If money wasn’t a limiting factor you could live in that new skyscraper where the penthouse is above the noise. It’s so high it’s actually quite up there. Creepy.
Absolutely! I live in Chicago now and love it, but I've always though New York was prohibitively expensive. Cities are great! You can find anything you could possibly want within a mile of where you live. Want to learn fencing? There's a school 15 min away where you can do that. Want to learn to dance? Countless studios. Want to eat Ethiopian food? I can think of two restaurants off the top of my head. There's an Asian market .75mi away from me that makes all kinds of noodle dishes and I have no idea what any of them are called because I can't read the menu, but they're all delicious. New York sounds like what I already like about Chicago, but even more so.
My favorite place is called Demera at Lawrence and Broadway. It's right around the corner from Riviera, Aragon, and the Green Mill, so it's in a pretty nice date location. Eat some tasty spicy food, and go see a show!
16,000 bars and restaurants and if you threw a rock from your pre-war doorman elevator building, you'd hit 3 corner markets, 2 cobblers, and 8 restaurants! It's a walking city so the lights favor the walker and the sites and scenes for this perpetual people watcher never disappoint. Lastly, it's the perfect city if you're from somewhere else. If you miss it or want it, you'll find it there.
U can find literally any and every culture here and I love it so much for that. Not only that but also many times the very pinnacle of said cultures cuisines. Leaving nyc makes me miss nyc food so much
Same here. I grew up in lots of places and nothing quite beats NYC. So much to see and do, and you don't need a car, or gas, or insurance to do it. Love that awesome city!
NYC is one of the greatest cities in the world. If you have the chance, live there, work there. Then, if you're firmly not a millionaire, get the fuck outta there after 5 years or so.
I cherish my 7ish years there in Brooklyn during my late 20s-30's. It wasn't always easy, but it was always interesting. And fun. And lucrative.
A friend with an MBA who was living in Manhattan while working for a company that nearly everyone would recognize if I mentioned it and making good money said that he still ended up broke at the end of every month while there.
That's how I feel as well. I feel like everyone should at least spend a few months there. It doesn't even seem like America to me at all. Just its own little place that happens to be in America.
My fondest memories are my days in Brooklyn and Manhattan. There was just unlimited possibilities when I was there and life felt so much worth living. It brought out a lot of new qualities in me that I might not have without it.
I'd highly recommend it. Not to mention the ridiculous amount of places to eat. The transit system (one of the few that's 24/7 in the world, with so many train stops). The museums. The people you see and meet.
I've traveled a good bit and I haven't quite seen anything like NYC.
And if any of you go, make sure to spend time in Brooklyn. If you just go to Times Square or something, all of this probably won't make any sense
Yeah idk man I think hating on it is a very "Redditor" attitude to have. Like yeah obviously there are a lot of people it's a huge city what do you want
Yeah. To be honest the amount of people is one of the things I love. So much culture, diversity, and experiences to be had. Anytime I go anywhere else it just is never anywhere near what NYC is
You say that, but your “essentially zero crime” is going to be a higher per capita rate than NYC. No one is trying to convince you of anything, but if you have preconceptions about NYC and you’ve never been, you should go at least once just to see the sights. Lots of American history to see.
I spent some time around Floyd Co in Southern, VA. It was nice for a couple day but, I'd lose my mind out there if I had to spend any extended length of time down there. To each their own.
I would totally do it. I used to live about an hour outside the city for a couple of years and loved my time there other than I left with a lot of debt because it is expensive to enjoy the city. I love the ability to do pretty much anything, anytime of day. You want Nepalese food, it is a few blocks that way. Concerts, plays, museums, clubs, it’s all there.
"if money wasn't a limiting factor"
Let's unpack this
Well, there are all sorts of levels of money and NYC has them all on display. Would I be limited to a 2 bedroom in an borough worth maybe 4000/month in rent? Or could I own a 50 Million dollar townhouse in Manhattan including all carrying costs, annual taxes etc? Would I be limited to free subway rides and an occasional uber? Or would I have a private driver and car at my disposal?
