Simple scenario: You’ve been exiled from Asheville, and cannot ever return. Where’s your next-best choice?

(Obviously, if you don’t live in Asheville, you don’t have to play along.)

Black Mountain

Black Mountain.

How lucky am I?

I live in paradise.

Ya’ll city folks can suck it.

Perhaps I should have said “WNC.” I’m thinking more if you couldn’t live roughly near Asheville, and had to move some place entirely different.

Party pooper.

Then I’d choose Philadelphia. It’s a nifty town full of brotherly love. And it’s near a whole lot of other nifty towns.

of course you did, ‘feltie.

either c squat in NYC

or

Shakespeare & Co., Paris, France

or

San Cristobal, Chiapas, Mexico

San Francisco…It’s were I’d still be if I could afford it.

near montjuic in barcelona or in the hills just above nice

Somewhere sort of like (but not exactly) San Diego.  Similar in size to Asheville.

Spartanburg. cuz it’s close and cheap and no one says stupid shit like ‘namaste’.

portland oregon used to be quite nice.

Most of the California bay area is ####### wonderful. (and weed is more or less legal)

Philly is nice, for a City.

a lot of small places in vermont and maine, if it werent for the winter.

Or France/italy/portugal.

pfff - 22 October 2009 10:08 PM

Spartanburg. cuz it’s close and cheap and no one says stupid shit like ‘namaste’.

Oh yes they do. Two new yoga studios opened this year, I believe, and the co-organizer of one signs her e-mails ‘namaste.’ It’s only a matter of time until it becomes commonplace in certain circles. In fact, it may be already, since I’m not really part of that crowd and wouldn’t know.

Or France/italy/portugal.

I really liked Paris, and Portugal would be OK if it were for all the British and German ex-pats bellowing like sunburnt elephant seals on the beaches of the Algarve. I could see making a go of it there, though.

While nobody tells me where I can or cannot live, I am ecstatic about FINALLY moving back to California! After almost nine years in Asheville and Black Mountain, I can’t wait to go HOME next month!!!

Because you couldn’t find weed here?

No, but I’m sick and tired of bible thumpers and right-wing nuts trying to tell me how to live my life and being “represented” by retrogressive inbreds such as Shuler and Burr! The whole south is stuck on stupid, and I’m getting outa here.

Hey, that’s not fair. Only 90% of us are.

BusGreg - 23 October 2009 01:02 PM

No, but I’m sick and tired of bible thumpers and right-wing nuts trying to tell me how to live my life and being “represented” by retrogressive inbreds such as Shuler and Burr! The whole south is stuck on stupid, and I’m getting outa here.

Well I am honored that you came down from your ivory tower to educate us mommy ######’, mouth breathin’, Jeezus prayin’ simpletons with your logic. Thank you, oh wise one.

Now go #### yourself you elitist piece of shit.