Let's move to Boise!

I've always wanted to live in Coeur d'Alene.

...and watch the Boise State Broncos play on the blue carpet.

Such a fun town. Sublime natural surroundings. Very up-and-coming which I fear will come promise what it is today.

It is predominantly Mormon.

Coeur d'Alene is White Supremacist Central.

It is NOT "Predominantly" Mormon. Idaho Falls is, yes. But not Boise.

Parts of Boise are 50% Mormon, and growing.

Very hot in summer

Very cold in winter

Boring

Full of Mormons

Boise and Coeur d'Alene, home of the KKK Aryan nation.

The whole state is white supremacist central.

But somehow, I'm sure that R1 knew that. He's just trying to "make America great again."

R9, that is not true. Idaho is a red state, yes indeed, but it is not white supremacist central by any means. Boise is very purple, unlike the rest of the state.

However, I don't want any of you assholes moving here, so ... keep talking out of your ass.

A lot of Californians have moved there.

They claim the Nazis are all up in the panhandle, way up near Canada and that Boise is actually fairly cosmopolitan.

Waiting on a local DLer to weigh in.

Isnt R10 a local weighing in?

Boise is cosmopolitan. A lot of bars, restaurants, music, and other cultural events, bike friendly, countless outdoor activities around the city, including miles of trails in the surrounding hills that you can walk right into from quaint residential neighborhoods. I'm not a local but would be very happy moving there.

Anybody else ever read "The Boys from Boise"?

Yes, Boise is the home of large communities of klansman, survivalists, and other favors of Republican. There may be a few Democrats but the city is FAR from "purple."

R14, was that about the homosexual scandal?

I wish all the KKK and aryan nation cunts would move to Idaho, so we could tell North Korea exactly where to aim their nukes.

Blow those cunts straight to hell where they belong.

Yes, r16. And it's a good read.

R18, I wonder if that is the book I read. I thought you must be referring to a newer book, but I see the book was written in 1966. I seem to remember that the book was somewhat homophobic or at least had a very outdated notion of homosexuals.

Link below for those who do not know the event.

r1 I always wanted to live there

I'm going to dye my hair hot pink, OP, with a DA and Elvis Presley sideburns!

Bars and bookstores does not make a city "cosmopolitan". Very few cities, and almost no American ones, are cosmopolitan.

Is there a Girlsie Idaho too?

Does it have harsh winters?

Let's sleep in gas station lavatories this time!

I attended a funeral in Boise a while back. The scenery is beautiful. Nice small city. I could live there.

Is there anything to DO there?

The mountains are pretty, and I guess if I had to be there for a conference or something, I'd be able to keep myself occupied for a day or so.

But it looks like there's no there there.

[quote] I guess if I had to be there for a conference or something, I'd be able to keep myself occupied for a day or so.

Believe it or not many people don't have a need or the desire to be on the go every single day. Many people prefer to live quiet lives.

R23 Boise City ,Oklahoma is pronounced Boys City

A coworker lives in Boise. She's originally from Denver but moved there for work. She can afford a house there.

She likes her house and her cats and thinks the landscape is very pretty but she hates her neighbors. She says that the "redness" of the state can feel oppressive and that she is surrounded by crazy survivalists and brainless sports fans.

She said that if she wasn't able to escape to Denver for some culture from time to time, she'd leave Idaho in a heartbeat.

I assume it is like Montreal with that French name. They speak French there? Lots of cute French boys?

My brother married a Mormon girl and moved to Boise. Now, unfortunately, I have to visit once a year during the holidays. Ugh. Eew.

Some years instead of visiting during Christmas, I’ve instead met them during July 4th weekend at Sun Valley (there are direct flights on United via Denver & SFO). Sun Valley is bucolic chic & nothing like dreary, grey, backwards, forgettable Boise.

At least Boise does have a Whole Foods; thanks to the University nearby.

Boise lacks culture, landmarks or any interesting architecture.

R17 is delusional to think North Korea would ever nuke the United States let alone that far into it.

Honey r32, bucolic does not go with chic.

R28 - I wasn't talking about having something to do every single day.

I was talking about having something to do every once in a while.

And your comment - "Many people prefer to live quiet lives" made me think of Thoreau's "The mass of men lead lives of quiet desperation.”

Is there a Pottery Barn or a Crate & Barrel in Boise?

There’s a Nasty Pig outlet store in Boise

There is not lol

I studied abroad in college with a group of kids from the University of Idaho. Cool kids -- they sung the praises of Moscow, Idaho but warned about other parts of the state.

I have a client in Coeur d'Alene.

Coeur d'Alene is not even remotely close to Boise, R40. I've been to both cities many times, and spent a lot of time in Coeur d'Alene over the years growing up (had family in Montana and we frequently passed through/stayed there). Coeur d'Alene (and the entire Idaho panhandle) is really quite beautiful, while Boise is more like Utah, except even less spectacular. I actually hate most of Idaho aside from the panhandle region—it's dry, ugly, and full of Mormon spillovers from Utah.

[quote]I have a client in Coeur d'Alene.

And I've got a gal in Kalamazoo.

OP aspires to Nampa.

Look up "Boys From Boise" for more information

The L.A. police force used to be (may still be, I don't know) one of the most racist police forces in the nation. Idaho, where the African American population is 0.68%, is where many of the racist L. A. cops back when the O.J. trial was going on retired to. Mark Fuhrman retired there.

I always assumed it was a stamping ground for survivalists, white supremacists, hoarders and sex-starved older guys looking for backstreet love.

If you are into white redneck deplorable boys (likely on the dl) you are in heaven in boise.

Possibly the most white place I’ve ever been in my life.

Recently been in Hawaii, SF & Houston [ where white is a minority in each of those places ]

OP are you saying you want us to have "Our Own Private Idaho"?

I will go if you can recruit Keanu.