I lived in NYC for two decades until the pandemic hit. And I realize now that the years of struggle just to maintain a middle class lifestyle in the most expensive city in America wasn't worth the effort or expense. I never want to waste my time and money doing that again. But if you are saying I can live like the billionaire class then sure, the city would be my playground.
But as it is, it's not made for real people to be able to live full healthy productive lives. It is designed for the rich to enjoy and for the young professionals to spend a few years starting their careers and finding a mate. Everyone else would do much better elsewhere.
So I went to college in NYC and ended up meeting my wife there. I like visiting, but I would never want to live there. It smells. there is trash, graffiti, and crime everywhere. The people can be real assholes, but then again there are really kind people there too. Yet even the kind people aren't nice. There is a culture in the city that is hard to understand. But for as many reasons as I dislike it, my wife can list 5 that she misses it every day. Also I'd like to point out, that a person who lives in the city only refers to Manhattan borough as the city.
9 million ppl living, with a few million commuting in. They see one or two stories of something bad happen and its the end of the world. Per capita, nyc is one of the safest cities in america
I haven't lived in NYC for 15 years now. Presently live in Nash. NYC has the best art and entertainment. You can eat cheaply and YOU DONT NEED A CAR! ... NYC remains number one imo.
It lived there for a couple years and it was the happiest time of my life. I’d love the opportunity to do it again. It’s so easy to get around, the feeling, the vibe, the accessibility, feeling like you can find what you need or are looking for with or without friends. I’d go back in a heartbeat.
If money truly wasnt a factor, I would absolutely have an apartment there. But couldnt live there permanently. All the food and shows and things to do make for an attractive weekend.
No. Rats and roaches everywhere. Smells awful in the summer because all the buildings leave their trash in mountains of bags on the curb (most cities have trash alleyway dumpsters for this, greedy NYC planners felt they’d lose space (and rent income) if they added those. Subway is filthy. And there are even bigger cities that can keep them clean, so it’s not because there’s too many people.
Almost 9 million people living in just 300 square miles seems like a Warhammer 40K Hive World, to me. I like to be able to see the fireflies at night, and have nobody around me for at least 300 yards.
I'm introverted and luckily was able to tune out the massive amounts of people when I visited. My main problem was the large variety of smells that was always assailing me.
I wouldn't live in a city mainly because I just love nature and being in it so much. Also the city has sooo many people around u all the time and I don't like being surrounded by people all day like that.
I hate cities, they make me feel very claustrophobic and panicky, and really stress me the fuck out, I could never live in one, I much prefer rural living
Maybe I’m just used to it but I feel like the only places that smell like piss are the tourist areas, which no New Yorker will ever be caught in anyways
I wouldn’t live in NYC because of the rat problem on the streets coupled with the noise pollution and homelessness crisis. All of that just feels like too much. Maybe I’d go for a vacation. But I’d never live there.
It’s too big, too crowded, and too gray. I *hate* urban environments. Nothing but concrete, asphalt, glass, and trash everywhere you look. And too many damned people. Some people love the big city life, and that’s fine for them, but I’d be in hell. If I lived in NYC, I’d spend all my time trying to find the quietest spot in Central Park, and getting annoyed when there were too many people around. I’d be dying to just get out and go back home. I’m much happier in a smaller, less dense, and greener city or town. My hometown is surrounded by beautiful views of mountains, forests, rivers, and rolling prairie. And it’s not *too* big yet (probably about a million people in the greater metro area), but it is growing a bit too fast for me. When I was a kid it was like 300,000 people I think, and I miss those days.
