Hey, can't blame you for preferring where you grew up. I grew up for the most part in Houston, and couldn't wait to leave. Spent two years in Japan (loved it, but got tired of it) right after getting out of college, then moved to the San Jose/Bay area of CA. Stayed for six months and got so sick of California I could not wait to get back home. Shortly after which I realized I had fallen in love/hate/love with the Houston area.