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My friend was just in Texas over a month and traveled around a bit. It was obv a great experience but he felt it lacked so hard compared to Europe.
He felt the lack of history and culture everywhere.
Said its nice and all, they have cool attractions, but it just feels like a big ass empty place where they put buildings and people to fill it.
And I saw this appropriate meme:
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How do you feel about your home?
I lived in the ghetto in Cincinnati until I was 19. It was tough and while I do miss somethings about the city (Reds games, Bengals games, Cincinnati Zoo, the riverfront, New Port Aquarium, La Rosa's Pizza, etc), but overall I don't miss home. I left that place over twenty years ago and only went back a couple times to see family.
I guess after I moved in 2004 the city had a renewal project and cleaned up a lot of the condemned buildings in the ghetto areas. Police/race relations still aren't good, but they aren't as bad when I lived in Cincy in the 80s/90s.
Nothing special since they chose to demolish a lot of old or ancient buildings that did add a very charming atmosphere bt.
That's unlike in europe where many of them are preserved and retained. That's why people around other parts of the world still flock there because they love seeing those in cities, towns and villages. Apart from history and culture. They're exotic too.
I was born and raised in New York, went to college in Boston and lived there for 4 years, but I had lived in New York my entire life outside of that. NYC was obv always expensive, but after covid the cost of living increased so exponentially, I came to the conclusion it just wasn't worth what you had to pay to live there anymore. So I moved to Chicago about 8 months ago, my experience so far.
Pros
1. It's a major city with a lot to do, has a good night life, 5 sports teams to see, lots of beaches to go to
2. It actually has reasonable rent for a major city. Compared to NYC, Boston, the cities in Cali, the rent here is significantly cheaper
3. While it's certainly not on NYC's level, there's actually a reliable public transit system you can use here so you don't have to literally drive everywhere
4. It's remarkably clean for a big city, you almost never see any homeless
5. Aesthetically it's very nice, I like the architecture of the older buildings and Lake Michigan is beautiful
Cons
1. The winters can be pretty brutal, it gets very cold here. Fortunately since I work remote, I can minimalize my exposure to the elements
2. Outside of Chicago there's genuinely nowhere to go that's worth visiting in the area for a weekend getaway, the Midwest is honestly a big nothing lol, so any trips I would take I'd have to fly
My last comment on Chicago, the cities crime rep is honestly very undeserved. I've never felt unsafe while being here, and the vast majority of the crime that does take place is in a concentrated area in the south side of the city.
As for the US, my two biggest beefs with the country would be
1. The public transit system here is a fvcking travesty. There's maybe 7 cities in the entire country you can realistically live in without a car, and outside of NYC they'd be a joke compared to most of Europe's. This means you're forced to literally drive everywhere here, so not only are you forced to incur all the expenses of a car including gasoline/repairs/insurance, it's not good environmentally, and you're going to run into bad traffic in virtually every major city.
2. I feel like Europe has far more nicer and interesting/unique cities than the US does. The majority of cities here are pretty bland and repetitive without much worth seeing, and they're poorly designed with lots of urban sprawl. Europe it feels like each city has it's own unique charms and attractions, while imo there's roughly 15 cities worth living in/actually traveling to here. This isn't to say there aren't other places or attractions worth visiting here, I'm talking strictly cities.
[QUOTE=Meticode;15004252]I lived in the ghetto in Cincinnati until I was 19. It was tough and while I do miss somethings about the city (Reds games, Bengals games, Cincinnati Zoo, the riverfront, New Port Aquarium, La Rosa's Pizza, etc), but overall I don't miss home. I left that place over twenty years ago and only went back a couple times to see family.
I guess after I moved in 2004 the city had a renewal project and cleaned up a lot of the condemned buildings in the ghetto areas. Police/race relations still aren't good, but they aren't as bad when I lived in Cincy in the 80s/90s.[/QUOTE]
It’s called gentrification. Join the club - major cities
[QUOTE=SouBeachTalents;15004464]I was born and raised in New York, went to college in Boston and lived there for 4 years, but I had lived in New York my entire life outside of that. NYC was obv always expensive, but after covid the cost of living increased so exponentially, I came to the conclusion it just wasn't worth what you had to pay to live there anymore. So I moved to Chicago about 8 months ago, my experience so far.