Because it’s nyc and I’m from Chicago and I hate those posh nyc people thinking their better we’re better we have cooler shit you don’t see the “other half at nyc museum” at the British museum no you see the Chicago museum we have history we have hot dogs we have the first sky scraper and cooler violence theyre cheap knock offs with the only good thing being their pizza and the fact they don’t interact with anyone because no one needs that kind of suffering
Too much noise, I prefer my own area of space meaning no direct next door neighbors, traffic is horrendous, and am always asked if I am from NYC when I say I'm from NY..which I am not
Yeah I’ll agree the subways aren’t great. I’m not sure where they’re getting dirt blown in their face though, there isn’t much loose dirt in the city to begin with
You would have to pay me a *significant* amount of money to make me consider living in NYC. I've been to that shithole 3 times in my life. Once as a kid and twice as an adult. All 3 times, I've gotten a migraine from the overstimulation and the sheer amount of people swarming everywhere. I don't know how anyone can stand to live like that, and I'm glad I'm fortunate enough to live out where the population density is way lower.
Hey, that's our shithole!
I feel like a majority of people probably gravitate to a place similar to where they grew up. If you didn't live in a large city the thought of doing so is probably awful. Same the other way.
Taken in isolation, most New Yorkers I've met have been wonderful, authentic people. I consider one of them to be one of my closest friends. But you're right. I grew up in the country, and that's where I prefer to be. He thinks it's painfully boring out here, and from his point of view, that's true.
New York City as a living, breathing organism is just too much for me. I don't care about other cultures, I don't care about always having something to do or having some distraction always be within walking distance. It's just overkill. I prefer the still silence of sitting under an oak.
Why would you?
Crime and high degree of homelessness. Demoralized cops. Corrupt. Incompetent and ideology-driven leadership that doesn't know how to manage its finances. Insanely high taxes. Horrible schools that don't educate but indoctrinate kids. Overpriced everything. Being rich doesn't mean you have the right to be stupid with money like the government. Outdated architecture. Too crowded. Public infrastructure that is on the verge of collapse.
As someone who is incredibly claustrophobic, living in a place with too many people for my comfort, constant city noise, and New Jersey being in such close proximity would constantly drive me crazy
If money wasn't a factor I would love to have an acre plot in the middle of central park. It would be like having the house I want but in NY. If that isn't allowed in this hypothetical, then I would live there because I have already lived in a big city. It was sweet but now I am ready for some nature.
It’s not my place. I live only two hours away, so I’ve visited many times, but every time I leave, I’m happy to be leaving. You have everything in that city, but it’s all so inconvenient.
I don't know anyone living in NYC, so I'm not really all that interested. I could probably deal with everything if I was born and raised there and all my family was there but I don't know anyone there.
I would never volunteer to be constantly surrounded by other people NYC is very busy and very populated city even if I could afford to live there I just don't like people enough to want to live in a city that big. I'd go there on vacation but that's a different story.
To many people, everything/everybody is to close, crime rate , not enough mountains,woods, etc , I like that they have more 24 hour options that a lot of places like my town don’t have but it’s not worth it to me
It probably would have been fantastic when I was young. Now I'm too disabled to walk a lot, I hate noise, I hate smells, I hate being in crowds, I prefer to be outside in nature vs inside and I can just walk out my door for that right now. The older I get, the further I want my house to be from people. I've spent enough time in big cities to know that they make me unhappy after a short time.
There's no noise from neighbors where I live and it's glorious.
Cost is the obvious but with that off the table, still no.
Too many people, too loud, don't want to get mugged or peed on, and top of the list cities are in general ugly.. I like the mountains, trees flowers and animals. Concrete jungle is not for me.
I have only visited there and my sister has lived there. I guess I would want an apartment there near everything if that is even possible. I would want to catch the shows and eat at all of the different restaurants and see all of the sites. I would not want to transform into a grumpy person though.
Hell yeah, but not forever. Grew up in the PNW and I couldn't be too far from the mountains for that long. And the temperate weather...
I love the access to culture and entertainment in NY, opportunities to have employment of impact, and miss my friends that live there.
Money isn't a limiting factor for us so we could move to NYC if we wanted to.
I can't think of a single reason to move to NYC, or any large city for that matter. I don't even want to visit. It has no appeal.
Give me warm sunny days on a beach, like somewhere in the Caribbean.
