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Sorry, but I've only ever visited a farm once in my entire life and it was in elementary school for a field trip.
LOL......well, come on down to Texas anytime and we'll tour a ranch and point out the subtle differences between it and a farm. (Just so long as it's not George W's "ranch" which is not actually a ranch at all!)
Haha I'm the same way. I get easily confused. I've lived most of my life in Cleveland and Wash DC. The closest thing I've been to that is considered a farm was a place that made maple syrup, pretty cool though.
Most (many) of you have heard of Reading, PA. Most of you therefore know it from/as, a.) a space in the Monopoly game, b.) a AA baseball team, c.) a crime-infested, bygone industrial craphole. I would venture most answers would tend to "c.)"
But what you don't know...
I recently visited Reading (family) and was moved by how absolutely, positively, demonstratively, astoundingly, righteously, outrageously, physologically (I made up this word), abominably beautiful the architecture and landscape is. Yes, center city is rundown and has a lot of crime and some overpopulation, but when this city turns around (25 years? 50? Never?), it has the potential to be an absolute gem. It has the housing stock (rowhouses, mansions, rowhouse mansions), workforce, location (proximity to major met. centers of East Coast), history, culture (PA Dutch, near Philadelphia), infrastructure (highways, railroads) landscape (rolling hills, river). Woh.
Most (many) of you have heard of Reading, PA. Most of you therefore know it from/as, a.) a space in the Monopoly game, b.) a AA baseball team, c.) a crime-infested, bygone industrial craphole. I would venture most answers would tend to "c.)"
But what you don't know...
I recently visited Reading (family) and was moved by how absolutely, positively, demonstratively, astoundingly, righteously, outrageously, physologically (I made up this word), abominably beautiful the architecture and landscape is. Yes, center city is rundown and has a lot of crime and some overpopulation, but when this city turns around (25 years? 50? Never?), it has the potential to be an absolute gem. It has the housing stock (rowhouses, mansions, rowhouse mansions), workforce, location (proximity to major met. centers of East Coast), history, culture (PA Dutch, near Philadelphia), infrastructure (highways, railroads) landscape (rolling hills, river). Woh.
Pagoda town.
I never knew Reading, PA was crime infested, we used to be there all the time. Parts do look very unattractive and industrial but you are absolutely right that it does have many beautiful parts.
I realize most of you could care less about a city called Lubbock, but I'm going to share some of its misconceptions anyway.
Lubbock is in the middle of a desert wasteland - not true. The city receives on average 20 inches of rain. Granted, this is not much compared to the East Coast, but it's more than cities like Denver and Los Angeles and comparable to San Francisco. Lubbock is surrounded by prairie farmland, and the city is green.
Lubbock is an oil town - not true. There is no oil industry in the city. Its main industries are healthcare, higher education and agriculture.
Lubbock is ugly - you guessed it, not true. The surrounding scenery is not the greatest, but the city is green and nicely landscaped. It's not the most beautiful city, but it is very clean and nice-looking. Here are some pictures to give you an idea of what it looks like.
Here are some pictures of the surrounding landscape:
Here's what Lubbock looks like:
We have sunsets like these very often
Wow, never been to Lubbock, but didn't know it looked so nice. Now I can see why it is growing.
That's the good thing about growing up in a mid-sized city like Lubbock; you can relate to and feel comfortable in both urban and rural settings.
Lubbock is a nice city. I could relocate to Lubbock and be very happy. The climate there is quite nice. They have low humidity in the summer, although it can get hot. Visit Lubbock sometime I think you might enjoy it.
Misconception- Newark is not a crime filled wasteland.
It has some amazing history, it offers so many jobs, and it's making a great stride from being #1's most dangerous city in America to improving itself ranking in the 20s in a matter of 10 years. Cities like Detroit, Camden and St Louis have been sitting near 1st place for those ten years and still are.
Miami misconception: You can't get by if you don't speak Spanish
Miami truth: It's helpful to speak Spanish but not required. I only speak English and have lived here for 8 years without a problem. Most people in Miami are bi or tri-lingual.
Miami Beach misconception: South Beach is a gay neighborhood.
Miami Beach truth: While South Beach has a strong gay representation, it's far from what some people expect. That said, South Beach mixes Gays, Straights, Orthodox Jews, Europeans, Latin Americans, North Americans, Caribbean's, young, old, models, artists, locals and tourists, etc. in a tiny footprint like no place I have ever been in the USA. It's a very inclusive environment.
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