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"Grass is greener" isn't a cliche for nothing. Seems like the author is making a classic mistake assuming different will be better. The main argument here seems

• delackner 12y ago
  That is a lazy retort to make against someone who has listed specific grievances with a specific place. If you are thinking of moving someplace different but cannot think of anything specific wrong with the current place, yes that is a classic grass is greener mistake. But having lived in several places, each one has drastically different positive and negative attributes, as with any relationship. You wouldn't tell someone to stick with a partner who was beligerent when any number of other people could easily fit the bill, but somehow people talk as if a cty is totally interchangeable with another. That may be true with some specific options that share the same negative and positive qualities. It is not generally true.
• dagw 12y ago
  Don't underestimate the power of a simple change of scenery. I moved from one city to a, on paper, basically identical city (same size, same climate, same 'feel' etc.). The place I moved to was in no way better (or worse) than the place I left, but the change it had on my life was huge. Sometimes you just need a fresh start.