Moving to Lawrence, but not a student

[WildcatNmyheart]

Originally Posted by tangles762000

lawrence is boring, there is not a whole lot to do unless you are a jayhawk fan. The lake is disgusting and the river polluted. Its a safe town, I think and it is pretty but not very big. If you have to live in kansas then lawrence is the place.

Upside is that you are very close to KC....I think Kansas in general is boring compared to other parts of the country. I still can't imagine living anywhere else and I have been to 47 states.

[denverian]

Originally Posted by tangles762000

lawrence is boring, there is not a whole lot to do unless you are a jayhawk fan. The lake is disgusting and the river polluted. Its a safe town, I think and it is pretty but not very big. If you have to live in kansas then lawrence is the place.

You should work for the KS Chamber of Commerce

[boarhandles]

Originally Posted by tangles762000

lawrence is boring, there is not a whole lot to do unless you are a jayhawk fan. The lake is disgusting and the river polluted. Its a safe town, I think and it is pretty but not very big. If you have to live in kansas then lawrence is the place.

LOL. this is so blown out of proportion. Lawrence can be a pretty cool place. for example, Lawrence tends to get as many concerts, if not more, than Kansas City. and most of the good local bands are coming out of Lawrence (they always have been). I agree that it can be dead in the summer, but it reflects more like how Lawrence would be if KU were not there and in that sense it is a bit more comfortable. On the other hand, there is more stuff to do in KC in regards to restaurants, museums & parks, shopping, etc.

[denverian]

Originally Posted by boarhandles

LOL. this is so blown out of proportion. Lawrence can be a pretty cool place. for example, Lawrence tends to get as many concerts, if not more, than Kansas City. and most of the good local bands are coming out of Lawrence (they always have been). I agree that it can be dead in the summer, but it reflects more like how Lawrence would be if KU were not there and in that sense it is a bit more comfortable. On the other hand, there is more stuff to do in KC in regards to restaurants, museums & parks, shopping, etc.

What I loved about it, as a student, was that it's rather compact. I could call any friend and say let's meet downtown... and be there in 10 minutes. There were many interesting shops downtown, and I thought the restaurants were decent too. We used to eat at Tellers a lot.