[WVREDLEG]

Originally Posted by Camaro5

And if Vegas isn't for you, you are making the right decision and leaving, but you are making the wrong assumption that everyone will have the same bad experiences as you.

Agreed. I've met nice and decent people here. I understand how others lose hope when all they experience are liars, thieves, or cheaters in their space.

My neighbors are good people, and I feel lucky after seeing some of these comments. I retired at 47, so I don't put up with or suffer the workplace clown show anymore.

[vegasfan1985]

I am going to give you my story and then tell you how I look at things here.

1. Moved here about 9 months ago.

2. Got full time work in 5 days.

3. 2 college degrees/moved here for a long term business dream/project.

4. Most of my spare time involves working on said project when I'm not at work.

5. Sometimes I can walk miles a day through downtown, the strip and on the way home. You pass homeless people, people you can tell who have let this city run them over like a car. You will be asked for marijuana, cigarettes, a lot of it.

6. Attitude is everything. Be open minded. Don't have expectations for people and never give anyone money to anyone you rarely know.

7. Stay away from the gaming, drugs and other vices if you can.

8. I am very hygenic, drug free, healthier than most and I care about my appearance.

9. I'm a guy in his 30s.

The lack of education is what makes this something for nothing town run wild sometimes. You just have to learn to accept if you are someone who is educated and with values that you'll run into a lot of broken souls here and not to let it disappoint you.

The final reality is how many of us actually have 3 or 4 friends through our entire life we can count on at all times?

Most people are just hanging out not to be lonely.

I brought a pet out from another state.

I am still trying to figure out these who get robbed. Did you change the locks when you moved in, install the best bolts money can buy to your door and make sure the premise was fully secure? Are you flashing an expensive car, big TV?

[airics]

Originally Posted by Camaro5

I am not being naive when I say that the people I hang out with and are friends with are not the kind that burn and use others. I'm sure those types are out there, but it's insulting to say my friends are like that.

We are not drunks, gamblers, or druggies, and I am not dumb enough or desparate enough to hang out with someone that is.

And if Vegas isn't for you, you are making the right decision and leaving, but you are making the wrong assumption that everyone will have the same bad experiences as you.

I didn’t have bad experiences

You haven’t been here long enough.. you still have the rose colored glasses on
You probably don’t have a home, you’re bill is for an apartment. You’re too late to buy a home
16 an hour is not enough to consider a home with the bills combined
You’ve been at your job only a year, things change
Your friends are a car club, what happens when your not talking shop. .
You’re 30.. give it time when you are in a protected class regarding employment
You’re responsibility is yourself..no wife kids
It’s good you don’t have vices, neither do I
If you have a very healthy bank account, you see how quickly it depletes

I came here, made great $$, 3 homes, now I sell take the profit and live mortgage free elsewhere

In my opinion, the boom of Vegas is done..they priced the average guy out of the market

In Vegas, if you work for the corporations, you are a number that’s it. You leave a job with a year under your belt, your resume will look like you job jump

[Camaro5]

You're not even close. Lol.

I'm retired. Just turned 64. Married 28 years. Bought a nice house and paid cash. We're not rich, but comfortable.

Anything else you want to wrongly assume?

[soclose]

Originally Posted by airics

I didn’t have bad experiences

You haven’t been here long enough.. you still have the rose colored glasses on
You probably don’t have a home, you’re bill is for an apartment. You’re too late to buy a home
16 an hour is not enough to consider a home with the bills combined
You’ve been at your job only a year, things change
Your friends are a car club, what happens when your not talking shop. .
You’re 30.. give it time when you are in a protected class regarding employment
You’re responsibility is yourself..no wife kids
It’s good you don’t have vices, neither do I
If you have a very healthy bank account, you see how quickly it depletes

I came here, made great $$, 3 homes, now I sell take the profit and live mortgage free elsewhere

In my opinion, the boom of Vegas is done..they priced the average guy out of the market

In Vegas, if you work for the corporations, you are a number that’s it. You leave a job with a year under your belt, your resume will look like you job jump

Truth spoken.

[soclose]

Originally Posted by vegasfan1985

Most people are just hanging out not to be lonely.

+1

Those are the people who can’t survive on there own.

[vegasfan1985]

Originally Posted by soclose

+1

Those are the people who can’t survive on there own.

I kind of enjoy the fact that out here people keep to themselves more. I live in a quiet area/community right near the Strip. You'd never believe that, but that is the case.

[Clarkcty]

Why is someone who will be attending a university worried about meeting people which someday may become true friends? University is a great place to meet people and if you cannot find a friend or an acquaintance in a university then it is your fault.

[Merrily Gather]

We lived in Las Vegas three years, but I've lived in many cities. Everybodies version of their experience here is valid. It depends on the individual and how outgoing you are to some degree.

I'm in the group of the educated class so mainly those were my friends that had establish stable lives there. The Las Vegas medical community is a strong and healthy one. I made many friends there and I really miss them all. They're some of my best friends.

I also am a group organizer. Where ever I move I start groups and organize meetups. I even did it with city data and gave fourm members a chance to get together more often and develop in person friendships. So I'm a facilitator. I would think in college it's very easy to try these groups and see what you like.

I also recommend churches and charity groups to volunteer for. You don't have to subscribe to their beliefs but you do have to express a desire to help others and it's a self esteem booster to do good and feel like you're making a difference. The Las Vegas community always needs that and knows their community and can guide you there.

[skeddy]

JMO ...people in Las Vegas look a little rough.