
@Angels M Know what you mean. Arizona has other transplants, and "original" settlers here claiming it's the wild west are right only in the sense that unlike more industrialized states, like California, we like Nevada, NM, Colorado, Wyoming, Utah, and Montana have a lot of government owned, open rangeland or Native American owned mini-nations, some of which can have practices forbidden by the federal government allowing their families, here even before the time of Abraham, some religious and theological freedom. That is why I like Arizona, I find more tolerance and folks who mind their own business than those who think the days of the "Salem Witch Trials" or Manifest Destiny were the good old days. We are misunderstood, and mis portrayed, by those who prefer to champion urban legends like the Yeti, though a few of my friends look like Wookies their barks are harmless--most of my friends regardless of skin color channel "Morgan Freeman" who nails "let what happens while watching the world go by not ruffle your feathers" and do not spend an hour making a video that just whines and moans, unless meant to be tongue and cheek, which some mean or not, kind of like the movie "Groundhog Day" some might want to live in Punxsutawney PA.
@@lionm8699 Canada too, seasonally. Our neighbors were from Canada, quite nice, even invited us to us their pool if we wished. As soon as the summer kicked in, like Monarch butterflies they'd head north again and then when winter came, like Monarch butterflies they would return to their winter habitat. Traffic in Phoenix always rises in the winter accordingly. Quartzite, in western AZ about thirty minutes from CA, is AZ's RV capitol in the winter and its population swells. Its fast food joints, just off of I-10, surprise people returning to Phoenix in the winter with very long lines. I used to fly my friend's motorized hang glider out of nearby Brenda and we'd buzz the startled RV owners but they'd wave at us like little Monarch butterflies at their seasonal resting place, lol :)
I've lived in the Phoenix area (except when I was in the military) for 65 years. The change has been dramatic, I'm sorry to say. But the time has come for a change. My wife is from Missouri and that is where we're headed real soon. I'm tired of never getting drawn for hunting, the fishing sucks, the heat kills everything I plant, there are basically no season changes, cost of living has skyrocketed beyond wtf, and it can go six months between rains. Ooh, a whopping seven inches a year. Nope, time for a change.
@@raymondotterbine Agreed lol. Did this guy get his feelings hurt here or something, and ever sence then Phoenix has been his single biggest hatred in life or something. This guy over exaggerated things to level I haven't ever seen before.
I am so sick of people bashing folks who happen to live in California. They have the same rights as anyone else. I have never lived in California but think we are all equal.
@@rick419 well if you were living through all the prices/housing costs being driven up by a certain group of people migrating en masse here, you would be angry at Californians too.
It's been like that forever. I've been there 5 times and after a week of the sun just beating on you around the clock you wished it would stay night. When it's a 100 + for months straight it don't mean a thing being a dry heat. It's still hot as hell. Flagstaff is much nicer. A few years ago I saw an article about a new housing development with houses sitting empty. It will happen again.
I lived in the Phoenix area, Chandler, for almost 3 yrs. I've lived in Chicago & LA. I agree with Everything you've said. The Most unfriendly, entitled, rude people I've ever seen! I am an outdoor person, bike ride, you will spend most of your time indoors air conditioned. Horrible drivers, termites too! I bought my home at the right time so my value has greatly gone up so I am moving!!
@@cassiusdio6048 it is the whole state. Prices are going up everywhere. It's not just Phoenix. 200 people are moving to Arizona per day. And not just to Phx.
@@alishap8432 It is horrible! I lived in Mesa the last year and paid $1,000 for a studio apt! I moved away to the midwest in february and I pay $675 for a nice 1 bedroom apt.
Yea all the horror stories I hear about States where the cost of living is exploding usually start with “Well folks from California started moving here.”.
It's not just there, but most places. Like where I am in Las Vegas. People are moving to these places from cities that are dropping in population. I suppose I could always move to Detroit or Gary, IND. Should be plenty of cheap housing there. :-)
I remember years ago seeing a story on the news that Phoenix was dealing with a drought, and the interviewed a bunch of people complaining about it. My wife looked at me and said "Didn't they realize they were moving to a desert? What did they expect?"
@Tiffany Patton it means that you shouldn't be surprised when there's a drought in the desert. It doesn't take a genius to figure that out, but obviously that concept is way above your head.
Quite an important thought. When my wife and I bought a home in an HOA neighborhood that required we plant bushes and trees, we went to the Desert Botanical Garden and asked for a docent there to help us select the most drought resistant plants and trees. Our Palo Verde tree grew huge during then ten years we lived in that home. One night, I heard a strange gust of wind, then a "woosh", and found half of our Palo Verde tree in our front yard divorced its better half. It fell within six inches of our garage. Knowing my wife needed a place to park, I went outside while she was shopping with my daughter and with just a pair of tree trimmers, cut away enough of the tree that she could park in our driveway. We hand landscapers who for free removed the lost half of the tree from our yard the next morning. I thought the Palo Verde looked better, and was much safer. Our other plants, our preferred yellow and violet Lantana and "bee bushes (Bottlebrush) we loved, we had our landscaper put 300 pound rocks in our side yard that they grew around like vine. Our water bill was quite low. The rocks saved our home from another disaster when an intoxicated driver missed the turn at the uncontrolled T-intersection facing our home and landed his truck in our side yard. I was working in my study, same study where the tree fell a year or two later, when I heard an odd crunch than heard an engine revving--thought it was my neighbor, who we were friends with but it was just the dude trying to get away. I called the police and I guess having nothing on their plate, they were there while I was still on the phone. I laughed--they asked the guy where he lived, and he pointed at my house. The smiling police came to my door, which I opened and asked if I wanted to press criminal charges, and I said no, not if he had insurance to repair damage to our drip system and landscaping. I felt sorry for him though--the police pressed misdemeanor charges, and he had to serve I heard thru the grapevine a six week sentence. He was just a Dad with children like I was, which is why I believe one should never lie to a cop. I had one at fault fender bender in 500,000 miles of driving, and the man I hit was not mad--he owned a barely dinged SUV--he ran to me to make sure I was OK, asked for insurance, since I had no cell I asked him to call the cops not worrying about my first and only citation. The cops joked with me, knowing how mad at myself and embarrassed I was, did not test me for intoxication since I was quite lucidly mad at myself but able to appreciate the cops truly acting like peace officers. The cops knew I was a white collar worker, being dressed that way because I was on my way to work, and said--do not plead guilty, take the driving course, you will have no record of the ticket, and the online ones are fun because they are self paced. They helped me unlearn bad habits, and I had tens of thousands of miles of safe driving since. My wife, formerly from Mexico, also had accidents and the cops or Sheriffs were never bugging her or racially profiling her. She is a great driver, but any good Phoenix peace officer will tell you, and I've never talked to a bad one, that even they have had, or someone in their family has had, a non-injury, non intoxicated minor accident, or like Tiger Woods, a diminished driving accident from lack of sleep or mild drinking. I do not drink anymore--in a place as dry in climate as Arizona is, I found even one glass of suds would dehydrate me for hours, given I am neither heavy or skinny, and lean which makes one glass of alcohol stronger than several for those not as lean as I am. I hate it when I have to take medicine with alcohol, which is why I joined the Covid inoculated group, since all cough syrups usually contain alcohol. I do love our country, and Arizona, because we as a state of mind are more free spirited, and can speak our mind with the best of those who enjoy what I call the "BS" degree which does not require a higher education to obtain--just the ability to laugh at our boo boos and appreciate the common sense in a reply like yours.
Every year I moved my daughter into her dorm at GCU and back home. That was August and May. August was horrible. May sucked but August was really unbearable. People say the heat doesn't bother you after a while. I always thought, if someone sets you on fire, it wont bother you either, after a while.
Just like Fla,......the people flooding in are loaded. Home prices/rent don't need to be reflective of the wages or opportunity. On the Eastern Shore of Md where I live home prices are insane because of New York-New Jersey, Washington D.C, and Philadelphia money.The only jobs are low paying service or chicken processing jobs.
Yeah it's really sad how many cities that were once affordable are no longer...the only bright spot is if u get near age 55, u have some retirement communities that aren't ridiculously expensive.
Low paying jobs depends which job are referring to??? Just like any states depends on your education and experienced. We live here for 25 years I make pretty decent living(Medical field)
I have spent hundreds of hours investigating ''Best Places to Retire'' with respect to climate, health, entertainment, taxes, utilities, weather, etc, etc. I have also visited many of these areas to get a feel for them,.....and to see if any of them would be a good fit for me.I have come to the conclusion that if you have a pretty good thing going where you already live,......just stay there. It seems that everywhere is just turning into everywhere else.
@@celestepalm6949 So true,...........everything looks the same. There really aren't any regional differences anymore. Btw,.....I think this is one of Nick's best videos.100 pct spot on for the entire video,...with the exact amount of sarcasm
Everywhere will just turn into California in the US that was worth living in. It's inevitable and nothing will stop it unless we go socialist. I'm from California and settled in Tucson in 2015 but I'm going back to California because I'm telling you everywhere is just turning into California anyhow. I visited Austin in March and it's already showing signs of the next California with the outrageous housing expense, lack of affordable housing, and fast growing homelessness. I meet people moving here to Tucson from up North and back East more than from California. Californians get blamed constantly for all the change occurring throughout the whole damn US when I remind everyone it's just capitalism. Texas wanted California money for instance, so they have some along with East Coast money too. Now Texans can't even afford Texas and are becoming homeless at an alarming rate. Texans shouldn't blame California. They should blame Texas. They wanted the money and now they have the problems that go with it. It's capitalism at work. Just good ole fashion greed. Who doesn't want to live somewhere more affordable with good schools for their children and quality work opportunity? Most Californians I meet here in Arizona couldn't afford California anymore and came here. And they have all told me what has been true for me that if they could afford to stay in California, they would have just stayed. If I can't keep up with the expense of California after returning, well then I'm taking my kid and moving abroad. It's not even worth being in the US anymore. There's nowhere to go that won't just become incorporated by Bill Gates or Jeff Bezos anyhow. Everyone will be eating Soylent Green soon enough. I prefer mine vegan thank you.
I moved to Phoenix in May 1980. After awhile I developed a theory about the place. If you screw up on the East Coast you progressively move west. You eventually arrive in Phoenix. When you screw up on the West Coast you go east to Phoenix. So thats why Phoenix is full of screw ups.
Frighteningly accurate, haha. Lived here for 8 years from 2007-2015 and observed that the people who love Phoenix and stay here are originally from awful places, i.e. the dregs of the Midwest like Iowa and Ohio, and upstate New York. Relative to those scum buckets, Phoenix is great! 😅
I moved from the midwest to Phoenix and lived there for nearly 10 years. This video is way too accurate. Every year the city seemed to get hotter and more crowded. Zero identity because nobody is actually from there. Now I live in boring Omaha Nebraska, and life is much better :)
I used to live in Omaha. I loved it there. The people are friendly and life was good there. I live in DC now, and I like it here, too. It can get crazy sometimes, though.
@@BrianH-w8t yeah it's bad everywhere, but you have to weigh your options. Do you want a drug addict riddled city with opportunity in an admittedly beautiful desert valley that gets up to 110°F or more for weeks at a time, or literally anywhere else? I choose anywhere else.
Lived there 10 years. It’s just too damn hot 🥵. You can’t cool down when your pool is 93 degrees and feels like a Luke warm bath. The ac never shuts off in summer except maybe 5 minutes at night every so often when it’s only 95 degrees. Winters are beautiful though. Unfortunately that only lasts about 4 months
@@MichelleJohnson-tg5lx I lived in s FL 12 years as well. I found that easier to get used to. At least there are trees and clouds for shade. There is relief in a pool or inside in the AC because the houses are built to hurricane specs. The humidity is rough but AZ is like when you open the door to an oven!
@@michaelwhite2823 As drought is truly drying up many of CA's water sources, desalination is becoming more & more necessary. I've seen with my own eyes Lake Shasta dwindle to nothing more than a puddle *within this year alone.* Lake Shasta used to be HUGE. It's _terrifying._
Lived in Phoenix most my life in various parts of the city. Left 10 months ago. My rent was about to be due and I was so tired of living in Phoenix that I just threw my clothes in my car and drove away with my rent money. Ended up in a little town and got a new job immediately. Crashed at a campground in a cabin tent for months and saved up for a big van I campered out with solar power, solar shower and everything. Phoenix does suck, so much so I would rather sleep in a van in the middle of nowhere than keep my place in the house I was in.
I don't think Phoenix was the reason you went to go live in your van lmfao, I'm pretty sure there's more going on that seems more like an impulse problem lol Just skip town when your rent is due, even when you had rent money? 🤣 I'm just sayin
@@masonb6263 I was done with it. 🤣 I was living and working in a bad area and burned out with it all. I just got a house in the town I ended up in and I like my job here so I'm glad I did it. But impulse did definitely play a part in that decision. 😂
That's insane!!! I remember going out there in 2003 to visit my Airforce buddy who was stationed at Davis Monthan AFB. An apartment in the area was about $300/m
Same in MN. Pretty soon 5 different families will leave in one house or we will be living in Fema camps that I use to hear so much about from 2008-2013.
