Why is Ann Arbor so awesome?

Christine123
Sun, 08 Jun 2008 19:51:18 +0000

Alexandre, I think you missed some of the most important rankings. Last year, the Review did an article on Ann Arbor being named the “Sexiest City” by Amazon.com: [Ann Arbor Named Amazon’s Sexiest City in U.S. - Arts & Culture](http://media.www.michiganreview.com/media/storage/paper1232/news/2008/03/04/ArtsCulture/Ann-Arbor.Named.Amazons.Sexiest.City.In.U.s-3248558.shtml)
The reason? “Ann Arbor is the sexiest because fully 24 percent of their residents’ romantic purchases are books about sex.”: [Live in One of the Sexiest Cities in America - AOL Real Estate](AOL - Finance News & Latest Business Headlines - AOL.com)
A little creepy, isn’t it? But I guess that reasoning for the high ranking makes a little more sense than…you know, Ann Arbor actually being sexy.
As you can see from those links, Ann Arbor is “only” the 5th most romantic city in America, based on the number of romance sells from Amazon.com…(I know Ann Arbor probably buys more books than most cities, but seriously, what kind of trash are we reading?!)
Lastly, we’re the 3rd most walkable city, which is perfectly legitimate =]: [Best Walking Cities Finder](The 10 Best Cities For Walking | Prevention)

(As for retirement plans update, Chapel Hill sounds awesome for me as an intellectual college town that also has sweet tea, lemonade, and people who smile once in a while. However, it lacks snow. =O This is all making me want to be all academic so I can live on a college campus for the rest of my life…but then again, no. Here’s the plan (for now): Marry an academic, live in/near a college town, and travel the world, always being able to call that college town “home.”)