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This doesn't surprise me.. a lot of Americans view NYC as the 'dream' city.. then they come here, and realize things aren't at all like they imagined. I'm primarily thinking about the ones who think Manhattan is the world, and expect everything to be perfect here. The legitimate transplants are all perfectly fine in my book.
This doesn't surprise me.. a lot of Americans view NYC as the 'dream' city.
It's not just Americans. Once upon a time (when I worked in the publishing field) my company used to bring in young publishing hopefuls from Germany to work the summer as interns. The chance to get a little taste of the book publishing business was a little less than half the attraction for them; what made them eager to slave away as interns was the fact that they were going to spend the summer in New York. Once they began talking with us, it became very obvious that they were jealous of anyone able to call this town home. And they would tell us that a lot of Europeans felt the same way. Most of the criticism New York generates comes from other Americans--certainly not from people elsewhere in the world!
It's not just Americans. Once upon a time (when I worked in the publishing field) my company used to bring in young publishing hopefuls from Germany to work the summer as interns. The chance to get a little taste of the book publishing business was a little less than half the attraction for them; what made them eager to slave away as interns was the fact that they were going to spend the summer in New York. Once they began talking with us, it became very obvious that they were jealous of anyone able to call this town home. And they would tell us that a lot of Europeans felt the same way. Most of the criticism New York generates comes from other Americans--certainly not from people elsewhere in the world!
im still living in Ireland and me and many of my friends (and probably many other young people in the country) have decided we want to move there asap (probably after getting a masters so we can get a job easier). Not exactly sure how we will get a visa, etc. but where theres a will theres a way
See you guys in a few years
Back in the seventies everyone from the east coast wanted to move to California or Florida. Isn't it funny how our concepts of those places have changed, they're dystopic now.
Back in the seventies everyone from the east coast wanted to move to California or Florida. Isn't it funny how our concepts of those places have changed, they're dystopic now.
Yes, it's funny how perceptions change. (But not everyone wanted to move west or south. I'm living proof!)
What's most significant about the article/slideshow is that the vast majority of people moved here for career/educational reasons. The anti-hipster lobby likes to think that these people only preen/drink coffee by day and pose/drink martinis by night. This simply is not true.
People move to other cities for the weather, outdoor recreation, public schools, or because housing is cheap. People move to New York to work, not to lie around all day. New York is, and will be for the foreseeable future, the capital of the creative and the ambitious.
Yes, many (most?) of this people will be disappointed, but that doesn't make them irrational for coming in the first place.
I would sure love to visit. You have an amazing town. Always interesting to read your comments here on CDF.
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