How do you guys live in alaska??? (Anchorage, Fairbanks: hotel, to live)

[Xa'at]

[aquariusmom]

Originally Posted by karibear

She went there with her SO and decided to finish college there. She has another year to go, but the SO thinks NYC is heaven on earth. I rather think they'll split if he doesn't get over it by the time she graduates. She spent over 10 years in the deep south, where her father lives, and she said the southern men were a lot more tolerant and accepting of capable women than the men in NYC. My son, on the other hand, is a commercial fisherman and has never done anything that would take him out of state for anything other than a vacation, or to bring a boat back north.

Where in the deep south was that?? I have to say that is the antithesis of my experiences in some of the more traditional southern areas vs NYC, actually the whole tristate area- NYC is a dog eat dog place, but it doesn't seem to be a particularly gender restricted location. I think statistically women in power positions- eg banking and law, do better in NYC than in most other parts of the country.

To the OP, personally I find it much easier to deal with the harsh elements and climate than to deal with the harsh realities off too many people in one small place- eg. housing crisis's, crime, poverty. Don't get me wrong, personally I enjoy visiting the big city now and then (just returning from a wkend in Anchorage, which is our "big city") but I find small town/village living to be much less stressful in general. I no longer scream or strain my middle finger at rush hour and that alone is a blessing My last city was Charleston, a far cry smaller than NYC but still much larger than anything up here!

[AngelaE8654]

Originally Posted by RayinAK

Anchorage is milder, and a step closer to Alaska (from Seattle)

Long ago I lived in the Bronx, NY and can tell you some of the differences:

a. You don't have to worry as much to have your car stolen in Alaska, and depending on where you live up here, the front door in your house can be unlocked while you are a home.

b. You don't need double locks on your doors, nor a locking bar on the door.

c. You don't need to wear suits and ties, nor fancy dresses if you don't want to.

d. You don't have to worry about being mugged the soonest you step out of the house.

e. If you are waiting for the traffic light to change, and your arm is by the open window of your car, you don't have to worry about a mugger snatching your watch from your wrist, nor having the ring pulled off your finger.

d. You will have a sense of safety when walking on the street like you have never experienced before. It's not always safe, but...(read "e" below)

e. You won't have to use the window glass of the stores by the sidewalk-to keep an eye on possible muggers.

f. You won't here the sort-of-robotic word "NEXT" when paying the clerk at the supermarket, and if that word is spoken, it won't sound rude. More than likely the clerk will politely thank you after you pay.

g. More than likely strangers on the street will make eye contact, or even say "hello" to you.

h. You won't have to meander through a crowded sidewalk like in NYC during the rush hour. In fact, you will hardly see people on the sidewalk most times, since most people drive up here.

I'm a bit south and east of you; on the Coast of Washington State and it's very much like that here.

[karibear]

Originally Posted by aquariusmom

Where in the deep south was that?? I have to say that is the antithesis of my experiences in some of the more traditional southern areas vs NYC, actually the whole tristate area- NYC is a dog eat dog place, but it doesn't seem to be a particularly gender restricted location. I think statistically women in power positions- eg banking and law, do better in NYC than in most other parts of the country.

To the OP, personally I find it much easier to deal with the harsh elements and climate than to deal with the harsh realities off too many people in one small place- eg. housing crisis's, crime, poverty. Don't get me wrong, personally I enjoy visiting the big city now and then (just returning from a wkend in Anchorage, which is our "big city") but I find small town/village living to be much less stressful in general. I no longer scream or strain my middle finger at rush hour and that alone is a blessing My last city was Charleston, a far cry smaller than NYC but still much larger than anything up here!

Birmingham. But she's good at finding congenial people. She's not into 'power' stuff, she's a custom woodworker, among other things. That's something she's had to give up in NYC, because of the hassles of parking, lugging tools and supplies up 4 or 5 flights of stairs, getting to actually work half an hour before she's told she has to stop, it's the baby's nap time, and has to haul everything back down all those stairs. The men in AL were a lot more accepting of her non-traditional jobs, as opposed to the union-types in NYC where the members are men whose families have been in the same ones for generations.

[aquariusmom]

Ah there you go then, it's not about her gender, it's about the union. Sounds very frustrating, I hope she finds a way to make it work wherever she wants toi end up!

[vpcats]

Gawdddddd these pictures!

I already want to visit Alaska when it's warm but these pictures are making me want to actually be there in person in the winter too! Yikes.......that's a scary thought. :-))

[vpcats]

Originally Posted by karibear

My daughter was born and raised in Alaska, and is now in NYC. She hates it. She says there's a stigma attached to being from Alaska, but she hasn't yet been able to define it, just says it's there, and people 'make allowances' for her! Soon as she's done with school, she's leaving. And she says the subways suck.

Karibear...what part of NYC is your daughter living in and what school is she going to?

I was raised in NYC and lived there most of my life. You do get used to it and it is like no other place. It is definitely an experience and you wouldn't know it unless you've lived someplace else - before or after.

[Marty Van Diest]

I went to NYC once. I planned to spend 3 days there and see the sights. I got there by train. I walked about 8 blocks from the train station, turned around and got back on the train for White River Junction, Vermont. I spent the 3 days in Vermont and New Hampshire and loved it. Never went back to NYC and haven't missed it.

[Xa'at]

I would like to see New York City, but I couldn't live there. The largest city I have ever been to is Seattle, and that's plenty large enough for me!

[vpcats]

Have you guys seen those Crocodile Dundee movies????