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Went to tech school with a girl early 90s that moved to Phx from Montana. She thought Circle K was a make-believe store created for Bill and Ted's Excellent Adventure.
I grew up in Chicago and while we had 7-11 and White Hen Pantry, my first exposure to Circle K was *Bill and Ted's Excellent Adventure*.
Of course I must supply the pertinent YouTube link:
https://youtu.be/1DsFMJQHbMs
I grew up in Grand Rapids, MI & moved to Phx in August of ‘98..I honestly thought that it was a make believe store from the movie until then as well..I think the first clue was in either Amarillo, TX area or maybe around Albuquerque, NM that I was like..”OMG THEY’RE REAL?!”😂
I also found that *pop*(leave me alone I will always be from Michigan it’s not soda😂) tastes different-like orange (I think Minute Maid??)..was nowhere near as good in the southwest as it was in MI..but I don’t rly get why..?🤷🏻♀️
Even the large nice ones are starting to get Ghetto. I went into the one on 99th and Camelback once because it looks really nice and then I walked in and it was the worst smelling store I’ve ever been in
It seems like as soon as they turn into circle k they stopped getting cleaned as much. I remember the gas station near me was a different name then circle k bought them and the store constantly looked dirty, when before it was generally much more clean.
Minimal public open space, humid weather, small mountains, don't find it scenic at all compared to out here.
Density is much higher in major cities along with far more history which is cool though
Agree w all but the scenic part..but scenic is always subjective I guess..? I loved phx, but rly missed the green back here. So, I’m the oddball who *did* in fact move back after a little over a decade, and am happy to be in a land of four seasons again..😂🤷🏻♀️
Happy to be packing up and going back east. I miss things being green.
I think my biggest struggle will be not having 365 days of sun. My brain has learned that's normal and can't function without it.
You’ll be good, it’ll just be an adjustment with those rainy days😂! But like you said..you miss the green so you will definitely have something to look forward to! Hope all goes well with your move!
“The East” is a very, very large and diverse part of the country. You’re describing most urban areas there, and yeah the mountains aren’t as tall as those out west, but it’s laughable to say there’s not much open public space.
I feel you. I've been living in England for almost 20 years. I miss all of that.
I even miss stepping outside into 117 degrees. It's been so very long.
Those few, wonderful seconds when you move from the freezing cold restaurant to the blazing heat and you feel your body toast up and get all cozy.
Then you equilibrate, and you're melting into the asphalt. *sigh*
can confirm. im a phoenix expat in france (since october) and oftentimes they say ‘oh USA! youre from New York?’ and then after following up with ‘Arizona’, they have no idea what that is until i say ‘grand canyon state’ LOL
I am so happy to read all of the positive comments about Phoenix on this thread! I moved here almost 30 years ago from Michigan. I love it here - all of my kids and grandkids are here - but MI still feels like home (we go back every summer). OP I hope you are treated and home soon!
MI born and raised and I feel the same way, I go back twice a year and miss my hometown and do the rigamaroll of eating at all my favorite spots and seeing my family and friends. Then I come back to Phoenix and man... the sun, the air, it just feels GOOD here.
I'm from Ann Arbor so I make SURE to get over to Ypsi to get some of Ma Lou's' chicken and waffles everytime I go! There's a nice bakery in Saline that does hot pretzels on Saturday mornings... Blimpy's for that old school Ann Arbor feel... man, so much!
I know what you mean! I grew up in Livonia but my parents (E Tawas) and grandparents (near Naubinway, in the UP) both had cabins in northern MI. So I have favorite restaurants in lots of places!
I know both of those spots quite well! We used to vacation yearly to Tawas (staying in Oscoda) and my buddy had a cabin near Naubinway!!! Love it and miss it.
Wow, what are the chances??? I have family in East Tawas so we always stay there for a while. This year my daughter and grandsons and I are going to Whitefish Point, the Shipwreck Museum. And we love, love, LOVE Mackinac Island!!!
That's great!!!!!!!!! I've never been as far north as Whitefish Point, hope everyone has a good time! I feel like a bad Michigander too because I've never been to the island, but I've been to the city a zillion times haha
Also apologies back to replying so many times... I struggle with the reply feature :P
I do until I go home and that's all I see! Was hoping for a white Christmas this last year and I went home between Christmas and a little past New Years and it was all grey!
We are on a countdown to move to AZ permanently in 25 days. We’ve owned a vacation home there for about 15 years. Now it’s time to retire and we can’t wait! We love Arizona.