@@latishiabedwards1423 it sucks to be forced to be roommates with others cause of the many times bad drama in this. When I left out of a pricy apartment in 2010, leaving also cause my neighbor did check forgery on me and stole over 2k cause he was high on oxycotin, I lived with but another druggy for two years and got in fist fights with the guy, the cheap rent wasnt worth it, then I had roomies at a place that jacked up the rent, only charged them 150 a month, they smoked all the time and for two months couldn't pay me 150 a month rent, 3 people living with me couldn't collect 150 dollars! 😂 Found out they were spending it on weed.
Thank you for describing how horrible everybody's made this city and state. I thought I was the only person noticing this. The worst part is I'm born and raised here and had to watch everything deteriorate. Now I got to maybe find a new city and state to live. Hopefully this reaches people and they stay way. Thank you again.
Same thing in Las Vegas. I'm one of the few who were actually born here. This city is an absolute mess now. Can't wait until I retire and can get out of here.
Why not? I know plenty of young people earning a lot more pay than I do and I just purchased a home here. Compare a $2k mortgage in Phoenix to a $4k monthly rent in California. They'll still keep coming for a while.
I have to agree, although when I lived there (1994-2014) the crime and homeless population was not nearly as bad. (I seriously do not remember EVER seeing homeless during my time there besides the odd one on the highway corner panhandling.) How old are you? If you don't mind me asking. I'm a few days away from turning 29. I moved away with my family at the age of 20, to Eugene, Oregon of all places. I was looking through google maps street view to satisfy my childhood nostalgia and ended up on this video.
Friend of mine lives in Phoenix. Last month he got a letter from the landlord stating his rent was going up $400 a month…. From $1000 for a shitty 1 small 1 bedroom raised to $1400 a month for the same shitty 1 bedroom…. Not even a fresh coat of paint…. Something needs to be done in this country with rent control….. this is outrageous!! And it’s going on EVERYWHERE
It does suck. I live in the Phoenix metro area and working on moving out of state. Its basically Little California at this point and will only continue to get worse.
Cause everyone wants a single family home with a driveway and backyard. That model doesn’t scale well, just puts too much pressure on the highways. City planners need to encourage high rise living with a thriving downtown scene. Otherwise it’ll just be gridlock life in a car. What a waste of a lifetime.
When I lived in Scottsdale the 80s...down the road a whole bunch of land for sale for advertise at 1 penny per acre..I asked parents to check it out but they did not I lived at 8432 East Roosevelt St Scottsdale.. .the land was right there beside the condo development
Thanks for posting! I moved there the winter of 75 and left in April. It was at the time a good place for people with allergies....now I hear with all the new plants it is not good anymore. Good to know I lucked out! It was min. wage jobs even back then for most of us.
Yes, it is a very bad place for people with allergies now. I remember back in 90ies- no allergy, now something is always blooming, yellow pollen everywhere, dust.... even whole house air purifier doesn't do much. I am lucky if I get 2-3 weeks out of a year without having allergies. I would not recommend this city for anybody with asthma or allergies.
Yes, more videos like this. Stop moving here. Stop. Go away. You're making everything too crowded and too expensive. -someone actually born and raised in Phoenix, Arizona
Maricopa 'county, where Phoenix, Mesa, Glendale, Scottsdale, etc etc etc etc are all located is literally HELL... Pure absolute HELL. My parents moved to Scottsdale when I was 8, due to my father's job. He earned a lot as an engineer for Honeywell. So I know more than anyone ever would want to about the area. Maricopa County. In numerous recent years, not just the past few, housing prices have gone insane. An ugly tiny one story falling apart nothing works ac broken wood rotting plumbing broken wreck in a terrible part of any city in Maricopa county will likely costs at least, minimum, $300,000 and then only if your a cash buyer or have flawless credit. That same level of dilapidated wreck may easily cost you $500,000 and if you want a nasty falling apart fixer upper in a decent to good area, then you will definitely pay around 500,000 and up, probably up , we are taking about any kind of house here. You can get wreck condos or trailer homes for less or for about what a nice home costs in many other States.. either way whatever you can afford to buy, the valley is still Hell.
Guess that's why statistically most people who move there end up moving back out eventually. Seems like more of a transient town or one you have a 2nd home in and spend 6 months out of the year there during the colder months.
I lived in Phoenix in the early 90's. Everything this video said was true then except for the home prices. Phoenix used to have a reasonable cost of living. Arizona has some of the most beautiful sunsets, sunrises, and lightning shows. Before people move to Phoenix they should understand just how hot it gets there in the summer. You literally can not stop while walking outside or your shoes will melt. Rocks embedded in concrete explode when the heat expands the material around them. Anything over 110 degrees is really unpleasant as far as I am concerned.
Thanks for my morning chuckle. "Anything over 110 degrees is really unpleasant as far as I am concerned" Ya think? In my neck of the woods where summer temps over 90 are generally not very numerous, and some years almost non existent, that is almost to hot for me.
I lived in Phoenix for 1 year. I had a one bedroom apartment for $500 a month in 96. I remember June being the hottest month and temps as high as 115. I use to keep my AC set at 83! 🤣
110 isn't bad, it's when it gets above 115 you really feel it. I say this as a Las Vegas resident. Even 114 basically feels like 115. My poor A/C struggles when it gets above 113 or so. Wasn't bad when I was a kid. Even my friend had a swamp cooler in his trailer growing up. I doubt you could get by with one of those today. The summers aren't really hotter, but they are longer, and the nights are much hotter.
And quite honestly if the state government in California would actually try a lot harder to make it more affordable to live here millions of Californians wouldn't be leaving. It's frustrating because I actually love my hometown of Santa rosa. It's quite beautiful here and it's nice here, but the average cost of rent is around $2,000 per month. I did say that it's nice here but honestly the rent shouldn't be this high. It's not some tech Central hub like San Francisco which is an hour south of here or San Jose which is another hour south. Sure Santa Rosa is the largest city in wine country, but I can't imagine that would make it deserving of being so damn expensive here. A lot of people who go to enjoy wine country or people who are actually on vacation visiting and not the people who actually live here.
Coming from an AZ native It’s hot as hell here the heat is almost unbearable trust me if you are thinking of moving here don’t you will regret it the summers are hell on earth literally! No culture here and people stay to themselves so it’s hard to network unless you already have a good job don’t bother with AZ there’s not a lot of opportunities like some other states. The price of a house has gone up atleast 200k from just a few years ago!
Dry heat over gross humid air in east ANYDAY and I’m not even in south I’m in NJ it’s so gross in summer 85 and very humid is worse then 100 in dry heat. And it will get to 90-95 and humid for some weeks. Would take vegas and NM over Arizona though might get little to hot there.
I don't live here but heat is better than digging your car out of the snow! And when it gets below 20 degrees it really is unbeatable! I don't like excessive heat either. 80 degrees seems about perfect. That's Southern California beach cities. Never too hot or cold. But the problem is of course it's California!!
You have to worry about drought though, lots of drought. Phoenix, Tucson, Las Vegas and other cities in the US southwest are the most unsustainable cities in the world.
Thank you for this video!!!!! My 8yo daughter watched with me and she kept running to my teenage son's room yelling, WE'RE NEVER MOVING TO PHOENIX! We're getting ready to move back west and I've been looking at different places within 8 hours of Sacramento. We finally settled on Eugene.
Eugene is great,but i highly Suggest that you look into salem, OR.... it's In between eugene and Portland, its the MOST beautiful place ive ever lived, hands down, and its small but theres work, the rent is low, or was low last i was there, it has this rose garden, that is the biggest rose garden in the country, its inside of the coolest park i've ever been to, Busch Pasteur Park, and honestly I live in phx currently, and if I has the option, or was granted 3 wishes, my butt would be back in Salem before you can say PHOENIX SUCKS!!! good luck, I hope you end up where you're happy.
We moved to Tigard around sixteen years ago. I love the weather here and the countryside outside of the Portland metro area just takes my breath away! We’re trying to find a house and thinking between Salem, Woodbury and Newberg! Away from downtown PDX insanity! Lol
As of the end of 2023, no one has talked about how the City of Phoenix (not the Phoenix area) is building “luxury” condos and apartment high rises in some of the bad areas with businesses at the street level and getting premium prices for them. They don’t want you leaving their condos and apartments, so they build everything you may want into the building. Then charge $2300 to start for studios and up quite substantially for 1-3 bedroom apartments and condos.
I lived in the Phoenix metro from 1981 until a couple months ago. I had to reflect on the reasons why I ended up hating living there as much as I did. The key seems to be that in the 1980s, before there was even an I-10 tunnel through the city, Phoenix accommodated a population of 1.6 million. Today, it has to attempt to accommodate 4.5 million. And it's gotten noticeably hotter for a longer span of time each year. Long, long gone is any charm Phoenix possessed in the 1950s through the 1980s. Now it is simply traffic and heat and people and more traffic and heat and people. And while you sit in the heat and traffic among all the people, you have time to observe how hot and crowded it is. And now expensive as well. No quality of life unless you are wealthy. I cashed out and moved to a small town in another state with four seasons.
You are right. Phoenix has turned into what everyone who has lived here more than 10 years feared the most... It's turning into just another L.A. Just a lot hotter.🔥🔥
I was born in Phoenix in Late January 1952, but we moved to Denver after a few years, then to El Paso for awhile, then in the 1960’s to 1968 lived in Phoenix or Scottsdale! Times were different then, there! We ended up moving to California afterwards!
This whole thing wreaks of false outrage. I’ve lived in AZ for 10 years (Maricopa for 5 of those) and I can say that the issues your raise are hardly the real issues. They’re the issues of someone who’s strictly used to one small area they deem as comfortable. There are mosquitos, ticks, and chiggers when you move to southern states. Nature existing around you is going to be a part of anywhere that you go. You learn to live with the heat, and yes people ride their bikes to and from all year long. During the heat of the year you just learn to adjust your schedule, or do water based activities. It’s like the winter but opposite. This is nothing profoundly outrageous unless you’re pretending it is to emotionally manipulate people for likes. The homeless people aren’t a problem, but the economic divide between the have’s and have not’s certainly is. Nothing is harder than going to see Bentley’s and Lamborghini’s in Scottsdale and then seeing how the other half lives in the broken down houses on Van Buren. I moved away because I missed seeing changing leaves, but that may not be that important to people who enjoy being able to tan year round, or who dread the cold because of health issues (e.g. arthritis). There are tons of cultural outlets, and a simple google search will put you in any restaurant or store of whatever culture you want. Also there are rotating exhibits at the museums so there’s even more history and culture to behold there, too. It’s a city, and by default is a highly competitive area. If you don’t want to do your job, someone else happily will, and you have to be careful of companies who will abuse that. Same with the people. In my experience building genuine connections can be difficult because everyone treats everyone like a commodity (a byproduct of social mobility and perceived abundance) but if you join a yoga class, or a club of some sorts- any community based activity that interests you then you’ll probably meet people you enjoy pretty easily. In the end I had to write this because, while Phoenix has its issues (news flash, every place does) most of the issues in the video are clearly surface level conversation points that add little to a persons perspective when they’re trying to make what could forever be a life-changing decision. Anyway, if anyone read this I thank you for your time. I’d had gone on more, but it’s a lot to read already. Wherever you go in life, I wish you all the best. Good luck, and god bless! 🙏🏼
I grew up in Phoenix. Pretty much everything about it sucks. Except being called a Phoenician… which is what people who live there are called. It’s hell on earth … unless you’re comparing it to Gila Bend.
What are you doing, don't refute him, just agree with him! The state is getting ruined by the urban dwellers who vote morons into government and then have their state ruined by those morons and then they scratch their empty heads and ask themselves why their state sucks so bad. Then they move to Phoenix and bring their same moronic voting patterns to us. That is the last thing Phoenix needs.
Lol! I just moved from Phoenix after arriving there 3 years ago when it was still an affordable desert oasis. This guy is 100% spot on about the place. I left for all of the exact reasons he mentioned. All I can tell you is, “Don’t do it!”
Exactly he is so right I worked in leasing and real estate until covid hit and everyone got super shady with how they treated residents and how much rent increased during a pandemic was disgusting
I've lived in mesa az my entire life ,a real native of 57 years ,attended Whittier elementary, Carson Jr high,then on to Westwood high in the 80's, I remember and think back the good old days here in mesa,and it makes me want to cry when I look around and see what has happened here ,this state is ruined!!
Nick, I really appreciate your videos. The grass always looks greener on the other side, but that's so not true. Thank You for letting us know places that suck and places that are not...
