TEN Things You're Going to HATE about Living in BOISE IDAHO! (Don’t take this too seriously!)

[@LauraT-IdahoREALTOR]

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[@TheCoolOwen]

I lived in Boise for 2.5 years. While the employment situations were pretty terrible, I made a lot of great friends during that time. Living in Chicago again near family and people are pretty icy here in this big city. Would consider moving back just because the people are so friendly.

[@LauraT-IdahoREALTOR]

I’m glad your experience in Boise was good! And yes, we need to up our game in terms of employment opportunities and pay!

[@TheCoolOwen]

@@LauraT-IdahoREALTOR Boise is somewhat similar to Madison, WI. Madison is a big college/Research and Development center. Just replace mountains with lakes.

[@LauraT-IdahoREALTOR]

And replace Boise’s (usually) mild winters with ferocious Midwest snow and cold ;)

[@TheCoolOwen]

@@LauraT-IdahoREALTOR winter of Boise in 2016/2017 was just as bad as Wisconsin, if not worse.

[@LauraT-IdahoREALTOR]

I knew it was bad ~ probably the worst I remember in my entire life here in Idaho ~ but didn’t realize it was comparable to a Midwest winter ~ wow!

[@nj3821]

All these reasons are what's conforming how much I'm gonna LOVE your beautiful Idaho!!! ThanQ for the video💯❤💯

[@LauraT-IdahoREALTOR]

My pleasure! I know you’ll love it here :)

[@lucylu530]

We live in Garden City next to the Greenbelt and we've been seeing deer over the last two weeks. Very cool.

[@LauraT-IdahoREALTOR]

I love our urban deer! (But I do worry about them getting hit by cars.) You live in a great location!

[@hardchooligan]

Basically all the same as we have in Colorado(minus the potatoe thing). Folks moving in is a great compliment,until they make it like the place they came from(California cough). Our state is sadly unrecognizable to those of us born here,I pray idaho Montana and Wyoming don't meet the same fate

[@LauraT-IdahoREALTOR]

Well said! Thanks for watching.

[@raystack6250]

Idaho residents would hope they move back to cali along with their double whipped lattes

[@LauraT-IdahoREALTOR]

Thanks for watching, Ray!

[@apwest383]

lol fun video from a 30 year resident of Idaho!

[@LauraT-IdahoREALTOR]

Thanks for watching, April!

[@LTD-7]

I live in idaho and we stay away from Boise....

[@LauraT-IdahoREALTOR]

Honestly, I can do almost everything I need to do without going into Boise nowadays ~ not like when I was a kid growing up in Emmett and we had no choice about certain services that could only be obtained in Boise. Plus Boise had a Sears store :D

[@LauraT-IdahoREALTOR]

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[@lesliebrickey8357]

Don't move to Boise if you are handicapped. The bus system shuts down by 6:00 pm. My late husband was a blind gentleman and he said that the bus service in Boise hadn't improved since he moved here in the sixties! A blind guy can't go to an evening movie or out to dinner in Boise. Well, technically he can go out to those places but good luck getting home afterward because the busses aren't running.

[@LauraT-IdahoREALTOR]

Leslie, I’m sure your late husband was Paul Brickey, our wonderful piano tuner when I was growing up in Emmett. Please accept my condolences on his passing this summer ~ I’m sure you must miss him terribly. And you’re absolutely right about our local public transit system needing improvement. Although some routes do run later in the evening on weekdays, many do close by 6 or 6:15. And many don’t run at all on weekends. Definitely room for improvement!

[@lesliebrickey8357]

@@LauraT-IdahoREALTOR Oh my dear, thank you for your condolences. You made my day. Yes, Paul was truly a Boise treasure. He tuned and repaired pianos in Boise for over sixty years!

[@LauraT-IdahoREALTOR]

Sixty years! What a remarkable career! He was a treasure indeed.

[@ricfly52]

That Union Pacific train tower. That is where I proposed to my ex wife. The key to that is EX.

[@LauraT-IdahoREALTOR]

You have good taste in proposal locations, regardless of the outcome!

[@lauraschmidt1702]

Newcomers have doubled the price of housing. I agree with their gripe.

[@LauraT-IdahoREALTOR]

Yes, the laws of supply and demand are definitely at work here in the Treasure Valley. Thanks for watching!

[@jeffreyhawthornegoines8727]

It all sounds pretty lovely in fact, particularly since so few guys have to wear a suit and tie, lucky fellows! That dark and stiff uniforn made of scratchy fabric would look so fine in a museum dedicated to the clothing of the past!

[@LauraT-IdahoREALTOR]

Right?! We’re pretty casual in Idaho!

[@wrigman]

I call the place “Boisefornia because of the traffic, the people, although friendly,will just jam themselves in front of you, giving no room. My son lives in Nampa, driving around there is horrid.