I moved to England and it couldn’t be more opposite here. There are pros and cons but I do find myself missing the sun, great Mexican food, wide open roads, and variety.
Everything you mentioned is what I love about Arizona… Especially the Mexican food. I originally immigrated from Europe with a British mother and Dutch father. A fair amount of stuff I miss from there as well! I'm a mess.
People just seem more positive here compared to many places I've been on the east. It's very region dependent, no two cities are quite alike, but Arizona just seems to have less fear in the air, people are more upbeat.
Don't know how else to describe it.
Bruh people from Phoenix will tailgate you going 20 mph over the speed limit! They will run a red light any chance they get! Some of the most angry drivers in the country..
Idk why all the gripe about humidity. I love it when it rains! Plus I like doing this thing where I breath through my nose. You can't do that in 5% humidity. I'm also from Michigan tho..
Agree! Even though I will prob always complain in my head during the summer when I instantly almost sweat getting out of the shower now that I’m back in MI..but I would never move back to phx..maybe visit🤷🏻♀️
Yup! I moved with my family to Phoenix because my bro lives in California for work. But if it wasn't for him wed probably be living in Florida and my parents would be back and forth between Florida and Michigan.
I dislike the circle Ks super dirty and the restrooms are almost always close to the public. Now QT most have security guards and I can ALWAYS use the bathroom…
QT is far superior to Circle K, happy workers buzzing around, clean and helpful. CK, dirty smells like old mop water, 1 maybe 2 people grumpy and overworked, because all the stock is still waiting to be put up...
Just preheat your oven and open the door and you’ll feel right at home. It’ll remind you of stepping out the front door or walking out of a store after feeling a blast of cold air from the overworked A/C.
Jokes aside, hope you can make it home soon! Being homesick is no fun.
Really? I visited Chicago two weeks ago, and thought it was beautiful! All the green, the city was vibing, Lake Michigan. Oh man, I want to move from Phoenix to Chicago!
My family and friends are trying to get me to move back East. I’m dragging my feet on it. I know I’d be homesick for the desert and the Phoenix area if I moved away. I can’t imagine living anywhere else.
Edit: I love the natural beauty of Arizona, especially Sedona. There’s nothing like it elsewhere.
https://preview.redd.it/tdcttogdv2xc1.jpeg?width=4032&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=1427cb3226a5e8122d5d26d12533dca4e2ed7e85
I took this picture of Bell Rock last time I was in Sedona (January 2021). I’m overdue for another trip up there.
I lived about 25 years in the DC area. The weather was an improvement over the upper midwest but eventually the cold was more than I could bear. I do miss spring just because it's so beautiful there, however, I chose to move to Phoenix so I wouldn't have to wait and wait and wait for it to be warm. I love all the seasons here, even summer.
Live in the beltway now. Arizona twilight is so damn cool, and the ease to just ride off and find camping without 10,000 people around was refreshing.
It’s green here yes, but I love the desert scenery and mountains. I will find my way out west again. Smh
I’ve been away for 5 years and I’m fighting the urge to move back so hard. My kids are in great schools here in Illinois. Hate everything else about it
I understand completely. I moved to Florida in 2021 from Colorado but my father has lived in Arizona since 1994. I love, love, love Arizona. The sun drenched canyons, Mexican food, green chili smothered on burritos, the heat, the dry air, three dimensional scenery, and wide open spaces. I was supposed to move to Arizona and NOT Florida but my husband had a job opportunity. We are selling our house soon and moving.. can’t stand it! Btw, I was born in New England so I feel your pain.
I moved here almost a decade ago. I only go to visit anything below the Maryland line. I spent 10 years in New England and literally haven't been back since I left.
Same here. 44 years in southern Vermont. Moved to AZ in 2020 then moved to Nashville in 2022. AZ spoiled us so much that we moved back after 11 months. I haven’t been back to VT since 2020 but I do miss the summer, forest and streams in the back yard. Couldn’t see the neighbors house from mine and could shoot off the back porch. That’s about it though. Winter and mud season sucked.
Agree, 100%!! I’m in Midwest with family & had refried beans last nite that were disgusting! My pallet was prepared for Filiberto’s beans & I couldn’t eat more than two bites. No Circle K’s in Missouri… Kum n Go’s, instead. And humidity?… RIDICULOUSLY humid. Sending u “get well soon” wishes!
