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I"ve lived back east ... but came back west. Actually, I can even think of 1 reason ... for me ... the Pacific NW or west coast blows away all 13 reasons of the east coast.
^You like the West Coast because there are little tiny people there?
I've driven Boston to DC a lot and it truly is impressive especially once you hit the New Haven area it's just nonstop traffic all the way to Virginia. There is a pretty decent gap between Boston and the rest of the corridor though. The scenery is pretty away from 95. Best is a matter of opinion but I think the northeast is definitely a well rounded region. What really impresses me is the education. I mean you have MIT, Harvard, NYU, Cornell, Dartmouth, Princeton, UPenn, Yale, NYU, Columbia, Brown, and Boston College.
And come on Fenway. How you gonna compete with Fenway? Plus Tom Braidballs. You can't.
and SHIPYAHD! SHIPYAAAAAHD!
Tastes nothing bottled like it does out of the tap at a Portland bar.
I grew up in New England and also New York. Although I love my home and want to eventually move back permanently, there is one thing that a lot of children who grow up in New England don't get to experience that many of us have not mentioned or perhaps have overlooked.
Growing up in seemingly "all white" New England, I was not exposed to many black people or their culture. I was friends with tons of Italians and Puerto Ricans (especially in New York), but in CT all my friends were white (Italian, German, whatever). I never really gave it much thought until I moved to Atlanta last summer and was suddenly surrounded by lots of southern black culture and lots of traditional black people.
It's been a great experience so far and my best friend here in Atlanta is a black man originally from the Bronx who grew up in North Carolina. I know it sounds like a really odd thing to put against New England, but I do wish that I had been surrounded by more black people and Hispanics in CT when I was younger.
Obviously, moving to NY, I had a few more black friends and lots of Hispanic friends, but I remember distinctly that there were very few of them in my hometown in CT. I sometimes feel bad for feeling out of place when I am out and about here in Atlanta due to the fact that I am simply not really use to seeing so many black people.
New England is far from "all white." Most of the cities have significant numbers of African-American, Latino, Asian, etc. people in them, as do many of the smaller communities. If you never saw them growing up, I can't imagine how/why.
New England is far from "all white." Most of the cities have significant numbers of African-American, Latino, Asian, etc. people in them, as do many of the smaller communities. If you never saw them growing up, I can't imagine how/why.
Exactly. The cities in general are about 80% non-white. The suburbs, however are like 95% white. Atlanta isn't really representative of the typical racial breakdown of America because it's too black. I think the metro area is about 50% black. The U.S. overall is only 13% black.
I have never read such an opinionated and biased thread before. This thread is truly based on nothing but personal perspective and first hand experiences, and leaves very little in the way of facts. The built up cities and areas you speak of are repulsive to some people. A lot of people do not like such a densely populated place, bustling with millions of people.
The northeast also has several cities within the region you're speaking of with very high crime rates. Philadelphia, Camden, Bridgeport, Newark, Baltimore, and in the past, D.C. have all had very high crime rates, hardly the safe harmonious place you make it out to be.
Where you may prefer the northeast because all the cities are connected to one another, someone else may prefer the midwest, several large metro areas but separated by at least 100-200 miles. Indianapolis, Detroit, Chicago, Cleveland, Columbus, Cincinnati, Louisville, St. Louis, Minneapolis/St. Paul, etc are all within a few hours drive of each other.
I have never read such an opinionated and biased thread before. This thread is truly based on nothing but personal perspective and first hand experiences, and leaves very little in the way of facts. The built up cities and areas you speak of are repulsive to some people. A lot of people do not like such a densely populated place, bustling with millions of people.
The northeast also has several cities within the region you're speaking of with very high crime rates. Philadelphia, Camden, Bridgeport, Newark, Baltimore, and in the past, D.C. have all had very high crime rates, hardly the safe harmonious place you make it out to be.
Where you may prefer the northeast because all the cities are connected to one another, someone else may prefer the midwest, several large metro areas but separated by at least 100-200 miles. Indianapolis, Detroit, Chicago, Cleveland, Columbus, Cincinnati, Louisville, St. Louis, Minneapolis/St. Paul, etc are all within a few hours drive of each other.
Nope. we're up here all by ourselves.
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