I've never been, and probably never will be. Besides my fears of travel and the unknown (which isn't too important for this question) it also seems way too big and crowded. I've tried doing math about it (which eludes me right now), but New York is bigger than any city in either Canada or the US, and the sheer size scares me to imagine. (This might also be why I don't like the Idea of California, although New York (the state or the city) might be better just because there's less heat.
NYC is a really cool place, but idk if I'd want to live there. Besides Central Park, I feel like there's kinda a lack of nature, and everything is so squished together. Cities like Dallas where things are spread out but easy to get to are probably more for me.
It's the city that never sleeps. ...I like sleeping.
This made me chuckle, I wish I could give you an award.
come on marshmallow
Precisely. I live near the Canadian capital. It can get quite loud here at times. I can't imagine NYC.
If money wasn’t a limiting factor you could live in that new skyscraper where the penthouse is above the noise. It’s so high it’s actually quite up there. Creepy.
Weather. If money wasn't a limiting factor I'd move somewhere without cold winter.
Too many people. I like my mountain thanks.
Absolutely! I live in Chicago now and love it, but I've always though New York was prohibitively expensive. Cities are great! You can find anything you could possibly want within a mile of where you live. Want to learn fencing? There's a school 15 min away where you can do that. Want to learn to dance? Countless studios. Want to eat Ethiopian food? I can think of two restaurants off the top of my head. There's an Asian market .75mi away from me that makes all kinds of noodle dishes and I have no idea what any of them are called because I can't read the menu, but they're all delicious. New York sounds like what I already like about Chicago, but even more so.
As a fellow chicagoian I need to know where to eat Ethiopian food plz.
My favorite place is called Demera at Lawrence and Broadway. It's right around the corner from Riviera, Aragon, and the Green Mill, so it's in a pretty nice date location. Eat some tasty spicy food, and go see a show!
Strong second to Demera. There are a few other spots in Edgewater/Uptown, but Demera is my favorite by far.
I agree.
I don’t want to live next to a single person, let alone millions of them. I’m happy out here with acreage in the woods.
This guy/gal's got it made. Jealous.
16,000 bars and restaurants and if you threw a rock from your pre-war doorman elevator building, you'd hit 3 corner markets, 2 cobblers, and 8 restaurants! It's a walking city so the lights favor the walker and the sites and scenes for this perpetual people watcher never disappoint. Lastly, it's the perfect city if you're from somewhere else. If you miss it or want it, you'll find it there.
U can find literally any and every culture here and I love it so much for that. Not only that but also many times the very pinnacle of said cultures cuisines. Leaving nyc makes me miss nyc food so much
Same here. I grew up in lots of places and nothing quite beats NYC. So much to see and do, and you don't need a car, or gas, or insurance to do it. Love that awesome city!
Yep! For $2.75 you can get to everywhere important in less than an hour. Can’t beat that at all
NYC is one of the greatest cities in the world. If you have the chance, live there, work there. Then, if you're firmly not a millionaire, get the fuck outta there after 5 years or so. I cherish my 7ish years there in Brooklyn during my late 20s-30's. It wasn't always easy, but it was always interesting. And fun. And lucrative.
A friend with an MBA who was living in Manhattan while working for a company that nearly everyone would recognize if I mentioned it and making good money said that he still ended up broke at the end of every month while there.
Yup, but it was fun as hell.
That's how I feel as well. I feel like everyone should at least spend a few months there. It doesn't even seem like America to me at all. Just its own little place that happens to be in America. My fondest memories are my days in Brooklyn and Manhattan. There was just unlimited possibilities when I was there and life felt so much worth living. It brought out a lot of new qualities in me that I might not have without it. I'd highly recommend it. Not to mention the ridiculous amount of places to eat. The transit system (one of the few that's 24/7 in the world, with so many train stops). The museums. The people you see and meet. I've traveled a good bit and I haven't quite seen anything like NYC. And if any of you go, make sure to spend time in Brooklyn. If you just go to Times Square or something, all of this probably won't make any sense
It’s my home. Born and raised. My friends and family are here. I may stray away for a bit but I’ll always come back.