I lived in Phoenix for nearly ten years. And truthfully I loved it. There were no mosquitoes and no flies because there was no water, and well they need water to live. But I never met any of my neighbors. It seemed to be a very transient community. There was a lot of methamphetamine and people were methed out. The thing I missed the most about living in the north was a simple thing called grass and trees. The part I loved the most about Phoenix and still today was South mountain Park SMP is still one of my favorite places in the United States to hike at sunrise.
There are no mosquitoes and flies is not true. I lived in the North=East and I know what you mean by that, they are incredibly annoying, I particularly hate mosquitoes. However let me tell you that around April/beg of May and October/November they florish as soon as there is just a little bit of water outside your patio in like a pot or bucket or on the road because of the deep water fill in the grass of parks and lawns. So I wouldn't be so sure there aren't, infact I got bitten and I saw lots of flies in my apt. Maybe reduced number, but in the end the difference is abisimal my friend.
Yes indeed...I don't drive but how do you almost get hit by 2 cars in less then 10 seconds.... and yes I waited for the crosswalk light. Smdh if the traffic cameras actually worked and sent out tickets and the city started controlling the self entitled drivers it wouldn't be so bad
Moved here five years ago from Seattle. I love it! However, these have to be the worst drivers in the country. I am over 55 and live in a semi-retirement community. I have noticed a rush to move here in the past year that wasn't present before. Because of covid? Even though I am a transfer, I would not mind if less people moved here for awhile. The southeast valley is still the best place to live, in my opinion. Chandler, Gilbert, Queen Creek.
Moved from Illinois and i have the same feeling. I was tired of the harsh cold weather. Thought this will be a good move, turned out its so hot our nose bleed every single day. Cant wait to move out again.
I know this is meant to be cheeky but all these points are so valid. I lived in PHX for a year and got out asap. I’ve never lived in such a big city but felt so lonely. You never see anyone outside. You don’t talk to neighbors. Everything is so far apart you can’t walk anywhere - 100% car dependent. It all looks the same. And everyone seems to be living in fantasy land with their pools, 4 bathroom homes, and watering lawns - it’s like they don’t even care they are running out of water. I moved back to the northeast - my taxes are higher but I have 4 distinct seasons, small towns with charm, a sense of belonging, can walk places and many nature trails and a more progressive mindset - I don’t need to live in uber liberal places but at least somewhere that can live in reality of water shortages and global warming effects in the future.
My brother lives in Mesa. Been in the area for 13 years, and in the last year or so he has started talking about moving to Quebec (we're dual citizens). Tired of heat.
You are sooooo SPOT on Nick!!! I am sick and tired of the news WARNING is that we are in a major drought YET they go on and on about how all these companies are coming here AND HOW it creates jobs, yada yada yada! This area WILL be unlivable in next 10-15 years!! Period! Those moving from the east or Midwest NEVER had to ration water so they irresponsibly run the water when washing dishes, brushes their teeth, over water their lawns, etc!
Lol! Well at least the Arizona Cardinals have gotten better. It's too bad that the Phoenix Suns when they were so strong with Steve Nash had never won an NBA finals. The Arizona Diamondbacks used to be really good but obviously they're not the same as they were when they won that 2001 World series not even close. And it sure seems like nobody cares about the Arizona Coyotes.
After living across the country as a kid, now been in the Phoenix Metro area for nearly 2 decades...I want out. I can't afford to leave or stay, and it's getting hotter and drier every year, and you can't get anywhere without owning and driving a car miles past 1000's of indistinguishable brown buildings between 1 and 1 stories. Do yourself a favor and pick a place that will still be habitable in 30 years.
I agree with you in all your opinions on this video. Many seniors move to warm climates like Phoenix, and then after years there decide that they're going to move back to family or into a retirement community in another location.
I'm a rare breed, a true Phonecian! Not only was I born and raised here, BOTH of my parents were born and raised in Phoenix. I'm not sure how you were able to describe each detail like you have lived here for years, but you nailed it. Honestly, I've been bored my whole life since it's such a hot wasteland. I'm in my 30's now and I have been trying to rally up my family for years to move. We would all move in a heartbeat to a cooler climate, but none of us would know what to do in snow. Looking to leave this endless summer. Would love to watch the leaves change color. I was in a deep dive of NC and was set on Winston-Salem, but your 10 worst cities in NC opened my eyes! Gonna keep dreaming of our next home 🏡
I was wanting to move to Arizona but ended up moving to NC. Greensboro to be specific. Honestly I’ve only been here for 2 months and I’ve had second thoughts of just staying here until my lease is up and moving to Arizona. It’s funny that you say this because you want to leave because of the endless heat. Honestly I miss just seeing a mountain.
Man, just do it. I moved away with my family (I'm born and raised there, they moved at a very young age.) to Eugene, Oregon looking for a fresh start. We had the clothes on our back. We're not filthy rich now or anything but I love the town I live in and my quality of life is far better than anything I ever had in Phoenix. People are a lot nicer, and honestly that makes a world of difference when you feel like you're part of a community and not stuck in some suburban meatgrinder. Oddly enough the homeless population in Phoenix seems to have gotten WORSE (I don't remember any homeless from the time I lived there) since we moved away, while in Eugene, which is known for its homeless population, seems to be stabilizing or at best actually improving.
I’ve lived here all my life and I finally decided to get my first home and let me tell you it’s a fucken nightmare I’m thinking of moving to another state but fam is here shitty situation lol
Thank you, my brother seemed to think Arizona was a great place to live, and told me I should move there! I had my suspicions before, and after seeing this, I think I'll give the place a miss! Dx
Nick, you absolutely nailed it. I have lived in AZ for most of my life and everything in this video is true, at least for me. The heat sticks around a lot longer, people keep on coming, construction is never ending, and it gets worse everyday 😑
As a resident of Phoenix for over thirty years, I have to say that I agree with almost everything in this video. I do however go outside and enjoy the wonderful hiking which I do everyday, even during the hot summer. The unique plants and flowers also are beautiful and vibrant. I know lots of people who love it here. I myself am tired of the long hot hot summers. It would be perfect to be a snowbird.
Depends on your job. If you’re mobile there’s a lot of cheap places along the west coast or east coast that are gems. Just stay away from the big cities.
Lived here in AZ all my life, born in Tucson and moved to Phoenix. Been in the metro area 11 years now he nails it. I work with customer service and out of state people don't realize how hot it gets here making their dogs go into heat strokes burning paws. Our traffic is the worst ever worse than when I temporary lived in Las Vegas for work! We are loaded with homeless people. People don't realize our poisonous animals we have here or dangers of desert animals. They think they can handle the "summer" hike. We carry guns no lie I have showed my gun at a road ragging incident. No regrets. Come at your own risk not everyone is but for the summers. It is a different type of living. Please stop fucken moving here
Imagine not being able to shower, do the laundry, or wash your dishes when you want because of mandatory water rationing laws, while the temperature outside is 110 degrees. This can soon become a reality for parts of Arizona and California. Desert cities will suffer big time, and those who paid more than 500K for a house will regret big time when they are unable to sell with profit. Know what you get into when moving. People should always do the research.
I really really really wanted to like Phoenix, I did. But it's probably one of my least favorite major cities in America! The best thing Phoenix has going for it is year-round sunshine and warm weather (which becomes a con between the months of June-August). I was supposed to relocate there for work, so I spent a quarter visiting a few weeks each month before the move was supposed to take place. I find the ppl in Phoenix to be very unfriendly and socially awkward. Everything is thru the roof expensive (and Chicago is my point of reference)! Traffic is just dumb. It's not so much that it's a ton of traffic (depending on the season it certainly can be) but ppl CAN NOT DRIVE THERE AT ALL!! Don't even CONSIDER trying to merge over to a lane on the expressway. No one will adjust their speed for you, as a matter of fact, they would rather wreck their own vehicle before letting you over! The energy there is just weird. Zero culture, zero vibes.....just sunny, hot, and expensive.
I’ve lived in Phoenix my whole life and I literally have no idea why anyone wants to move here it’s literally the worst and is getting worse, just like why would you wanna move here, the weather is awful and there’s barely anything to do here
Because northern idiots don't want to shovel snow . I worked at Luke AFB civilian for 5 years. We moved back to Toledo Ohio my wife's home town. I would rather live where it is cold in winter with short days for staying inside. We are retired.
If you ever been or lived in Detroit, NYC, Philly, Chicago East St Louis (all run by democrats) then you would know why, just the winters alone are good enough reason!
I recently retired at 60 and live in Md. In the last 10 years as I have thought about relocating Arizona has gone from a retirement maybe,....to getting expensive,.....to getting extremely expensive,.....to insanely expensive,....to cross Arizona off the list.
@@Tonymanero1960 I lived in MD for 6 years and loved it. Definitely want to move back. Living here in Phoenix - Let's just say, it has ran it's course for me
@@staceyk7594 Stacey K,.....that is music to my ears.I live outside Annapolis and after traveling the country over the last 10 years,..and more recently considering relocating I have come to the conclusion that Maryland (less Baltimore) is ''paradise.''
I live in Phoenix for 15 years. You're absolutely correct,man. People can't afford rent forget about buying a house unless you have cash or a large down payment. It's getting so crowded these days like nothing. It wasn't like this not even before 2008-2010 economic crash. Still people move here every day.
I try to live in Phoenix when I first moved to AZ. Six months of getting my brain boiled on the daily basis. Truly was unpleasant. Now I am kicking it in the beautiful white mountains. Four seasons as God intended:)
You forgot to mention your windows can literally explode if you do not equalize the pressure. Never leave your car parked in the heat without cracking a window. I drove through this place once and literally watched a chip in my windshield turn into a long crack that spanned the entire width of it. Air conditioning vs outside heat is quite a battle. Oh yeah and TWEAKERS - this place is riddled with more tweakers than herpes in a trailer park. But they have that too!! Yeah, this place sucks alright.
Just move to Payson Arizona! It is way better and nicer and they're is seasons,and also pretty much fixes all the problems! And there's really nice hikes!
I am a native Phoenician and a Native American. I sure can say that this has been my home all my life. I most certainly have outgrew it and me and my friends also locals who lived here all there life say the same thing. They rather leave to other big cities or small towns. I am planning to move to somewhere on the East Coast and maybe the Pacific Northwest where its cooler and less sun! Nothing here only if your job description is involved in Engineering, Manufacturing, or anything in the medical field you can life "better" here. Diversity definitely varies on the city and streets you live in. My high school and neighborhood had people from all over the world and country but go either 3 miles east or west and it changes significantly. The people here can be very superficial for no apparent reason? A lot of people who are here kinda are very too themselves don't really go out of there way to talk to others. Especially if you say you are from California it can be a hit or miss they either won't like you or just won't care enough and be really nice to you. Same goes for all the snow birds who come here. Most points he made on this video are valid but if this is at the place for you and can last more than two years here snaps for you.
I agree with the lack of identity of the city. I visited it couple of years ago and there was not one gift store downtown which reflects that the city literally has no history or pride. You could find one rather in Scottsdale which is more historical. All the major cities have gift stores where you can buy something related to the city such as t-shirt or a mug etc. The only significant historical building I found downtown was the church which looked pretty impressive. Also you will have a hard time find an opened place to eat after 10pm downtown.
@@josephremarcik4250 I walked around the whole downtown and there were no souvenir stores. Come to Austin, there is tons of sounvenir stores, you can't miss it.
@@davidfoust9767 what are you talking about , how can you visit a City without going downtown ? It is the biggest attraction. I was a tourist and I was staying near downtown so how could I not see it? Besides, there is nothing else to see in Phoenix
Two of my friends moved to Phoenix from Milwaukee,WI. They were both light drinkers and smoked a little pot on occasion. Within a year of living in Phoenix,they both became full on meth heads,lost their jobs,house and life savings.
I currently live in az and I will say this video is spot on. And I can’t wait to leave here. Summer time ppl are way more angry and aggressive. The best thing about phoenix is the winter when it cools down.
I love it! I am a native Arizonian. Born and raised. I have lived all over this country, but I moved back to AZ because it is home to me. Hot? That's normal to me. BTW, Phoenix has hit 120 degrees only 3 times in recorded history. However, 115 to 118 degrees is normal in June. To be honest, I have lived in places that were not nearly as hot, but the humidity was ridiculous! Talk about uncomfortable! I just find it funny that all of you "transplants" complain about the heat. NOTHING YOU CAN DO WILL CHANGE THE HEAT. Why did you move here in the first place? Also, Phoenix (and all of Arizona for that matter) has changed quite a bit since my childhood. Everyone had grass in their front and back yards! But when all of these "transplants" came along, no one wanted to take care of a yard so they turned to gravel and cactus. Unfortunately, they often kill the cactus and palo verde trees because they surround them with gravel and don't give them enough water! Where in the desert are cactus surrounded by gravel? If anything, the expansion of Phoenix means more concrete, more roadways and more gravel which all retain heat and make it warmer here. Thanks transplants! I say, "All are welcome here! But please bring your common sense and culture!" Follow the leader is taking our diversity away!