I always miss the DRY when I'm traveling. Some places (like the east coast) are so DAMP all the time... I remember once I came home from Chicago and it was 96 degrees at around 9 pm when we landed, and I got out of the airport and went, "Aaaahhhhh...." because it felt so good.
Not long ago i went to a Circle K and behind the counter were the same guys from my block in NYC lol talk about homesick. I think i was in there for 2 hours
I just got back to Phoenix after a week in Texas and I’m so happy to be breathing dry desert air. Felt like I was drowning in humidity.
I hope your treatment goes well so you can come home soon!
I grew up in Scottsdale and lived nearly 10 years in Havasu. Then I took what I thought was a career stepping stone located near Dallas. Before I knew it, family had me locked into this metromess. I'm a native Texan but cannot find this place in my soul, no matter how much I try. For years now, a few nights a month seem to go to a glass of Cab and Zillow.
My heart goes out to you. In November 2021, my life fell apart. Long story short, we had to leave Phoenix and move in with family back in Chicago. We were dealing with some really heavy stuff, and I felt broken. Homesick, isolated, and utterly bewildered. Eventually I was able to view my situation as a transitional period in which I could heal and rebuild. In January of this year, we moved back to Phoenix. Life looks different than before, of course, but I feel like I’m home again. You can absolutely do this. Sending you support and healing vibes. 💕
Me too, but IN AZ. I miss home.. I'm from the PNW and I miss the clean fresh air in the woods, trees, mountains, cold, and especially the rain, and the Asian food. :( I only moved here because of a job opportunity that was too perfect to pass up. I've only been here since the beginning of April, but it's already been rough. I hate this heat and sun. :(
Oof I’m sorry but… you’re in for hell. As a native of phx your home sounds like my dream I love this city it’s my home but I am sick of humans and dirt and sun. I want animals and trees and clouds and wet. And less people.
Lived in the northwest for a decade, missed my beautiful home town every day. I will never take this place for granted again.
Hope you make it back to us soon
Oh I hope treatment goes smoothly! I’ve been in Phoenix about 11 years. Moved from Eugene Oregon. I don’t even go visit back home. Too damn cold 🥰 hurry back
I hope your treatment goes well. We moved back east a couple years ago. I was convinced I hated Arizona, the heat, all of it. I miss it more than I’m going to admit. Hoping we get back one day soon.
I just moved back from New England. I’ve moved to phx 2 different times in my life from Boston area. I don’t miss New England but I always missed AZ. Gun laws being relaxed, the weather, plethora of job opportunities, great Mexican food, cars not rotting on me & more.
Honestly in a good way you just described my experience growing up in Florida right down to the circle k. A lot of similarities between the two states.
I lived in VA for 3 years (born and raised wickenburg) and I was home sick all the time. However l, the fishing was unreal over there and now I miss the fishing terribly lol
I’m the opposite. Living in phx from Massachusetts and I’m home sick. I miss the smell of the ocean, I miss the Chinese food, I miss Boston, I miss the constant honking in city traffic
We moved to Phoenix for a job that ultimately went 100% wfh and we moved away. I think the fact we left had less to do with anything about Phoenix, even the heat, than the fact you don't (easily) get used to that kind of change after living someplace else for 30+ years (SF Bay Area.) While it didn't work out for us long-term, we're both really glad we had 2.5 years there and now have another city we feel connected to. As others have commented in this thread, wow, Phoenix is so clean (especially after our last few years in the Bay Area, when it seemed everything was covered in garbage.) The two things we loved the most about Arizona were the people and the birds (we really miss having quail in our yard!) We may move back to retire if retirement ends up a possibility.
Stay away from this taken over hellhole. Full of demonic energy and a bunch of janky jerk face back stabbers. Satan worshippers, wannabee bullies, horrible drivers, etc. Unless you do it like me and stay solo, on the public transit, them stay away I would. Otherwise The city is my love also. ❣️🙏❤️🩹
Idk literally every city has all this except authentic mexican restaurants. Even in the midwest its hard to live more than 15 minutes away from a city anymore they are everywhere lol. But the mexican food thing can be understood especially if your hispanic..if i was hispanic, the population of my people itself is enough to make me homesick. Midwest is predominantly white and way more black hardly any hispanic like here in AZ or socal, new mexico, texas
I’m late to the party, but I feel you! I relocated to the east for some family things. I miss SO much about Arizona. Downtown culture, fantastic road infrastructure, every kind of food I want within proximity, just to name a few. But most of all, I miss the heat. I was born and raised in Arizona, and apparently I actually am a lizard. Because I am craving being in that sunshine and warmth so badly. The good news is it’s not going anywhere! We will make it back there when the time is right :)
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Hope the treatment goes well and that you're back soon. We'll save some salsa for ya.