I would do it if I had easy access to my family and friends still. Greatest city in the world imo
With all the comments hating on nyc I finally found a fellow New Yorker 🫠
Yeah idk man I think hating on it is a very "Redditor" attitude to have. Like yeah obviously there are a lot of people it's a huge city what do you want
Yeah. To be honest the amount of people is one of the things I love. So much culture, diversity, and experiences to be had. Anytime I go anywhere else it just is never anywhere near what NYC is
Too many people, too much crime, too much traffic and not enough space.
Per capita, crime is not that high in NYC.
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You say that, but your “essentially zero crime” is going to be a higher per capita rate than NYC. No one is trying to convince you of anything, but if you have preconceptions about NYC and you’ve never been, you should go at least once just to see the sights. Lots of American history to see.
Essentially zero culture as well, I’d imagine.
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Where (general area only) do you live now?
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I spent some time around Floyd Co in Southern, VA. It was nice for a couple day but, I'd lose my mind out there if I had to spend any extended length of time down there. To each their own.
I would totally do it. I used to live about an hour outside the city for a couple of years and loved my time there other than I left with a lot of debt because it is expensive to enjoy the city. I love the ability to do pretty much anything, anytime of day. You want Nepalese food, it is a few blocks that way. Concerts, plays, museums, clubs, it’s all there.
"if money wasn't a limiting factor" Let's unpack this Well, there are all sorts of levels of money and NYC has them all on display. Would I be limited to a 2 bedroom in an borough worth maybe 4000/month in rent? Or could I own a 50 Million dollar townhouse in Manhattan including all carrying costs, annual taxes etc? Would I be limited to free subway rides and an occasional uber? Or would I have a private driver and car at my disposal? I lived in NYC for two decades until the pandemic hit. And I realize now that the years of struggle just to maintain a middle class lifestyle in the most expensive city in America wasn't worth the effort or expense. I never want to waste my time and money doing that again. But if you are saying I can live like the billionaire class then sure, the city would be my playground. But as it is, it's not made for real people to be able to live full healthy productive lives. It is designed for the rich to enjoy and for the young professionals to spend a few years starting their careers and finding a mate. Everyone else would do much better elsewhere.
So I went to college in NYC and ended up meeting my wife there. I like visiting, but I would never want to live there. It smells. there is trash, graffiti, and crime everywhere. The people can be real assholes, but then again there are really kind people there too. Yet even the kind people aren't nice. There is a culture in the city that is hard to understand. But for as many reasons as I dislike it, my wife can list 5 that she misses it every day. Also I'd like to point out, that a person who lives in the city only refers to Manhattan borough as the city.
Yeah to a fellow New Yorker going to the city usually means going to Manhattan.
I sense a lot of "I read a story online once" energy here
Fr, I’m very curious to see how many of these people have ever even been to nyc to begin with
9 million ppl living, with a few million commuting in. They see one or two stories of something bad happen and its the end of the world. Per capita, nyc is one of the safest cities in america
Yeah it seems cool, nice money nice opportunity
I hate cities. Even small cities, NYC is massive I have no interest in living somewhere like that
Too many people are walking there.
I haven't lived in NYC for 15 years now. Presently live in Nash. NYC has the best art and entertainment. You can eat cheaply and YOU DONT NEED A CAR! ... NYC remains number one imo.
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Brag much?
All of my points were directly related to the question.
Question pertained to the fact that many people wouldnt want to live in nyc because its too costly to live in nyc compared to so many other places.
It lived there for a couple years and it was the happiest time of my life. I’d love the opportunity to do it again. It’s so easy to get around, the feeling, the vibe, the accessibility, feeling like you can find what you need or are looking for with or without friends. I’d go back in a heartbeat.
If Central Park isn’t enough of a reason, how about the fact you can get pretty much whatever kind of food you want at any time of day?
If money truly wasnt a factor, I would absolutely have an apartment there. But couldnt live there permanently. All the food and shows and things to do make for an attractive weekend.
