Visited 2x, not a resident yet, but I love Meridian--suburb, Conservative, safe, outdoors-fishing, biking, rivers, the Village, close to Boise (action), close to everything. I am a Conservative Asian. We're having a house built and moving in June from Bellevue, WA. I am sick of Libtards and what they are doing to our country. I love--work hard, save money, and take responsibility for your actions.
My son wants to move to Idaho. We are currently in Tallahassee Fl. We are conservative and family oriented. His wife is Filipino, snd they just had a little girl. Do you think they will face prejudice there? He loves Idaho, and has wanted to move there for several years
@@maryannferencak3799 I have not experienced any racism. On the contrary, everyone has been so nice and welcoming. I don't get it. When I mention Idaho and rave about how nice it is to my friends. Their first reponse is, they're racist or it's a racist place. This happened 3x from my very nice friends. My wife asked one of them, "Have you ever been there?" No. His tone and acceptance really changed for the better after that. I think people have this preconcieved notion about how a place is without investigating just hearing it from someone.
“ I remember when that was a field.” I grew up in Eagle, (when there were only 500 people in Eagle, and Meridian was still a dairy farm town,) and went to high school in Meridian. Now, driving thru Meridian with my grandchildren I am constantly repeating that statement.
We moved to AZ 17 years ago and many of the folks do and feel the state is lost, Many come from Cal, and As a southern California native, I understand. My wife would love the 4 seasons The heat is brutal We are thinking of moving to Idaho in the next two years God willing The reason I left Cal for AZ was the political views now AZ has turned purple, and we like to be in a state that is more conservative.. Your videos give us an idea of how things function in ID.
I've got much the same thoughts; I moved to AZ from Chicago 16 years ago and I'm tired of the summer heat and the waterbugs aka roaches and other bugs it brings and we're starting to get mosquitoes here in the last couple years too. The state turning blue sickens me. I'm afraid Idaho is going to go that way as well though with the influx of Lefty state residents fleeing from the results that their views and subsequent votes have caused.
I’m with you Arizona isn’t the same and the heat is meh 🫤 ha ha 🤣 and the cons are increasing a lot now more then ever so I started looking at Idaho as well
I just visited the Boise area this past weekend, and of course, here I am, watching some videos about the area. However, we're within an hour or so of beaches on the East Coast, so I am not sure I could convince my wife to make the move to the western mountains.
Watching from Reno and just wanted to say I really enjoy your channel and your videos. Thank you so much for all the effort you put into explaining what the pros and cons of living in Idaho. I wish I’d found your channel earlier as my wife and I along with our best friends are actually making a scouting trip to Boise this weekend. Our friends are from California and are looking at relocating sometime next year. My wife and I have been in Reno for quite some time and it seems there are quite a few similarities between Boise/Meridian and the Reno area. So, not quite as much of a shock to us moving there as it probably will be to our friends from California. 😂 Thanks again for the well done, informative videos!
Are there any plans to expand freeways, or, actually add freeways, in the treasure valley? Eagle Road area and surrounding is a traffic disaster. Long straight roads, light after light, high traffic volume.
You briefly mentioned and almost laughed about car washes. I visited the Meridian area for the first time a few months ago and I was surprised by how many large car wash businesses there were everywhere I went. What's the deal with that? Do all the HOAs there not allow you to wash your own car in your own driveway?
Good question. I visited and was stunned by the number of upscale, classy carwashes on Eagle Road. My hypothesis was the influence of the California diaspora.
You can wash your car if you want but there are so many car washes services with really cheap monthly rates for unlimited washes that a lot of people just do that.
Basements are rare in houses, so most people store their junk in their garage. As a result, cars get parked outside. Southern Idaho has very fine volcanic which gets everything dusty, so the frequent car washes get a lot of business.
Did he ever make one on Pocatello? I was there this past April for clinicals, and loved it. Took my family with me and my wife fell in love with the town.
