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You can spot the posters who grew up in nice neighborhoods--they're the ones complaining about the lack of flavor and character in formerly dumpy areas. Had they grown up in one of them, perhaps they'd sing a different tune.
I grew up in a rough neighborhood during a particularly rough era (Highland Park, early 90's) and let me just say--I love the way it has cleaned up over the years. It's still majority Hispanic, still has tons of character, but is far less dangerous and sketchy than it once was. It has drawn attention from hipsters and the artistic class over the years, they've only been a positive, so far.
Well I for one have lived in both. Anyone familiar with the Garfield Park neighborhood in Chicago, that's where I spent my first eight years. Not considered exactly the best area when my family left in the 50's.
Dumpy does not even beging to describe it. But I think dumpy can sometimes be interesting too.
After that my family lived in blue collar lower middle class neighborhoods. Same when I grew up and move out on my own in Chicago. That's where I lived in Portland until the neighborhood turned on me and became "trendy."
Based on the last 15 years of Chapel Hill's history, I'd say yuppies yes, hipsters no. The genuine hipsters, who attracted all the attention to town in the first place, with various art and musical goings-on, have long since been priced/run out of town.
15-20 years down the road, and everyone who lives here has been published in some obscure journal that no one except people exactly like them reads, and overall it's what happens when Mayberry thinks it's San Francisco. It's turned into a real brain trust, which has its' benefits, but the creative community that woke this place up from its' provincial sleepiness has long since scattered to the four winds, and the creative scene has mostly collapsed, or moved, with some reluctance, to Durham.
What is the difference between a wealthy young person and a yuppie?
When I think of yuppies I think of young, upper middle class white people driving Subarus and wearing North Face vests.
Are there any reasons they're hated besides driving up real estate prices and being kind of culturally bland and over-consumeristic?
I don't know about every city but what you described is a good description of Yuppies in Portland. My discomfort with them was I lived right in thier main neighborhood.( The Pearl District of Portland. ) Or I should say they became the majority resident. I felt very much the outsider. Everything became high end expensive stores and businesses. The only everyday businesses to go to that were not high end were, Safeway, Subway, Quizonos, Rite Aid and some banks. Everything else was doggie botiques, doggy hotels, Expensive cafe's, dress shops, and other high end shops. Anything and everything to let it be known that the Yuppie was the target resident, and everyone else was just more tax revenue. Very unwelcoming feeling. Now and then some of these Yuppie residents showed some minor level of friendliness, However many wouldn't give you the time of day. They would walk up and down the streets, with thier eyes focused on thier IPhone. I think the lack of common courtesy, and the focus on themself to the point it is nauseating was my biggest dislike about them. Perhaps if one got to know some of them or they allowed that. Then a different impression might be formed. They just seem very self centered and rather thoughtless. When I would see them in public places, they seemed so much younger than I was at their age. I noticed many seemed younger in behavior than thier actual age. I mean these people are well into thier 20's 30's and even 40's Some seemed rather immature to come right out and say it. I felt a number of them could have used a few years in the military to grow up some.
When I moved away from Portland my contact with that type of resident ended.
In the case of Seattle, I think the yuppies are what gave the 'city' it's look and feel, the energy and trendiness. Where they are 'ruining' things is when they start moving into the surrounding areas. They are doing more to twist around the suburbs and rural communities from their culture than the cities which are supposed to be the cultural melting pots.
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