r/mesaaz • u/TheOgLemonHaze • 16h ago
Thinking of moving to the area
I'm a 24 year old queer man currently residing in the new England area, looking for a fresh start and AZ is calling my name. (Especially with the thrill of no snow)
Here's my question to the locals, what do you like, what do you hate? Why would you recommend az or should I look elsewhere?
Thank you for your time and input
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u/ElectricalAd910 14h ago
So are you asking for just general living or for the Gay verson of living here? or overall, just in general?
What do I like - well, I will say some of the common things that people like. the weather for the most part. 3 months, maybe 4 at the most, the head is intense, but most people just go from place with AC to Car with AC to place with AC. The whole Phoenix metro area is spread out. I recall moving from SLC in UT to here, and there were a lot of strip malls. not good or bad, but you can always go somewhere. But overall, it's just home. Mesa. Hard to say anything specific without knowing what you like to do and things like that. There are frequent bikers (peddle) around the area, you even see the groups on weekends some times durring the year. Oh, and the biggest for me, NO SNOW
What's bad? Sometimes people have driving issues, not often you get news or odd free way driving, wrong way drivers, yes, even heard of a freeway downing years ago. There is the monsoon season, which can be muggy and dust storms, but those are about 3-4 months as well when the heat is here, so it's just washing your car a lot there is a lot of talk about housing shortage, rent prices food ect but I think that's most major cities, Keep in mind this is one of the largest metro citys in the US. I think it's because California people are moving in, and the focus on job growth over the last few years.
As far as being Gay in Mesa, from my experience, it's just normal. I am low-key gay, not many bars, etc., but not places I don't feel safe without not feeling safe for any other reason
To be more helpful, I would ask that you ask about more specific interests, so that we can give you better answers. But after all, places don't make people feel at home, people make places feel at home; everywhere has good and bad, it just depends on what you focus on and what annoys each of us.