And, people say HELLO to you, hold the door open for you, as opposed to letting it just slam in your face as people in other cities pretend that no one is behind them, they take the time to put their shopping carts back where they go, and people don't walk down the street and throw their trash everywhere. Yep, cant make a living picking up bottles and cans here folks. Oh yeah, no graffiti everywhere, they actually use their turn signals, but don't like the part of 97,000 more people moving here in just the last 10 years! Yep, and as he says at 5:35 in the video, please don't bring all your big City, paranoid, afraid to answer the door, don't say HI to people attitude with you from wherever you just moved from.
Thank you for well thoughtful video. Im an Asian-American currently living in communist state of California. Im interested in being a political refugees in the beautiful state of Idaho. One thing that's a worry subject for myself and my family is the subject of racism. I understand it's a sensitive matter and being that Idaho has a stained history of being a place where Aryan nation was founded. What is the current climate for minorities living in Idaho and specifically for people of Asians descendants? Your guidance on this sensitive subject is greatly appreciated. Thank you in advance
Thanks for watching and for the sharing. Go watch this film and let me know your thoughts: Moving to Idaho as a Minority Family: What You Need to Know ua-cam.com/video/ppiuxciB5sU/v-deo.html
Idaho resident here: you’ll be fine. Take a weekend trip here, see if you like it. Move in, get to know your neighbors, participate in the community, don’t bring any of California’s problems with you, be kind, and you’ll have a great time here. The country boys you do meet, while rough around the edges, will be very kind once you get to know them The Aryan nation was actually started in California and has been all but destroyed. They have no influence here, especially compared to the criminal enterprises in California.
I lived right behind the stinky onion burger joint. Funny story, I clean my car was waxing it and everything and with great detail and drinking a few beers. I found my stuff driving down main Street and thought Blazer no traffic this is really nice my windows were down my sun and moon refer open my arm was hanging out and I'm blasting some summertime song by Will Smith I believe. Well it appears that the parade was about to start that's why there was no cars and a police officer are bicycle wrote up to me and said, you can't be here. LOL thank God he wasn't very experienced he would have smelled me in give me a filled coordination test right there on main Street and although I wouldn't have been at the illegal limit it would have been humiliating in front of one of their pubs and a parade audience
Moved here before the boom. Used to love it, now it’s shit. I feel bad for the locals. Traffic is an understatement. People drive like crap. I was forced out of my once great hometown in Northern Ca. Too many southern Californians and Texans here now wearing their Yellowstone starter kit outfits. Impossible to find a doctor or even get an appointment. Everywhere you go, you have stupid long wait times cuz there’s so many yuppies everywhere. Just wait, soon nobody will want to move here and home prices will drop drastically. The only pro is when it snows heavily and people won’t drive cuz it scares them. The only thing keeping us here is our kids have a lot of friends in the neighborhood. Outside of that, this whole place has gone to shit. I look forward to leaving and going to Alaska.its a shame because this used to be a neat place. City council here are just a bunch of rubber stamps. As far as Bogus Basin? It’s not even worth going on weekends at all. Outdoor activities? Trust me, they don’t feel very “outdoorsy”, but I guess they do to city people.
I'm from California and moved here to get away from the California lifestyle and it's as bad here. I actually think it's more California here than it is California in California. Give it 5 more years and it will be a dirty crime infested mess here in Meridian.
Not a try at all. It’s true. This place is nothing but traffic everywhere you go now, more and more libs moving here, the road workers are shit (just like in Ca), you can’t find doctors anymore or even get appointments if you do, you have to wait forever to be seated everywhere you eat, and you’re surrounded by yuppie city people wearing their Yellowstone starter kit outfits. It’s become a joke. And it used to be great. The only thing decent is the safe neighborhoods, but even that is waning. Our kids are established here and that’s literally the only reason we are staying for a bit longer. What used to be charming here is now filled with cheaply built overpriced cookie cutter HOA’s. It sucks now
If Idaho was a state before the Civil War what side do you think they would be on, the Union side or the Confederate side? I know that sounds like a stupid question but I feel like your answer would give me the right insight into the kind of people who live there.