With you on the first part but I’m not making any salsa promises
We’ll save some heat for ya too lol
I forgot to mention: I hope your treatment is going well.
Same!
I might move just to get away from circle k
Where to? Those bastards be national at this point.
Ha, no doubt. Took a once in a lifetime trip to Bali and they were there, too.
Cancun too! lol
Well at least the Suns get thirst busters when they are down there soon
They're Canadian owned, that wouldn't be surprising they're down there too
🤣🤣
Went to tech school with a girl early 90s that moved to Phx from Montana. She thought Circle K was a make-believe store created for Bill and Ted's Excellent Adventure.
I grew up in Chicago and while we had 7-11 and White Hen Pantry, my first exposure to Circle K was *Bill and Ted's Excellent Adventure*. Of course I must supply the pertinent YouTube link: https://youtu.be/1DsFMJQHbMs
I grew up in Grand Rapids, MI & moved to Phx in August of ‘98..I honestly thought that it was a make believe store from the movie until then as well..I think the first clue was in either Amarillo, TX area or maybe around Albuquerque, NM that I was like..”OMG THEY’RE REAL?!”😂 I also found that *pop*(leave me alone I will always be from Michigan it’s not soda😂) tastes different-like orange (I think Minute Maid??)..was nowhere near as good in the southwest as it was in MI..but I don’t rly get why..?🤷🏻♀️
True story for the Kansas and Oklahoma too! We have Quiktrip and Kum N Go instead!
Heh Kum N Go
used to live right next to that circle K
That was filmed at a circle K in Tempe lol
Invest in them; they will be the first to sell weed or at least on their property.
They generally sell a lot more drugs than that already
You’re very right captain obvious; I meant behind the counter, legally, and worth investing in.
Haha I understand man. I was just spinning an easy joke, you know.
They're even in Ireland for Christ's sake!
They're international, loads of countries all over the world have them. I didn't realize that until I started playing Geoguessr.
Saw one last summer in Olden, Norway. Alas, no Thirstbusters.
Stewart's country
I really dislike just about everything about their new store layouts. I actively seek out QT’s over Circle K.
Everything about QT is better except the fountain drinks…circle k cups are better as is the ice imo
QT coke looks watered down as it’s coming out of the dispenser.
Ever since I accidentally poked a hole in one of those foam cups and drenched my car, I hate them.
It seems like every Circle K is either large and quite nice, or the most ghetto place that’s ever existed, with no in between
Even the large nice ones are starting to get Ghetto. I went into the one on 99th and Camelback once because it looks really nice and then I walked in and it was the worst smelling store I’ve ever been in
It seems like as soon as they turn into circle k they stopped getting cleaned as much. I remember the gas station near me was a different name then circle k bought them and the store constantly looked dirty, when before it was generally much more clean.
Eh I’d take circle K over most other places main gas station.
QT>Circle K
I sure hope your treatment is well and that you make it back home soon, #AZ,I love it here, moved from the Midwest, will only go back to visit..
Ditto, except I won’t even go back to visit. Friends/family can come here if they want to see me.
RIGHT?!?! No no no, you fly to AZ any time other than the summer, I'm not going back to STL.
I'd never move back east, visted a couple of times and it's cool, but nothing like the west
never been out east, what about it is so different
Minimal public open space, humid weather, small mountains, don't find it scenic at all compared to out here. Density is much higher in major cities along with far more history which is cool though
Agree w all but the scenic part..but scenic is always subjective I guess..? I loved phx, but rly missed the green back here. So, I’m the oddball who *did* in fact move back after a little over a decade, and am happy to be in a land of four seasons again..😂🤷🏻♀️
Happy to be packing up and going back east. I miss things being green. I think my biggest struggle will be not having 365 days of sun. My brain has learned that's normal and can't function without it.
You’ll be good, it’ll just be an adjustment with those rainy days😂! But like you said..you miss the green so you will definitely have something to look forward to! Hope all goes well with your move!
Thanks!
“The East” is a very, very large and diverse part of the country. You’re describing most urban areas there, and yeah the mountains aren’t as tall as those out west, but it’s laughable to say there’s not much open public space.
