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Old 11-03-2021, 10:28 AM
 
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On paper I can see why Boston is attractive. It is near the ocean and not far from the mountains but people don't realize how long it can actually take to get to these places once they are here (or how little time they will have to enjoy them thanks to working).

People also seem to be attracted to the colleges Boston has to offer...but again don't seem to realize how hard these schools are hard to get into and that chances are their kids wont get in.

The hospitals are good but people come from all over the world to go to them as well. It can take a long time to get an appt with a specialist. Living near these hospitals I'm not sure what good it even is these days if dr's want to make the 3rd world country folks a priority which it seems like many of them do these days.

If someone can afford a place like Weston or Wellesley they might feel they are getting their moneys worth as far as public education goes.

I certainly dont think this is a bad place to live but I am shocked by the prices everyday. This house is a street over from my parents cape house:

https://www.redfin.com/MA/West-Harwi...home/133040208

I think the street view gives a more accurate representation of the outside:

https://www.google.com/maps/place/61...!4d-70.1009959

I mean this just isn't what a 6 million dollar house should look like these days. I walk by this house all the time...it's pretty basic looking and I dont CARE if it's on the beach. The beach ain't that great....but apparently this is what people will spend 6 million bucks on these days.

 
Old 11-03-2021, 10:35 AM
 
Location: Baltimore
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On paper I can see why Boston is attractive. It is near the ocean and not far from the mountains but people don't realize how long it can actually take to get to these places once they are here (or how little time they will have to enjoy them thanks to working).

People also seem to be attracted to the colleges Boston has to offer...but again don't seem to realize how hard these schools are hard to get into and that chances are their kids wont get in.

The hospitals are good but people come from all over the world to go to them as well. It can take a long time to get an appt with a specialist. Living near these hospitals I'm not sure what good it even is these days if dr's want to make the 3rd world country folks a priority which it seems like many of them do these days.

If someone can afford a place like Weston or Wellesley they might feel they are getting their moneys worth as far as public education goes.

I certainly dont think this is a bad place to live but I am shocked by the prices everyday. This house is a street over from my parents cape house:

https://www.redfin.com/MA/West-Harwi...home/133040208

I think the street view gives a more accurate representation of the outside:

https://www.google.com/maps/place/61...!4d-70.1009959

I mean this just isn't what a 6 million dollar house should look like these days. I walk by this house all the time...it's pretty basic looking and I dont CARE if it's on the beach. The beach ain't that great....but apparently this is what people will spend 6 million bucks on these days.
yea ...you right in all of this. but to Boston's credit there's more thats attractive/pleasant on the ground level in Boston.

That house though, wack. Just to have to move it due to rising sea levels?
 
Old 11-03-2021, 10:58 AM
 
Location: Eastern Massachusetts
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Who exactly is attracted to Boston these days? As far as I can see it's people with high paying jobs regardless of what color they are. In the world we live in today the majority of people with high paying jobs seem to be white or Asian.

I'm guessing maybe people aren't necessarily attracted to Boston itself but they're attracted to the salary/job they were offered.
This is this way everywhere in all countries. The only difference is Boston is very small size wise, so you can compare it to the city center of large cities and suburbia is basically like outskirts of other large cities.
 
Old 11-03-2021, 11:14 AM
 
Location: The ghetto
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For what it's worth, I don't consider the Cape to be Boston (or even the Boston area).
 
Old 11-03-2021, 11:18 AM
 
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For what it's worth, I don't consider the Cape to be Boston (or even the Boston area).
Exactly it should be much cheaper than Boston! If that's what a 6 million dollar house on the cape looks like then I don't even want to think about what the new house with all the bells and whistles up the street from it (pool and jacuzzi) is worth.
 
Old 11-03-2021, 11:18 AM
 
Location: Baltimore
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This is this way everywhere in all countries. The only difference is Boston is very small size wise, so you can compare it to the city center of large cities and suburbia is basically like outskirts of other large cities.
It is very much not the case everywhere in the US. Many cities (but mostly suburbs) see a net influx of lower-income people, or just blacks and Hispanic in general. But usually Black and White and Hispanic.
 
Old 11-03-2021, 11:20 AM
 
Location: The ghetto
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To clear things up...

The jealousy comment was in response to id77 being unfairly called "a scourge on the city".
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To clear things up…

Didn’t I respond to you earlier that I can afford an apartment in Boston, but it’d be a bad commute? In any case, it’s still a weird ad hominem. Especially since you never really jumped into the nightlife discussion.
It's more than just a "bad commute" and we both know that.

Regarding nightlife, you desire it. id77 doesn't. That doesn't make him "a scourge on the city".

To each his own, Walrus.
 
Old 11-03-2021, 11:22 AM
 
Location: Baltimore
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It's more than just a "bad commute" and we both know that.

Regarding nightlife, you desire it. id77 doesn't. That doesn't make him "a scourge on the city".

To each his own, Walrus.
Kind of does makes him a scourge. He's looking to remove or impede something very common in cities.

Boston Shudra isn't looking to impede on anything. Hes looking to add.
 
Old 11-03-2021, 11:41 AM
 
Location: Eastern Massachusetts
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It is very much not the case everywhere in the US. Many cities (but mostly suburbs) see a net influx of lower-income people, or just blacks and Hispanic in general. But usually Black and White and Hispanic.
I do not think it is easy in any major city to move to downtown which is in large cities is comparable to smaller overall Boston. And yes it is expensive, but I am not sure why priority should be given to lower-income people. Maybe in our area it is even harder due to concentration of professionals, who also not necessarily can afford Boston (if they did not by RE long time ago)
 
Old 11-03-2021, 11:58 AM
 
Location: The ghetto
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It's more than just a "bad commute" and we both know that.

Regarding nightlife, you desire it. id77 doesn't. That doesn't make him "a scourge on the city".

To each his own, Walrus.
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Kind of does makes him a scourge. He's looking to remove or impede something very common in cities.

Boston Shudra isn't looking to impede on anything. Hes looking to add.

They're just giving their opinions.

And your "looking to remove" and "looking to add" argument isn't very solid. Adding isn't always positive.

And "something very common in cities" is also a poor argument.
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