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Should I move back to NY?

tonyphronetonyphrone 1,500 Posts
edited March 2007 in Strut Central
Been in L.A. for 5 years and it's starting to get old.Tired of the driving and suburban lifestyle (although i'll miss the space and weather-no doubt). My family and friends are in NY - which is nice. But i'm afraid NY's gotten to be too much of a playround for the rich or worse- a playround for trust fund hipsters. Whattya think?
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  • SIRUSSIRUS 2,554 Posts
    what do you do for a living?
  • tonyphronetonyphrone 1,500 Posts
    what do you do for a living?

    in the ad biz
  • hungovermulattohungovermulatto 168 Posts


    i'd say no. if you've been away for 5 years, you won't even begin to believe how bad its got...see for yourself at www.brownstoner.com.

    go back for a weekend, and see how you like it -- if not, there's always detroit.
  • kitchenknightkitchenknight 4,922 Posts
    i'm so sick of real estate. jesus...such an oppressive, omnipresent subject/conversation/topic/story.
  • pabloscooterpabloscooter 370 Posts
    Detroit on the ad front is fucked, don't do it.
  • hungovermulattohungovermulatto 168 Posts

    gotta live somewhere, player.
  • DB_CooperDB_Cooper Manhatin' 7,823 Posts
    i'm so sick of real estate. jesus...such an oppressive, omnipresent subject/conversation/topic/story.

    Dude, the Boston area is an extreme case. Rents and property values around here are going through the roof - or at least they were until the real estate bubble popped.

    It might be a better situation now, but I guess I'll see when I move in a couple of months.
  • SIRUSSIRUS 2,554 Posts
    i say move, it's always better to be close to friends and fam.plus, the 5 boroughs ain't all hipsterfied.
  • ElectrodeElectrode Los Angeles 3,085 Posts
    Been in L.A. for 5 years and it's starting to get old.Tired of the driving and suburban lifestyle (although i'll miss the space and weather-no doubt).

    Same with me. I've been here all my life, but I need a change. However, while I've never been on the Northeast coast, I would like to move somewhere more middle of the road where it rains a good part of the year, costs less, isn't too sheltered, rural or conservative and has a good social atmosphere.
  • mylatencymylatency 10,475 Posts
    probably
  • cpeetzcpeetz 2,112 Posts
    Same with me. I've been here all my life, but I need a change. However, while I've never been on the Northeast coast, I would like to move somewhere more middle of the road where it rains a good part of the year, costs less, isn't too sheltered, rural or conservative and has a good social atmosphere.

    Sounds like you are looking to move to the NW, Portland and Seattle fit the bill perfectly.
  • cpeetzcpeetz 2,112 Posts
    Same with me. I've been here all my life, but I need a change. However, while I've never been on the Northeast coast, I would like to move somewhere more middle of the road where it rains a good part of the year, costs less, isn't too sheltered, rural or conservative and has a good social atmosphere.

    Sounds like you are looking to move to the NW, Portland and Seattle fit the bill perfectly.

    Oh shit did I just tell a Californian to move north? Please don't tell anyone, I could get
    my NW pass revoked!
  • tonyphronetonyphrone 1,500 Posts
    Same with me. I've been here all my life, but I need a change. However, while I've never been on the Northeast coast, I would like to move somewhere more middle of the road where it rains a good part of the year, costs less, isn't too sheltered, rural or conservative and has a good social atmosphere.

    Sounds like you are looking to move to the NW, Portland and Seattle fit the bill perfectly.

    Ha! I started in Portland 6 years ago...not for me.
  • tonyphronetonyphrone 1,500 Posts
    i say move, it's always better to be close to friends and fam.plus, the 5 boroughs ain't all hipsterfied.


    YUP- I HEAR YA.
  • TabaskoTabasko 1,357 Posts
    what do you do for a living?

    in the ad biz

    plenty of work for native english creatives in Amsterdam.
  • cpeetzcpeetz 2,112 Posts
    Same with me. I've been here all my life, but I need a change. However, while I've never been on the Northeast coast, I would like to move somewhere more middle of the road where it rains a good part of the year, costs less, isn't too sheltered, rural or conservative and has a good social atmosphere.

