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No offense NY'ers. Just there are hundreds of cities around the world to live first...:)
I agree, I lived there for a year in Brooklyn and though there were some things I liked I was so happy when we moved. Nice to place to visit but to live is a whole other story.
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When I moved to the suburbs, the only thing that kept me sane was knowing I would always work here. Just spent 18 months working in Jersey City with my office window facing Manhattan... Worst time of my life... My office just moved back to midtown and spent the first week taking walks and smiling...
G-d I love this town.
if you want to live in a place where money and personal aspirations supercede everything ... you've found it ... it may come across as harsh but that's my biased opinion ... i know of quite a few people that have moved from NYC because all the cool neighbourhoods that used to house artists and vibrant people are now full of posers who have lots of cash ... kids who have rich parents ...
traffic is a nightmare and the subway system isn't as great as it appears ... although walking is great in manhattan ... my girlfriend lives in queens in a decent part and every night cars get broken into ...
i think new york is great at promoting itself without substance ... my gf always takes me to places that are raved about and reviewed well ... mostly food ... then, i get there and i'm like ... was it really better than this place we went to somewhere else and she's like ... no ... all hype no substance ...
having said all of that ... i do believe that many things cultural will be borne from here ... this place is full of people and if the right people get together - amazing things can happen ... it's just right now - the city is about money ... those who have and those who don't ...
Do you ever re-read the stuff you say, and think, "I'm not a very happy person."? You sound just miserable.
do you ever re-read the stuff you say and think "i'm not a very nice person"? ... you've been told what you are ...
but i'm not a miserable person ... i tell it like it is ... the people i hang around in NYC would not disagree with anything i've written ...
(Of course, I'd add they should then move to Boston because, after all, it is the greatest city in the world.)
I've often thought it would be wonderful to live in the middle of such hustle and bustle, with something interesting always within walking distance.
I guess if I had to live in a large city, I would just move back to Chicago.
The cost of living in a big city can be a bummer. Prepare to make sacrifices, but if the city fits your style, then go for it. At worst you can always move if it doesn't work out.
While nowhere near the size, I lived in Pittsburgh for a few years after college, and I had a good time. It was nice to be able to walk or ride a bike to bars and restaurants. One thing I miss the most are the major sporting events. I live in Albany now, and I miss professional sports.
was like a picture
of a sunny day
“We can complain because rose bushes have thorns, or rejoice because thorn bushes have roses.”
― Abraham Lincoln
Would you say your closer to Boston now or about equal distance from both Boston and NYC?
Probably a little closer to NYC, but more of a headache (and tolls) getting there. My wife is from outside of Worcester, so the drive to Boston is a lot more familiar (and we have friends/family there to see).
As close as we are, we've lived here for about 5 years and we've only been to NYC twice.
was like a picture
of a sunny day
“We can complain because rose bushes have thorns, or rejoice because thorn bushes have roses.”
― Abraham Lincoln
oh, ok. just keep on keepin' it real then.
polaris is dead on and i don't even live in nyc
it's called being blunt
try looking it up sometime
Sammi: Wanna just break up?
i never read that but it def sounds like a plan. though being an alien i can only do it for 3 month stretches. but hey! im willing to deal with the cesspool that people think NYC is. its mos def somewhere i could feel comfortable.
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