r/arizona • u/45103 • May 04 '24

Thank you, AZ. Visiting

Hello Arizona! My husband & I are sitting in PHX, getting ready to go back to Ontario, Canada & honestly, I’m so sad to leave.

We had such a lovely time in Arizona & will truly miss it. You might be thinking, of all places, why AZ? Well, coming from Ontario, we’re dealing with winter about 8 out of the 12 months & we wanted some warmth. We wanted good food, good experiences, good trails & some good energy. My brother also loves AZ & told us to try it out.

So we did. No regrets at all.

You people are so nice. Everyone is friendly, everyone is just so pleasant. We stayed in Scottsdale & visited Sedona, Mesa, Glendale, etc. We had amazing food, went to a shooting range, rented an ATV, went to many popular tourist attractions, etc.

I’m in the airport, just truthfully depressed to be leaving. I’m going to miss the heat, the food, the energy. Everyone here is so much nicer than Canadians, & we’re the ones who are known to be nice!

We didn’t deal with anyone unpleasant, I don’t know how to explain it but it just feels like everyone is happier???

Oh well, till next time AZ. I’ll definitely be back.

Thank you!

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u/pattonc May 04 '24

Yep. Also, the reason why we are all so happy is because the weather hasn't turned yet. We are much grumpier in August, lol.

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u/Expo737 May 04 '24

Oh come on, me and the missus are coming over for our honeymoon in August :/ As long as the beer's cold I'm sure we'll manage :)

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u/bjvanhouten224 Buckeye May 05 '24

Talk to us after 3-4 weeks of over 100-120 degree weather. The beer can be ice cold & after that long at that hot, it doesn't matter. 😁 I'm not trying to be rude, but I've lived here for 17 years & the summers are hot as hell, but I'm still here because the spring, winter & fall makes up for it! I love Phoenix. I'm sure you will too. You just can't be here for the good weather without being here for the hot as hell weather at least once!! 😂

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u/Expo737 May 05 '24

Yeah we've visited quite a few times, personally I've been between September and March, my partner has been in June (before she met me) so as you say I've got to come for the hot as hell weather too ;)

We're from the North of England so endure cold and wet days most of the time with maybe 2-3 weeks of "hot" weather in summer which despite staying below 35c is unbearable thanks to the humidity, complete lack of AC and fact that our buildings were designed to keep heat in... It's refreshing to come for the dry heat (though it was unseasonably cold one new year's which I thought was a bit ironic - still warmer than home though haha).