Some people like things like seasons -- crisp fall saturdays, building snowmen with their kids, the optimism of spring, a summer that isn't completely insanely scorching, etc Also some people like the grit of the Northeast cities. Especially places where people are REAL people and not fake: Philadelphia, non-Manhattan portions of NYC, Baltimore, etc. Miami is fine for those that don't like that, but not my cup of tea. People are different. Lets embrace the fact that we have options and the freedom to chose them.