[@LauraT-IdahoREALTOR]

Nampa definitely has some areas that need traffic mitigation!

[@dallasball6624]

Love the reverse psychology.

[@LauraT-IdahoREALTOR]

Thanks! Glad someone got it ;)

[@iamjustsaying4787]

The only thing I miss about Texas is the social life. Idahoans are friendly but not so hospitable. In fact, to a southern they are clickish. Your best move is to find out of state friends if you like a house party.

[@LauraT-IdahoREALTOR]

Interesting! Texas sounds like a fun place to live!

[@ricfly52]

I saw Boise in 1970. It was a decent place then. Now just a rat race!

[@LauraT-IdahoREALTOR]

It really depends on your point of reference ~ I grew up in Emmett, so Boise does seem really busy compared to Emmett!

[@michaeledwards6890]

The population on earth has doubled since then, so it would only make sense

[@LauraT-IdahoREALTOR]

@@michaeledwards6890 So true! The US alone has grown by about 135,000,000 people since then.

[@cwalton56]

There are more Californians than Idahoans, for sure.

[@LauraT-IdahoREALTOR]

I know it feels that way sometimes, when a small state gets a big influx of newcomers.

[@knowledgeseeker4116]

Ha! 😀👍 The most entertaining video on Boise Ive seen yet! I enjoyed this one. Thank you. Great video ma'am.

[@LauraT-IdahoREALTOR]

Glad you enjoyed it!

[@nativegirl8186]

I feel like this pretty much all states, except for the reference to your Greenbelt, Robie Creek, and Boise pronunciation issues.

[@LauraT-IdahoREALTOR]

Thanks for watching. I appreciate your comment. Do you think people in other states resent newcomers? I've always felt like it was an Idaho thing 😬

[@nativegirl8186]

@@LauraT-IdahoREALTOR Absolutely, seeing that I've lived in Florida, MT, PA, SC and GA. My grandmother lived in Boise most of her life and recently passed away, so naturally I was curious as to what your 10 things you're going to hate about Boise was.

[@LauraT-IdahoREALTOR]

@@nativegirl8186 So sorry to hear about your grandmother. I hope her life here in Idaho was good. Sounds like you've lived all over the US and speak from a lot of experience!

[@nativegirl8186]

@@LauraT-IdahoREALTOR Thank you for your condolences. ❤️ Between moving around as a kid between MT and FL, to joining the military and moving from place to place, I've seen quite a bit. I love how you seem to embrace others and encourage them to enjoy Boise/Idaho. It's sad that others are not as hospitable.

[@LauraT-IdahoREALTOR]

@@nativegirl8186 Thank you for your kind words ~ you made my day! And thank you for serving our country as a member of our armed forces! I hope life finds you in a good place, wherever you live now and in the future!

[@jroar123]

I was born in Boise, Idaho back in 1964.

[@LauraT-IdahoREALTOR]

Nice! I was born at old St. Al’s, back when it was downtown near St. Luke’s!

[@jroar123]

@@LauraT-IdahoREALTOR I was born in the same place. Small world!

[@LauraT-IdahoREALTOR]

We’re lucky people! 🍀

[@yammietits5040]

I’m moving to North Dakota … nobody wants to live there.

[@LauraT-IdahoREALTOR]

Definitely fewer people in North Dakota. Or even South Dakota, for that matter!

[@PolkRidgeAesthete]

Wise decision.

[@LauraT-IdahoREALTOR]

Thanks for watching!

[@J_198SIX]

Too bad I've already committed to relocating to Boise 😂

[@LauraT-IdahoREALTOR]

No worries ~ all in all, it’s a great place to live! :D

[@ricknielson8934]

You can have it.

[@LauraT-IdahoREALTOR]

Thanks for watching!

[@maddhatter3564]

Im assuming this is sarcasm. Idaho is typical weather for high desert. And hating casual and trucks/suv's is insane (which is why i assume its sarcasm). I lived in Caldwell Idaho for a year back in 84, It was ok.

[@LauraT-IdahoREALTOR]

Definitely tongue in cheek, to make people laugh ~ a bit of reverse psychology, you might say :)

[@maddhatter3564]

@@LauraT-IdahoREALTOR OK i guess i conflate the two. lol

[@LauraT-IdahoREALTOR]

There’s a pretty fine line between them :) Thanks for watching!

[@aaronburdon221]

You're starting to sound like Indiana. The only difference is that our normal is VERY humid. In the summer time it's torturous. it'll be like 90 with 85% humidity. Also, switch spuds for corn and you've got a dead ringer.

[@LauraT-IdahoREALTOR]

That humidity and heat combination doesn’t sound fun. Thanks for watching!

[@2kewl4skewlz]

Well said!

[@LauraT-IdahoREALTOR]

Thanks!

