4 ms·

Mr. Strawberry, you live in one of the most affluent cities in the world, with virtually every convenience mankind can imagine. Yes, having a car is expensive t

Mr. Strawberry, you live in one of the most affluent cities in the world, with virtually every convenience mankind can imagine. Yes, having a car is expensive there. Yes, getting great produce for cheap may require you to transport yourself outside your block or neighborhood. Yes, housing there is incredibly expensive. Yes, traffic is bad. Nobody has an easy time looking for good healthcare in the US. Call your insurance provider and ask for doctors on your plan, and ask people who live nearby. Why in the world would you get your hair dyed by an Instagram celebrity? I wouldn't hire Jared Leto to cut my hair just because his looks nice. If you mean a stylist you saw on Instagram, you probably want to read reviews or get references from a stylist if they're going to charge that much. It's also not difficult to take a train to a borough for cheaper, quality services. Manhattan sucks if you have unrealistic expectations about living there. Downvote me for negativity if you want, but your list seems like entitled whining, and this is honestly ridiculous. On the other hand, what I would have said sucks about Manhattan are the politics and corruption that stifles the ability for poor people to live there. What sucks are actual food deserts. What sucks is the low-level stop-and-frisk that continues to discriminate against people of color. And, on the lower end of complaints, the deteriorating subway system that still works, but not nearly as well as it used to.

uh_what 8y ago
Your response is ridiculous. As a native New Yorker, his comments are spot-on. His post (and this thread) is a good resource for weighing the pros and cons of moving to any city. Many people move to NYC with ridiculous expectations of living their dream and become despondent when they realize the subways smell like urine and the people can be as cold as the weather.
- otoburb 8y ago
  >>[...] the people can be as cold as the weather. Most of the people in NYC I've come across have been fairly nice or neutral, although that could be entirely dependent on the neighborhood. Having said that, just the other day we saw a guy in a taxi get out and yell at a student struggling to get onto a special education yellow school bus. That was pretty heartless.
- dolessdrugs 8y ago
  It's definitely a non-New Yorker perspective though.
- ryanwaggoner 8y ago
  His comments are not spot on. I’ve lived here for years (not native) and much of what he’s saying is overblown. Where are these $25 watermelons? I hauled them home all summer for like $8. Why can’t he find entrees for cheaper? My lunch today was $10. How jaded do you have to be to not recognize that NYC has a world class food scene if you want it? Chicago is cheaper but not 1/4 of the price. The list goes on. NYC isn’t easy but it’s not anywhere close to as bad as OP is making it out to be. This entire post is nothing more than a chance for OP to bitch about his frustrations with NYC. And I get it, I really, really do. But his complaints are overblown. The very fact that his building has a garage and a doorman is a good indication that his experience is not representative of the entire NYC experience, and that he’s probably trying to live a lifestyle that just isn’t compatible with NYC and he’d probably be happier elsewhere. This city isn’t for everyone.

uh_what 8y ago

Your response is ridiculous. As a native New Yorker, his comments are spot-on. His post (and this thread) is a good resource for weighing the pros and cons of moving to any city. Many people move to NYC with ridiculous expectations of living their dream and become despondent when they realize the subways smell like urine and the people can be as cold as the weather.

otoburb 8y ago
>>[...] the people can be as cold as the weather. Most of the people in NYC I've come across have been fairly nice or neutral, although that could be entirely dependent on the neighborhood. Having said that, just the other day we saw a guy in a taxi get out and yell at a student struggling to get onto a special education yellow school bus. That was pretty heartless.
dolessdrugs 8y ago
It's definitely a non-New Yorker perspective though.
ryanwaggoner 8y ago
His comments are not spot on. I’ve lived here for years (not native) and much of what he’s saying is overblown. Where are these $25 watermelons? I hauled them home all summer for like $8. Why can’t he find entrees for cheaper? My lunch today was $10. How jaded do you have to be to not recognize that NYC has a world class food scene if you want it? Chicago is cheaper but not 1/4 of the price. The list goes on. NYC isn’t easy but it’s not anywhere close to as bad as OP is making it out to be. This entire post is nothing more than a chance for OP to bitch about his frustrations with NYC. And I get it, I really, really do. But his complaints are overblown. The very fact that his building has a garage and a doorman is a good indication that his experience is not representative of the entire NYC experience, and that he’s probably trying to live a lifestyle that just isn’t compatible with NYC and he’d probably be happier elsewhere. This city isn’t for everyone.