It’s a little complex, but I’ll give it a try. First, I feel that 90% of Idahoans believe in freedom which goes right with the saying of live and let live. They want a simple and small government. They don’t want the government telling them what they can do, cannot do, and what is or isn’t safe. One of the biggest is the freedom against slavery. Most people I’ve come across don’t want to be divided or characterized by the how we were physically born. Especially by the government. So to sum things up, if you blind-fully trust in our government to keep you safe and are willing to give up your rights for safety, then Idaho isn’t for you. If your gun is to keep you and your loved ones safe for when the government fails to, Idaho should be your home.
Idaho would have definitely been a union state. No slavery in Idaho. Pre civil war the majority of the white settlers were anti slavery. However, after the civil war many former confederates moved to Idaho. Mostly to northern mining areas.
Visited 2x, not a resident yet, but I love Meridian--suburb, Conservative, safe, outdoors-fishing, biking, rivers, the Village, close to Boise (action), close to everything. I am a Conservative Asian. We're having a house built and moving in June from Bellevue, WA. I am sick of Libtards and what they are doing to our country. I love--work hard, save money, and take responsibility for your actions.
Congrats on the move.
Thanks for watching and for the comment.
My son wants to move to Idaho. We are currently in Tallahassee Fl. We are conservative and family oriented. His wife is Filipino, snd they just had a little girl. Do you think they will face prejudice there? He loves Idaho, and has wanted to move there for several years
@@maryannferencak3799 I have not experienced any racism. On the contrary, everyone has been so nice and welcoming. I don't get it. When I mention Idaho and rave about how nice it is to my friends. Their first reponse is, they're racist or it's a racist place. This happened 3x from my very nice friends. My wife asked one of them, "Have you ever been there?" No.
His tone and acceptance really changed for the better after that. I think people have this preconcieved notion about how a place is without investigating just hearing it from someone.
Your content is always very well presented!
Thank you. Where are you watching from?
“ I remember when that was a field.” I grew up in Eagle, (when there were only 500 people in Eagle, and Meridian was still a dairy farm town,) and went to high school in Meridian. Now, driving thru Meridian with my grandchildren I am constantly repeating that statement.
We moved to AZ 17 years ago and many of the folks do and feel the state is lost, Many come from Cal, and As a southern California native, I understand. My wife would love the 4 seasons The heat is brutal We are thinking of moving to Idaho in the next two years God willing The reason I left Cal for AZ was the political views now AZ has turned purple, and we like to be in a state that is more conservative.. Your videos give us an idea of how things function in ID.
I talk with lots of people who feel the same way you do.
Idaho is a great state
I've got much the same thoughts; I moved to AZ from Chicago 16 years ago and I'm tired of the summer heat and the waterbugs aka roaches and other bugs it brings and we're starting to get mosquitoes here in the last couple years too. The state turning blue sickens me. I'm afraid Idaho is going to go that way as well though with the influx of Lefty state residents fleeing from the results that their views and subsequent votes have caused.
I’m with you Arizona isn’t the same and the heat is meh 🫤 ha ha 🤣 and the cons are increasing a lot now more then ever so I started looking at Idaho as well
I just visited the Boise area this past weekend, and of course, here I am, watching some videos about the area. However, we're within an hour or so of beaches on the East Coast, so I am not sure I could convince my wife to make the move to the western mountains.
What has you considering leaving the east coast in the first place?
@@livinginidaho Actually, I wasn't considering leaving, after visiting this weekend, I just wondered what it was like living in ID.
Watching from Reno and just wanted to say I really enjoy your channel and your videos. Thank you so much for all the effort you put into explaining what the pros and cons of living in Idaho.
I wish I’d found your channel earlier as my wife and I along with our best friends are actually making a scouting trip to Boise this weekend. Our friends are from California and are looking at relocating sometime next year. My wife and I have been in Reno for quite some time and it seems there are quite a few similarities between Boise/Meridian and the Reno area. So, not quite as much of a shock to us moving there as it probably will be to our friends from California. 😂
Thanks again for the well done, informative videos!
Great video! Thank you!
Thanks
Are there any plans to expand freeways, or, actually add freeways, in the treasure valley?
Eagle Road area and surrounding is a traffic disaster. Long straight roads, light after light, high traffic volume.
