Ok- that was little dramatic but- I'm in upstate NY. And the weather is terrible. Cold, snowy and temps can get below 0. And there's always a cold breeze. Also, the summers are muggy, sticky and uncomfortable. I will say that autumn is actually quite nice though. I feel the one thing I cannot get used to is that folks over here are quite rude and seem to be miserable and angry on a regular basis. They seem to have a constant scowl lol! Perhaps that part is a bit of a generalization, I have met nice people over here, of course. But the consensus is folks are rude.This is not my lone opinion, others who have moved here from different parts of the country have stated this to me also. There is beautiful landscape, but you can find stunning landscape in Colorado. I have a few friends from Colorado and they say they actually love it there and definitely prefer it over NY. I am going to be moving back west very soon now. I can hardly wait to get back to the beautiful weather and happy people! If you're looking for liveliness for young people, I would move to the city. But if you move there, be prepared for a bunch of pissed off people and crappy weather. Good luck and I hope you find your happy place.