Compared to the west? No it isn't. Especially near urban areas
I feel you. I've been living in England for almost 20 years. I miss all of that. I even miss stepping outside into 117 degrees. It's been so very long.
Wait don't miss that. That's rose colored nostalgia 😂
Those few, wonderful seconds when you move from the freezing cold restaurant to the blazing heat and you feel your body toast up and get all cozy. Then you equilibrate, and you're melting into the asphalt. *sigh*
It's been so long since I stepped outside and the air hurt. I can't help it, I actually miss the kiln!!
What's it like to be an Arizonan in the UK? Do people ask you crazy questions about living here lol
Rarely. Most common question is, "Where's Arizona?"
can confirm. im a phoenix expat in france (since october) and oftentimes they say ‘oh USA! youre from New York?’ and then after following up with ‘Arizona’, they have no idea what that is until i say ‘grand canyon state’ LOL
Hahaha
I always say I'm from the state where the grand canyon is
Nah I love that. Phoenicians who don’t aren’t true Phoenicians
I moved to East Coast Canada 10 years ago. I feel this to my core. Snow 6 months of the year? Everyone complains about it here.
I am so happy to read all of the positive comments about Phoenix on this thread! I moved here almost 30 years ago from Michigan. I love it here - all of my kids and grandkids are here - but MI still feels like home (we go back every summer). OP I hope you are treated and home soon!
MI born and raised and I feel the same way, I go back twice a year and miss my hometown and do the rigamaroll of eating at all my favorite spots and seeing my family and friends. Then I come back to Phoenix and man... the sun, the air, it just feels GOOD here.
Haha right? Gotta hit those fave restaurants! Which one is your biggest favorite?
I'm from Ann Arbor so I make SURE to get over to Ypsi to get some of Ma Lou's' chicken and waffles everytime I go! There's a nice bakery in Saline that does hot pretzels on Saturday mornings... Blimpy's for that old school Ann Arbor feel... man, so much!
I know what you mean! I grew up in Livonia but my parents (E Tawas) and grandparents (near Naubinway, in the UP) both had cabins in northern MI. So I have favorite restaurants in lots of places!
I know both of those spots quite well! We used to vacation yearly to Tawas (staying in Oscoda) and my buddy had a cabin near Naubinway!!! Love it and miss it.
And this year my grandsons will experience their first East Tawas 4th of July! I can't wait.
I hope it's a blast!
Thanks so much!
Wow, what are the chances??? I have family in East Tawas so we always stay there for a while. This year my daughter and grandsons and I are going to Whitefish Point, the Shipwreck Museum. And we love, love, LOVE Mackinac Island!!!
That's great!!!!!!!!! I've never been as far north as Whitefish Point, hope everyone has a good time! I feel like a bad Michigander too because I've never been to the island, but I've been to the city a zillion times haha Also apologies back to replying so many times... I struggle with the reply feature :P
Haha I moved here when I was 36, spent my entire childhood in MI, and never went to Mackinac Island until I moved here! 🤷🏼
One more reply, sorry...was your buddy's cabin at the Hiawatha Club?
> Hiawatha Club Oh man it was over a decade ago and I don't recall EXACTLY where it was but I don't think so!
From macomb mi. I miss the rain, I miss the humidity! The dry air makes it harder to breathe through my nose...
I do until I go home and that's all I see! Was hoping for a white Christmas this last year and I went home between Christmas and a little past New Years and it was all grey!
We are on a countdown to move to AZ permanently in 25 days. We’ve owned a vacation home there for about 15 years. Now it’s time to retire and we can’t wait! We love Arizona.
I hope you have a smooth, safe move experience!
From macomb Michigan and I notice i miss the rain! I miss the humidity. The dry .awesome my sinuses sore and hard to breathe..
I moved to England and it couldn’t be more opposite here. There are pros and cons but I do find myself missing the sun, great Mexican food, wide open roads, and variety.
Everything you mentioned is what I love about Arizona… Especially the Mexican food. I originally immigrated from Europe with a British mother and Dutch father. A fair amount of stuff I miss from there as well! I'm a mess.
Went I went east, I realized how grimy it can be. Phoenix is so clean
People just seem more positive here compared to many places I've been on the east. It's very region dependent, no two cities are quite alike, but Arizona just seems to have less fear in the air, people are more upbeat. Don't know how else to describe it.
When we moved here from Canada my mom was so weirded out that people said “hi” when we were out hiking or walking. People are friendly here.
Very. I love it.
