What do you love/hate about New Mexico? (Albuquerque, Santa Fe: for sale, new home)

[ABQSunseeker]

Towanda, welcome to NM. I'm a fairly recent arrival myself and I find the state a great place to live.

I live in Albuquerque and am always mystified by these negative posts about ABQ. Granted, it's not a perfect city, but no city is. But I sometimes wonder if I live in the same city as the people with these incredible comments. Bad, overwhelming people. Angry people. Ugly city, houses are shacks, etc. etc.

Many people come on these threads to get some idea of what a place is like and I always wonder what people think when they read these things. No, we can't all agree, we don't have the same experiences, and I don't want to whitewash ABQ, but it's a very very friendly city filled with lots of pleasant people and it's been a most satisfying experience to live here. Loads of attractive neighborhoods and nice homes.

[TerraSol]

Hi!
Towanda...I'm at your service. By the way, thanks for the welcome...right back at ya!
Rebecca

[loborick]

You get what you give. If you walk around with a racist attitude and look suspiciously at every young Hispanic man in baggy pants, you create a bad vibe around you. I also am born and raised in NM. I enjoy visiting with people who have moved here from elsewhere. I live in Santa Fe and know tons of people who have moved here from everywhere in the world. I consider myself lucky to know this diverse group of people. I know investment bankers, government workers, bartenders, firemen, actors, musicians and guys in baggie pants!

There is crime everywhere. And, like everywhere else, it is not isolated to one ethnicity. Santa Fe just had their second homicide of the year. OMG! I'm moving. It must have been a "gangbanger"!

Welcome to all who have moved to New Mexico and to those who have returned. I have never been able to leave. I have sacrificed more money to stay in the place that I love. I am more than happy to share it (the place, not the money!) with whomever shares my love of New Mexico.

[Billygoat the Kid]

Originally Posted by loborick

As I said before, it must be karma. I think you and people like you walk around looking for stuff to complain about. I know people like you. And your stereotypes and generalizations reek of racism. If you and others like you aren't happy here, leave. I love New Mexico and have never had problems. But I walk around with a smile on my face and don't look at everyone as a "gangbanger" just because they wear baggie jeans. My nephew wears baggie jeans and is a full time UNM student and works 30 hours a week also.

Moderator cut: Comment removed. Personal attack. You don't know a damn thing about me. Talk about stereotypes... you calling me a 'racist' makes you look very ignorant, just like the typical New Mexican liberal without a clue (or an education). I am not the only poster who has stated the negatives about NM, as this is half of what the thread is about, or did you forget? And as far as your "nephew" who wears baggy jeans, I could care less. The clothes make the man. If you walk around in baggy jeans and a sideways baseball cap or wear a swastika on your shirt you may get people that look at you 'differently'.

Moderator cut: Commented deleted: personal attack. Have you ever thought these people look at you the way they do because of the way YOU look at them?

So, you hate White people? Moderator cut: Comment removed: personal attack. It's jerks like you who give NM such a bad rep. At least in Montana the crime rate is lower, the dropout rate is lower, the rate of murdered police is lower, people don't lock their doors at night and many more positives than here. Why don't you re-read your reply and Moderator cut: Edited to remove personal attack.. You are part of the reason why this culture sucks so bad, ese.

[Towanda]

loborick and BillyGoattheKid:

Personal flaming against other members is not allowed at this website.

Please focus your posts on the topic of the thread and make your comments to one another without personal denigration or insults.

Thank you.

[Billygoat the Kid]

Originally Posted by Towanda

loborick and BillyGoattheKid:

Personal flaming against other members is not allowed at this website.

Please focus your posts on the topic of the thread and make your comments to one another without personal denigration or insults.

Thank you.

Towanda, you are right. My sincerest apologies to you, 'Loborick' and the rest of this board.

[loborick]

If you feel my comments were a personal attack, I apologize to the board. But I am passionate about New Mexico and have never encountered the things that some have mentioned on this board.

Life is too short to judge people by the way they dress or the color of their skin. I have many friends of all ethnicities, religions, social and economic status and ages. I find it invigorating to have such a diverse group as friends and be able to talk about just about anything with them.

Are there criminals, hoods, punks, gangsters in New Mexico? Of course, as everywhere else. And since I don't live in Albuquerque, I don't know how prevalent they are there. But walking away from someone who looks at you wrong or makes a comment does wonders.

It is sad that if I walk through the mall or around town you see so many people with frowns on their faces as if they're mad. It is so sad that so many people are not happy. I read a bumper sticker today that sums it all up.

Don't take life so seriously. It's not permanent!

[Towanda]

loborick:

The really neat thing is that you will find an awfully lot of people here at this forum who feel exactly as you do about the state, who love it here, and who promote it to everyone.

There are always going to be people who don't like it here and complain about it; I just kind of take that attitude with a grain of salt, and enjoy all the richness of life here. So do many others. And others that post here are just so anxious to get to New Mexico because they love the state too.

[desert sun]

Im one who will tell it like it is and wont sugar coat anything, I tell the pros and cons, I sometimes have a complaint but I love my city and I think its only healthy to have a complaint every now and then, some people just spread non-factual info on here though or have intentions of causing an argument.

Its great some people have never seen or experienced some things in their time here or in NM and its unfortunate others have, just last week I know a guy(related to family) who just got arrested for murder, so things do happen.

[TerraSol]

Hey all,
Glad things have cooled .