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Maybe one good thing about the torture of living in NYC is you get used to the torture of living in NYC. My very small, very expensive apartment has had no run
by 65 1y ago
Maybe one good thing about the torture of living in NYC is you get used to the torture of living in NYC.
My very small, very expensive apartment has had no running water throughout the work day for the past two weeks because of water main construction (which I get woken up to at 7am every day). There's a jerk chicken restaurant next door to my apartment that blasts music all day long outside. Roaches and mice and rats. Long crowded subway commutes. I do hate this life in various ways, but I guess it toughens you up and you get used to it.
- yard2010 1y agoThis resonates deeply with my personal experience, why does everyone like this? Is this becoming magical at some stage?
- lmm 1y agoEarning good money is magical, and having so many services available within strolling distance (or at most a subway ride) is magical. Noisy neighbours, vermin, and unreliable water supplies are problems that should be fixed, but there are good reasons so many people choose to live in cities.
- adastra22 1y agoOr you could just move? Plenty of very nice cities without any of that.