Yes, they are created a new main road out there that is currently under construction.
@@livinginidaho Any plans for street lights to be added on roads?
You briefly mentioned and almost laughed about car washes. I visited the Meridian area for the first time a few months ago and I was surprised by how many large car wash businesses there were everywhere I went. What's the deal with that? Do all the HOAs there not allow you to wash your own car in your own driveway?
Good question. I visited and was stunned by the number of upscale, classy carwashes on Eagle Road. My hypothesis was the influence of the California diaspora.
You can wash your car if you want but there are so many car washes services with really cheap monthly rates for unlimited washes that a lot of people just do that.
Basements are rare in houses, so most people store their junk in their garage. As a result, cars get parked outside. Southern Idaho has very fine volcanic which gets everything dusty, so the frequent car washes get a lot of business.
Actually you can’t wash in your driveway to control chemicals
What is the bench?
The Boise Bench is a part of Boise located just south of downtown. Here is a video on it.
ua-cam.com/video/HU3uVRc6xWk/v-deo.htmlsi=cHRoZBSFyhXtS74y
Your videos are awesome. But please please make a thorough one on Pocatello!
Did he ever make one on Pocatello? I was there this past April for clinicals, and loved it. Took my family with me and my wife fell in love with the town.
@mannyalaniz926 have done one yet
Thanks for the information. Are the mosquitoes bad during the summer?
I would say no… not really.
If your near a static body of water… possibly.
Thanks for commenting. Where are you watching from?
@@livinginidahoI’m in Southern California… and I’m a conservative looking to leave😇
Let me know when you’re ready. Doing a scouting trip is typically the next best steps. Have you visited here before?
Not yet. I plan to check the area out this summer. Keep up the great content. It has been very informative and helpful
Stay there, or move to Texas. You guys can’t drive in the mountains and don’t know how to use turnouts. Not to mention the snow.
And, people say HELLO to you, hold the door open for you, as opposed to letting it just slam in your face as people in other cities pretend that no one is behind them, they take the time to put their shopping carts back where they go, and people don't walk down the street and throw their trash everywhere. Yep, cant make a living picking up bottles and cans here folks. Oh yeah, no graffiti everywhere, they actually use their turn signals, but don't like the part of 97,000 more people moving here in just the last 10 years! Yep, and as he says at 5:35 in the video, please don't bring all your big City, paranoid, afraid to answer the door, don't say HI to people attitude with you from wherever you just moved from.
His safety description tells me that he 100 percent relocated from California 😂
😅 don’t get me started. I moved from Portland oregon and it was bad there.
Thank you for well thoughtful video. Im an Asian-American currently living in communist state of California. Im interested in being a political refugees in the beautiful state of Idaho. One thing that's a worry subject for myself and my family is the subject of racism. I understand it's a sensitive matter and being that Idaho has a stained history of being a place where Aryan nation was founded. What is the current climate for minorities living in Idaho and specifically for people of Asians descendants? Your guidance on this sensitive subject is greatly appreciated. Thank you in advance
Thanks for watching and for the sharing.
Go watch this film and let me know your thoughts:
Moving to Idaho as a Minority Family: What You Need to Know
ua-cam.com/video/ppiuxciB5sU/v-deo.html
Idaho resident here: you’ll be fine. Take a weekend trip here, see if you like it. Move in, get to know your neighbors, participate in the community, don’t bring any of California’s problems with you, be kind, and you’ll have a great time here. The country boys you do meet, while rough around the edges, will be very kind once you get to know them
The Aryan nation was actually started in California and has been all but destroyed. They have no influence here, especially compared to the criminal enterprises in California.
The only cons that bothered me are a lack of nightlife and the heat, otherwise it sounds like a nice place to live.
Pros is the Speedway.
I like it here. Eagle Road can be a pain in the ass, though.
Wow..
I lived right behind the stinky onion burger joint.