Hey as a native Phoenician,I love the heat,it helps keep people from moving here,Nick you are doing us a favor by talking bad about us,hopefully this will turn people off from moving here,thank you
Hallo Nick and greetings from Chandler, AZ! I was laughing in agreement with a lot in the vid thanks. I moved here in the mid 2000s but it's just getting too expensive. I guess that's everywhere but jeez. When I first moved into my apt. it was 680 a month and now it's over 1300 a month. Housing is out of the question and all of the new apartment complexes being built are luxury it's nuts. At least the food is good. :D That's one thing I'll disagree with. There are 5 great Vietnamese places within a few minutes from me. Authentic Chinese food too. Tons of mom and pop places of every variety. Also the traffic is horrendous! My 5AM commute to work in Tempe is 15 minutes and 5PM going home is 1 hour. That is no joke and it doesn't matter if you try city roads or the highways it's just packed. Loved your song lmao. Cheers!
@@robfreedman6496 Come to Chandler and check out Chou's Kitchen! Holy cow is that stuff good. My favorite is spicy pig intestine with pickled veggies. :D
Yeah, I love it there too, especially the outdoors. Sadly, I'm currently in Manhattan, which is the most overpriced, overhyped, filthy craphole in the U.S., but hopefully one day, I'll make it back there.
The thing about the houses is so true. My cousins lived in Glendale which might as well be Phoenix, and every house in their neighborhood looked exactly the same. I could only tell which house was theirs because of the cars in their driveway.
Ive lived in Buckeye, then Avondale, and now Surprise and I can confirm that EVERYWHERE looks the same unless you go way tf up north in Sedona and Prescott and Flagstaff
All suburbs are part of the larger city so all of those towns and cities around Phoenix are one and the same but separated when it comes to government because each is given its own as a sort of zone to manage.
I was in Phoenix a few weeks ago. Every time I've been there I always hear the usual comment from locals "you get used to the heat". Not one person could explain why there was no one in sight walking around though. Then there's the ways they waste water while complaining about other states wasting water.
It isn’t really the residents wasting water. It is the corporate agriculture that is allowed to use water to export produce at the scale currently happening during a drought. Water used from the Colorado River each year in just California and Arizona is roughly 5 million acre feet. Can regular residents use water more efficiently, especially outside of their homes? Yes. But to blame regular people just takes people’s eyes of they main problem. Corporate agriculture would love if we keep fighting so they don’t have to change. Now they have tricked people into think desalination is a good idea. So, now the taxpayers will pay billions for a fraction of the water they need, while agriculture continues to do nothing.
sorry, the people who waste water in Phoenix are all the idiots who move here from out of state who don't give $hit about conserving water and try to bring their previous lifestyles here. the video (albeit hilarious) showed how the majority of the houses are landscaped with rock front yards and use native desert plants... those people get it. If people don't adapt to the climate, they'll just ruin it eventually. CA is the true reason there's a water shortage and they just bring their bad habits here and then (hopefully) leave.
Damn, after living here the last sixty years I must be one tough SOB. It wasn’t always this hot and dry. But with the population growth and climate change it is getting to be too much. But I don’t know where else to move to. All of the west is suffering the effects of climate change. The east not fairing much better with all the flooding and hurricanes. The deserts are actually quite beautiful right now due to the wet monsoon we had this year. But hopefully after seeing this video rude annoying people will stop moving here. I doubt that though.
Climate change aka weather patterns. Been around forever and will continue too. No need to worry. Also, the boogeyman is not real. Hope this helps. Love from Yuma.
Left Arizona for Texas years ago. We have a more temperate climate than Phoenix. It snowed here last year. Land is cheap and a new build is about half the price of a used house in Phoenix. Texas is large enough that you could find any climate you want, from desert heat (West Texas) to moderate weather (Central Texas), colder climate (North Texas), Tropical climate (East/South Texas).
Some of the rude annoying people there are home grown, mate. It's a shifting culture as much as anything. My grown kids and their kids, and all their friends, are rude an inconsiderate to a degree that would have shocked everyone around them in the 80's, most of them would have been punched repeatedly until they knocked it off, or ostracized. Today it's different, it's an extremely self-centered and self-entitled culture, vanity, etc.
Here is my entire Arizona playlist: ruclips.net/p/PLq-_cmf3H6yrTbtPQzueoBOFo0J3deODg
So hey well said...wanna come to Arizona....lol hey STAY IN WHATEVER state you wanna move from!!! Arizona does NOT want YOU..
Because of CP3
Hay! I'm a native! I remember when summers were cooler. Somebody come rescue me!
@@marygoodwin1927 Yes I remember the moonsoon storms in the 70s every afternoon around 2oclock.
Can also live up north from phoenix, its about 2hrs away and you can have all the cool weather you want. AZ has it all, but seriously, don't move here. I'd love to not have you here ;) ...
As someone who has lived in Arizona my whole life and in Phoenix for 10 years I'd be very happy if more people decide not to move here :)
TRUE
Agreed
Especially from CA!!!!
I will gladly not move there, sir.
The People…
Nick disses Phoenix
Arizonians not wanting CA peoples here:
"He's doing it right"
Exactly!!! Rent has gone up so much since COVID and it’s ridiculous imma leave the state tbh🙃
The good news is that Arizona can be considered "Oceanfront" property--every time there is a California fire, or earthquake, or coastal mudslide, our property values rise. Wonder why?
@Angels M Know what you mean. Arizona has other transplants, and "original" settlers here claiming it's the wild west are right only in the sense that unlike more industrialized states, like California, we like Nevada, NM, Colorado, Wyoming, Utah, and Montana have a lot of government owned, open rangeland or Native American owned mini-nations, some of which can have practices forbidden by the federal government allowing their families, here even before the time of Abraham, some religious and theological freedom.
That is why I like Arizona, I find more tolerance and folks who mind their own business than those who think the days of the "Salem Witch Trials" or Manifest Destiny were the good old days.
We are misunderstood, and mis portrayed, by those who prefer to champion urban legends like the Yeti, though a few of my friends look like Wookies their barks are harmless--most of my friends regardless of skin color channel "Morgan Freeman" who nails "let what happens while watching the world go by not ruffle your feathers" and do not spend an hour making a video that just whines and moans, unless meant to be tongue and cheek, which some mean or not, kind of like the movie "Groundhog Day" some might want to live in Punxsutawney PA.
Not just californian alot people from eastcoast are coming to az
@@lionm8699 Canada too, seasonally. Our neighbors were from Canada, quite nice, even invited us to us their pool if we wished.
As soon as the summer kicked in, like Monarch butterflies they'd head north again and then when winter came, like Monarch butterflies they would return to their winter habitat.
Traffic in Phoenix always rises in the winter accordingly.
Quartzite, in western AZ about thirty minutes from CA, is AZ's RV capitol in the winter and its population swells. Its fast food joints, just off of I-10, surprise people returning to Phoenix in the winter with very long lines.
I used to fly my friend's motorized hang glider out of nearby Brenda and we'd buzz the startled RV owners but they'd wave at us like little Monarch butterflies at their seasonal resting place, lol :)
Swimming pools in Phoenix sounds like a good idea until you realize that the sun keeps them the temperature of warm soup all summer. Awful, awful.
I've lived in the Phoenix area (except when I was in the military) for 65 years. The change has been dramatic, I'm sorry to say. But the time has come for a change. My wife is from Missouri and that is where we're headed real soon. I'm tired of never getting drawn for hunting, the fishing sucks, the heat kills everything I plant, there are basically no season changes, cost of living has skyrocketed beyond wtf, and it can go six months between rains. Ooh, a whopping seven inches a year. Nope, time for a change.
Can you make sure everybody in California watches this? Signed, a Phoenician
Ha, was thinking the same thing... its all way over exaggerated,, but don't tell the Californians, keep them thinking its really bad here.
@@raymondotterbine Agreed lol. Did this guy get his feelings hurt here or something, and ever sence then Phoenix has been his single biggest hatred in life or something. This guy over exaggerated things to level I haven't ever seen before.
Please keep the Californians away
I am so sick of people bashing folks who happen to live in California. They have the same rights as anyone else. I have never lived in California but think we are all equal.
@@rick419 well if you were living through all the prices/housing costs being driven up by a certain group of people migrating en masse here, you would be angry at Californians too.
I’m a native and everything he said is true. Go back everyone. You ruined it for all of us. Prices are ridiculous now.
Lol yup
That translates to "come on down, the weather is SO nice!"
@Elizabeth K nobody wants to be in New Hampshire lol that's a joke
With climate change, the rust belt might be the place to go. Cleveland, here I come.
Facts, foh, don't California my Arizona
Phoenix is a fad for transplants.
It looks good on paper until they spend a few years here. Most move on shortly after.
It's been like that forever. I've been there 5 times and after a week of the sun just beating on you around the clock you wished it would stay night. When it's a 100 + for months straight it don't mean a thing being a dry heat. It's still hot as hell. Flagstaff is much nicer. A few years ago I saw an article about a new housing development with houses sitting empty. It will happen again.
This is absurd. Phoenix has been rapidly growing for 4 decades. You can't do that if people are doing a 180.
Tucson is better, but it is getting loaded with transplants too, sans an adequate freeway system
@@Leg239 not true
the entire city is a one big Prison.
I lived in the Phoenix area, Chandler, for almost 3 yrs. I've lived in Chicago & LA. I agree with Everything you've said. The Most unfriendly, entitled, rude people I've ever seen! I am an outdoor person, bike ride, you will spend most of your time indoors air conditioned. Horrible drivers, termites too! I bought my home at the right time so my value has greatly gone up so I am
moving!!
“The air is hot, and dry, and dusty, and filled with weed smoke”
Lmaooo he’s not wrong
Lololol right it's funny you can tell where the dispensaries are just by driving down the freeway and waiting for the smell
Out here smokin a bowl as I watch this😂😂 no lies
and Colorado's air is no doubt Cold, Thin and filled with weed smoke.
@@sanbruno6010 what are you talking about😂
@Dave Colorado gets the humidity too
born and raised in AZ and I am so upset that this is happening to our state. No longer affordable!
It’s just Phoenix not the whole state.
@@cassiusdio6048 it is the whole state. Prices are going up everywhere. It's not just Phoenix. 200 people are moving to Arizona per day. And not just to Phx.
@@alishap8432 It is horrible! I lived in Mesa the last year and paid $1,000 for a studio apt! I moved away to the midwest in february and I pay $675 for a nice 1 bedroom apt.
Yea all the horror stories I hear about States where the cost of living is exploding usually start with “Well folks from California started moving here.”.
It's not just there, but most places. Like where I am in Las Vegas. People are moving to these places from cities that are dropping in population. I suppose I could always move to Detroit or Gary, IND. Should be plenty of cheap housing there. :-)
I remember years ago seeing a story on the news that Phoenix was dealing with a drought, and the interviewed a bunch of people complaining about it. My wife looked at me and said "Didn't they realize they were moving to a desert? What did they expect?"
Lol the news is false
@Tiffany Patton it means that you shouldn't be surprised when there's a drought in the desert. It doesn't take a genius to figure that out, but obviously that concept is way above your head.
Quite an important thought. When my wife and I bought a home in an HOA neighborhood that required we plant bushes and trees, we went to the Desert Botanical Garden and asked for a docent there to help us select the most drought resistant plants and trees.
Our Palo Verde tree grew huge during then ten years we lived in that home.
One night, I heard a strange gust of wind, then a "woosh", and found half of our Palo Verde tree in our front yard divorced its better half.
It fell within six inches of our garage.
Knowing my wife needed a place to park, I went outside while she was shopping with my daughter and with just a pair of tree trimmers, cut away enough of the tree that she could park in our driveway.
We hand landscapers who for free removed the lost half of the tree from our yard the next morning.
I thought the Palo Verde looked better, and was much safer.
Our other plants, our preferred yellow and violet Lantana and "bee bushes (Bottlebrush) we loved, we had our landscaper put 300 pound rocks in our side yard that they grew around like vine.
Our water bill was quite low.
The rocks saved our home from another disaster when an intoxicated driver missed the turn at the uncontrolled T-intersection facing our home and landed his truck in our side yard.
I was working in my study, same study where the tree fell a year or two later, when I heard an odd crunch than heard an engine revving--thought it was my neighbor, who we were friends with but it was just the dude trying to get away.
I called the police and I guess having nothing on their plate, they were there while I was still on the phone.
I laughed--they asked the guy where he lived, and he pointed at my house.
The smiling police came to my door, which I opened and asked if I wanted to press criminal charges, and I said no, not if he had insurance to repair damage to our drip system and landscaping.
I felt sorry for him though--the police pressed misdemeanor charges, and he had to serve I heard thru the grapevine a six week sentence.
He was just a Dad with children like I was, which is why I believe one should never lie to a cop.
I had one at fault fender bender in 500,000 miles of driving, and the man I hit was not mad--he owned a barely dinged SUV--he ran to me to make sure I was OK, asked for insurance, since I had no cell I asked him to call the cops not worrying about my first and only citation.
