should I stay in Pittsburgh or go to NY?

[welder]

Ya, it's gotta be 'happy hour' somewhere right now! LOL Cheers..... P.S. We weren't arguing. I think you might have read over my post too quickly. I do that alot too. I've had people agree with one my posts, but I went and sent another post thinking they weren't in disagreement.

[jax78]

Originally Posted by welder

Aint that the truth! LOL You're a school teacher ain't u? My misspelling of words and the butchering of the English language is probably enough to aggravate you! I never like school teachers anyway! LOL Astoria is DEFIANTELY a COOL neighborhood. But there are parts of Queens that Ive been in that look very suburban and I couldnt imagine living in without a car. The whole point from that guys post was, life outside of Mannhattan can be alot different in the outer boroughs. That's all he was trying to tell that guy. The guy is going to be living probably in Queens. And dont expect the 'Friends' type lifestyle or whatever. You atleast have to agree that the Queens experience in general, is going to be different than Mannhattan. Alot of people thinking of moving here REALLY dont know that. How about the kid wanting to work at Wal Mart and not be too far from BROADWAY. Now this OP is nowhere near that green. But he was just trying to give the OP an honest heads up. That's what the point of his post was. Not to throw digs or jabs at Queens like u took it.

Hahaha you don't like school teachers!?!?! Meanie.

I'll admit it- one of my pet peeves is when people misuse you're, your and their, there, and they're. Hahah but it's a forum and this is extremely informal so I would never say anything about that. I don't always speak and type correctly here myself.

I didn't see it as throwing digs at Queens. I was just saying Queens offers a lot, and it's a great place to call home. Western Queens is urban, and yes I see what you mean about Eastern Queens.

Anyone who is moving to NY and expecting the Sex and the City or Friends lifestyle will come here and find out it's not like that. Damn, I would love an apt like the one they had in Friends, but never going to happen!!!

[jax78]

Originally Posted by Miles

Like jax, I PREFER Queens to Manhattan and like jax, I've been in NYC a pretty long time. Guess this sounds weird to a bunch of Manhattan centric folks aboard who subscribe to the notion that celebrities and hot shots live in Manhattan so it's gotta be the place to be.

Well, maybe this poster is an idiot - I know many of you already concluded that before my self-admission - but I prefer Forest Hills, Queens and Queens in general to Soho or even the UWS where I presently live. Given x dollars to spend on purchasing real estate, guess what this idiot (me) would do? He would buy a house in Forest Hills and a condo in Florida and probably still have money left over vs buying ONE co-op in Manhattan.

I say, beauty is in the eye of the beholder. It's okay for you guys to be Manhattan centric but it's also okay for others to PREFER an oouter borough even though Sarah Jessica Parker and her fictional TV associates don't hang there and probably don't even know they're in Queens when they fly out of LaGuardia or JFK.

And you bet, I'll have access to supermarkets, drugstores, shopping, dining in many parts of Queens - without a car!

Nice post. I agree. I just thought it was funny the way Queens was described as though it was in the middle of the countryside where the only supermarket is miles away.

[jax78]

Originally Posted by Miles

welder, let's stop arguing and grab a few Coronas.

Wonder if Corona in Queens was named after the Corona beer or vice versa - well better not start another contentious thread on that topic. i prefer to never know the answer.

cheers to you, buddy.

OK now you guys made me want to grab a Corona. mmmm

[welder]

Jax, but you're (god I hope that's the right YOU'RE I'm using) a teacher. You know how to write and speak correctly. Not everyone on here does. I wing it the best I can (told you Miles, outgunned once again! LOL)

[jax78]

Originally Posted by welder

Jax, but you're (god I hope that's the right YOU'RE I'm using) a teacher. You know how to write and speak correctly. Not everyone on here does. I wing it the best I can (told you Miles, outgunned once again! LOL)

LOL LOL. Yes, it's the right "you're." I know, and I wouldn't say anything about the way people write on here. It's informal. No biggie. I only said something about it because you mentioned it!!