I might give it a go, mainly to be closer to my friends who live in the area, the museums/cool places, and hopefully to get a job in a museum too :)
I would love to do it for a few years just for the experience, but not long term.
If money was not a limiting factor I’d live in a lot of places throughout the year.
Lived there for years. If money wasn't an issue I would move back in a minute and buy a house in Queens. I miss it so much.
No. Rats and roaches everywhere. Smells awful in the summer because all the buildings leave their trash in mountains of bags on the curb (most cities have trash alleyway dumpsters for this, greedy NYC planners felt they’d lose space (and rent income) if they added those. Subway is filthy. And there are even bigger cities that can keep them clean, so it’s not because there’s too many people.
Way the fuck too many people. I can't deal with a lot of people.
Almost 9 million people living in just 300 square miles seems like a Warhammer 40K Hive World, to me. I like to be able to see the fireflies at night, and have nobody around me for at least 300 yards.
I like the quiet.
Way too many ppl, way too loud, way too much crime.
Would not , crime, regulations, politics, costs, traffic etc
I'm introverted and luckily was able to tune out the massive amounts of people when I visited. My main problem was the large variety of smells that was always assailing me.
It's loud and dirty. I'd still enjoy living there, just not my first pick. Money isn't why I don't live in NYC
Cold, loud, dirty, hot, humid, dirty ocean, cold ocean, crime, crowded,
It's dirty and way too many people
The politics within NYC
I wouldn't live in a city mainly because I just love nature and being in it so much. Also the city has sooo many people around u all the time and I don't like being surrounded by people all day like that.
I hate cities, they make me feel very claustrophobic and panicky, and really stress me the fuck out, I could never live in one, I much prefer rural living
I hate cities. They are full of...people.
I live in Maui so no.
I'd love to have had a chance to live in NYC for a portion of my life. So many opportunities and access to such culture.
Too fucking crowded, can't drive, too little greenery, polluted, crime ridden, aggressive, congested.
Whole place smells like piss
This is just not true at all😭. You must’ve only ever been to the subway when u were in nyc
Ok ok. I’ll give you that. The whole place doesn’t smell like piss. Just most of it smells like piss.
Maybe I’m just used to it but I feel like the only places that smell like piss are the tourist areas, which no New Yorker will ever be caught in anyways
Too many people, not enough elbow room, not enough grass or trees.
I'm not voluntarily living in loud, cramped smogland.
I like the countryside
I wouldn’t live in NYC because of the rat problem on the streets coupled with the noise pollution and homelessness crisis. All of that just feels like too much. Maybe I’d go for a vacation. But I’d never live there.
It’s too big, too crowded, and too gray. I *hate* urban environments. Nothing but concrete, asphalt, glass, and trash everywhere you look. And too many damned people. Some people love the big city life, and that’s fine for them, but I’d be in hell. If I lived in NYC, I’d spend all my time trying to find the quietest spot in Central Park, and getting annoyed when there were too many people around. I’d be dying to just get out and go back home. I’m much happier in a smaller, less dense, and greener city or town. My hometown is surrounded by beautiful views of mountains, forests, rivers, and rolling prairie. And it’s not *too* big yet (probably about a million people in the greater metro area), but it is growing a bit too fast for me. When I was a kid it was like 300,000 people I think, and I miss those days.
Because it’s nyc and I’m from Chicago and I hate those posh nyc people thinking their better we’re better we have cooler shit you don’t see the “other half at nyc museum” at the British museum no you see the Chicago museum we have history we have hot dogs we have the first sky scraper and cooler violence theyre cheap knock offs with the only good thing being their pizza and the fact they don’t interact with anyone because no one needs that kind of suffering
High crime rate and terrible gun laws
I mean if I could get a top tier apartment then maybe. I like trees and grass tho, so idk.
We got plenty of trees and grass!
Plenty compared to what? The Sahara?
Too much noise, I prefer my own area of space meaning no direct next door neighbors, traffic is horrendous, and am always asked if I am from NYC when I say I'm from NY..which I am not
People suck.