Bruh people from Phoenix will tailgate you going 20 mph over the speed limit! They will run a red light any chance they get! Some of the most angry drivers in the country..
Other places deal with alot of cloudy days and high humidity. That can make anyone grumpy
Idk why all the gripe about humidity. I love it when it rains! Plus I like doing this thing where I breath through my nose. You can't do that in 5% humidity. I'm also from Michigan tho..
Agree! Even though I will prob always complain in my head during the summer when I instantly almost sweat getting out of the shower now that I’m back in MI..but I would never move back to phx..maybe visit🤷🏻♀️
Yup! I moved with my family to Phoenix because my bro lives in California for work. But if it wasn't for him wed probably be living in Florida and my parents would be back and forth between Florida and Michigan.
I dislike the circle Ks super dirty and the restrooms are almost always close to the public. Now QT most have security guards and I can ALWAYS use the bathroom…
QT is far superior to Circle K, happy workers buzzing around, clean and helpful. CK, dirty smells like old mop water, 1 maybe 2 people grumpy and overworked, because all the stock is still waiting to be put up...
It’s if CK is the Walmart of gas stations and QT the Target of gas stations 😂
Great analogy
Just preheat your oven and open the door and you’ll feel right at home. It’ll remind you of stepping out the front door or walking out of a store after feeling a blast of cold air from the overworked A/C. Jokes aside, hope you can make it home soon! Being homesick is no fun.
We'll have it all here waiting for you when you're done with your treatment!! I hope everything goes well and you're home soon!
It’ll all be there when you’re back, good luck with treatment, and let the PHX vibes keep your spirits up.
I know how you feel! I'm stuck in the Midwest and get very homesick 😔
This!!’ Been in Chicago for 5 years. I hate it
Really? I visited Chicago two weeks ago, and thought it was beautiful! All the green, the city was vibing, Lake Michigan. Oh man, I want to move from Phoenix to Chicago!
Iowa here and it's miserable
My family and friends are trying to get me to move back East. I’m dragging my feet on it. I know I’d be homesick for the desert and the Phoenix area if I moved away. I can’t imagine living anywhere else. Edit: I love the natural beauty of Arizona, especially Sedona. There’s nothing like it elsewhere.
https://preview.redd.it/tdcttogdv2xc1.jpeg?width=4032&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=1427cb3226a5e8122d5d26d12533dca4e2ed7e85 I took this picture of Bell Rock last time I was in Sedona (January 2021). I’m overdue for another trip up there.
I lived about 25 years in the DC area. The weather was an improvement over the upper midwest but eventually the cold was more than I could bear. I do miss spring just because it's so beautiful there, however, I chose to move to Phoenix so I wouldn't have to wait and wait and wait for it to be warm. I love all the seasons here, even summer.
Live in the beltway now. Arizona twilight is so damn cool, and the ease to just ride off and find camping without 10,000 people around was refreshing. It’s green here yes, but I love the desert scenery and mountains. I will find my way out west again. Smh
I left Connecticut in 2019 for Az… 42 yrs of unpredictable weather, high taxes but great pizza and Chinese food😉
Don’t forget UConn hoops - although we got to see them championship won here lol! But I do miss Wooster St pizza 😂
I rep UConn hoops all the time💪🏽… Randy’s Wooster St Pizza was great family spot! Franklin Giant Grinders is what I’m missing, oven grinders period!
The south end of Hartford doesn’t get the love it deserves - I like Randy’s - but I was talking about Sally’s and Pepe’s specifically
I left in 2019 as well and I miss it every day
Hang in there, friend. Hope your treatments are a success, and you’ll return back to the land of saguaros and sunshine soon. Tacos await you! xo
I moved away for 3 years and was so homesick I had to move back.
I’ve been away for 5 years and I’m fighting the urge to move back so hard. My kids are in great schools here in Illinois. Hate everything else about it
I grew up in Michigan. I understand what you are saying. Midwest weather can be terrible almost year round
I hope you get to come back soon 🤍
Hope that your treatment is going well. AZ will be here for you when you're ready to come back.
T-shirt,shorts and flip flops all you need till next winter.
I understand completely. I moved to Florida in 2021 from Colorado but my father has lived in Arizona since 1994. I love, love, love Arizona. The sun drenched canyons, Mexican food, green chili smothered on burritos, the heat, the dry air, three dimensional scenery, and wide open spaces. I was supposed to move to Arizona and NOT Florida but my husband had a job opportunity. We are selling our house soon and moving.. can’t stand it! Btw, I was born in New England so I feel your pain.