[@jmrivera83]

Idaho sounds amazing!

[@LauraT-IdahoREALTOR]

It is! I really love my home state! Thanks for watching :)

[@brentthomas5815]

i have to disagree on vehicle there’s more street rods in the city of Boise in any other per capita in the United States

[@LauraT-IdahoREALTOR]

We do seem to have a lot more of them in the valley than we used to ~ more fast motorcycles too!

[@yammietits5040]

Is it Boise or Boyee-SEE ?

[@LauraT-IdahoREALTOR]

It’s BOY-see. :)

[@rogerlambert9136]

I would like to move there.

[@LauraT-IdahoREALTOR]

Is there anything in particular that’s stopping you from making the move?

[@JonniArmani]

10 things are going to hate? You only need 1 - I can tell you the first one unless you got a remote job and you’re working outside of the state there’s no way to make a living there. I lived there for 5 1/2 years and unless you’re Mormon forget about it.-

[@LauraT-IdahoREALTOR]

Thanks for watching.

[@JonniArmani]

@@LauraT-IdahoREALTOR welcome 🙏

[@LauraT-IdahoREALTOR]

I’m sorry you had a bad experience living in Idaho. I agree that the job market can be discouraging, unless you’re in certain fields. Hope things are better for you now!

[@JonniArmani]

@@LauraT-IdahoREALTOR Hey, here’s the deal only be sorry if you’re really sorry the reality is Idaho’s great place but the reality also for Idaho is that if you wanna make a living there, forget it Idaho’s out it’s literally 15 years backwards if you want to know who I am just go google it and you’ll realize it. I put a lot of energy into Idaho. And unfortunately it’s a dead end.

[@LauraT-IdahoREALTOR]

I googled you, and you’re certainly a many-talented person! I hope things are much better for you now.

[@thepeterchannel3230]

..5 million Americans are moving to Boise in the next 2 years. Build more houses and legalize marijuana ..see ya soon. ..

[@LauraT-IdahoREALTOR]

Thanks for watching!

[@moa3008]

What’s causing this increase in ‘..5 million Americans’ to relocate to Boise?

[@LauraT-IdahoREALTOR]

We’ll need a whole lot more land and houses to accommodate even 1% of that number.

[@silvercityhome]

You didn't mention the politics...Really weird stuff..

[@LauraT-IdahoREALTOR]

No kidding ~ very weird politics, and so different from when I was growing up here in Idaho.

[@nixit123]

@@LauraT-IdahoREALTOR What is weird about it?

[@LauraT-IdahoREALTOR]

Oh boy. I’m going to try to be tactful here, but probably won’t succeed. Idaho has leaned Conservative for as long as it’s been a state, but in the past there was always a willingness to reach across party lines for the good of the population as a whole. We had two popular and successful Democratic Governors when I was growing up: John Evans and Cecil Andrus. The Legislature and the Governor worked well together, focusing less on party lines and more on the good of the state as a whole. The focus of the state government was on Idaho and Idahoans, and not on the kind of national political issues that have served to drive a wedge between Left and Right in more recent times. Things have changed since I was younger, and not for the better. There seems to be a lack of give and take, a lack of civility, and definitely a lack of focus on Idaho and Idahoans in our state politics.

[@coastalhillbilly3419]

From what I’ve been hearing, some places in CA and OR are more free, less w0ke than Boise but overall the state of ID is a bastion of freedom comparatively

[@LauraT-IdahoREALTOR]

I’d say that’s a pretty accurate description! Thanks for watching :)

[@PaulAmdahl]

My Dad would say, That's a good problem to have...

[@LauraT-IdahoREALTOR]

I love the stuff my dad used to say ~ and “that’s a good problem to have” was one of his favorites.

[@roberts3725]

Nothing I heard I would hate.

[@LauraT-IdahoREALTOR]

Glad to hear it! I love my home state and I want others to love it too. Thanks for watching!

[@levinoble]

People aren't as nice as they used to be

[@LauraT-IdahoREALTOR]

I hear you! Thanks for watching :)

[@bluerfoot]

How I know what an Idaho accent sounds like

[@LauraT-IdahoREALTOR]

Just listen to the audio on my video ~ I’m a fourth-generation, born and raised Idahoan, and I sound like it. Thanks for watching!

[@John-kc7wo]

You must have made this to keep people out...Haha

[@LauraT-IdahoREALTOR]

It’s mostly tongue in cheek :) Thanks for watching!

[@favioadame8249]

These are some of the stupidest reasons ive ever heard of. These are not cons my friends these are all pros lol

[@LauraT-IdahoREALTOR]

Tongue in cheek, my friend. Tongue in cheek 😉

[@jasminearceo6059]

Oh boy😂

[@LauraT-IdahoREALTOR]

Thanks for watching :)