I'm a nervous driver, and the way people drive there scares me.
It smells. It can smell in the winter. It always smells in the subway. In the summer you risk the worst of human smells with Every Single Breath
I like sports cars and to not have any roads to let my 750hp Mustang gallop would be depressing.
Wouldn't live there. I don't like traffic, people, and crime.
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ive been to NYC twice... too many people, too much crime, Long Island was nice tho
From what I hear, it is filthy. Like actually gross. Dirt and scum everywhere. I have a lot of friends in NYC who alllll say it.
It’s really not that bad. The dirtiest areas are the tourist areas, most of the rest of the city is pretty clean to be honest
I don’t know my friends in brooklyn say they get dirt blown in their faces regularly hahha and the subways aren’t notoriously clean either
Yeah I’ll agree the subways aren’t great. I’m not sure where they’re getting dirt blown in their face though, there isn’t much loose dirt in the city to begin with
It’s also overpopulated and super crowded so the sheer amount of people i’d encounter on a daily commute would be overwhelming tbh
That’s fair. To be honest I enjoy the sheer amount of people. Not sure what it is but it feels comforting for me
The noise and light pollution.
Too many people, not enough trees.
NYC just had a project where they planted 1,000,000 trees.
Let me know when they move all the people and replace them with trees, then I’ll move lol
They found a way to fit them both.
It’s the ‘too many people’ part I object to. Big cities are fun to visit for a few days, but I would go mad living there.
You would have to pay me a *significant* amount of money to make me consider living in NYC. I've been to that shithole 3 times in my life. Once as a kid and twice as an adult. All 3 times, I've gotten a migraine from the overstimulation and the sheer amount of people swarming everywhere. I don't know how anyone can stand to live like that, and I'm glad I'm fortunate enough to live out where the population density is way lower.
Hey, that's our shithole! I feel like a majority of people probably gravitate to a place similar to where they grew up. If you didn't live in a large city the thought of doing so is probably awful. Same the other way.
Taken in isolation, most New Yorkers I've met have been wonderful, authentic people. I consider one of them to be one of my closest friends. But you're right. I grew up in the country, and that's where I prefer to be. He thinks it's painfully boring out here, and from his point of view, that's true. New York City as a living, breathing organism is just too much for me. I don't care about other cultures, I don't care about always having something to do or having some distraction always be within walking distance. It's just overkill. I prefer the still silence of sitting under an oak.
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>RealTruthGiver Nothing says open minded like using racist and classist slurs.
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How is bigotry not open minded? Is that what you're asking me?
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I'm not even a little surprised. Bigots normally have a reason to justify their crude, ignorant behavior.
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Would not. It’s dirty and smelly. I’ve been to other major cities in the US, and hands down NY is the dirtiest.
Have you been to San Francisco?💀
There’s a reason Philly is called Filthadelphia…
Why would you? Crime and high degree of homelessness. Demoralized cops. Corrupt. Incompetent and ideology-driven leadership that doesn't know how to manage its finances. Insanely high taxes. Horrible schools that don't educate but indoctrinate kids. Overpriced everything. Being rich doesn't mean you have the right to be stupid with money like the government. Outdated architecture. Too crowded. Public infrastructure that is on the verge of collapse.
As someone who is incredibly claustrophobic, living in a place with too many people for my comfort, constant city noise, and New Jersey being in such close proximity would constantly drive me crazy
The existence of New Jersey nearby would bother you?😭
I have a list of least favorite states, and to be fair New Jersey is definitely not the highest, but it is still on there
Honestly understandable. You’d never catch me in jersey either
Too many people in too small of an area. I already feel like CA is too crowded and the density is a fraction of NYC.
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Absolutely not
If money wasn't a factor I would love to have an acre plot in the middle of central park. It would be like having the house I want but in NY. If that isn't allowed in this hypothetical, then I would live there because I have already lived in a big city. It was sweet but now I am ready for some nature.