The cops joked with me, knowing how mad at myself and embarrassed I was, did not test me for intoxication since I was quite lucidly mad at myself but able to appreciate the cops truly acting like peace officers.
The cops knew I was a white collar worker, being dressed that way because I was on my way to work, and said--do not plead guilty, take the driving course, you will have no record of the ticket, and the online ones are fun because they are self paced.
They helped me unlearn bad habits, and I had tens of thousands of miles of safe driving since.
My wife, formerly from Mexico, also had accidents and the cops or Sheriffs were never bugging her or racially profiling her. She is a great driver, but any good Phoenix peace officer will tell you, and I've never talked to a bad one, that even they have had, or someone in their family has had, a non-injury, non intoxicated minor accident, or like Tiger Woods, a diminished driving accident from lack of sleep or mild drinking.
I do not drink anymore--in a place as dry in climate as Arizona is, I found even one glass of suds would dehydrate me for hours, given I am neither heavy or skinny, and lean which makes one glass of alcohol stronger than several for those not as lean as I am.
I hate it when I have to take medicine with alcohol, which is why I joined the Covid inoculated group, since all cough syrups usually contain alcohol. I do love our country, and Arizona, because we as a state of mind are more free spirited, and can speak our mind with the best of those who enjoy what I call the "BS" degree which does not require a higher education to obtain--just the ability to laugh at our boo boos and appreciate the common sense in a reply like yours.
Maricopa county has ten years of water storage and, unlike CA, a great storage plan. Don’t believe everything you hear.
Salt Lake is starting to dry up. Where is Phoenix going to get its water?
Every year I moved my daughter into her dorm at GCU and back home. That was August and May. August was horrible. May sucked but August was really unbearable. People say the heat doesn't bother you after a while. I always thought, if someone sets you on fire, it wont bother you either, after a while.
I live here and now it’s unaffordable … very low paying jobs compared to rents and home prices. Home purchases have nothing to do with the jobs here.
Just like Fla,......the people flooding in are loaded. Home prices/rent don't need to be reflective of the wages or opportunity. On the Eastern Shore of Md where I live home prices are insane because of New York-New Jersey, Washington D.C, and Philadelphia money.The only jobs are low paying service or chicken processing jobs.
Eastern shore used to be good and country but now it's not that good southern feel like it used to be.
It's a right to work state.
Yeah it's really sad how many cities that were once affordable are no longer...the only bright spot is if u get near age 55, u have some retirement communities that aren't ridiculously expensive.
Low paying jobs depends which job are referring to??? Just like any states depends on your education and experienced. We live here for 25 years I make pretty decent living(Medical field)
I have spent hundreds of hours investigating ''Best Places to Retire'' with respect to climate, health, entertainment, taxes, utilities, weather, etc, etc. I have also visited many of these areas to get a feel for them,.....and to see if any of them would be a good fit for me.I have come to the conclusion that if you have a pretty good thing going where you already live,......just stay there. It seems that everywhere is just turning into everywhere else.
Welcome to McAmerica.
That's a good point. The natural environment is the one thing that can't be replicated everywhere.
@@celestepalm6949 So true,...........everything looks the same. There really aren't any regional differences anymore. Btw,.....I think this is one of Nick's best videos.100 pct spot on for the entire video,...with the exact amount of sarcasm
Everywhere will just turn into California in the US that was worth living in. It's inevitable and nothing will stop it unless we go socialist.
I'm from California and settled in Tucson in 2015 but I'm going back to California because I'm telling you everywhere is just turning into California anyhow. I visited Austin in March and it's already showing signs of the next California with the outrageous housing expense, lack of affordable housing, and fast growing homelessness. I meet people moving here to Tucson from up North and back East more than from California. Californians get blamed constantly for all the change occurring throughout the whole damn US when I remind everyone it's just capitalism. Texas wanted California money for instance, so they have some along with East Coast money too. Now Texans can't even afford Texas and are becoming homeless at an alarming rate. Texans shouldn't blame California. They should blame Texas. They wanted the money and now they have the problems that go with it. It's capitalism at work. Just good ole fashion greed.
Who doesn't want to live somewhere more affordable with good schools for their children and quality work opportunity? Most Californians I meet here in Arizona couldn't afford California anymore and came here. And they have all told me what has been true for me that if they could afford to stay in California, they would have just stayed.
If I can't keep up with the expense of California after returning, well then I'm taking my kid and moving abroad. It's not even worth being in the US anymore. There's nowhere to go that won't just become incorporated by Bill Gates or Jeff Bezos anyhow. Everyone will be eating Soylent Green soon enough. I prefer mine vegan thank you.
@@celestepalm6949 Haha...brought to by Microsoft and Amazon. Lol
I moved to Phoenix in May 1980. After awhile I developed a theory about the place. If you screw up on the East Coast you progressively move west. You eventually arrive in Phoenix. When you screw up on the West Coast you go east to Phoenix. So thats why Phoenix is full of screw ups.
Wow lol
Interesting theory?
So true
Frighteningly accurate, haha. Lived here for 8 years from 2007-2015 and observed that the people who love Phoenix and stay here are originally from awful places, i.e. the dregs of the Midwest like Iowa and Ohio, and upstate New York. Relative to those scum buckets, Phoenix is great! 😅
@@derikhettinger5342 Phoenix is full of liars.
I moved from the midwest to Phoenix and lived there for nearly 10 years. This video is way too accurate. Every year the city seemed to get hotter and more crowded. Zero identity because nobody is actually from there. Now I live in boring Omaha Nebraska, and life is much better :)
phoenix was so souless. I moved back to florida but its getting ruined too now
I used to live in Omaha. I loved it there. The people are friendly and life was good there. I live in DC now, and I like it here, too. It can get crazy sometimes, though.
I'd take almost anywhere in Nebraska in a heartbeat and move out of my çråphoIe state of Illinois in which I have lived all of my 42 years.
@@Champwsox05 it's bad everywhere. They have a large blood gang population in Omaha.
@@BrianH-w8t yeah it's bad everywhere, but you have to weigh your options. Do you want a drug addict riddled city with opportunity in an admittedly beautiful desert valley that gets up to 110°F or more for weeks at a time, or literally anywhere else? I choose anywhere else.
Lived there 10 years. It’s just too damn hot 🥵. You can’t cool down when your pool is 93 degrees and feels like a Luke warm bath. The ac never shuts off in summer except maybe 5 minutes at night every so often when it’s only 95 degrees. Winters are beautiful though. Unfortunately that only lasts about 4 months
Sounds almost as Hot as Florida
It's actually about half the year to hot the other half not. We got two inches of snow in show low yesterday?
@@MichelleJohnson-tg5lx I lived in s FL 12 years as well. I found that easier to get used to. At least there are trees and clouds for shade. There is relief in a pool or inside in the AC because the houses are built to hurricane specs. The humidity is rough but AZ is like when you open the door to an oven!
@@95manneya Also it rains a lot in Florida which cools it down
Word
I wouldn’t move because of the water shortage. It was a mistake making a big city in the middle of the desert
You can say that about Los Angeles too.
Kuwait relies on water desalination. There is no excuse for droughts in the US.
@@michaelwhite2823 You know what? That's true! 😅
@@michaelwhite2823 As drought is truly drying up many of CA's water sources, desalination is becoming more & more necessary. I've seen with my own eyes Lake Shasta dwindle to nothing more than a puddle *within this year alone.* Lake Shasta used to be HUGE. It's _terrifying._
@@celestepalm6949 Los Angeles is a Hot Mediteranean climate. There's much more rain in the cooler months in LA than in Pheonix
Lived in Phoenix most my life in various parts of the city. Left 10 months ago. My rent was about to be due and I was so tired of living in Phoenix that I just threw my clothes in my car and drove away with my rent money. Ended up in a little town and got a new job immediately. Crashed at a campground in a cabin tent for months and saved up for a big van I campered out with solar power, solar shower and everything.
Phoenix does suck, so much so I would rather sleep in a van in the middle of nowhere than keep my place in the house I was in.
Drove away with your rent money too funny 😂 glad you kept it.
Bravo and Smart..
Sounds like you really have a lot of stuff going for you!🙄
I don't think Phoenix was the reason you went to go live in your van lmfao, I'm pretty sure there's more going on that seems more like an impulse problem lol
Just skip town when your rent is due, even when you had rent money? 🤣 I'm just sayin
@@masonb6263 I was done with it. 🤣
I was living and working in a bad area and burned out with it all. I just got a house in the town I ended up in and I like my job here so I'm glad I did it.
But impulse did definitely play a part in that decision. 😂
2020 did this all, alot of upper middle classes to rich people from the East and West coast went and made things expensive.
In 2010: a run down one bedroom apartment, semi-hood cost only 499 a month, 2021: that same apartment in a same paying economy costs 1200 a month!
That's insane!!! I remember going out there in 2003 to visit my Airforce buddy who was stationed at Davis Monthan AFB. An apartment in the area was about $300/m
Same in MN. Pretty soon 5 different families will leave in one house or we will be living in Fema camps that I use to hear so much about from 2008-2013.
@@latishiabedwards1423 it sucks to be forced to be roommates with others cause of the many times bad drama in this. When I left out of a pricy apartment in 2010, leaving also cause my neighbor did check forgery on me and stole over 2k cause he was high on oxycotin, I lived with but another druggy for two years and got in fist fights with the guy, the cheap rent wasnt worth it, then I had roomies at a place that jacked up the rent, only charged them 150 a month, they smoked all the time and for two months couldn't pay me 150 a month rent, 3 people living with me couldn't collect 150 dollars! 😂 Found out they were spending it on weed.
@@travisgodbold7070 Living with roommates sucks. Been there done that
Travis speaks the truth. His comment should be pinned by this channel.
Thank you for describing how horrible everybody's made this city and state. I thought I was the only person noticing this. The worst part is I'm born and raised here and had to watch everything deteriorate. Now I got to maybe find a new city and state to live. Hopefully this reaches people and they stay way. Thank you again.
Well put Mr. Garcia
Same
Even the Garcia pooch has a say. LOL 😂😂😂
I agree. It is not what it used to be. Transplants from all over...it's not the Phoenix I grew up in, that is for sure!!
Same thing in Las Vegas. I'm one of the few who were actually born here. This city is an absolute mess now. Can't wait until I retire and can get out of here.
Young people are so screwed, they’ll never be able to own a house.
"Home is where the heart is."
@@dryherbvoter i see your taking some copium. May i partake in some copium as well?
Planning to live in my car
Love your icon.
Why not? I know plenty of young people earning a lot more pay than I do and I just purchased a home here. Compare a $2k mortgage in Phoenix to a $4k monthly rent in California. They'll still keep coming for a while.
Currently living in Phoenix born and raised. Everything in this video is scary accurate
I have to agree, although when I lived there (1994-2014) the crime and homeless population was not nearly as bad. (I seriously do not remember EVER seeing homeless during my time there besides the odd one on the highway corner panhandling.) How old are you? If you don't mind me asking. I'm a few days away from turning 29. I moved away with my family at the age of 20, to Eugene, Oregon of all places. I was looking through google maps street view to satisfy my childhood nostalgia and ended up on this video.
Friend of mine lives in Phoenix. Last month he got a letter from the landlord stating his rent was going up $400 a month…. From $1000 for a shitty 1 small 1 bedroom raised to $1400 a month for the same shitty 1 bedroom…. Not even a fresh coat of paint…. Something needs to be done in this country with rent control….. this is outrageous!! And it’s going on EVERYWHERE
It does suck. I live in the Phoenix metro area and working on moving out of state. Its basically Little California at this point and will only continue to get worse.
Cause everyone wants a single family home with a driveway and backyard. That model doesn’t scale well, just puts too much pressure on the highways. City planners need to encourage high rise living with a thriving downtown scene. Otherwise it’ll just be gridlock life in a car. What a waste of a lifetime.
@@Vl7248 very true 👍🏽
@@Vl7248 yup. Just look at Houston and i-35 between sa and Killeen now
@@Vl7248 very good point
I am working on move out of Arizona too, I wanted to leave since I have been here.
My dad is a trucker and was gonna buy land around Phoenix during the 80’s and my mom wouldn’t let him. It was so cheap back then.
If he bought that land back then he would be a millionaire today!
Where exactly around?
When I lived in Scottsdale the 80s...down the road a whole bunch of land for sale for advertise at 1 penny per acre..I asked parents to check it out but they did not I lived at 8432 East Roosevelt St Scottsdale.. .the land was right there beside the condo development
This is why you don't let women influence those types of decisions loll
My mom did something similar she convinced my dad to sell 240 acres back in the 80s, he said we could've been millionaire's if he didnt listen to her.
Thanks for posting! I moved there the winter of 75 and left in April. It was at the time a good place for people with allergies....now I hear with all the new plants it is not good anymore. Good to know I lucked out! It was min. wage jobs even back then for most of us.