Pros
1. It's a major city with a lot to do, has a good night life, 5 sports teams to see, lots of beaches to go to
2. It actually has reasonable rent for a major city. Compared to NYC, Boston, the cities in Cali, the rent here is significantly cheaper
3. While it's certainly not on NYC's level, there's actually a reliable public transit system you can use here so you don't have to literally drive everywhere
4. It's remarkably clean for a big city, you almost never see any homeless
5. Aesthetically it's very nice, I like the architecture of the older buildings and Lake Michigan is beautiful
Cons
1. The winters can be pretty brutal, it gets very cold here. Fortunately since I work remote, I can minimalize my exposure to the elements
2. Outside of Chicago there's genuinely nowhere to go that's worth visiting in the area for a weekend getaway, the Midwest is honestly a big nothing lol, so any trips I would take I'd have to fly
My last comment on Chicago, the cities crime rep is honestly very undeserved. I've never felt unsafe while being here, and the vast majority of the crime that does take place is in a concentrated area in the south side of the city.
As for the US, my two biggest beefs with the country would be
1. The public transit system here is a fvcking travesty. There's maybe 7 cities in the entire country you can realistically live in without a car, and outside of NYC they'd be a joke compared to most of Europe's. This means you're forced to literally drive everywhere here, so not only are you forced to incur all the expenses of a car including gasoline/repairs/insurance, it's not good environmentally, and you're going to run into bad traffic in virtually every major city.
2. I feel like Europe has far more nicer and interesting/unique cities than the US does. The majority of cities here are pretty bland and repetitive without much worth seeing, and they're poorly designed with lots of urban sprawl. Europe it feels like each city has it's own unique charms and attractions, while imo there's roughly 15 cities worth living in/actually traveling to here. This isn't to say there aren't other places or attractions worth visiting here, I'm talking strictly cities.[/QUOTE]
Moving from the north east cold to Chicago cold is diabolical. I couldn’t do it and I’ve experienced north east cold most of my life. Weather would play a huge factor in relocation. The north east weather is for the birds. Is transportation there expensive? I don’t catch public transportation. But it’s expensive. Like $2.50. I guess the perks of work from home can counter cold/public transportation. I also think crime is exaggerated by the media. Not sure why. Like you said there’s specific areas where it’s high but overall not that crazy as it’s made out to be.
Do you know how much I think about my towns history on any given day?
While I think history is great, there are numerous things more important as far as impact on QOL goes.
America doesn’t have as much history of course because it’s relatively new compared to Europe.
West coast even more. Outside a few select spots almost all construction is relatively modern and cheaply done.
Love South Florida and Miami. It's a beautiful, lush tropical area with the most beautiful women in the world. Downsides are HUGE though. The cost of living has become insane and the traffic is crazy. Also, it's a low IQ and ghetto city in many ways.
[QUOTE=Axe;15004375]Nothing special since they chose to demolish a lot of old or ancient buildings that did add a very charming atmosphere bt.
That's unlike in europe where many of them are preserved and retained. That's why people around other parts of the world still flock there because they love seeing those in cities, towns and villages. Apart from history and culture. They're exotic too.[/QUOTE]
Fukuoka?
Interesting posts, would love more insights like SouBeachs account.
[QUOTE=Axe;15004375]Nothing special since they chose to demolish a lot of old or ancient buildings that did add a very charming atmosphere bt.
That's unlike in europe where many of them are preserved and retained. That's why people around other parts of the world still flock there because they love seeing those in cities, towns and villages. Apart from history and culture. They're exotic too.[/QUOTE]
They have to demolish buildings if Axe spends significant time in them. They can't get the stink out.
[QUOTE=fsvr54;15004547]Love South Florida and Miami. It's a beautiful, lush tropical area with the most beautiful women in the world. Downsides are HUGE though. The cost of living has become insane and the traffic is crazy. Also, it's a low IQ and ghetto city in many ways[url=https://i.ibb.co/hX34jLs/IMG-20221001-103220.jpg].[/url][/QUOTE]
On the flipside, you seem to despise orlando. Why is that again?
The beauty of Europe absolutely demolishes the US. It's not even close.
But the US has a much higher standard of living than Europe. The only standard where Europe wins is Healthcare, and granted that is a huge one. But the average American has a bigger home, more cars, closets, washer and dryer, etc. Which in much of Europe is a luxury.
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