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frockington1 | 4 years ago

Add NYC to that list as well. There's no reason to move to either of those cities in 2022.

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boringg|4 years ago

Outside of the fact that if you like the city, the surrounding land and the people that live there. As well as many other great reasons to live in the cities.

Just because you guys don't like them doesn't mean many other people love those areas, please stop unnecessarily dumping on cities you don't like.

datavirtue|4 years ago

I love city energy. Just have to opt out of the pollution. The automotive exhaust alone is rediculous (as a truck rolls coal in front of my house).

eatonphil|4 years ago

I like NYC. I moved here in 2017 though. But after the pandemic I moved to Central Queens where my rent is much cheaper (2400/mo) and the apartment is bigger (1,000sqft ish) in a doorman building. 30m subway to Central Park and the best Chinese, Thai, Indian, Vietnamese, and Korean restaurants in NY are the next neighborhoods over.

The coffee and pastries nearby aren't as fun as Brooklyn though.

wnolens|4 years ago

Oops, just moved to NYC last year! :)

reasonabl_human|4 years ago

Can you elaborate on reasons for the move? I am facing a similar realization regarding another one of your child comments about not clicking as much with west coast culture but am concerned about a drop in tech opportunities

Ar-Curunir|4 years ago

> There's no reason to move to either of those cities in 2022

Hm, and here I was, thinking that different people like living in different places for different reasons!

1270018080|4 years ago

I can understand the Bay Area, but it's a little bit crazy to think there's no reason to live in NYC.

daok|4 years ago

What are you talking about? The Bay Area has one of the greatest weather of the world, lot of job opportunities, beaches near by as as mountain. Lot to like also.

wnolens|4 years ago

West coast of USA is easy-mode life. I don't fault anyone for living there and loving it. It just wasn't for me socially.

NYC makes me feel more human and connected, even if that means higher taxes, smaller apartment, and generally more discomfort on a daily basis.

CoastalCoder|4 years ago

"No" reason is probably an overstatement. But it's certainly a different lifestyle than e.g. living in a suburban / rural area and working remotely. Many of us would consider it a step backwards unless the net increase in income was life-changing.

988747|4 years ago

I only spent couple days in NYC, but the experience was pretty awful: the city is crowded, it stinks, and is full of weirdos (for example some random girl I asked for directions turned out to be a prostitute, some guy started to yell at me for no reason, etc.). I also almost got killed by an SUV when trying to cross the street, and my hotel room turned out to be the size of an average walk-in closet.

But I guess NYC can grow on you in time?