    Sounds like you are looking to move to the NW, Portland and Seattle fit the bill perfectly.

    Ha! I started in Portland 6 years ago...not for me.

    Alright...so I guess you don't want exactly what you described previously then.
    Ad man huh? Let me guess, came to Portland to work at W*#den and K#nn%dy?
  • DrWuDrWu 4,021 Posts
    Same with me. I've been here all my life, but I need a change. However, while I've never been on the Northeast coast, I would like to move somewhere more middle of the road where it rains a good part of the year, costs less, isn't too sheltered, rural or conservative and has a good social atmosphere.

    Sounds like you are looking to move to the NW, Portland and Seattle fit the bill perfectly.

    Oh shit did I just tell a Californian to move north? Please don't tell anyone, I could get
    my NW pass revoked!



    "Dude that was uncool"[/b]
  • SIRUSSIRUS 2,554 Posts
    other than that nyc will remain the most over rated place ive called home...
  • batmonbatmon 27,574 Posts
    other than that nyc will remain the most over rated place ive called home...




    Like someone said earlier. Not all the 5 boroughs are "hipster". If you come back u better do some real homework 'cause there are some suspect neighborhoods in NYC.
  • Jonny_PaycheckJonny_Paycheck 17,825 Posts
    no he is just a los angeleno stuck in the big city

    I can understand, even if I can't relate (I don't care much for LA )

    NYC is great, but in a sense it's kind of "over"

    Something needs to happen, a financial crash or big terrorist attack (god forbid), to scare away the yuppies and the trust funders, scare them right back to CT/MA/NJ/IA/CA/OR/UT/etcetcetc

    This city has lost a lot of flavor over the years, but it's still the biggest/fastest/most international city in this country. Couldn't do what I do anywhere else, that's for sure.
  • batmonbatmon 27,574 Posts
    NYC is great, but in a sense it's kind of "over"

    Something needs to happen, a financial crash or big terrorist attack (god forbid), to scare away the yuppies and the trust funders, scare them right back to CT/MA/NJ/IA/CA/OR/UT/etcetcetc

    This city has lost a lot of flavor over the years, but it's still the biggest/fastest/most international city in this country. Couldn't do what I do anywhere else, that's for sure.

    There are still "Old" NYC hoods still avoiding Yuppification. If someone wanted to move here and avoid the new nyc they could.
  • Jonny_PaycheckJonny_Paycheck 17,825 Posts
    I think even the fact that you are saying "avoid yuppification" speaks volumes...

    I agree that some parts of Old NYC are there but, you know, everything is everything...
  • jaymackjaymack 5,199 Posts

    VS.




    Gee, let me see.....
  • batmonbatmon 27,574 Posts
    I think even the fact that you are saying "avoid yuppification" speaks volumes...

    I agree that some parts of Old NYC are there but, you know, everything is everything...

    No doubt.

    I have no problem w/ the growth and change in NYC. But if cats wanna move here to get that "New Yawk" thang, I would recommend looking outside of 59th to Wall St. But if your a baller, well then it dont matter.

    I take advantage of all the aspects. The chi-chi to the gully.
    The other cats above were concerned w/ the "trust fund" stuff.
  • AserAser 2,351 Posts
    as with anything in life, you make the most out of it.

    It depends on what you prefer....

    walk or drive
    close cultural ties vs divided municipalities

    I personally could never live in LA, the amount of driving is such a deterrant.
  • Jonny_PaycheckJonny_Paycheck 17,825 Posts




    I would hate life if this was my house
  • batmonbatmon 27,574 Posts
    It depends on what you prefer....



    NYC Beckys
  • faux_rillzfaux_rillz 14,343 Posts




    I would hate life if this was my house

    Seriously. I think it would completely suck the life out of me.
  • faux_rillzfaux_rillz 14,343 Posts
    It depends on what you prefer....



    NYC Beckys

    Those girls are from Jersey.
  • batmonbatmon 27,574 Posts


    I dont see st8 up B-girls like I used to in NYC.
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