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I concur. Why would I move from one big city to the next it doesnt make any sense. For me I rather move from a big city like NYC to a small city like DC or a mid size city like Seattle or Las Vegas or even Detroit Big Cities like Houston, LA and Chicago are not options for me. To the OP your best bet is to go back to NYC or the closest thing to NYC interms of culture and gentrification is San Francisco.
I woudn't consider DC or the DC metro small by any standard, but you are definitely right, most New Yorkers that leave New York seem to go for places that have that small town feel or someplace that allows them to afford a big house and a couple cars. Though I have a friend who is an ex-New Yorker living in SF cause it was her stepping stone out of NYC, she will more than likely head up to Portland in a few years. Which Portland has definitely seen its fair share of New Yorkers that have migrated here.
Seattle is definitely not a mid-sized city. It is TINY. With almost no nightlife. It is a baby city, and I almost hesitate to call it a city. This coming from someone who lived there for 12 years.
Seattle is definitely not a mid-sized city. It is TINY. With almost no nightlife. It is a baby city, and I almost hesitate to call it a city. This coming from someone who lived there for 12 years.
I think everyone's definition of city size is purely subjective because I would agree and disagree with this statement.
I woudn't consider DC or the DC metro small by any standard, but you are definitely right, most New Yorkers that leave New York seem to go for places that have that small town feel or someplace that allows them to afford a big house and a couple cars. Though I have a friend who is an ex-New Yorker living in SF cause it was her stepping stone out of NYC, she will more than likely head up to Portland in a few years. Which Portland has definitely seen its fair share of New Yorkers that have migrated here.
But for me I wont move from one big city to the next, its already old for me. I gotta go to some place much more smaller or even a small town. AS for the OP she should have waited out Harlem. I remember reading AMNY about some white chick who moved from Colorado to Bedford Stuyvesant back in 2006 and all the black guys use to curse her out and pinch her phat white butt but she still stayed in Bedford Stuyvesant.
I CHecked out meetup.com and there is a whole bunch of ex pat New Yorker meet ups through out the country. I knew one chick from school some years back who transplanted to LA to become a Playboy bunny but that never happened instead she ended up doing porn consuming amino acids with proteins.
I've been to Chicago and I really enjoyed it. One thing that struck me as odd though is the lower density of pedestrian traffic and the lack of street vendors. Honestly, Chicago and Boston would be my top two go to places after NY. Both are fairly dense, walkable and have good subway systems. NY sort of ruins all other American cities for you as none really measure up. OP seems like she is not personally happy as one poster alluded to. In the end a location cannot provide happiness. That comes from within whether it's NYC or Nebraska. I wouldn't knock Chicago though. It's a fine city IMO but of course it's no NY. NYC is just on a level by itself as far as American cities go.
I've been to Chicago and I really enjoyed it. One thing that struck me as odd though is the lower density of pedestrian traffic and the lack of street vendors. Honestly, Chicago and Boston would be my top two go to places after NY. Both are fairly dense, walkable and have good subway systems. NY sort of ruins all other American cities for you as none really measure up. OP seems like she is not personally happy as one poster alluded to. In the end a location cannot provide happiness. That comes from within whether it's NYC or Nebraska. I wouldn't knock Chicago though. It's a fine city IMO but of course it's no NY. NYC is just on a level by itself as far as American cities go.
Street vendors are actually illegal in Chicago cause they use to be involved in money laundering with the mobs in the city. There have been a group of chefs fighting that law recently, but that is why you don't see them anywhere in Chicago.
I think this is why we constantly stress to visit a city before moving. Granted, I know not everyone has the luxury of flying everywhere and hotel stays, but it goes without saying that it's a small sacrifice to make to avoid making a bigger mistake in the long run.
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