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I spent most of my late teens and early 20's working on moving to nyc from a small town in the north of england and when I finally got there I was like 'oh man this kind of sucks' and left after a year and a half.
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Mar 15, 2021 05:04
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NYC is a bit like swimming in an endless pool with a gentle current. No matter how much you pace yourself it will eventually pull you to the back and drown you unless you're paying for top-quality gear like oxygen tanks or a goddamn submersible.
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Mar 15, 2021 05:22
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Haramstufe Rot posted:New York: There are two grocery stores within a half mile of where I live, as well as two produce shops. It owns. quote:- I do not believe that anyone actually wants or does live in Manhattan/Midtown. Seems like an absolute nightmare in every conceivable way. I lived in Manhattan for about five years. That gas explosion in East Harlem happened on the block where I lived at the time! Anyway, my apartment was a spider-infested tenement, but I liked living in Manhattan because it was super easy and relatively quick to get anywhere.
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Mar 15, 2021 05:52
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It feels like visiting a city on another planet. The people might as well be aliens. It is a constant bombardment of all senses at all times. The air is a thick soup of diesel exhaust, salt water, pizza, piss, poo poo, and vomit. There's trash everywhere. Driving is a near death crisis every time. People are jerks and there are too many of them. It's quite intimidating when you're a kid, but visiting as an adult I had a great time. There's a lifetime of stuff to check out and the transit system is actually functional unlike 99% of American cities. I like to think I could probably live there if I had to for some reason but it's not high on my list.
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Mar 15, 2021 06:12
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Shageletic posted:New York is bigger than Mid-town, or even Manhattan (which mostly blows) They paid for me to be in Midtown so I was there. I had very limited time to go out, especially for longer trips. I tried, but since I was there for the first time, I did want to do the touristic things as well. For example, I did a river cruise thing, which is painfully touristic but it was nice and worth it. Like, you can fault me for not spending my time in new hip coffee houses somewhere in New Jersey, but tbh if your hotel is next to Time Square, are you just going to refuse to go there even once? The Baumann posted:Corner stores mostly. There’s supermarkets in the areas people live in. You’ve got your Whole Foods and then the places normal people actually shop at. Yeah I had to wear a suit and it was mid August. But some people seemed well adapted. It's just that I come from a colder climate so I was properly hosed. It was the rooftop at the MET, you are right. I think if there's no people there it would be cool. But there was... let's say... an abundance of people there. TontoCorazon posted:For real, "I spent my whole vacation in a 15 mile radius in one island, trip sucked" Recommend me places to go for my next trip. I was in Long Island, Brooklyn (well Williamsburg I guess) and Manhattan. In Manhattan I did most things you could call touristic, mostly walking around and taking in the scene (which is what I like to do in new cities).
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Mar 15, 2021 11:34
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The Baumann posted:Controversial take: Jersey City isn't bad. It's for sure much better than Staten Island JC is pretty cool. Rent is still reasonable in spots and theres good nightlife downtown. They hosed themselves with the 2 hour parking everywhere if you don't have a resident permit though. Hoboken is loving terrible.
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Mar 15, 2021 13:33
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NY thread? Ok, I'll take a sausage egg and cheese on a toasted egg everything bagel, salt pepper ketchup.
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Mar 15, 2021 14:23
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Ketchup on breakfast sandwiches is utterly foul, and I am totally fine with dying on this hill.
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Mar 15, 2021 15:16
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YeahTubaMike posted:Ketchup on breakfast sandwiches is utterly foul, and I am totally fine with dying on this hill. 
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Mar 15, 2021 18:27
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I lived in Seoul for a few years and I always wanted to see New York because I'd heard it compared to it a lot but never been. I'm guessing way more crime but random sewer stank and bad traffic are about the same.
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Mar 15, 2021 18:42
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Everything I hear about NYC makes it sound exactly like San Francisco but just, with 1.5x to 2x More buildings/piss/history/insert gripe or praise of us cities here
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Mar 15, 2021 18:45
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Isn’t that where Saturday Night Live is made? Those guys are *cool* !
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Mar 15, 2021 19:10
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I really want to visit it sometimes, my idea was maybe after trumpo is gone but hey, Corona. Living in Berlin I feel well prepared to move around it as I love big cities and got used to piss smell years ago. Watch me get in completely over my head once I'm actually there.
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Mar 15, 2021 19:37
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the best part of NYC? Leaving. I was born and raised in Brooklyn, lived there until I was 29, now I live in Eastern PA for the last 4 years. I still work in Brooklyn, so I commute. Even with the long commute, my quality of life has improved drastically. I have the high income of a job in NYC with cheaper expenses in PA. Those who love NYC, especially now when everything costs an astronomical amount of money are just brain washed or try to convince themselves"NOW THIS IS LIVING!" It is hell. I still get the great food in NYC if I choose too. That's the only thing to miss about the city.
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Mar 15, 2021 19:57
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Some Guy From NY posted:the best part of NYC? your state voted for Trump lol
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Mar 15, 2021 20:02
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my lord imagine going to PA and being like ahhh this is it fellas.
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Mar 15, 2021 20:16
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i love the type of guy from new york who is just a regular guy but feels special just because he is from new york and demands the very best of grape flavor white owls from the gas station.
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Mar 15, 2021 20:19
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bring me da fresh ones
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Mar 15, 2021 20:20
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Some Guy From NY posted:the best part of NYC? Please change your username to Some Guy from Eastern PA.
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Mar 15, 2021 20:21
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WWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWW posted:your state voted for Trump lol Not in the 2020 election.
