I don't know if there's a single feederism capital really.
But, I must give a shout out to DFW/Dallas, TX.
Yes, the summers can be hot but that does mean the shorts and short dresses come out. Even if you're fat, there's no shame I really picked up on, at least when it comes to weight and size. If you're fat and prefer fat women, it's pretty nice, I think.
Pros:
- It's a large metro area, 4th largest in the U.S.
- A quarter of the state's population will be within a 1 hour drive of you.
- Because it's large, just about anything you can think of, will be there, unless it's a bit more agricultural related.
- A lot of the local culture does seem to revolve around food, in particular barbeque, beef, and fried chicken.
- So many good restaurants and most aren't even that expensive, though of course some will be. This includes proper decent Tex-Mex.
- Most folks seem friendly to a fault.
- It's not perfect by any means but it has a lot going for it. Lot of Fortune 500s have offices there.
- Anytime you go inside somewhere, they will blast the A/C so don't worry about baking in the summer. If a business or office doesn't do that, they will lose out to someone else who does.
Cons:
- It's not the cheapest in general but by the standards of large metro areas it's still pretty cheap. That said, if you're low income you will likely have a much harder time. Your profile suggests you are a chef - if you're good at what you do I imagine you should be able to find something that pays decently. And weirdly perhaps, it may be cheaper than most of Montana these days.
- It rarely snows, but if and when it does, everything shuts down. If you enjoy winter activities, you might not have a good time.
- There seems to be a slightly higher likelihood to run into men with an overgrown frat-boy mindset, but DFW hardly has a monopoly on this, and most men are not like this.
- There's a higher likelihood you might run into women who want it "both ways" with modern and old-fashioned, which is contradictory. Don't want to cook or do housework and be a "girl boss" yet expect the man to pay for dates. However, the vast majority will not be like this.
- Some suburbs are filled with nouveau-riche snobs but it's easy to avoid that if you want. On the other hand they might be more likely to pay for expensive restaurant food which is good for you.
- Public transit is a joke, you'll need a car. But the OP is in Montana so that's probably not a problem.
- It does of course have the same problems any larger city is going to have, but as long as you're smart, observant, maybe a little cautious without being afraid, and avoid certain areas, you should be fine.
Overall, if you have a solid plan and a decent way to make money, overall I think I'd recommend it. I might recommend booking at an extended stay hotel by the week at first. It looks expensive until you realize it includes free electric and water. When you secure employment, then start looking at apartments, or a house if you can swing it.
One thing to warn about - I don't know if Montana has privatized electric, but Texas does. Avoid the fancy marketing, the billing gimmicks, etc. Select a retail electric provider that offers the longest terms possible, 3-5 years and then stick only to ones that offer flat rates of a fixed number of cents per kilowatt hour, regardless of the time of day or year. This is essential. The A/C will come on in March and it's staying on until the end of November.
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