Yes, it is a very bad place for people with allergies now. I remember back in 90ies- no allergy, now something is always blooming, yellow pollen everywhere, dust.... even whole house air purifier doesn't do much. I am lucky if I get 2-3 weeks out of a year without having allergies. I would not recommend this city for anybody with asthma or allergies.
Glad I got to see Phoenix in it’s prime it was cheap and peaceful now it’s crowded and expensive… moving as soon as my lease is up
Let's split the rent on a lake house I found in Alabama. 5 bedroom on 5 acres of land. I'm sick of Phoenix 😂🤣
@@LiveTUNA You gone come back watch, there's lots of money 🤑💰💰💸💵 here, I spent 7;years on Florida,& here you have me back..
Why would you rent in Phoenix? It would have been cheaper to buy a house.
Where to? Everywhere is expensive now
@@LiveTUNA hey I’m in 🤣😂
Yes, more videos like this. Stop moving here. Stop. Go away. You're making everything too crowded and too expensive.
-someone actually born and raised in Phoenix, Arizona
This why I'm moving to Flagstaff lol
The problem is that when people move to a new city, they bring their problems and voting habits from their old cities with them! 🤷🏻♂️
@Marty Yo Hilarious.
Phx is already a shit hole all the commifornians should move there
@@SirManfly and their poverty and their violence…
Your version of the seasons in Phoenix IS HILARIOUS BUT BRUTALLY HONEST👍
Maricopa 'county, where Phoenix, Mesa, Glendale, Scottsdale, etc etc etc etc are all located is literally HELL... Pure absolute HELL. My parents moved to Scottsdale when I was 8, due to my father's job. He earned a lot as an engineer for Honeywell. So I know more than anyone ever would want to about the area. Maricopa County. In numerous recent years, not just the past few, housing prices have gone insane. An ugly tiny one story falling apart nothing works ac broken wood rotting plumbing broken wreck in a terrible part of any city in Maricopa county will likely costs at least, minimum, $300,000 and then only if your a cash buyer or have flawless credit. That same level of dilapidated wreck may easily cost you $500,000 and if you want a nasty falling apart fixer upper in a decent to good area, then you will definitely pay around 500,000 and up, probably up , we are taking about any kind of house here. You can get wreck condos or trailer homes for less or for about what a nice home costs in many other States.. either way whatever you can afford to buy, the valley is still Hell.
As a dude who has lived in Phoenix Arizona my entire life, I can assure you the cons out way the pros.
Way?
I like it i guess i don't expect to much
Guess that's why statistically most people who move there end up moving back out eventually. Seems like more of a transient town or one you have a 2nd home in and spend 6 months out of the year there during the colder months.
As a dude who lived nowhere except Phoenix, you can not talking about pros and cons. You have not any other experience to compare with
I lived in Phoenix in the early 90's. Everything this video said was true then except for the home prices. Phoenix used to have a reasonable cost of living. Arizona has some of the most beautiful sunsets, sunrises, and lightning shows. Before people move to Phoenix they should understand just how hot it gets there in the summer. You literally can not stop while walking outside or your shoes will melt. Rocks embedded in concrete explode when the heat expands the material around them. Anything over 110 degrees is really unpleasant as far as I am concerned.
Thanks for my morning chuckle. "Anything over 110 degrees is really unpleasant as far as I am concerned" Ya think? In my neck of the woods where summer temps over 90 are generally not very numerous, and some years almost non existent, that is almost to hot for me.
I lived in Phoenix for 1 year. I had a one bedroom apartment for $500 a month in 96. I remember June being the hottest month and temps as high as 115. I use to keep my AC set at 83! 🤣
@@donnajohnson5512 yea when i was little we lived in a 3bed 2bath luxury apartments for $900
110 isn't bad, it's when it gets above 115 you really feel it. I say this as a Las Vegas resident. Even 114 basically feels like 115. My poor A/C struggles when it gets above 113 or so. Wasn't bad when I was a kid. Even my friend had a swamp cooler in his trailer growing up. I doubt you could get by with one of those today. The summers aren't really hotter, but they are longer, and the nights are much hotter.
@@jimmym3352 to me anything from 105-117 feels all the same🫤
To be fair home prices have spiked that much almost everywhere. Californias are causing the cost to go up everywhere
Because the Californians leaving can’t afford $1M homes. What do you expect?
Housing costs have gone up because of low mortgage rates.
Phoenix is full of transplants from all over the country.
And quite honestly if the state government in California would actually try a lot harder to make it more affordable to live here millions of Californians wouldn't be leaving. It's frustrating because I actually love my hometown of Santa rosa. It's quite beautiful here and it's nice here, but the average cost of rent is around $2,000 per month. I did say that it's nice here but honestly the rent shouldn't be this high. It's not some tech Central hub like San Francisco which is an hour south of here or San Jose which is another hour south. Sure Santa Rosa is the largest city in wine country, but I can't imagine that would make it deserving of being so damn expensive here. A lot of people who go to enjoy wine country or people who are actually on vacation visiting and not the people who actually live here.
Around California is where we really need a wall.
@@Lourdes-A. If the rates went up the same can be said
Coming from an AZ native It’s hot as hell here the heat is almost unbearable trust me if you are thinking of moving here don’t you will regret it the summers are hell on earth literally! No culture here and people stay to themselves so it’s hard to network unless you already have a good job don’t bother with AZ there’s not a lot of opportunities like some other states. The price of a house has gone up atleast 200k from just a few years ago!
This and so much more
I'm from Australia, and Az has nothing on our Heat haha so would moving there be bad for me ?
I’ll take the heat over having hurricanes, tornados, and earthquakes that destroy peoples home every year
Dry heat over gross humid air in east ANYDAY and I’m not even in south I’m in NJ it’s so gross in summer 85 and very humid is worse then 100 in dry heat. And it will get to 90-95 and humid for some weeks. Would take vegas and NM over Arizona though might get little to hot there.
..sounds like New Zealand
I don't live here but heat is better than digging your car out of the snow! And when it gets below 20 degrees it really is unbeatable! I don't like excessive heat either. 80 degrees seems about perfect. That's Southern California beach cities. Never too hot or cold. But the problem is of course it's California!!
You have to worry about drought though, lots of drought. Phoenix, Tucson, Las Vegas and other cities in the US southwest are the most unsustainable cities in the world.
@@jackip2ava But is it worth the chance
I'm dipping out of here once I'm done with my bachelor's degree 🤘🤗💯 can't stand it here anymore
Is it that bad?
See ya. Get out of my city
@@bagofchips55 You ain't special 😂😂😂
Thank you for this video!!!!! My 8yo daughter watched with me and she kept running to my teenage son's room yelling, WE'RE NEVER MOVING TO PHOENIX! We're getting ready to move back west and I've been looking at different places within 8 hours of Sacramento. We finally settled on Eugene.
Eugene is great,but i highly Suggest that you look into salem, OR....
it's In between eugene and Portland, its the MOST beautiful place ive ever lived, hands down, and its small but theres work, the rent is low, or was low last i was there, it has this rose garden, that is the biggest rose garden in the country, its inside of the coolest park i've ever been to, Busch Pasteur Park, and honestly I live in phx currently, and if I has the option, or was granted 3 wishes, my butt would be back in Salem before you can say PHOENIX SUCKS!!!
good luck, I hope you end up where you're happy.
Eugene is a great choice!
We moved to Tigard around sixteen years ago. I love the weather here and the countryside outside of the Portland metro area just takes my breath away! We’re trying to find a house and thinking between Salem, Woodbury and Newberg! Away from downtown PDX insanity! Lol
As of the end of 2023, no one has talked about how the City of Phoenix (not the Phoenix area) is building “luxury” condos and apartment high rises in some of the bad areas with businesses at the street level and getting premium prices for them. They don’t want you leaving their condos and apartments, so they build everything you may want into the building. Then charge $2300 to start for studios and up quite substantially for 1-3 bedroom apartments and condos.
I lived in the Phoenix metro from 1981 until a couple months ago. I had to reflect on the reasons why I ended up hating living there as much as I did. The key seems to be that in the 1980s, before there was even an I-10 tunnel through the city, Phoenix accommodated a population of 1.6 million. Today, it has to attempt to accommodate 4.5 million. And it's gotten noticeably hotter for a longer span of time each year. Long, long gone is any charm Phoenix possessed in the 1950s through the 1980s. Now it is simply traffic and heat and people and more traffic and heat and people. And while you sit in the heat and traffic among all the people, you have time to observe how hot and crowded it is. And now expensive as well. No quality of life unless you are wealthy. I cashed out and moved to a small town in another state with four seasons.
where did you move to?
You are right. Phoenix has turned into what everyone who has lived here more than 10 years feared the most... It's turning into just another L.A. Just a lot hotter.🔥🔥
@@AzElenee Colorado.
Suburban, sprawling hell.
I was born in Phoenix in Late January 1952, but we moved to Denver after a few years, then to El Paso for awhile, then in the 1960’s to 1968 lived in Phoenix or Scottsdale! Times were different then, there! We ended up moving to California afterwards!
They actually inflate the prices of Hvac here as well. You will be paying higher AC repair fees and fabrications then most other places.
This whole thing wreaks of false outrage. I’ve lived in AZ for 10 years (Maricopa for 5 of those) and I can say that the issues your raise are hardly the real issues. They’re the issues of someone who’s strictly used to one small area they deem as comfortable.
There are mosquitos, ticks, and chiggers when you move to southern states. Nature existing around you is going to be a part of anywhere that you go.
You learn to live with the heat, and yes people ride their bikes to and from all year long. During the heat of the year you just learn to adjust your schedule, or do water based activities. It’s like the winter but opposite. This is nothing profoundly outrageous unless you’re pretending it is to emotionally manipulate people for likes.
The homeless people aren’t a problem, but the economic divide between the have’s and have not’s certainly is. Nothing is harder than going to see Bentley’s and Lamborghini’s in Scottsdale and then seeing how the other half lives in the broken down houses on Van Buren.
I moved away because I missed seeing changing leaves, but that may not be that important to people who enjoy being able to tan year round, or who dread the cold because of health issues (e.g. arthritis).
There are tons of cultural outlets, and a simple google search will put you in any restaurant or store of whatever culture you want. Also there are rotating exhibits at the museums so there’s even more history and culture to behold there, too.
It’s a city, and by default is a highly competitive area. If you don’t want to do your job, someone else happily will, and you have to be careful of companies who will abuse that.
Same with the people. In my experience building genuine connections can be difficult because everyone treats everyone like a commodity (a byproduct of social mobility and perceived abundance) but if you join a yoga class, or a club of some sorts- any community based activity that interests you then you’ll probably meet people you enjoy pretty easily.
In the end I had to write this because, while Phoenix has its issues (news flash, every place does) most of the issues in the video are clearly surface level conversation points that add little to a persons perspective when they’re trying to make what could forever be a life-changing decision.
Anyway, if anyone read this I thank you for your time. I’d had gone on more, but it’s a lot to read already. Wherever you go in life, I wish you all the best. Good luck, and god bless! 🙏🏼
I grew up in Phoenix. Pretty much everything about it sucks.
Except being called a Phoenician… which is what people who live there are called.
It’s hell on earth … unless you’re comparing it to Gila Bend.
Ya man but it’s those little minute things that kill….
Well said… Bcuz no matter where you go it takes some good common sense and to live well and safely.
What are you doing, don't refute him, just agree with him! The state is getting ruined by the urban dwellers who vote morons into government and then have their state ruined by those morons and then they scratch their empty heads and ask themselves why their state sucks so bad. Then they move to Phoenix and bring their same moronic voting patterns to us. That is the last thing Phoenix needs.
Oh, there is a hell of a homeless problem here, now. Everywhere. Even in wonderful North Scottsdale.
As someone who lives in the Phoenix metro...thank you. Truth in everything you said, and let's keep more people from coming!
Lol! I just moved from Phoenix after arriving there 3 years ago when it was still an affordable desert oasis. This guy is 100% spot on about the place. I left for all of the exact reasons he mentioned. All I can tell you is, “Don’t do it!”
Exactly he is so right I worked in leasing and real estate until covid hit and everyone got super shady with how they treated residents and how much rent increased during a pandemic was disgusting
And he is SPOT ON about the people I swear I work for Cox now and the majority of my calls from AZ are rude and angry aggressive and entitled
@@missykeketv9886 Most of the obnoxious rude drivers have Cali license plates.
@C Doxie It's too hot too.
The lack of cultural diversity, and notable identity are still major turnoffs living here.
I've lived in mesa az my entire life ,a real native of 57 years ,attended Whittier elementary, Carson Jr high,then on to Westwood high in the 80's, I remember and think back the good old days here in mesa,and it makes me want to cry when I look around and see what has happened here ,this state is ruined!!
I went to whittier!!!! From kinder to 6th grade... so did my dad!!!
Nick, I really appreciate your videos. The grass always looks greener on the other side, but that's so not true. Thank You for letting us know places that suck and places that are not...
