What do you love/hate about New Mexico? (Albuquerque, Santa Fe: neighborhoods, place to live)

[Billygoat the Kid]

Originally Posted by CindyBQuilts

I wouldn't take information from Wikipedia as totally correct/accurate, as it can be edited by anyone...

True.

[loborick]

Originally Posted by Billygoat the Kid

I have no clue who that is. That was my first post to this board.

Did I say that??? I said the CULTURE here is one of anger, jealousy, negativity, ignorance and near hopelessness. Nowhere did I say "EVERYBODY" was that way, but there is a big portion of people in NM and especially in Albuquerque that think that way. I have never, ever lived in a city where I have faced so many angry and vengeful people.

Since I have lived here, I have been robbed at gunpoint, had another person pull a gun on me while driving, had the inside of my garage tagged, my mom's brand new car keyed, and have dealt with businesses that have no morals or scruples when it comes to robbing their customers and employees blind. And as I have stated before, it seems as everywhere I go I get mad dogged or someone wants to yell at you, fight with you or get mad at you. That has NEVER happened to me in any other city of an even bigger population and size. It's amazing how anyone makes a living let alone stays sane in this city.

Pick up a newspaper or do some internet research sometime. This is one of the most violent cities in one of the most violent states in the Union. Just take a look at this:

Most Dangerous States 2008 - AOL Money & Finance

There are an estimated 150,000 or so gang members or associate in L.A. Most of which live in South Central L.A., Compton, N. Long Beach and parts of the San Fernando Valley. And I never, ever had a problem or a run in with any gangbanger when living in L.A. They pretty much stick to themselves and leave normal people alone. I don't ever think I've seen a gangsta at the Grove, in Santa Monica or even on Sunset. But go to the NM State Fair... gangbanger heaven (or hell). Either some hardcore moron or some wannabe moron trying to start smack. And in a town of around 550,000 as compared to a large megalopolis of 12+ million? You do the math. It's ridiculous.

You live in Southeast Albuquerque? Home of the "warzone". Lovely. You may have been around town to see some of the 'homeboys' shooting at each other. Unless you have been living in a cave in Nob Hill, gangs are in every 'hood in this city - especially the SE. Also, take a drive to Westgate or Five Points and tell me now there are no gangs.

Get real.

I care! Maybe if we attracted some major league sports franchises here we'd have something to be proud of. Maybe that would dump hundreds of millions of dollars here so that we would have better jobs and actually give people something to do and see. And I never paid $100 for a ticket to a game. Dodger games start out at $9. $40 got me a ticket to the USC-UCLA football game. And my buddy, who was a season ticket holder for the Kings, gave me free tickets on the 5th row all the time. So, I don't know what the heck you are kvetching about.

BTW - Miami is one of my favorite cities on earth.

Isn't Mississippi a part of Appalachia? I thought so. So are 8 or more states. That's quite an extrapolation to compare an entire region of 20 million people of multiple states. I can tell you that some of the poverty here in NM matches those in the poorer regions of Appalachia and other poverty stricken places in the world. Have you checked the stats on where our state ranks in terms of poverty, unwanted teenage pregnancy, dropout rates, murder rates, etc.? If it were not for Mississippi and/or Louisiana, we'd be dead LAST!

How's our mayor doing? Still in office, and may be for an endless amount of terms. Is Manny Aragon in prison yet? Nope. And he was in the Senate for 30 years! We are 2nd or so behind Louisiana in terms of political corruption. You can barely wipe your nose without some politico getting a take of the action.

No, it does not suck "in most of the United States". Head on out to the Boston area and you cannot turn a corner without running into a place of higher learning. Our APS is failing our kids as are the parents. Again, that may have something to do with the culture which goes on in vicious circles.

Who said I hated NM? I love NM. Too bad the culture, schools, job scene and crime all suck. Otherwise, it would be paradise.

I can barely even read what you write. Did you graduate from one of our wonderful public schools?

Bzzzt! Wrong again.

Thanks. Not that much longer until I am gone. I'll be sure to write after a day of surfing and eating dinner at George's at the Cove. Gosh, I am getting short.

I've lived in NM all my life and have never had anything near what you're talking about happen to me. You sound like you've got some bad karma or something. I think you do need to leave.

Don't let the door hit ya where the Lord split ya!

[desert sun]

Originally Posted by loborick

I've lived in NM all my life and have never had anything near what you're talking about happen to me. You sound like you've got some bad karma or something. I think you do need to leave.

Don't let the door hit ya where the Lord split ya!

I've lived in NM all my life and Ive had a gun pulled on me twice and both were just random, wrong place at the wrong time, things happen

[Billygoat the Kid]

Originally Posted by desert sun

I've lived in NM all my life and Ive had a gun pulled on me twice and both were just random, wrong place at the wrong time, things happen

Yep. Happened to me too. Never had that happen to me in So. Cal. or Vegas. I really never felt unsafe in any other city, but I do here in Burque. Again, I attribute it to culture.

Sorry that happened to you, man. It affects you psychologically and you really never see people the same way again... at least, I don't.

[tcburns]

Really Billygoat, don't you think you've made your case? Perhaps it's time to move on from here as well?

[CindyBQuilts]

What I hate about New Mexico is that I'm not there!!! I'm waterlogged in Iowa! LOL!

[bigtallredhead]

Originally Posted by Steve97415

In lowlife culture, everyone is either a benefactor or a victim of good or bad fortune. People who own their own homes and have professional jobs are just "rich people", "white folks", etc. The notion of self-improvement is to a large extent a feature of middle-class culture and not necessarily something that poorer people believe is possible.

Hello. Well, up to a point I agree. But I would add there are also quite a few "white" lowlives too, in my experience, and such cultural boundaries are quite blurry and in large part individual as well as part family, ethnic,geographic, class etc. (I'm not saying you said otherwise BTW)

And many poor people do believe in self improvement (which can be defined in many different ways of course), and some rich are the opposite too. -I think that depends and varies widely based on many things.


I would say it's just a matter of degree in terms of both belief and ability, -and how one defines the term "self improvement".

-seldom purely black and white, but rather mostly shades of grey. That's all. And that's just my opinion.

[zachsak]

I have lived many places and honestly Alb is the ugliest city i have seen. It could be beautiful, with the rio grand and the sandias surrounding it, but the people are what ruin it at ever turn. The garbage is everwhere in this city, the houses are shacks, the yards are unkept, and the building look like they are from mexico. The worst part is the people. I have never met so many angry people in my life....i think i am becoming angrier the longer i am here. I cant go to the mall without at least 5 people looking like they want to kill me. The gang/drugs/crime is the worst I have seen, and i lived in LA. DO NOT MOVE TO THIS CITY!!!!!!!

[Towanda]

I certainly hope you get to move soon.

[GregW]

zachsak - I humbly suggest you try Tok Jct Alaska to find some compatable people.