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What do you mean by this statement? "most Pittsburgh natives feel ignored when they leave the city and people ignore its problems." Thanks.
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Originally Posted by tech2enable
Most people take the train, not the BUS to Manhattan, besides cost of living is very subjective and it depends on lifestyle, there are plenty of other big cities better than Pittsburgh, most Pittsburgh natives feel ignored when they leave the city and people ignore its problems.
It does not matter if the G-20 summit is taking place there, which by the way was supposed to be in new york city you know Why?
Because its just a one time summit, look Detroit had the super bowl and that didn't do anything long-term for the city, even though that's the reason the g-20 is being held in pitt, it was held in DC , and is being held in Vegas next year.
My father and many of my friends and family member are of working class in Pittsburgh and make damn good money, own property, real estate and more. Just because you're blue collar doesn't mean you're struggling. I know several people well who are blue collar in Pittsburgh and own anywhere from 5-10+ properties (camps, real estate, etc). In most of the USA, Blue Collar = good work and money.
(Large Coastal cities are excluded)
Plus, I've done office work before, made close to six figures and HATED it with a passion. I love being outside, getting down and dirty, making less, no matter what it is, along as it's not corporate drone/cubicle work!
It is known that most blue-collar workers especially in the rust belt have been struggling, also working class does not necessarily mean blue collar strictly speaking, it could be cooks, immigrants starting out , etc
Last edited by FlyDrive100b; 08-13-2009 at 04:14 PM..
What do you mean by this statement? "most Pittsburgh natives feel ignored when they leave the city and people ignore its problems." Thanks.
Maybe its best that you read letters to the editors, and comments, and suggestions from many native-born Pittsburgh people, they left for valid reasons, and feel that people are not talking about the issues, and hyping and ignoring them just like the biased and untrustworthy and silly rankings of newspapers editors, commentators at times.
May I add in most of the US blue collar does not mean good money, there is more wealth on the coasts than in a place like Pittsburgh, if your family owns many places and has wealth, that may be okay, but not everybody is like that, also
its more traditional money than new white collar money.
Why does Pittsburgh have such a vibrant downtown than other cities twice its size?
I was in Pittsburgh a few weeks ago and I don't think Pittsburgh's downtown, or at least most of its downtown excluding some areas near the Allegheny River, is all that vibrant. It looked to me that it was primarily office buildings and there were relatively few people who lived there (downtown being defined as everything west of I-579 between the Allegheny and Monongahela Rivers, i.e the Golden Triangle).
Full disclosure: I lived in western PA for almost 2 1/2 years and hated it, and I really dislike Pittsburgh. Having said that, when I made my recent trip to Pittsburgh, I spent some time in downtown walking and driving around, paying more attention to what was there than I did when I lived in western PA a decade ago. Though I know downtown Pittsburgh has grown significantly in population based on statistics I've seen, I think the percentage growth is largely a function of not many people living there previously (i.e. there still are relatively few people living there, but there are a lot more than before).
MilesBloodAxe - First, your spelling is notorious! Learn how to spell, OK? Second, your boy NoBama isn't the sharpest tool in the shed. Last time I checked, people (including myself) were making a TON of money in the stock market while GW was in office. Since Nobama, well, things haven't been so hot. How can you work for a government contractor and support Nobama? He's going to s-c-r-e-w you right out of your job. He's everything that this country WASN'T founded on. He lacks real principle and only wants more handouts for your pathetic kind. All that you do is beg and want freebies in life. Learn how to work, get rid of BET, your all black colleges and lets go from there. If there was an all white college, or an all white network, your POS buddy Rev Sharp would be up in arms claiming "discrimination". When I worked in DC/NoVA, almost all whites in my company (publicly held) detested the blacks. Hardly anyone gave a damn about them and racism is alive and well in DC/NoVA and NYC. Pittsburgh knows what's best for the city - less lazy, sloppy, gang banger thug wannabes!
If this is the general Pittsburgher attitude....the city deserves to fail.
Pittsburgh is a GREAT city. Most people are just jealous of the great sports history in Western PA, the beautiful Golden Triangle, Mt. Washington and the view, friendly neighborhoods and awesome people who know how to have fun!
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Originally Posted by CHIP72
I was in Pittsburgh a few weeks ago and I don't think Pittsburgh's downtown, or at least most of its downtown excluding some areas near the Allegheny River, is all that vibrant. It looked to me that it was primarily office buildings and there were relatively few people who lived there (downtown being defined as everything west of I-579 between the Allegheny and Monongahela Rivers, i.e the Golden Triangle).
Full disclosure: I lived in western PA for almost 2 1/2 years and hated it, and I really dislike Pittsburgh. Having said that, when I made my recent trip to Pittsburgh, I spent some time in downtown walking and driving around, paying more attention to what was there than I did when I lived in western PA a decade ago. Though I know downtown Pittsburgh has grown significantly in population based on statistics I've seen, I think the percentage growth is largely a function of not many people living there previously (i.e. there still are relatively few people living there, but there are a lot more than before).
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