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if u love the mass transit and hate to drive then surely nyc is for u
i like to drive
The point is that it's like comparing apples to oranges. You can get away without having a car here due to the mass transit system, even if you were to travel into some of the surrounding NYC suburbs. In other major cities, not having a car would severely limit your mobility.
If you can afford to pay tolls and garage parking in Manhattan, more power to you.
decent apartments cost $1800+, even in the burbs
if u jus work, stay home and do noth, sure u can make less, but if u wanna reasonably use nyc amenities without even balling out every day, u need at least 100k, considering everything costs more here and the high taxes, including crazy property taxes in the burbs
u telling me 100-120k is not middle class? what is it then, rich, upper middle? if u compare to the rest of the country NORMAL living conditions, u have to make at least that to have that, if u live in an old sh1thole that always needs maintenance, no car, no parking, no washer/dryer, thats not comparable living
You can get a decent apartment for less than $1800 per month. My point was that there are many people who make far less than 120k and they're doing just fine. Considering the average h/h income in NYC is far less than the figure you quoted, does that mean just about everyone is just sitting around in their s-hole apartment doing nothing?
as an "average person" myself, if i was asked that question directly i would assume it was aimed at me so i wouldn't even answer it. its such a loaded question its pathetic. as long as the OP is "superior" to the "average person" and makes over $100 g and is living in an area they can afford, why ask this kind of question? why oh why oh why...
wat u talkin bout?
doesnt have noth to do with wat i make, jus interested why people sacrifice greatly to live here
I don't get why people come on her and say "I don't get WHY anyone would live here!" especially when they don't live here. I don't understand why anyone would live in Miami. Nice for a vacation, but don't think I could live there. I don't go on the Miami forum and criticize people who live there. They live there. That's there thing. Good for them
i live in the metro area so its basically here and im askin about this whole metro area, if u read my post, not just the city
of course u gon say i live in the lame burbs and dont kno anyth bout the city even if commute to there, but thats wateva
The point is that it's like comparing apples to oranges. You can get away without having a car here due to the mass transit system, even if you were to travel into some of the surrounding NYC suburbs. In other major cities, not having a car would severely limit your mobility.
If you can afford to pay tolls and garage parking in Manhattan, more power to you.
thats true, but ability to have a car is still a plus, even in nyc it can be inconvenient to not have one
You can get a decent apartment for less than $1800 per month. My point was that there are many people who make far less than 120k and they're doing just fine. Considering the average h/h income in NYC is far less than the figure you quoted, does that mean just about everyone is just sitting around in their s-hole apartment doing nothing?
no, but it means they dont have the standard of living and every day QOL that people in other places do
aaron--people know what they make and how it compares to others. most people are going to keep that under wraps and not be open about it. when you ask somebody who doesn't make that much a third person question like why does average person still choose to live here it feels like its being aimed at them. most people who are struggling with salary issues even if they are comfortable don't want to be reminded in any way of the fact that they don't make that much $$. maybe when youre younger one doesn't care as much but as you get older and youve been thru the mill and grind such a question can be like striking a match to a matchbox
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