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I lived in SoHo/Nolita Manhattan from 1994-2009. Married in Manhattan, daughter was born in Mount Sinai.
I can probably still draw Downtown Manhattan map better than anyone else.
I was being tongue-in-cheek with the Buzzfeed quotes.
Can't hear tone of voice nor see body language in posts. Sorry.
All things considered, it's a hard choice between Soho and the 7th arrondissement although I am partial to the 8th arrondissement near the 17th. I love the Parc Monceau area.
For most people that's a negative, not an advantage.
It's almost impossible to have an objectively right or wrong answer in the context of what's advantageous and what's not due to the endless combination of wants and needs and individual(s) may have.
General rule of thumb is the more antipodal extreme a particular location is relative to your norm the more "culture shock" you are going to have.
A person moving from Portland, OR to Hartford, CT is going to have an easier time adjusting then someone from rural Washington moving to Philly, PA.
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If I can't afford a car then I have a whole other set of problems in my life, and it'd still be a disadvantage not to have a car at my disposal.
I didn't have a car for a big part of my life because I lived in big cities where one wasn't needed, but also for a chunk of that time I was a student or on crappy wages so it didn't seem feasible. At no point did I feel like I was enjoying some kind of advantage. The moment I could safely afford a car I bought one.
Like it someone alluded to earlier. That's by purposeful design.
That's because of design. Talk to the people who can't afford a car. A surprisingly high amount of the country.
If I can't afford a car then I have a whole other set of problems in my life, and it'd still be a disadvantage not to have a car at my disposal.
I didn't have a car for a big part of my life because I lived in big cities where one wasn't needed, but also for a chunk of that time I was a student or on crappy wages so it didn't seem feasible. At no point did I feel like I was enjoying some kind of advantage. The moment I could safely afford a car I bought one.
It was quite a culture shock to move from the Midwest to the south. The Midwest has an easy pace to it, but the south is even slooooower.
The slower pace is especially noticeable in the service industry down South.
My sister lives in the Atlanta area, and every time I visit I'm always bewildered by the general lack of awareness/respect for other people's time. Cashiers want to make pointless small talk with every single customer while the line backs up. No one ever seems to be irritated that their time is needlessly being wasted.
Back at home, shoppers just want to pay and get out of there.
The slower pace is especially noticeable in the service industry down South.
My sister lives in the Atlanta area, and every time I visit I'm always bewildered by the general lack of awareness/respect for other people's time. Cashiers want to make pointless small talk with every single customer while the line backs up. No one ever seems to be irritated that their time is needlessly being wasted.
Back at home, shoppers just want to pay and get out of there.
Spent 26 years in the south and never experienced anything quite like this. The "pace" never really seemed faster anywhere else I've been and I'm pretty observant.
Can't hear tone of voice nor see body language in posts. Sorry.
All things considered, it's a hard choice between Soho and the 7th arrondissement although I am partial to the 8th arrondissement near the 17th. I love the Parc Monceau area.
I wasn’t offended but appreciated this.
I lived in 7th, 8th and 16th arrondissements but I, too, love the Parc Monceau area. Parc Monceau is very underrated.
I lived in 7th, 8th and 16th arrondissements but I, too, love the Parc Monceau area. Parc Monceau is very underrated.
While on the topic I was wondering if you could give some good recs on things to do in Paris? Places to eat too. Not fancy by any means. Well, maybe one night, two at the most.
Heading over there for a week in mid-September. Thanks.
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