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Take the DC Metro at Union Station anywhere during Rush Hour
Take the 4, 5, 6 train from Wall St to Grand Central during Rush Hour (take note at the following stops- Canal, Union Sq)
Take the LI Expressway East any time of day
Take the Capitol Beltway East or West any time of day
Take the George Washington Bridge from Fort Lee, NJ into Washington Heights Manhattan any time of day WITHOUT EASY PASS
Take either 95N or the Major Deegan North from the Bronx to CT
and then come back to this thread and post about your experience of life in the fast lane surrounded by a few million more people
I think commuting has a lot to do with why people say things are "slower" in the South. However, anyone who is juggling a career and family has the same stressors and demands on time whether they live in the NE or in the South. Most people w/ families are up early and to bed late, and spend a lot of time chauffering kids to events (or lining up others to do it) . . . and most also end up working on the weekends and evenings at home (if only checking email and trying to stay current w/ work situations). If one or both spouses travel, there is yet more of a complication to the household situation (nanny, sitters, scheduling).
I think there is very little difference in lifestyle if you are a careerist and have a family regardless of where you live. Adding a stressful and/or long commute can be the one thing that makes the whole process even more torturous and difficult and more hectic.
Ok, sure the driving is different but also the whole way of life seems different here in NC. Moving from CA it took my DH about 6 months to get use to the slower pace of lfe here. At first it drove him crazy. He was use to getting things done "now" or even yesterday. Not happening here. You may be lucky and it will be done this week but most likely it will be in a week or two. Seems no one is in a hurry and I for one love it. Life is to short so why hurry it???
Just curious~according to stats, is your life expectancy longer then it is in the Northeast or California, etc considering NC is more relaxed? I've often read articles saying that stress is a huge factor for longevity. Does that appear to be true with your slower pace of life?
I keep seeing people say they wanted a slower pace of life....how exactly is it different here?
To me, it would be where have you came from, and where did you move to?
I thought it would be slower myself....alas Charlotte is breakneck paced to me, I can barely tolerate driving to work. However I also came from an area that has the 3 best commute for work in the US. So of course I'd be taken back by Charlotte's rush hour commute. I witness every day the most idiotic stunts on the interstates, dangerous driving. However I bet a dollar that in the smaller towns and cities of NC, it is slower, much slower.
Charlotte is in dire need of more roads, almost all will agree with that, though I think the rail line helped some. Finishing 485 might help too.
I think commuting has a lot to do with why people say things are "slower" in the South. However, anyone who is juggling a career and family has the same stressors and demands on time whether they live in the NE or in the South. Most people w/ families are up early and to bed late, and spend a lot of time chauffering kids to events (or lining up others to do it) . . . and most also end up working on the weekends and evenings at home (if only checking email and trying to stay current w/ work situations). If one or both spouses travel, there is yet more of a complication to the household situation (nanny, sitters, scheduling).
I think there is very little difference in lifestyle if you are a careerist and have a family regardless of where you live. Adding a stressful and/or long commute can be the one thing that makes the whole process even more torturous and difficult and more hectic.
Let me try this again, I had trouble on my computer so if it's a double post I apologize, I really do.
I agree with you entirely. It's what is in your life not so much where you live (unless you live in a city with huge traffic problems). I'm from the North, and moved for family reasons down here. My life since I lived in NC and SC has been extremely stressful, worse than it ever was in Ohio...why? Commuter traffic in Charlotte, but I moved real close to work to end most of it....my employer down here, very stressful to work for, it's a foreign company. It's the 2nd employer I've had and both companies were very stressful to work for...so much I actually walked out on my 1st employer. My job in Ohio was a good job, good pay, and little if no stress. Don't get me wrong I had a very strict employer in Ohio, but no stress. Down here, all I get is stress for less money...though I am greatful, very greatful I have a job. So I'm making a life decision again, and selling and moving away...well hopefully selling and will be able to afford to work under less stressful situations and maybe only part time too boot.
I think going up 95N across the GWB and through the Bronx during rush hour will give anyone a fair assessment of "Northern" life. Once you get out of Virginia.....95 is pure evil.....until you hit Maine.
My worst experiences as a "yankee" was going through Baltimore.....Philly....Jersey.....NYC......betwee n 3-9pm on a friday night. A trip that should take 3 1/2....4 1/2 hours......was a nightmare. The best part was sitting in the Bronx for over an hour without moving.
95 in Virginia is horrible all the way down to the Richmond area. And what's with all this labeling of the North being "fast-paced" and the South being "slow"? People are generally the same everywhere you go -- it seems to me like people like to perpetuate stereotypes and generalizations(negative or not).
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