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I'm skeptical that the food/services/entertainment is actually better. What's the Asian food scene in Minneapolis? Can you get Sichuan, Hunan, Henan, and Yunnan

I'm skeptical that the food/services/entertainment is actually better. What's the Asian food scene in Minneapolis? Can you get Sichuan, Hunan, Henan, and Yunnan or is it just that one Sichuan place? How about the movie theaters or theaters? I went from New York to Seattle and finding a theater that showed non-blockbusters was really hard. When I did find one, they were always three months behind New York. If I wanted to watch, say, Parasite, when could I do that? Four, five months after New York? There's definitely some appeal to Minneapolis. You can't rent a jetski in New York and you certainly can't afford a mansion. But you also can't watch the latest Palm D'Or and get Yunnan noodles in Minneapolis.

strictnein 6y ago
There are well known theaters in Minneapolis that focus on indie films. The restaurant scene regularly wins James Beard awards. Asian food seems to lean more Korean, Vietnamese (possibly from the large Hmong population in the state), and Thai. Also, it would be hard to sound more pretentious.
- hardwaregeek 6y ago
  Haha fair. I realize I sound very elitist there. Apologies. I agree that Minneapolis probably has wonderful theaters, food and other attractions, but I am skeptical that they're better than Boston or New York.
CharlesLincoln 6y ago
For theatres the Twin Cities have the second most theatres per capita behind only New York City. https://www.pastemagazine.com/theatre/best-theatre-cities-in-the-us/ https://www.pastemagazine.com/theatre/best-theatre-cities-in...
renewiltord 6y ago
Well, I think that's just a mismatch in your desire vectors. A couple I know moved to Austin and the guy visited me recently in SF. He was just so happy to be able to eat all the Asian food here. I'm like him as well: I'd like a variety of cuisine that is actually simply not available in most places in America. I also want to be close to major airports, live in a highly ethnically diverse place, the ocean, and a general non-authoritarian vibe. If I lived in the Midwest I'm probably not going to be hyper thrilled. My genuine hope is that people who don't want the things I do go to places where they're happy. Jobs being located where I want to live actually harms my overall QoL. Anyway, I hope the dot product of feature availability and desire rise for places that are not San Francisco.

strictnein 6y ago

There are well known theaters in Minneapolis that focus on indie films. The restaurant scene regularly wins James Beard awards. Asian food seems to lean more Korean, Vietnamese (possibly from the large Hmong population in the state), and Thai. Also, it would be hard to sound more pretentious.

hardwaregeek 6y ago
Haha fair. I realize I sound very elitist there. Apologies. I agree that Minneapolis probably has wonderful theaters, food and other attractions, but I am skeptical that they're better than Boston or New York.

CharlesLincoln 6y ago

For theatres the Twin Cities have the second most theatres per capita behind only New York City. https://www.pastemagazine.com/theatre/best-theatre-cities-in-the-us/ https://www.pastemagazine.com/theatre/best-theatre-cities-in...

renewiltord 6y ago

Well, I think that's just a mismatch in your desire vectors. A couple I know moved to Austin and the guy visited me recently in SF. He was just so happy to be able to eat all the Asian food here. I'm like him as well: I'd like a variety of cuisine that is actually simply not available in most places in America. I also want to be close to major airports, live in a highly ethnically diverse place, the ocean, and a general non-authoritarian vibe. If I lived in the Midwest I'm probably not going to be hyper thrilled. My genuine hope is that people who don't want the things I do go to places where they're happy. Jobs being located where I want to live actually harms my overall QoL. Anyway, I hope the dot product of feature availability and desire rise for places that are not San Francisco.