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The press surrounding the city has been overwhelmingly negative for the past year or two though. Crime, companies leaving, etc.
The media has done a lot of sharing both sides of these cities, especially Baltimore and St. Louis. On the one hand, you hear about their gentrification/revitalization in spots and status as under-the-radar, upcoming hipster havens on the cheap. On the other hand, you hear the stories about Mike Brown and Freddie Gray, about the extreme crime, blight, decay, and racial tension. And both are the reality of both cities-certain parts prosper while other parts continue to fall apart even further. It displays a contrast between realities for the rich and the poor, and the widening of the gap between the two.
For St. Louis, Baltimore, and many other urban regions across the nation (and the globe), it really is a tale of two cities-the (as the cliche goes) "haves and have-nots."
Low wages are not cool though which is more often than not the case in cheap towns.
The question is always how much you would get for your wage though. Would you rather be paid $20000 a year in a place where it costs $1000 a year to live or $2000000 a year in a place it costs $1999999 to live? (Examples aren't realistic but you get the idea)
The question is always how much you would get for your wage though. Would you rather be paid $20000 a year in a place where it costs $1000 a year to live or $2000000 a year in a place it costs $1999999 to live? (Examples aren't realistic but you get the idea)
The cost of living difference is mostly a housing difference and that's an investment, not a cost.
Fargo actually isn't that horrible of a place. It's a big college town with a surprisingly vibrant downtown. Lots of beautiful Victorian neighborhoods with tree-lined streets, too.
But yeah, fairly chilly this time of year.
I've always wanted to go to ND just because it is such a "maligned" state.
But besides jaw-droppingly cold winters, doesn't it also have blazing-hot summers? The worst of both extremes? I remember reading that the Upper Plains get it bad in summer and winter.
I've always wanted to go to ND just because it is such a "maligned" state.
But besides jaw-droppingly cold winters, doesn't it also have blazing-hot summers? The worst of both extremes? I remember reading that the Upper Plains get it bad in summer and winter.
Maybe I'll visit in May sometime
As a bonus, there are really BIG mosquitoes there in the summer. Typically there is nice weather with relatively few mosquitoes for an 8-day period in June.
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