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I doubt the shock would be that much , although people up here are more open and you see their true side unlike down south.... The Commute from those towns out west will be a shock...
Agreed...especially in the winter months...it will take hours to make that drive. I lived in Atlanta...when people down there don't like you they say, "bless his heart". Up north, we tell it to you straight and quickly.
I doubt the shock would be that much , although people up here are more open and you see their true side unlike down south.... The Commute from those towns out west will be a shock...
Look, they are from the South. They appreciate things that some of us northerners don't: trees, open space, manners, parking, shopping malls, quiet neighborhoods. I know it's "hip" to live in Hoboken or JC but honestly it seems the burbs would suit them best.
The commutes from towns west are not a shock if you plan and articulate your commute. Many people are dumb and don't plan.
Agreed...especially in the winter months...it will take hours to make that drive. I lived in Atlanta...when people down there don't like you they say, "bless his heart". Up north, we tell it to you straight and quickly.
I feel that more of a reason not to live in JC or Hoboken. The wind rolls off the Hudson in Hoboken similarly to how wind rolls of Lake Michigan in Chicago -- gusts and gusts of constant cold wind from November to April. A heavy coat isn't ever enough. Add to the fact that it's not fun trugging to the PATH or bus in salt, slush, or inches in snow -- ruining various shoes and dress pants and getting wet. I lived in Hoboken during winter 2011 and boy (and I tell you this honestly) it was not fun and it didn't look like anybody else was either.
If you live in the burbs and there's significant snowfall, it's an easy excuse for a "work from home" day like many do in corporate america.
Look, they are from the South. They appreciate things that some of us northerners don't: trees, open space, manners, parking, shopping malls, quiet neighborhoods. I know it's "hip" to live in Hoboken or JC but honestly it seems the burbs would suit them best.
The commutes from towns west are not a shock if you plan and articulate your commute. Many people are dumb and don't plan.
Thats a broad generalization....how do you know that? We have tree lined streets in most of Urban Jersey ,Quiet neighborhoods , parking , shopping malls , we tend to have more shopping disrects then malls which most New Jerseyites prefer... 1-2hrs is a shock....
I feel that more of a reason not to live in JC or Hoboken. The wind rolls off the Hudson in Hoboken similarly to how wind rolls of Lake Michigan in Chicago -- gusts and gusts of constant cold wind from November to April. A heavy coat isn't ever enough. Add to the fact that it's not fun trugging to the PATH or bus in salt, slush, or inches in snow -- ruining various shoes and dress pants and getting wet. I lived in Hoboken during winter 2011 and boy (and I tell you this honestly) it was not fun and it didn't look like anybody else was either.
If you live in the burbs and there's significant snowfall, it's an easy excuse for a "work from home" day like many do in corporate america.
Depends on where you live in Hoboken , Snowstorms in Urban Jersey are cleaned up faster then Suburban Jersey... You seem to think life in the suburbs is easier then the cities...
Thats a broad generalization....how do you know that? We have tree lined streets in most of Urban Jersey ,Quiet neighborhoods , parking , shopping malls , we tend to have more shopping disrects then malls which most New Jerseyites prefer... 1-2hrs is a shock....
I think it's in our blood for Jerseyite's to love big shopping malls. Paramus in the 1960s anyone?
I live in Warren which is 35 miles from NYC and 2 exits on 78 further than summit. It takes me under an hour to get to the city. 1-2? The most I've ever seen is 1hr 20mins on a rare monday morning.
Depends on where you live in Hoboken , Snowstorms in Urban Jersey are cleaned up faster then Suburban Jersey... You seem to think life in the suburbs is easier then the cities...
I seem to remember a particular 2 days after Christmas blizzard in 2010 where I walked through 14-18 inches of snow in Hoboken to get to work. Yep, they didn't get the memo in time to plow it, neither did the city of New York.
Depends on where you live in Hoboken , Snowstorms in Urban Jersey are cleaned up faster then Suburban Jersey... You seem to think life in the suburbs is easier then the cities...
I lived in Morristown...287 was a parking lot when it snowed...I couldn't imagine how many hours it would take Southern Belle's husband to make that winter drive to JC. Morristown to Holland Tunnel entrance about 45 minutes...Hollland Tunnel to lower Manhattan about another 35 minutes...Holland Tunnel is the worst. Morristown to Lincoln Tunnel about 45 minutes. Another 10 to 20 to get through Lincoln, then another 15 mintues to drive uptown, another 10 minutes to find parking...you get the idea. Morristown to NYC...not really practical. I don't know why empty nesters would move from suburban GA to live in suburban NJ? They're trading low taxes for high taxes, good weather for bad weather, nice housing for old and expensive housing...nothing logical about this at all.
I seem to remember a particular 2 days after Christmas blizzard in 2010 where I walked through 14-18 inches of snow in Hoboken to get to work. Yep, they didn't get the memo in time to plow it, neither did the city of New York.
I remember living in Morristown during the recent Hurricane...no power for one week...the beauty of the burbs.
I lived 20 years in Kearny and it's still a great place to live - a little of everything. I spent another 20 years in Rhode Island and now 15 here on Staten Island. My sister lives in western Jersey, Hampton similar to where I lived in TN for 2 years. It is going to be culture shock. It will take them at least a year to figure out how to drive here. I hear about other locations' rush hour - note: singular hour. Sometimes returning home from an overnight at my sister's house, what should be a 45 minute drive is much closer to 2 hours UNLESS I get on the road no later than 5:30 AM on a weekday. I jump off 78 in Jersey City and take the back roads the rest of the way home. I can deal with traffic - it's how I learned to drive. It was a joke for us to deal with the hour commute in morning rush hour in Rhode Island. Around here, it's a 3 hour "rush hours" both morning and evening. When we were in Nashville, we landed at the airport just before 5, got our rental car and headed onto the highway at 5:05 PM. We were advised by the rental agency to be careful as rush hour was in full swing. We joked about the traffic - where was it? And then we were clearly free of it as we were the last car on the highway - it was 5:25pm.
I cannot imagine some southern couple trying to figure out how to deal with 2 hour commutes. Better - and safer - for them to worry about taking public transportation to/from work and then deal with the traffic other times as they head out 78 or down the parkway on the weekends looking for a permanent location.
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