Funny story, I clean my car was waxing it and everything and with great detail and drinking a few beers. I found my stuff driving down main Street and thought Blazer no traffic this is really nice my windows were down my sun and moon refer open my arm was hanging out and I'm blasting some summertime song by Will Smith I believe. Well it appears that the parade was about to start that's why there was no cars and a police officer are bicycle wrote up to me and said, you can't be here. LOL thank God he wasn't very experienced he would have smelled me in give me a filled coordination test right there on main Street and although I wouldn't have been at the illegal limit it would have been humiliating in front of one of their pubs and a parade audience
Thanks for the story
Moved here before the boom. Used to love it, now it’s shit. I feel bad for the locals. Traffic is an understatement. People drive like crap. I was forced out of my once great hometown in Northern Ca. Too many southern Californians and Texans here now wearing their Yellowstone starter kit outfits. Impossible to find a doctor or even get an appointment. Everywhere you go, you have stupid long wait times cuz there’s so many yuppies everywhere. Just wait, soon nobody will want to move here and home prices will drop drastically. The only pro is when it snows heavily and people won’t drive cuz it scares them. The only thing keeping us here is our kids have a lot of friends in the neighborhood. Outside of that, this whole place has gone to shit. I look forward to leaving and going to Alaska.its a shame because this used to be a neat place. City council here are just a bunch of rubber stamps. As far as Bogus Basin? It’s not even worth going on weekends at all. Outdoor activities? Trust me, they don’t feel very “outdoorsy”, but I guess they do to city people.
lol I don't blame the people for not wanting outsiders to come in..
Neither do I
Safety? There was a triple homicide in Meridian this week.
Not perfect
Weren't they from California
I'm from California and moved here to get away from the California lifestyle and it's as bad here. I actually think it's more California here than it is California in California. Give it 5 more years and it will be a dirty crime infested mess here in Meridian.
@@levinobleLol! Nice comment to try and scare people.....nice try! No cigar
Not a try at all. It’s true. This place is nothing but traffic everywhere you go now, more and more libs moving here, the road workers are shit (just like in Ca), you can’t find doctors anymore or even get appointments if you do, you have to wait forever to be seated everywhere you eat, and you’re surrounded by yuppie city people wearing their Yellowstone starter kit outfits. It’s become a joke. And it used to be great. The only thing decent is the safe neighborhoods, but even that is waning. Our kids are established here and that’s literally the only reason we are staying for a bit longer. What used to be charming here is now filled with cheaply built overpriced cookie cutter HOA’s. It sucks now
If Idaho was a state before the Civil War what side do you think they would be on, the Union side or the Confederate side? I know that sounds like a stupid question but I feel like your answer would give me the right insight into the kind of people who live there.
Thanks for question, I’m curious to see the answers you get
It’s a little complex, but I’ll give it a try.
First, I feel that 90% of Idahoans believe in freedom which goes right with the saying of live and let live. They want a simple and small government. They don’t want the government telling them what they can do, cannot do, and what is or isn’t safe. One of the biggest is the freedom against slavery. Most people I’ve come across don’t want to be divided or characterized by the how we were physically born. Especially by the government.
So to sum things up, if you blind-fully trust in our government to keep you safe and are willing to give up your rights for safety, then Idaho isn’t for you. If your gun is to keep you and your loved ones safe for when the government fails to, Idaho should be your home.
Idaho would have definitely been a union state. No slavery in Idaho. Pre civil war the majority of the white settlers were anti slavery.
However, after the civil war many former confederates moved to Idaho. Mostly to northern mining areas.
Maybe citizens would like more culture such as musical theater.
There is some but not much.
Thanks for watching and commenting
Nah, we’re good. If you want musical theatre, maybe move elsewhere. That’s part of the “don’t Ca my Idaho”. I’d rather have a field there
evil has come out of the shadows.. and bathes in the california sunshine 🌞
Interesting observation.
Thanks for watching
Stop talking with your hands, it's very annoying
Probably not gonna happen… but thanks for letting me know.
If you take speech lessons they tell you to use your hands to emphasize a point. Join ToastMasters.
All cons stay in the land of fruits and nuts
Idaho is actually getting Reder. It's mostly red voters that's coming.
That’s what I find when talking to people and see that stats.
@@livinginidahoSo I hope Idahodians are less mad at us red refugees when we move up their XD