@@michaelwhite2823 lots an lots of pot.... mmmm
I lived in Phoenix for nearly ten years. And truthfully I loved it. There were no mosquitoes and no flies because there was no water, and well they need water to live. But I never met any of my neighbors. It seemed to be a very transient community. There was a lot of methamphetamine and people were methed out. The thing I missed the most about living in the north was a simple thing called grass and trees. The part I loved the most about Phoenix and still today was South mountain Park SMP is still one of my favorite places in the United States to hike at sunrise.
There are no mosquitoes and flies is not true. I lived in the North=East and I know what you mean by that, they are incredibly annoying, I particularly hate mosquitoes. However let me tell you that around April/beg of May and October/November they florish as soon as there is just a little bit of water outside your patio in like a pot or bucket or on the road because of the deep water fill in the grass of parks and lawns. So I wouldn't be so sure there aren't, infact I got bitten and I saw lots of flies in my apt. Maybe reduced number, but in the end the difference is abisimal my friend.
There are no laws against planting grass and trees.
Ahh S Mountain Park is my back yard
It’s so hot there, that the glue, that held my spoiler in place melted and slid off the back of my Acura when I lived there. 🥵
😂🤣
As a lifelong resident, yes, every single one of these is accurate. You could've spent more time on the terrible drivers tho.
I especially hate drivers with CA license plates.
OMG FUCKING RIGHT
Yes indeed...I don't drive but how do you almost get hit by 2 cars in less then 10 seconds.... and yes I waited for the crosswalk light. Smdh if the traffic cameras actually worked and sent out tickets and the city started controlling the self entitled drivers it wouldn't be so bad
@@mikegriego3671: Hey! I'm from California and I'm nice and if you don't believe me I'll road rage you off the road :) Just kidding.
Moved here five years ago from Seattle. I love it! However, these have to be the worst drivers in the country. I am over 55 and live in a semi-retirement community. I have noticed a rush to move here in the past year that wasn't present before. Because of covid? Even though I am a transfer, I would not mind if less people moved here for awhile. The southeast valley is still the best place to live, in my opinion. Chandler, Gilbert, Queen Creek.
Lived in Scottsdale for about 20 years. Had friends all over the state (Tucson, Apache Junction, Prescott, Phoenix, Buckeye, etc.) This is spot on.
Moved from Illinois and i have the same feeling. I was tired of the harsh cold weather. Thought this will be a good move, turned out its so hot our nose bleed every single day.
Cant wait to move out again.
Plus the people are horrible in Phoenix, very transient, no sense of community.
Get yourself a good humidifier in your house/room... The reason you're getting nose bleeds is most likely because of lack of moisture in the air
Moved from MT, same thing... not sure I can stay
I know this is meant to be cheeky but all these points are so valid. I lived in PHX for a year and got out asap. I’ve never lived in such a big city but felt so lonely. You never see anyone outside. You don’t talk to neighbors. Everything is so far apart you can’t walk anywhere - 100% car dependent. It all looks the same. And everyone seems to be living in fantasy land with their pools, 4 bathroom homes, and watering lawns - it’s like they don’t even care they are running out of water. I moved back to the northeast - my taxes are higher but I have 4 distinct seasons, small towns with charm, a sense of belonging, can walk places and many nature trails and a more progressive mindset - I don’t need to live in uber liberal places but at least somewhere that can live in reality of water shortages and global warming effects in the future.
Moved to Phoenix in 2004.
Love it.
The only negative is hot summer from June to mid September.
But the other 8 months or so make up for it. Heaven.
My brother lives in Mesa. Been in the area for 13 years, and in the last year or so he has started talking about moving to Quebec (we're dual citizens). Tired of heat.
You are sooooo SPOT on Nick!!! I am sick and tired of the news WARNING is that we are in a major drought YET they go on and on about how all these companies are coming here AND HOW it creates jobs, yada yada yada! This area WILL be unlivable in next 10-15 years!! Period! Those moving from the east or Midwest NEVER had to ration water so they irresponsibly run the water when washing dishes, brushes their teeth, over water their lawns, etc!
You forgot to mention the Killer Bees. Also, there’s nothing to cheer for if you’re a Phoenix sports fan.
Lol! Well at least the Arizona Cardinals have gotten better. It's too bad that the Phoenix Suns when they were so strong with Steve Nash had never won an NBA finals. The Arizona Diamondbacks used to be really good but obviously they're not the same as they were when they won that 2001 World series not even close. And it sure seems like nobody cares about the Arizona Coyotes.
Phoenix suns are making noise. Charles Barkley is one of your best current players
@@Sly88Frye bruh we have 2 really good teams in the cardinals and suns plus yeah no one cares about hockey but they are on the move
@@Test_Name_Please_Ignore69 devin booker, cp3
They did lose in the championship round last year, although they still have a strong core.
After living across the country as a kid, now been in the Phoenix Metro area for nearly 2 decades...I want out. I can't afford to leave or stay, and it's getting hotter and drier every year, and you can't get anywhere without owning and driving a car miles past 1000's of indistinguishable brown buildings between 1 and 1 stories. Do yourself a favor and pick a place that will still be habitable in 30 years.
I agree with you in all your opinions on this video.
Many seniors move to warm climates like Phoenix, and then after years there decide that they're going to move back to family or into a retirement community in another location.
I'm a rare breed, a true Phonecian! Not only was I born and raised here, BOTH of my parents were born and raised in Phoenix. I'm not sure how you were able to describe each detail like you have lived here for years, but you nailed it. Honestly, I've been bored my whole life since it's such a hot wasteland. I'm in my 30's now and I have been trying to rally up my family for years to move. We would all move in a heartbeat to a cooler climate, but none of us would know what to do in snow. Looking to leave this endless summer. Would love to watch the leaves change color. I was in a deep dive of NC and was set on Winston-Salem, but your 10 worst cities in NC opened my eyes! Gonna keep dreaming of our next home 🏡
Dallas is a great city to raise a family
@@dejohnnelacy254 No, Texas is full, sorry.
The grass is always greener someplace else. I know what u mean, it's so refreshing to get out of the heat. Wouldn't Flagstaff be so much cooler?
I was wanting to move to Arizona but ended up moving to NC. Greensboro to be specific. Honestly I’ve only been here for 2 months and I’ve had second thoughts of just staying here until my lease is up and moving to Arizona. It’s funny that you say this because you want to leave because of the endless heat. Honestly I miss just seeing a mountain.
Man, just do it. I moved away with my family (I'm born and raised there, they moved at a very young age.) to Eugene, Oregon looking for a fresh start. We had the clothes on our back. We're not filthy rich now or anything but I love the town I live in and my quality of life is far better than anything I ever had in Phoenix. People are a lot nicer, and honestly that makes a world of difference when you feel like you're part of a community and not stuck in some suburban meatgrinder. Oddly enough the homeless population in Phoenix seems to have gotten WORSE (I don't remember any homeless from the time I lived there) since we moved away, while in Eugene, which is known for its homeless population, seems to be stabilizing or at best actually improving.
Arizonan here born and raised and I support this message.
Great Channel NICK! The family is planning to move to Casper, Wyoming. Do a Casper Wyoming video PLEASE! Good or bad...Dont care.
Same here. As a young gun owner I need to move out of CA quick. Casper is fantastic for some
As someone in Phoenix who’s looking to buy their first home, the house buying wars going on make me want to leave so bad.
I’ve lived here all my life and I finally decided to get my first home and let me tell you it’s a fucken nightmare I’m thinking of moving to another state but fam is here shitty situation lol
Bye!
@Preacher Man yes indeed brother lol
Try Buckeye I luv it
@@brian8978 Buckeye isn’t to expensive and a lot of house for your money good luck 👍🏼
Thank you, my brother seemed to think Arizona was a great place to live, and told me I should move there!
I had my suspicions before, and after seeing this, I think I'll give the place a miss! Dx
Nick, you absolutely nailed it. I have lived in AZ for most of my life and everything in this video is true, at least for me. The heat sticks around a lot longer, people keep on coming, construction is never ending, and it gets worse everyday 😑
New York City has construction as well. All big cities in the United States do
I thought it wuz a DRY HEAT?
@@Sequel7 just moved away from nyc and construction there is nothing compared to Phoenix or Texas. Takes years longer for buildings to go up in nyc.
@@PatricenotPatrick exactly. I still live out here near nyc. I’m moving to Arizona soon
@@brettrobinson2901 I've heard that but it didn't seem to matter when I burned up for a week there and that was only june
As a resident of Phoenix for over thirty years, I have to say that I agree with almost everything in this video. I do however go outside and enjoy the wonderful hiking which I do everyday, even during the hot summer. The unique plants and flowers also are beautiful and vibrant. I know lots of people who love it here. I myself am tired of the long hot hot summers. It would be perfect to be a snowbird.
Anything interesting to do in early december?
@wanagi horse Then move to where it snows.
Just moved here in February, moving out when my lease expires.Nick hit the nail on the head again.
Dam, that sucks
@Alexander Platz I’m not sure yet. Thinking about Boise ID. Maybe I’ll try consulting with nick. I know what my criteria’s are. But still unsure.
@@SponsoredNot They said Boise ID is also getting expensive now from influxers relocating there
@@SponsoredNot are you just moving to move? Try Ft. Collins if that's the case. You'll like it better than Boise.
@Alexander Platz where was you looking at
The sarcasm is hilarious. You stated your case flawlessly. Great content. 😂🤣
I’m starting to think that there’s no where to live now 🥺
There are a few spots left. Typically rural flyover states.
Depends on your job. If you’re mobile there’s a lot of cheap places along the west coast or east coast that are gems. Just stay away from the big cities.
North Carolina!
@@celestepalm6949 I am! Thank you 🙏🏻
@@IlCaroSassone The people in North Carolina suck.
Lived here in AZ all my life, born in Tucson and moved to Phoenix. Been in the metro area 11 years now he nails it. I work with customer service and out of state people don't realize how hot it gets here making their dogs go into heat strokes burning paws. Our traffic is the worst ever worse than when I temporary lived in Las Vegas for work! We are loaded with homeless people. People don't realize our poisonous animals we have here or dangers of desert animals. They think they can handle the "summer" hike. We carry guns no lie I have showed my gun at a road ragging incident. No regrets. Come at your own risk not everyone is but for the summers. It is a different type of living. Please stop fucken moving here
Those jerks need to take it easy, it’s just a road for crying out loud. So sorry you had to deal with that at least God was with you.
Omw
Imagine not being able to shower, do the laundry, or wash your dishes when you want because of mandatory water rationing laws, while the temperature outside is 110 degrees. This can soon become a reality for parts of Arizona and California. Desert cities will suffer big time, and those who paid more than 500K for a house will regret big time when they are unable to sell with profit. Know what you get into when moving. People should always do the research.
Moving to a desert seems idiotic. How is this sustainable.
I really really really wanted to like Phoenix, I did. But it's probably one of my least favorite major cities in America! The best thing Phoenix has going for it is year-round sunshine and warm weather (which becomes a con between the months of June-August).
I was supposed to relocate there for work, so I spent a quarter visiting a few weeks each month before the move was supposed to take place. I find the ppl in Phoenix to be very unfriendly and socially awkward. Everything is thru the roof expensive (and Chicago is my point of reference)!
Traffic is just dumb. It's not so much that it's a ton of traffic (depending on the season it certainly can be) but ppl CAN NOT DRIVE THERE AT ALL!! Don't even CONSIDER trying to merge over to a lane on the expressway. No one will adjust their speed for you, as a matter of fact, they would rather wreck their own vehicle before letting you over! The energy there is just weird. Zero culture, zero vibes.....just sunny, hot, and expensive.
I’ve lived in Phoenix my whole life and I literally have no idea why anyone wants to move here it’s literally the worst and is getting worse, just like why would you wanna move here, the weather is awful and there’s barely anything to do here
Az really suck
@Benita Rodriguez Northern Arizona is absolutley beautiful. I love it, and there's tons of things to do, especially if you're an outdoorsy person.
Because northern idiots don't want to shovel snow . I worked at Luke AFB civilian for 5 years. We moved back to Toledo Ohio my wife's home town. I would rather live where it is cold in winter with short days for staying inside. We are retired.
If you ever been or lived in Detroit, NYC, Philly, Chicago East St Louis (all run by democrats) then you would know why, just the winters alone are good enough reason!
@Benita Rodriguez how’s the biking infrastructure? Isn’t it all stroads and suburbs? Also who wants to do any of that in 100 degree weather?
Everybody's angry in Phoenix cause it's hot AF, and 80% of their income goes toward keeping a roof over their head.
I want to leave no doubt!! It’s hot expensive and doesn’t offer what it used to.. I hate Phoenix it’s gotten so bad over the last 10 years
I recently retired at 60 and live in Md. In the last 10 years as I have thought about relocating Arizona has gone from a retirement maybe,....to getting expensive,.....to getting extremely expensive,.....to insanely expensive,....to cross Arizona off the list.