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Mar 15, 2021 20:47
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garys oldman diary posted:my lord imagine going to PA and being like ahhh this is it fellas. Says the guy who has probably been to neither NYC or PA lol. because if you think NYC is IT lmao.
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Mar 15, 2021 20:49
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After living in NYC basically anywhere is “ahhh yeah, this is it!” The relief of not being surrounded by noise and grime at all times is hard to describe. It’s like a low-level constant panic attack is finally over.
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Mar 15, 2021 20:53
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NYC is a great city, but like all huge cities, it comes down the cost/benefit analysis based on where you are in life and what you want. I’ve had a couple chances to get jobs their, but the cost of having to deal with NYC always seemed to outstrip the benefit of living there. Seems like of If you live in NJ or eastern PA you can enjoy the Broadway shows, arty places, nice restaurants, etc. just as often as New Yorkers do, but at a fraction of the cost.
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Mar 15, 2021 21:00
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*pauses Taxi Driver, angrily shakes remote at TV* Y'see this, this is real New York! The way it oughtta be!
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Mar 15, 2021 21:06
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Some Guy From NY posted:Says the guy who has probably been to neither NYC or PA lol. i lived in alphabet city for a third of my life and then newkirk plaza in BK for a few years and have family in strousbourg or stroudsburg whatever that town is called in PA. i pretty much an expert tbh
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Mar 15, 2021 21:08
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One thing that drove me nuts about NYC was having my 8 mile daily commute be an hour each way. That’s insane. Last year I had a 30 mile commute that took me ten minutes less. It also cut down on doing poo poo I actually wanted to do in NYC. Like, the museums are nice but getting to upper Manhattan from bay ridge could be two hours each way easily.
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Mar 15, 2021 21:16
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Ugly In The Morning posted:One thing that drove me nuts about NYC was having my 8 mile daily commute be an hour each way. That’s insane. Last year I had a 30 mile commute that took me ten minutes less. i feel this. its a US city thing methinks. it was like that when I visited LA fifteen years ago. As a east coaster it was more offensive to be stuck in the car like that though. idk why, you'd think its more comfortable in your own car but what can I tell you EDIT: imo the best way to treat going out in city if its not in your local haunts is to make a whole day out of it with someone or someone(s) go out to the museum get drunk at brunch, go do something else, more drinks, meet up with people, drink some more, throw up or do some coke god i miss it Ichabod Tane fucked around with this message at 21:20 on Mar 15, 2021 |
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Mar 15, 2021 21:17
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Ugly In The Morning posted:After living in NYC basically anywhere is “ahhh yeah, this is it!” yah that's why those people move to Westchester or Long Island, not loving PA lmao
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Mar 15, 2021 21:20
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Hope I meet Chandler when I’m there 
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Mar 15, 2021 21:43
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Comfy Fleece Sweater posted:Hope I meet Chandler when I’m there I'm going to party with my friends Chapo Trap House and take improv classes at UCB (when the theater surely reopens)
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Mar 15, 2021 22:12
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I want to see all the places where they filmed Hackers.
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Mar 15, 2021 22:35
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I love how everyone talks about the theater as justification for living in the hell that is NYC. Like, how often were you actually going to the theater pre covid?
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Mar 15, 2021 22:49
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Pawn 17 posted:I love how everyone talks about the theater as justification for living in the hell that is NYC. Like, how often were you actually going to the theater pre covid? As close to never as I can get away with and that’s not changing any time soon
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Mar 15, 2021 22:56
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Ugly In The Morning posted:After living in NYC basically anywhere is “ahhh yeah, this is it!” This guy gets it. WWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWW posted:yah that's why those people move to Westchester or Long Island, not loving PA lmao This guy doesn't lol. People moving to Westchester or Long Island to get away from the high prices of nyc, lol yeah, 20-25 years ago. You're either way out of touch or don't know poo poo. NJ and PA is where many NYers are moving to, who still work in NYC. I'm not saying PA is paradise on earth, but compared to NYC, it's one step closer than New York will ever be. Like the saying goes, the grass is always greener on the other side. Except in this scenario, PA has actual grass, and NYC has broken glass, cigerette butts, and human feces. Some Guy From NY fucked around with this message at 23:30 on Mar 15, 2021 |
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Mar 15, 2021 23:15
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Ugly In The Morning posted:One thing that drove me nuts about NYC was having my 8 mile daily commute be an hour each way. That’s insane. Last year I had a 30 mile commute that took me ten minutes less. I'm instantly angry because I'm remembering my Bronx-to-Bronx commute that was ~6 miles but took 45 minutes every god drat day. I worked weekends and I was on-call too, so there were times I went in and out twice in one day, but the total commute time could be like 3 hours for 24 miles. Yeah, poo poo happens sometimes, but week after week, month after month, year after year, it broke my brain. NYC's debts do not square. You pay so much but cannot live decently. Once I hit 30, paying $1500/mo for a crappy little studio seemed so insane. Then I moved upstate and rented two floors of a detached house for <$1000.
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Mar 15, 2021 23:16
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i am walking here
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Mar 16, 2021 00:26
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Nyc needs to stop these carpetbaggers from taking our jobs. You wanna live in PA? Build a barn 
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Mar 16, 2021 00:39
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cubicle gangster posted:I spent most of my late teens and early 20's working on moving to nyc from a small town in the north of england and when I finally got there I was like 'oh man this kind of sucks' and left after a year and a half. The first year and a half kinda sucks in NYC, then you find your niche
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Shageletic posted:The first year and a half kinda sucks in NYC, then you find your niche Some people don’t really try and just sit around being lonely until they leave and spend the rest of their lives talking about how lame a city it is.
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Mar 16, 2021 00:48
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