sterlingice: I grew up in the Midwest and hated it. The only city in the region I've lived in that I loved was my final undergrad alma mater of La Crosse, WI. The Twin Cities was actually pretty cool, now that I think about it, but overall, I put the Midwest and most of the South on par with each other, which is why I hated Fayetteville, AR - to me it combined the unappealing aspects of both regions.
DaddyTorgo: I take it you hate Albany?
Any particulars as to why?