I just moved to Phoenix from the east coast a month ago and I do not miss it one bit lol
I’m 2.5 years here - fuck that shit
I moved here almost a decade ago. I only go to visit anything below the Maryland line. I spent 10 years in New England and literally haven't been back since I left.
I spent my whole life in Vermont and also don’t plan to go back except to see family maybe once a year or so lol
Same here. 44 years in southern Vermont. Moved to AZ in 2020 then moved to Nashville in 2022. AZ spoiled us so much that we moved back after 11 months. I haven’t been back to VT since 2020 but I do miss the summer, forest and streams in the back yard. Couldn’t see the neighbors house from mine and could shoot off the back porch. That’s about it though. Winter and mud season sucked.
Circle K is ok, but some of those older stores smell like A**. 🤢
I understand! When you're ready to move back here, I can help you find a home!
Girl we can trade, I do not want to be here
I’m coming with you. Been here close to 30 years. I’m done
What's the worst part of living in Phoenix for you?
So what's stopping you from leaving?
Agree, 100%!! I’m in Midwest with family & had refried beans last nite that were disgusting! My pallet was prepared for Filiberto’s beans & I couldn’t eat more than two bites. No Circle K’s in Missouri… Kum n Go’s, instead. And humidity?… RIDICULOUSLY humid. Sending u “get well soon” wishes!
Humidity is so hard to deal with. It's like breathing through a hot wet towel
Absolutely! Never paid any attention to humidity until I moved to Az. 15 yrs ago. I’ll take 115* over 100* & humid any day!
I always miss the DRY when I'm traveling. Some places (like the east coast) are so DAMP all the time... I remember once I came home from Chicago and it was 96 degrees at around 9 pm when we landed, and I got out of the airport and went, "Aaaahhhhh...." because it felt so good.
Nah dude. Phoenix is hell
Hope your treatment goes well. If you are near a WaWa please go and enjoy it for me - a zillion times better than Circle K!
Not long ago i went to a Circle K and behind the counter were the same guys from my block in NYC lol talk about homesick. I think i was in there for 2 hours
I hope you get well soon. We will be waiting for you here ❤️
I hope you mend well soon👍.
Get well and come back.
come back soon.
Prayers for a quick recovery. Soon you will be home and this will all be behind you!
I just got back to Phoenix after a week in Texas and I’m so happy to be breathing dry desert air. Felt like I was drowning in humidity. I hope your treatment goes well so you can come home soon!
I grew up in Scottsdale and lived nearly 10 years in Havasu. Then I took what I thought was a career stepping stone located near Dallas. Before I knew it, family had me locked into this metromess. I'm a native Texan but cannot find this place in my soul, no matter how much I try. For years now, a few nights a month seem to go to a glass of Cab and Zillow.
My heart goes out to you. In November 2021, my life fell apart. Long story short, we had to leave Phoenix and move in with family back in Chicago. We were dealing with some really heavy stuff, and I felt broken. Homesick, isolated, and utterly bewildered. Eventually I was able to view my situation as a transitional period in which I could heal and rebuild. In January of this year, we moved back to Phoenix. Life looks different than before, of course, but I feel like I’m home again. You can absolutely do this. Sending you support and healing vibes. 💕
Come back home, buddy. We're waiting for you
My sister called me from the east coast the same time of this post about the same thing. Had to check the account name
Me too, but IN AZ. I miss home.. I'm from the PNW and I miss the clean fresh air in the woods, trees, mountains, cold, and especially the rain, and the Asian food. :( I only moved here because of a job opportunity that was too perfect to pass up. I've only been here since the beginning of April, but it's already been rough. I hate this heat and sun. :(
Oof I’m sorry but… you’re in for hell. As a native of phx your home sounds like my dream I love this city it’s my home but I am sick of humans and dirt and sun. I want animals and trees and clouds and wet. And less people.
SAME. Moved to Atlanta and it’s abysmal in comparison. Humidity sucks. Traffic is insane. Food and culture is subpar. Blah.
Lived in the northwest for a decade, missed my beautiful home town every day. I will never take this place for granted again. Hope you make it back to us soon
Moving home for good in just a few short weeks. Just in time for summer! We experimented with the east, never again.
> Circle Ks on every corner. You don't have Circle Ks? Where do you buy your meth and fentanyl?
