Yes I have lived in other places as an adult and have spent alot of time in many parts of the US. I have been to every state in the country and have friends in many of them. I know what it is like to live in places like Chicago, Miami, NYC, DC, Dallas, Houston, denver, SEattle, Ralieigh/Durham etc. My viewpoint comes from years of living here and talking to people who live elsewhere. I have almost never heard anyone say anything but great things about SD and that they would like to live here.
I apologize if it was taken as an insult to Omaha. Quite frankly, I’ve never been there. My point was that it is not anywhere on the lists of the best places to live that I have ever seen and surely not on the tip of the average american’s tongue as a place they would desire to live. Home prices are very very low there and certainly not a place I’d compare to SD as a comparable place to live in any regard. Nothing against it, I’m sure it’s a nice place to live. Once again, my apologies if you took it as an insult.