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I agree about the lack of culture, but I'm not sure it's much better anywhere else in the US. I used to love NYC for its out-there, underground cultural options
by mykowebhn 8y ago
I agree about the lack of culture, but I'm not sure it's much better anywhere else in the US. I used to love NYC for its out-there, underground cultural options, but now it just feels like a mall geared for tourists.
- crushcrashcrush 8y agoBrooklyn, Miami (wynwood), Chicago, Austin, Portland (WEIRD!), Seattle, LA (creative as all hell) - it is better elsewhere. Even midwestern cities (Pittsburg, Cleveland, etc - really great!)
- mykowebhn 8y agoI'm seriously interested. What do you think makes Pittsburg, Cleveland, etc a "better" cultural destination than NYC. Examples would be great. BTW, I live near Portland, and while I do love it and its weirdness, I wouldn't call it the most culturally sophisticated city I've lived in, at least in some respects. For example, the Oregon Symphony has this concert listed in its calendar: https://www.orsymphony.org/concerts-tickets/1819/sci-fi-at-the-pops https://www.orsymphony.org/concerts-tickets/1819/sci-fi-at-t.... While cool, I wouldn't call it "better" culturally.
- crushcrashcrush 8y agoSorry, not better than NYC, but better than the Bay Area :) NYC is still the epicenter of culture. Period.
- ericd 8y agoHave you lived in NYC? I don’t get this sense at all, as long as I stay away from the touristy parts of Manhattan.
- crushcrashcrush 8y agoSounds like NYC = SoHo (which still has more culture in a single block than the entirety of the South Bay.)
- ericd 8y agoHa no argument there. The South Bay downtowns are pretty sad. Never liked SoHo much but I’d trade for it in a second if it wasn’t for the huge difference in opportunity.
- mykowebhn 8y agoNo, but I've visited many times since the 80s. The NYC I remember, and love, from then was dirty, smelly, and culturally adventuresome. It was also diverse ethnically and socio-economically in a not so segregated way. Today, when I visit NYC, and even Brooklyn for that matter, it feels like a city for the wealthy, and it feels much less ethnically diverse than it used to.
- throwaway-1283 8y agoWhich parts of Manhattan aren't touristy? I lived there for a little over a year...agree that Manhattan is not necessarily that inspiring. I could never figure out what to do on the weekends. It felt like I was always stepping outside into a financial district and all anyone did was go to mediocre & expensive brunches.
- ericd 8y agoMost parts that aren't near Times Square, IMO, aren't very touristy. Did you live in the financial district? Do you enjoy nightlife? If not, you may not enjoy the city as much. But there are frequent live music shows, good bars of all types, great late night food options (food trucks, pizza spots, Japanese izakayas), beautiful parks (I liked Prospect Park especially, but Central is gorgeous too). And if you're a single heterosexual guy in your 20s, the dating scene is pretty incredible. It seemed at least decent for other orientations too. But yeah, there are overpriced brunches too. I tended not to do that as much because I'm not really a fan either.
- starpilot 8y agoThis is happening to all cities. Silicon Valleyification is an aggressive strain of gentrification.
- 0xBABAD00C 8y agoIt really isn't though, it's still miles ahead of SV (I have lived and worked in both areas)
- eeeeeeeeeeeee 8y agoChicago has much better culture; it feels like a diverse city that is actually alive, not just a cookie cutter promenade trying to sell you things. That being said, the politics are pretty messed up and the weather is atrociously bad.