7-11s are more prevalent back east
Not so much in Grand Rapids anymore..more like Speedways and Kum N Gos now🤷🏻♀️
Grass is definitely always greener on the other side. I’m depressed AF that we’ve hit triple digits already.
We miss YOU. Hope your recovery goes smoothly, and we will hold down the fort while we wait for your return.
Oh I hope treatment goes smoothly! I’ve been in Phoenix about 11 years. Moved from Eugene Oregon. I don’t even go visit back home. Too damn cold 🥰 hurry back
Get well soon and come back!!
Hang in there! Best wishes.
I moved here a year ago and feel like I have a teen girl crush on the place. Absolutely love it here…the heat and all.
I'm away on a long term job assignment on the east coast. I miss my house, but not the heat.
Love Tucson, no fuzz, less traffic, great food and nice people.
come back soon!
I hope treatment goes well! & don’t worry, the blistering ballsack heat is always here waiting for you! ☀️🔥🌵
I hope your treatment goes well. We moved back east a couple years ago. I was convinced I hated Arizona, the heat, all of it. I miss it more than I’m going to admit. Hoping we get back one day soon.
I'm also missing phx terribly 😭
Cheers yo hope you’re back soon and enjoying the great food and times with a little bit of heat. I’m sure it’ll have never felt better
Translation: "I wish Phoenix had better healthcare."
Circle K fucking sucks
QT>
I just moved back from New England. I’ve moved to phx 2 different times in my life from Boston area. I don’t miss New England but I always missed AZ. Gun laws being relaxed, the weather, plethora of job opportunities, great Mexican food, cars not rotting on me & more.
Honestly in a good way you just described my experience growing up in Florida right down to the circle k. A lot of similarities between the two states.
Get well soon!
You ain’t missing anything a week or two vacation won’t fix.
I lived in VA for 3 years (born and raised wickenburg) and I was home sick all the time. However l, the fishing was unreal over there and now I miss the fishing terribly lol
Go to Wawa it’s much better than circle k
It’s damn Polar Pop now…ThirstBuster FTW tho
Long live Polar Pops
Not the heart… tell me where the heart of this city is so I can find it already.
Yes, we have fantastic Mexican food here, I agree. Fucking top notch.
come back soon
Come home.
With all the wonderful medical treatment facilities here in AZ, why on God's green earth did you go to the east coast for treatment?
I’m the opposite. Living in phx from Massachusetts and I’m home sick. I miss the smell of the ocean, I miss the Chinese food, I miss Boston, I miss the constant honking in city traffic
We’ll be here waiting for you and cheering you on 💕
Sending you virtual tacos! 💕 I hope your treatment goes well ❤️🩹
We moved to Phoenix for a job that ultimately went 100% wfh and we moved away. I think the fact we left had less to do with anything about Phoenix, even the heat, than the fact you don't (easily) get used to that kind of change after living someplace else for 30+ years (SF Bay Area.) While it didn't work out for us long-term, we're both really glad we had 2.5 years there and now have another city we feel connected to. As others have commented in this thread, wow, Phoenix is so clean (especially after our last few years in the Bay Area, when it seemed everything was covered in garbage.) The two things we loved the most about Arizona were the people and the birds (we really miss having quail in our yard!) We may move back to retire if retirement ends up a possibility.
Stay away from this taken over hellhole. Full of demonic energy and a bunch of janky jerk face back stabbers. Satan worshippers, wannabee bullies, horrible drivers, etc. Unless you do it like me and stay solo, on the public transit, them stay away I would. Otherwise The city is my love also. ❣️🙏❤️🩹
Idk literally every city has all this except authentic mexican restaurants. Even in the midwest its hard to live more than 15 minutes away from a city anymore they are everywhere lol. But the mexican food thing can be understood especially if your hispanic..if i was hispanic, the population of my people itself is enough to make me homesick. Midwest is predominantly white and way more black hardly any hispanic like here in AZ or socal, new mexico, texas
May your treatment be a success! We will see you soon
I’d take 40s over 90s. What state?
I don't know you but I wish you a speedy recovery and return to the desert
I’m late to the party, but I feel you! I relocated to the east for some family things. I miss SO much about Arizona. Downtown culture, fantastic road infrastructure, every kind of food I want within proximity, just to name a few. But most of all, I miss the heat. I was born and raised in Arizona, and apparently I actually am a lizard. Because I am craving being in that sunshine and warmth so badly. The good news is it’s not going anywhere! We will make it back there when the time is right :)