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do most people ever move to ANY suburb without some underlying reason? I mean, I can't think of many people moving to suburban Boston, Philly, Chicago just for the hell of it. There are obviously exceptions...
However, plenty of people do start off in moving to Manhattan or other parts of the city...and those people often end up coming to LI or Bergen County/WestchesterFairfield County) when it's time to buy a house. I know quite a few of them. Of course this happens elsewhere as well.
We aren't talking about those places. BUt my DH's best friend moved to Chicago just becasue he wanted to live there. I have about 5 friends from college that moved to Boston becasue they wanted to live there. I don't have one friend from college that moved to LI...but I have plenty of friends from college who grew up on LI and moved away. (I went to college upstate just for frame of reference).
But this thread isn't about that.
The argument made is that people want to move here. They don't - and the only example you came up with is the one I stated is the ONLY reason people move here - a job, or a spouse with a job. There are also threads from people who've moved away and want to come back. That doesn't count.
We aren't talking about those places. BUt my DH's best friend moved to Chicago just becasue he wanted to live there. I have about 5 friends from college that moved to Boston becasue they wanted to live there. I don't have one friend from college that moved to LI...but I have plenty of friends from college who grew up on LI and moved away. (I went to college upstate just for frame of reference).
I also know quite a few people that moved to Boston as well, but they didn't move to a Boston suburb. Plenty of my friends from college moved to Manhattan from other parts of the country...they didn't come to LI.
You're comparing apples and oranges.
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The argument made is that people want to move here. They don't - and the only example you came up with is the one I stated is the ONLY reason people move here - a job, or a spouse with a job. There are also threads from people who've moved away and want to come back. That doesn't count.
again, it's a suburb. Who wants to move to ANY suburb from another part of the country unless it's in near say San Diego or Denver or something with an obvious non work related draw?
Aren't you being a bit belligerent today. What's the matter? Not getting any turkey for Thanksgiving?
By the way...did the plane land?
Maybe it was the Vomit Comet! You know that thing they train astronauts in that goes up and down to simulate zero gravity. That would explpain a lot come to think of it...
As much as I love LI, I would have to say that if you (or a spouse, family member) do not work in the city (or an industry directly tied to the island) you can probably find a comparable quality of life for less money elsewhere.
But if you do have a job in the city or are a school teacher/cop/whatever, etc, etc, you cannot beat LI. Sure beats the heck out of dirty Jersey and the snootiness of Westchester and CT.
To complain about the congestion and population density of the suburbs of the largest city on this continent (and arguably the most famous city in the world) is crazy. These things should be a given.
The beauty of this place is that you can step off the train from your $$$ Manhattan job and jump in your boat for an evening cruise or pick your kids up from an excellent school.
Obviously you aren't that well traveled - New Jersey isn't all about chemical plants, we too can leave our jobs - locally or city-based, and go cruising on the bay or the ocean. Oh, and for the most part our kids can walk home safely from our excellent school system and not have to worry about the pedophiles like you do out in some of those towns in NY. Not too worry, LI has its fair share of snootiness residing on the North Shore.
As far as traffic goes, LI traffic is no different than driving in the city - a nightmare.
I also know quite a few people that moved to Boston as well, but they didn't move to a Boston suburb. Plenty of my friends from college moved to Manhattan from other parts of the country...they didn't come to LI.
You're comparing apples and oranges.
again, it's a suburb. Who wants to move to ANY suburb from another part of the country unless it's in near say San Diego or Denver or something with an obvious non work related draw?
I'm not the one who made the argument that "lurkers" might be "scared" by threads bashing LI. ..that's what I waas responding to. That is an absurd argument. There is no one lurking here who wants to move to LI just for the helluvit. If you're moving here because you HAVE TO, yes, these threads might be a little scary but you have the option not to read them, why make yourself miserable before you even get here?
When I went away to college I generally got 2 reactions when I told people where I'm from "Really? You don't ACT like you're from Long Island" or "REally? You don't SOUND like you're from Long Island" - both meant as a compliment. No one EVER said - "that's so cool - I always wanted to live there" or "you're so lcuky!" My roomate's extended family was from the same town as me and she never said "Oh, I envied my cousins growing up on Long Island!"
When I went away to college I generally got 2 reactions when I told people where I'm from "Really? You don't ACT like you're from Long Island" or "REally? You don't SOUND like you're from Long Island" - both meant as a compliment. No one EVER said - "that's so cool - I always wanted to live there" or "you're so lcuky!" My roomate's extended family was from the same town as me and she never said "Oh, I envied my cousins growing up on Long Island!"
Can't argue with this. People here are always comparing LI to places like Orange County CA or The SF bay area counties like Sonoma.... do you think anyone over there ever thinks about moving to LI?
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