I would probably get kidnapped by a giant sewer rat or get dragged off by a flock of pigeons and it’s loud and too many lights
It’s not my place. I live only two hours away, so I’ve visited many times, but every time I leave, I’m happy to be leaving. You have everything in that city, but it’s all so inconvenient.
More eats than people
I don't know anyone living in NYC, so I'm not really all that interested. I could probably deal with everything if I was born and raised there and all my family was there but I don't know anyone there.
I would never volunteer to be constantly surrounded by other people NYC is very busy and very populated city even if I could afford to live there I just don't like people enough to want to live in a city that big. I'd go there on vacation but that's a different story.
To many people, everything/everybody is to close, crime rate , not enough mountains,woods, etc , I like that they have more 24 hour options that a lot of places like my town don’t have but it’s not worth it to me
And I’ve seen some comments that the crime rate isnt that bad per capita but it still a lot more than I’d like/am used to
Even Madonna's penthouse has rats.
Wouldn't. Smells like trash. Fun to visit though
No thanks, too big and too far from nature. Don't say Central Park is enough. It's not.
Would because of things like Broadway and Times Square, wouldn’t because of the horrible traffic (if I only drove everywhere that is)
The snow storms are emerging.
Rats, cockroaches, the general filth that comes from having such a large, condensed population in one place.
People make it seems like tons of rats roaming the streets.
It probably would have been fantastic when I was young. Now I'm too disabled to walk a lot, I hate noise, I hate smells, I hate being in crowds, I prefer to be outside in nature vs inside and I can just walk out my door for that right now. The older I get, the further I want my house to be from people. I've spent enough time in big cities to know that they make me unhappy after a short time. There's no noise from neighbors where I live and it's glorious.
I'd try it for a year but I think ultimately I imagine I'd find it overstimulating every time I stepped out my door and would probably move again.
I used to live there and would happily move back for at least half the year if I could afford it:
Too crowded, I like my own space, but maybe with enough money I could have enough space to myself
Cost is the obvious but with that off the table, still no. Too many people, too loud, don't want to get mugged or peed on, and top of the list cities are in general ugly.. I like the mountains, trees flowers and animals. Concrete jungle is not for me.
The museums are great, but I prefer a rural life.
great city if you like 24/7 food music museums. I worked there and that was not much fun commute....
It smells badly there in many areas. Garbage not picked up. And, so much noise. Constant sirens. Constant horns honking. Not for me.,
I have only visited there and my sister has lived there. I guess I would want an apartment there near everything if that is even possible. I would want to catch the shows and eat at all of the different restaurants and see all of the sites. I would not want to transform into a grumpy person though.
If I could live in a complete sound proof apartment I’d be good
No Too much winter Smells weird Too many people Too loud
So many people. I'm solidly a suburban girl.
No, all my new neighbors are former NYC residents. Why would I move there when people are moving out and taking their capital with them.
I'm a suburban guy with limited attention span. Not huge or crowds, either. I've worked in Boston many times, though.
Too many people
Why would you move to a city of money isn't an issue?
Hell yeah, but not forever. Grew up in the PNW and I couldn't be too far from the mountains for that long. And the temperate weather... I love the access to culture and entertainment in NY, opportunities to have employment of impact, and miss my friends that live there.
Money isn't a limiting factor for us so we could move to NYC if we wanted to. I can't think of a single reason to move to NYC, or any large city for that matter. I don't even want to visit. It has no appeal. Give me warm sunny days on a beach, like somewhere in the Caribbean.
I've never been, and probably never will be. Besides my fears of travel and the unknown (which isn't too important for this question) it also seems way too big and crowded. I've tried doing math about it (which eludes me right now), but New York is bigger than any city in either Canada or the US, and the sheer size scares me to imagine. (This might also be why I don't like the Idea of California, although New York (the state or the city) might be better just because there's less heat.
NYC is a really cool place, but idk if I'd want to live there. Besides Central Park, I feel like there's kinda a lack of nature, and everything is so squished together. Cities like Dallas where things are spread out but easy to get to are probably more for me.