@@Tonymanero1960 I lived in MD for 6 years and loved it. Definitely want to move back. Living here in Phoenix - Let's just say, it has ran it's course for me
@@staceyk7594 Stacey K,.....that is music to my ears.I live outside Annapolis and after traveling the country over the last 10 years,..and more recently considering relocating I have come to the conclusion that Maryland (less Baltimore) is ''paradise.''
I hate the hoa " rulers" pure life value destroyers, maintaining debt value..
@@staceyk7594 me too, and hoa means im peddling trash defrauding?
I’m from Iowa but I grew up in Phoenix and feel like a native saying people STOP COMING HERE LOL!! My husband is a Phoenix native and hates it!
I live in Phoenix for 15 years. You're absolutely correct,man. People can't afford rent forget about buying a house unless you have cash or a large down payment. It's getting so crowded these days like nothing. It wasn't like this not even before 2008-2010 economic crash. Still people move here every day.
Same here in Denver. I’ve accepted that I will rent forever
That was a different situation entirely
I try to live in Phoenix when I first moved to AZ. Six months of getting my brain boiled on the daily basis. Truly was unpleasant. Now I am kicking it in the beautiful white mountains. Four seasons as God intended:)
Nice
the heat makes people crazier FO SHO
Winter sucks. Folks from the midwest move to AZ to get away from it.
@@LaZarusXtnct Well, I moved from Florida to get away from the heat. I love the winters here in AZ!
@@carsonroxanne yea its like 65 degrees on christmas
You forgot to mention your windows can literally explode if you do not equalize the pressure. Never leave your car parked in the heat without cracking a window. I drove through this place once and literally watched a chip in my windshield turn into a long crack that spanned the entire width of it. Air conditioning vs outside heat is quite a battle. Oh yeah and TWEAKERS - this place is riddled with more tweakers than herpes in a trailer park. But they have that too!! Yeah, this place sucks alright.
That was just your hot breath that cracked the weather
What the heck is a tweaker?
@@clearsailing7993 People addicted to methamphetamine are called tweakers
@@clearsailing7993 I would love to live in a world where I did not know what that was. I'll let your google answer that one.
Yeah, I lived there in the 90s and every week an apartment meth lab exploded. California can take Arizona with it.
Just move to Payson Arizona! It is way better and nicer and they're is seasons,and also pretty much fixes all the problems! And there's really nice hikes!
I am a native Phoenician and a Native American. I sure can say that this has been my home all my life. I most certainly have outgrew it and me and my friends also locals who lived here all there life say the same thing. They rather leave to other big cities or small towns. I am planning to move to somewhere on the East Coast and maybe the Pacific Northwest where its cooler and less sun! Nothing here only if your job description is involved in Engineering, Manufacturing, or anything in the medical field you can life "better" here. Diversity definitely varies on the city and streets you live in. My high school and neighborhood had people from all over the world and country but go either 3 miles east or west and it changes significantly. The people here can be very superficial for no apparent reason? A lot of people who are here kinda are very too themselves don't really go out of there way to talk to others. Especially if you say you are from California it can be a hit or miss they either won't like you or just won't care enough and be really nice to you. Same goes for all the snow birds who come here. Most points he made on this video are valid but if this is at the place for you and can last more than two years here snaps for you.
Lots of Canadians and apparently they’re not too friendly even though they’re foreigners...
Move to Virginia or Maryland
@@jamesmack3314 im Canadian and have lived all across Canada...That thing about all Canadians being nice is BS.
@@eslygadamez8227 Maryland and Northern Virginia are very expensive places to live, real estate prices are almost unaffordable
@@eslygadamez8227 According to Nick, Maryland has the most crime in the country. Better avoid. Watch his video on crime in that state.
I agree with the lack of identity of the city. I visited it couple of years ago and there was not one gift store downtown which reflects that the city literally has no history or pride. You could find one rather in Scottsdale which is more historical. All the major cities have gift stores where you can buy something related to the city such as t-shirt or a mug etc. The only significant historical building I found downtown was the church which looked pretty impressive. Also you will have a hard time find an opened place to eat after 10pm downtown.
@Anonymous American 🤣🤣🤣
don't know where you were looking,Jocko places are all over I survived 122 degree t shirts prickly pear jelly, caned rattle snake etc,etc.
@@josephremarcik4250 I walked around the whole downtown and there were no souvenir stores. Come to Austin, there is tons of sounvenir stores, you can't miss it.
@Anonymous American those are famous world class cities dude.
@@davidfoust9767 what are you talking about , how can you visit a City without going downtown ? It is the biggest attraction. I was a tourist and I was staying near downtown so how could I not see it? Besides, there is nothing else to see in Phoenix
Accurate description, with great narrative from Nick about Phoenix. Thanks for sharing Sage n Nick ! 👍🇺🇲
Best video ever 😆🤣😂I have lived here since 1994. You have captured all the issues so well!
Leave then. GTFO!
Two of my friends moved to Phoenix from Milwaukee,WI. They were both light drinkers and smoked a little pot on occasion. Within a year of living in Phoenix,they both became full on meth heads,lost their jobs,house and life savings.
Damn!!
Lots of ppl from Milwaukee have moved to Phoenix in the last 5 years
Yeah, definitely sounds like the city’s fault..
Well Milwaukee or Phoenix should be an easy choice…Milwaukee gets snow like 10 months out of the year who wants to live in that lol
I am laughing so hard!! This is great! Left Phoenix this year! Best decision ever.
That's great plz don't ever come back..lol
@@MannyGunzz can you leave to
@@MannyGunzz Don't worry, I won't! Best part about leaving is dealing with ppl like you:)
@Manuel Garza ** Too
Happy Weekend Nick & Mappy & Everyone
I currently live in az and I will say this video is spot on. And I can’t wait to leave here. Summer time ppl are way more angry and aggressive. The best thing about phoenix is the winter when it cools down.
I lived in Phoenix as a child and oh my God...those summers were brutal!!
I love it! I am a native Arizonian. Born and raised. I have lived all over this country, but I moved back to AZ because it is home to me. Hot? That's normal to me. BTW, Phoenix has hit 120 degrees only 3 times in recorded history. However, 115 to 118 degrees is normal in June. To be honest, I have lived in places that were not nearly as hot, but the humidity was ridiculous! Talk about uncomfortable! I just find it funny that all of you "transplants" complain about the heat. NOTHING YOU CAN DO WILL CHANGE THE HEAT. Why did you move here in the first place?
Also, Phoenix (and all of Arizona for that matter) has changed quite a bit since my childhood. Everyone had grass in their front and back yards! But when all of these "transplants" came along, no one wanted to take care of a yard so they turned to gravel and cactus. Unfortunately, they often kill the cactus and palo verde trees because they surround them with gravel and don't give them enough water! Where in the desert are cactus surrounded by gravel? If anything, the expansion of Phoenix means more concrete, more roadways and more gravel which all retain heat and make it warmer here. Thanks transplants!
I say, "All are welcome here! But please bring your common sense and culture!" Follow the leader is taking our diversity away!
I agree
Hey as a native Phoenician,I love the heat,it helps keep people from moving here,Nick you are doing us a favor by talking bad about us,hopefully this will turn people off from moving here,thank you
Nick isn't turning anyone off of moving to Phoenix, you're doing the job for him. All ten reasons should be the people. Az people are painfully lame.
@@lelandpratt9061
Painfully LAME!! Holy shit, I agree!
Hallo Nick and greetings from Chandler, AZ! I was laughing in agreement with a lot in the vid thanks. I moved here in the mid 2000s but it's just getting too expensive. I guess that's everywhere but jeez. When I first moved into my apt. it was 680 a month and now it's over 1300 a month. Housing is out of the question and all of the new apartment complexes being built are luxury it's nuts. At least the food is good. :D That's one thing I'll disagree with. There are 5 great Vietnamese places within a few minutes from me. Authentic Chinese food too. Tons of mom and pop places of every variety. Also the traffic is horrendous! My 5AM commute to work in Tempe is 15 minutes and 5PM going home is 1 hour. That is no joke and it doesn't matter if you try city roads or the highways it's just packed. Loved your song lmao. Cheers!
To give you some context about rent for comparison. It took 23 years at my nice(not high end)apt in Md to go from 680 to 1250 a month.
There are a lot of good Chinese Food Places in Phoenix area and I have a few favorite like Desert Jade, China Rainbow and George Yang!
@@robfreedman6496 Come to Chandler and check out Chou's Kitchen! Holy cow is that stuff good. My favorite is spicy pig intestine with pickled veggies. :D
@@anavash that sounds fire.
@@robfreedman6496 I’d recommend New China off on 16th st and Baseline. Food great there too
One thing Ive learned over the years watching Nicks videos is Listen to him people! He tells it just like it is! Respect!
Hahah this video is hilarious and so dramatic . I LOVE living in Ariz☀️na … So MaNY misconceptions in this..FUNNY 😆
OK. Not a phoenix hater lol.
Metoo and I like the lifestyle here!
Yeah, I love it there too, especially the outdoors. Sadly, I'm currently in Manhattan, which is the most overpriced, overhyped, filthy craphole in the U.S., but hopefully one day, I'll make it back there.
Amen! I love Phoenix, but I don’t live there. I live on the East Coast.
The thing about the houses is so true. My cousins lived in Glendale which might as well be Phoenix, and every house in their neighborhood looked exactly the same. I could only tell which house was theirs because of the cars in their driveway.
Ive lived in Buckeye, then Avondale, and now Surprise and I can confirm that EVERYWHERE looks the same unless you go way tf up north in Sedona and Prescott and Flagstaff
And, in other states, there are cookie cutter brick houses that all look same. This is not an AZ thing.
@@kesa7669 Who said it was only AZ?
All suburbs are part of the larger city so all of those towns and cities around Phoenix are one and the same but separated when it comes to government because each is given its own as a sort of zone to manage.
Glendale is not Phoenix pls stop🤣
I was in Phoenix a few weeks ago. Every time I've been there I always hear the usual comment from locals "you get used to the heat". Not one person could explain why there was no one in sight walking around though. Then there's the ways they waste water while complaining about other states wasting water.
You get used to sitting in your car’s and home’s A/C. That’s a sad life style imo.
It isn’t really the residents wasting water. It is the corporate agriculture that is allowed to use water to export produce at the scale currently happening during a drought. Water used from the Colorado River each year in just California and Arizona is roughly 5 million acre feet. Can regular residents use water more efficiently, especially outside of their homes? Yes. But to blame regular people just takes people’s eyes of they main problem. Corporate agriculture would love if we keep fighting so they don’t have to change. Now they have tricked people into think desalination is a good idea. So, now the taxpayers will pay billions for a fraction of the water they need, while agriculture continues to do nothing.
sorry, the people who waste water in Phoenix are all the idiots who move here from out of state who don't give $hit about conserving water and try to bring their previous lifestyles here. the video (albeit hilarious) showed how the majority of the houses are landscaped with rock front yards and use native desert plants... those people get it. If people don't adapt to the climate, they'll just ruin it eventually. CA is the true reason there's a water shortage and they just bring their bad habits here and then (hopefully) leave.
Bro!!!! You're dead on waisted 15 year's of my life in West Phoenix....will never step foot in that shit again!!!
I've lived here for 22 years and Nick has totally nailed it, right down to Coyotes are indeed actually looking to eat your dog.
A lot of these points are similar to when I lived in Dallas. Not to mention the state is almost overrun with transplants driving up the cost.
Yeah nothing is similar between both places.
Damn, after living here the last sixty years I must be one tough SOB. It wasn’t always this hot and dry. But with the population growth and climate change it is getting to be too much. But I don’t know where else to move to. All of the west is suffering the effects of climate change. The east not fairing much better with all the flooding and hurricanes. The deserts are actually quite beautiful right now due to the wet monsoon we had this year.
But hopefully after seeing this video rude annoying people will stop moving here. I doubt that though.
44 yrs here. Fist gen Arizonan, my parents came from Michigan. The only time I've lived elsewhere was 7 yrs in the Army in hawaii.
It’s gotta’ be better than Fori-DUH! Can’t WAIT to put THIS place (Tampa) in my rear-view mirror!
Climate change aka weather patterns. Been around forever and will continue too. No need to worry. Also, the boogeyman is not real. Hope this helps. Love from Yuma.
Left Arizona for Texas years ago. We have a more temperate climate than Phoenix. It snowed here last year. Land is cheap and a new build is about half the price of a used house in Phoenix. Texas is large enough that you could find any climate you want, from desert heat (West Texas) to moderate weather (Central Texas), colder climate (North Texas), Tropical climate (East/South Texas).
Some of the rude annoying people there are home grown, mate. It's a shifting culture as much as anything. My grown kids and their kids, and all their friends, are rude an inconsiderate to a degree that would have shocked everyone around them in the 80's, most of them would have been punched repeatedly until they knocked it off, or ostracized. Today it's different, it's an extremely self-centered and self-entitled culture, vanity, etc.