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Old 03-23-2017, 06:34 PM
 
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Lived in Boston for a little bit when I was younger. I'm fine in Connecticut. Hartford is the 2nd city of New England in terms of the economy, jobs, and traffic. Overall it's much simpler. I would rather belly flop into a pool of shard glass than move back...
Are you sure about that? It's lagged behind Springfield in terms of job growth. Traffic is much easier I'll give you that. City of Hartford might file for bankruptcy in the next year. Malloy can attempt to throw a bone but he isn't going to be governor next year. In terms of education they are nearly 25 years behind Mass. Mass had the 1993 reforms. CT is trying to go though them now.
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Old 03-24-2017, 11:21 AM
 
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. I would rather belly flop into a pool of shard glass than move back...
I can set this up for you
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Old 03-24-2017, 11:57 AM
 
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Overall it's much simpler. I would rather belly flop into a pool of shard glass than move back...
If that is because cost if living is much higher, ok. But for any other reason this seems absurd, no offense. With urban living, simplicity comes from simply driving less, not less traffic.
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Old 03-26-2017, 05:44 PM
 
Location: 01945
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I enjoy it. However I hate the cost of living. It absolutely disgusts me. I hope in the next 20 years I get an opportunity to leave for good. No point to being a wage slave just to get by when you only have one life to live
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Old 03-27-2017, 05:30 PM
 
Location: Allston, MA
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I was born and raised in a small town and cities can feel overwhelming and unmanageable to me. I love living in Boston because it offers the perks of being in a city while offering a comfortable, community atmosphere. Since it's relatively small, it's pretty quick to get from any point in the city to the next. I can even walk across the whole city in only a couple of hours. I enjoy all the benefits of living in a large city (career options, ability to meet new people, tons of destinations and events to experience) but also benefit from feeling close and connected to people. The city is also saturated with students and young professionals, so there is a lot of opportunity for kinship if that's the crowd you're interested in.
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Old 03-27-2017, 05:51 PM
 
Location: Nashville TN, Cincinnati, OH
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I grew up in Wellesley but I enjoy living in other parts of the country, I am frugal so I enjoy paying less in taxes and cost of living is cheaper. I do miss New England but mostly just Red Sox, Celtics and Patriots games. I do not miss the climate.
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Old 03-28-2017, 10:44 AM
 
Location: Boston area
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I grew up here, went to college here, tons of jobs in my field here, and frankly I like the change of seasons. All my friends and family are here
Exactly how I feel as well.

Even with all its traffic, the Boston metro area is still manageable to me. I would have been eaten alive if I lived in NYC.

Pros: City feel without being too overwhelmed, close to the Cape and to areas in Western Mass with beautiful fall foliage, higher standards of public school education

Cons: Man is it EXPENSIVE. Childcare and housing being the big ones. Watching House Hunters on HGTV and seeing the massive mansions people can get in other parts of the country for the same amount that a 1 bedroom condo costs around here just makes me laugh and laugh and laugh and then sob a little and then laugh again.

But then I remember they don't have the Sox, they don't have the Esplanade, or Cape Cod, good seafood, a growing economy, or dozens of colleges and universities with thousands of smart, interesting people around. I also love the historic significance of the Boston area - people in my high school could trace ancestors to the Mayflower. We CREATED America!
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Old 03-29-2017, 01:51 PM
 
Location: Carolina
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I've never lived in Boston ( I was raised in Hartford CT) but Boston is my favorite city, so I never understand the negativity you find towards it on this board. One flaw I find among New Englanders is the need to feel "better" and thus overly focus on the negative .
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Old 03-30-2017, 07:44 AM
 
Location: North Quabbin, MA
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Living in Boston will always be a figment of my imagination given my field. I imagine it is pretty great except the cost of living is outrageous given that in many areas it's a city of old dilapidated houses that have seen no better care than many I see around me in Athol. Yes you get access to great cultural vitality but sure don't necessarily get what you pay for at all in terms of house for the money. That would make me angry - it looks and feels like a working class neighborhood because that's who it was built for and traditionally occupied by, but the insane price tag tells you these dingy old lead-plated palaces are no longer available to that caste.
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Old 03-30-2017, 08:39 AM
 
Location: Baltimore
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Are you sure about that? It's lagged behind Springfield in terms of job growth. Traffic is much easier I'll give you that. City of Hartford might file for bankruptcy in the next year. Malloy can attempt to throw a bone but he isn't going to be governor next year. In terms of education they are nearly 25 years behind Mass. Mass had the 1993 reforms. CT is trying to go though them now.
Connecticut schools are juuuust behind Mass. Schools, they are maybe 5 years behin Mass. I worked in a middle school in Hartford in undergrad and I work in a middle school Boston school now. Same difference. Please dont try say Springfield is better than Hartford. Hartford is more blighted but its overall a better city than Springfield ESPECIALLY ECONOMICALLY. Its not even close.
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