NYC is pointless unless you're rich or either in college
The mirage of NYC being the holy grail to live is long over. NYC is done. so 2000s.
NYC is great if you a student because you are able to explore the city independently. Discover your inner self and the city becomes your playground. Same if you are rich and able to blow your cash to melt into the city. For regular folks tryin to make it, NYC isn't viable.
More and more young grads are willing to move out to different cities, NYC isn't exclusive anymore. Hell i'd go to philly, chicago, boston, austin, santa barbara, miami.
Thoughts? is NYC overhyped?
You were like 8 in 2000... so clearly you are pulling this opinion from somewhere or someone else. Form your own opinion, have you even lived here fulltime in order to do so? Pull your head out of the sand.
Only if you can't get laid
have you thought about escorts ?
Being one... maybe; it is expensive here. Girl's gotta eat
his escort must have turned out to be a black guy
NYC just ranked #1 by Business Insider's "25 Best Places to Roll Dolo" so I don't know wtf you're talking about.
lol'd
LOL/10, would laugh again.
LOL top comment by far
haha
Should I buy a penthouse on 5th Ave? I mean, if I'm gonna be rich might as well be rich in NYC, right?
I beg to differ, and I'm as regular as it gets (especially after a Taco Bell run). The majority of NYCers are 'regular' folks.
I think this kid thinks regular is a GS VP.
Only the finest breast milk from Cambodian immigrants in the BX for those guys. Us normal folk have to settle for Dominican.....
Agree @gstackle32...what's his/her name, OP? Maybe you should ask Ray Mckigney for wooing advice.
this sounds like sexual frustation.
i kind of agree, but atlanta isn't preftigous
Santa Barbara, CA is not any cheaper than NYC. I doubt too many young college graduates are moving there except for graduate schools at UCSB. SB is the type of place one retires to after having made money elsewhere.
Not really true (on the cost aspect at least). There are a fair amount of start ups in SB/IV (same thing) and lots of kids work at those. Also you can definitely get a lot more for less money in SB. I have a friend who pays around 1800 for a room in a house with a backyard, beach view, and jacuzzi.
On second thought he might even pay less than that.
I second the SB comment. Went to undergrad there. They don't call it the most expensive ghetto (IV) for nothing. Its super slow, boring and unless you want to live with 4 other ppl and have little to no actual opps, there's no real reason for anyone under 40 who isn't connected to UCSB to live there. But the weather's great most of the time, it's an hour and a half from LA and the people are beautiful - especially since there's a huge contingent of foreign students doing ESL study.
That is basically what I said. The people I know that moved there are all older, made their money elsewhere and cashing out there. There is no doubt that the area is breathtakingly beautiful with fabulous weather year round--like much of coastal CA but unlike SF or LA it is really the kind of ideal place for folks who already made it to enjoy the finer things of life.
I've spent my entire life living 40 minutes outside NYC, aside from my years at University. I suppose I've been into the city around 20 times in my entire life (not a whole lot). Yah, it has its merits and is fantastic to visit for the day, but living there seems like quite a grind. Even food shopping seems to be a struggle. Don't get me started on the 3k a month for a "luxury" studio or 1br. If you can swing it, it could be great fun, but I don't see it being the place you'd want to be long term. The CT suburbs are fantastic though. Greenwich, Darien, Westport, Fairfield, Southport etc... are gorgeous. Sadly there is little to do there for people without a family life.
Jeebus H. Christ. I can guarantee you the overwhelming majority of people in NYC are not paying $3K for a fucking studio. Where do yall get these facts?
Situations are what you make of them. So if you want to bitch and moan about every little inconvenience, you will hate NYC. Or, if you take it for what it is - an incredible (albeit challenging) place to live - you'll have a pretty great fucking time.
Granted most NYers are not paying 3k a month. Most NYers are also living in conditions that people from most places in the country would deem unacceptable or as my girlfriend puts it "third-world." (TBH, it's really not that bad unless you're in a truly nasty neighborhood. She just doesn't like nyc.)
I recently checked out a few places in Murray Hill and I'd say the average for a nice place you could split or if you have the money to live in solo is approx 2700-2800 plus utilities. Not cheap by any standards. Obviously there are always deals to be found, but that's easier said than done when you need to move into a place pronto.
Not arguing that you can't have a great time in nyc, you can. It will just cost you a pretty penny more than other cities.
Why are you commenting on this topic? If you've never lived in the city, isn't it clear you know nothing about it? You're the bridge and tunnel riffraff that we make fun of, and you don't even seem to realize it.
One can reasonably compare NYC to Tokyo, London, HK, Paris, Sydney and maybe a few other places. Comparing NYC to other American cities (especially Boston, Austin, SB) is laughable. To do so means you have not traveled or you are incapable or seeing the MAJOR differences in the cities.
If you could be happy and have the same opportunities in a cheaper place, go for it.
The reality is that NYC is so expensive because it is so awesome, and people are willing to pay up to be a part it.
Rude much.
I find it laughable to insult someone you know nothing about in an opinion based conversation. I have traveled plenty for both work and leisure. I studied at University in England, not for a semester, but for three years.
There are plenty of cities that offer many of the aspects nyc has to offer and in many cases are more in tune to a given individuals needs and desires. Not everyone wants the same thing. Maybe if you traveled more you would understand.
One of these things is not like the others...
The only people who blast this garbage are people who have never lived here. I'm not rich and I'm having the time of my life here. Your surroundings are what you make of it, but being in NYC definitely helps.
The huge majority of you dreaming about NYC are those targeting IBD/S&T/PE/HF/M&A jobs so this is kind of normal because once you have a spot there you can pull close to 6 figures after some years and then "afford" the insame cost of living.
If I wasn't targeting those fancy positions I would never even think about NYC, London or Paris. I'd prefer main secondary cities and put my career behind family and personal life. That's my rescue plan if I don't feel confortable or if I fail my career.
I have mixed feelings about NYC, but I think like most things in life, it is what you make of it. There is certainly at least as much possibility and opportunity here as anywhere else. Don't forget, we see the world not as it is, but as we are.
Also, @"SilvioBerlusconi"...just lol.
So in summary, NYC is no fun unless you have money and time to spend it...
I'll take my chances
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