How many times have you heard, "It's so much better in New York?"
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I've ridden the subways in Philly, NYC, Chicago, Boston, Prague, Berlin, and Amsterdam many times after 1am. I've walked through Parramore many times, and even attended a church in Parramore. Parramore is weak sauce compared to other places I've been. I've been through Detroit many times, and lived in the murder capital of the U.S., Camden, NJ. I walked the streets of Camden as a child.
I've never been scared.
But, again, I'm not scared of minorities and poor people, like you.
NYC is the Capital of the World, the gateway to this great melting pot, and an amazing city hands down. Long Island has great beaches and cool towns all the way out to Montauk Point. As mentioned earlier, the holiday season is electric.
FL is the tourist capital of the world, the confluence of the Caribbean to the US, and a fun place to be. Great beaches and cool towns as well. Holidays can be fun too, from light up UCF to the special that is Disney.
live where you are happy if you can, if not, at least try to be happy where you live ...
That being said, San Diego hands down kicks the Sh!t out of anywhere ...
FL is the tourist capital of the world, the confluence of the Caribbean to the US, and a fun place to be. Great beaches and cool towns as well. Holidays can be fun too, from light up UCF to the special that is Disney.
live where you are happy if you can, if not, at least try to be happy where you live ...
That being said, San Diego hands down kicks the Sh!t out of anywhere ...
But you can't eat with them, sit with them on planes or live by them. Got it.
Back on point, New York sucks, they can't drive, don't give a crap about anyone but themselves, the roads suck, the weather sucks, the beaches suck, the population sucks for God sakes they play high school football on Saturdays here.
Uhhhh... sure I can. You're just making crap up.
I live downtown, I have homeless people all around me. I even ate some goat curry at Caribbean One Stop at Magic Mall a couple weeks ago, had Turkish last week with some local Turks, eat Chinese with real, live, Asian people at Chuan Lu frequently, and I can occasionally be seen at various South/Central American places around town getting cheap eats.
Like I've been saying, I'm not scared of minorities or people of lower socioeconomic status than I, like you are.
Boston has higher crime rates across the board than NYC. More murders, more rapes, more robberies, more assaults, more auto theft, per 100k than NYC.
Not scared at all hanging with lower socioeconomic people, I do it everyday. Put your money and or time where your mouth is. Something near and dear to my heart, the Covenant House. Go do a sleep out with their kids, go volunteer and do career guidance. Go mentor them, let's see what you're made of really.
Sir G routinely has people from different socioeconomic curcles over. They clean his awesome dock and fuel his 30 foot boat. Then they're told to GTFO as soon as possible.
He's a man of the people.
He's a man of the people.
I would say San Francisco now has New York handily beat in this attitude now. Having lived and worked in and out of New York for about 5 of the last 15 years, I actually liked it there for work. But I would never live there.
But in San Francisco there is an arrogance from many people I know that it's the only place to live, the best, and ... even worse ... the government needs to solve the "housing affordability" while they shouldn't have to commute 90+ minutes. They utterly miss the point that they themselves have driven up the costs, and the only way to deal with it is to either commute ... or move out of the area. There are other options, even with and working for the same companies.
And worst of all ... many treat a lot of people from elsewhere, especially those who don't want to live there, with almost a racist and/or sexual-related overture at times, as why we don't want to live there. Someone else once explained to me how some portions of the west coast have almost an unwritten, Japanese-like superiority (even well beyond Japanese ... like old, pre-'45 Japanese) ... one that complains about the judgement of others, and yet doesn't see its own.
I like going to the Bay area ... but I like staying well outside the city, into both the hills to the southeast and the wineries to the northeast. In fact, you can see a great difference in both the arrogance of those from the city who "visit," and those who live there and aren't far removed from any other, rural place in the country. Similarly can be said for rural Maryland, coming from DC.
All I know for certain is that many people from all portions of the country have their own views, but as long as they are tolerant and understand people differ, I don't see any issue. And I've lived in over a dozen different states, while visiting nearly all of them, most for more than just a week.
So if I have to pick between DC, New York and San Francisco ... I pick New York.
But in San Francisco there is an arrogance from many people I know that it's the only place to live, the best, and ... even worse ... the government needs to solve the "housing affordability" while they shouldn't have to commute 90+ minutes. They utterly miss the point that they themselves have driven up the costs, and the only way to deal with it is to either commute ... or move out of the area. There are other options, even with and working for the same companies.
And worst of all ... many treat a lot of people from elsewhere, especially those who don't want to live there, with almost a racist and/or sexual-related overture at times, as why we don't want to live there. Someone else once explained to me how some portions of the west coast have almost an unwritten, Japanese-like superiority (even well beyond Japanese ... like old, pre-'45 Japanese) ... one that complains about the judgement of others, and yet doesn't see its own.
I like going to the Bay area ... but I like staying well outside the city, into both the hills to the southeast and the wineries to the northeast. In fact, you can see a great difference in both the arrogance of those from the city who "visit," and those who live there and aren't far removed from any other, rural place in the country. Similarly can be said for rural Maryland, coming from DC.
All I know for certain is that many people from all portions of the country have their own views, but as long as they are tolerant and understand people differ, I don't see any issue. And I've lived in over a dozen different states, while visiting nearly all of them, most for more than just a week.
So if I have to pick between DC, New York and San Francisco ... I pick New York.
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85, while you and your frat boys were drinking and having parties I was working two jobs to pay my way through college. I delivered pizzas for dominos and worked at Publix, usually over 40 hours a week between both. I know full well what being poor is and will never apologize for my success but unlike your sad view of me, my friends have not changed from those days. People like you and chemmie talk a tough game but I hardly doubt you would sleep on the streets with nothing more than a sleeping bag in Central Park to raise money for young kids who didn't have mommy and daddy paying for a fraternity for them. If I remember correctly 85, you live in or near Feather Sound Countey Club, not exactly a rough hood.
While your little rants about me are cute and entertaining, let me correct you in one thing, the boat is 43 feet and I would much rather have Covenant House kids on it with me than people like you who were given their place.
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Every time you write something it's pure comedic gold.
Soon your story will evolve to having you growing up in Compton and being a local NAACP award recipient.
Sir G. has gone from jewish to black man faster than Rod Carew did the opposite.
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"Glad I was immune...population density wiped this place out, right Sam? Now where's that mannequin?"
I'd say both cities have lost their touch with their American roots. That's why most freedom-loving people move away, only coming back to visit or work temporarily.
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Not one smile...not one damn smile in this image below. Too many damn people.
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Meanwhile in Orlando...while everyone is riding subways, touching snot-covered arm-rests and having sewer water drop on their heads up north, I'm getting my car washed...
Meanwhile in Orlando...while everyone is riding subways, touching snot-covered arm-rests and having sewer water drop on their heads up north, I'm getting my car washed...
They look like a bunch of nice virgins.
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Admittedly, I don't frequent strip clubs or OBT much. Would these nice young ladies be considered good looking strippers or not so much?
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I was going to ask the same thing...lol. "They look familiar?"
I don't care...I'd love to save the Blonde from OBT...show her a better life.
IRL, or whatever, they are Baywash girls and 4 of them are UCF students...(shrug). Semoran, not OBT...
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