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My wife and some friends visited NYC recently. My wife was the only one that liked the city, albeit only to a degree. I definitely think NYC is a great place t

My wife and some friends visited NYC recently. My wife was the only one that liked the city, albeit only to a degree. I definitely think NYC is a great place to visit, but I could never see myself living there. I love the public transport system but hate so many other aspects of life there.

ghaff 8y ago
Even many people who like visiting NYC a lot don't like living there. I'm definitely in this category. I'll take a long weekend just about any time of the year. But the one summer I lived there, I couldn't wait to leave after a couple of months.
ryanwaggoner 8y ago
I definitely think NYC is a great place to visit, but I could never see myself living there. If I had a nickel for every time I’ve heard that about NYC from a visitor, I could afford to buy a place here :) Seriously though, why do people only seem to say this about NYC? Does anyone say they enjoyed visiting Dallas but couldn’t see themselves living there?
- instaheat 8y ago
  I don't like the way of life there. Schlepping your groceries home in a tote bag is one example. The same thing I like about the city, is the same thing I hate about the city, if that makes sense. Every time you step out the door, it's like an all day adventure. I'm not a very fit person, I don't like working out. So by the end of the day seeing the sights you are EXHAUSTED. Obviously if I lived there, you would not be in tourist mode seeing things daily and traveling to all the boroughs, but being active is very much a way of life there. I don't recall seeing too many fat New Yorkers. Perhaps because they are walking everywhere. I want to have my cake and eat it too. Here I have the choice of getting in a car, the feeling of alot of space around me, but wish some areas were served better by public transport for those times that I may need it.
  - ryanwaggoner 8y ago
    Schlepping your groceries home in a tote bag is one example. Haven't done that in years. There are like 8 places that deliver groceries. I use Amazon Fresh. So by the end of the day seeing the sights you are EXHAUSTED. As you said, irrelevant. I don't recall seeing too many fat New Yorkers. Perhaps because they are walking everywhere. Well...you're not wrong about this, but it's not a burden in daily life. It doesn't feel like you're working out all the time or something. It just feels like you're effortlessly about 20% lighter than the rest of America.

ghaff 8y ago

Even many people who like visiting NYC a lot don't like living there. I'm definitely in this category. I'll take a long weekend just about any time of the year. But the one summer I lived there, I couldn't wait to leave after a couple of months.

ryanwaggoner 8y ago

I definitely think NYC is a great place to visit, but I could never see myself living there. If I had a nickel for every time I’ve heard that about NYC from a visitor, I could afford to buy a place here :) Seriously though, why do people only seem to say this about NYC? Does anyone say they enjoyed visiting Dallas but couldn’t see themselves living there?

instaheat 8y ago
I don't like the way of life there. Schlepping your groceries home in a tote bag is one example. The same thing I like about the city, is the same thing I hate about the city, if that makes sense. Every time you step out the door, it's like an all day adventure. I'm not a very fit person, I don't like working out. So by the end of the day seeing the sights you are EXHAUSTED. Obviously if I lived there, you would not be in tourist mode seeing things daily and traveling to all the boroughs, but being active is very much a way of life there. I don't recall seeing too many fat New Yorkers. Perhaps because they are walking everywhere. I want to have my cake and eat it too. Here I have the choice of getting in a car, the feeling of alot of space around me, but wish some areas were served better by public transport for those times that I may need it.
- ryanwaggoner 8y ago
  Schlepping your groceries home in a tote bag is one example. Haven't done that in years. There are like 8 places that deliver groceries. I use Amazon Fresh. So by the end of the day seeing the sights you are EXHAUSTED. As you said, irrelevant. I don't recall seeing too many fat New Yorkers. Perhaps because they are walking everywhere. Well...you're not wrong about this, but it's not a burden in daily life. It doesn't feel like you're working out all the time or something. It just feels like you're effortlessly about 20% lighter than the rest of America.