Reviews & Comments
Phoenix, AZ
re: The MOST disgusting, gross low class place I e -
1/8/2016You about summed it up, Robin
Phoenix, AZ
re: Is Phoenix worth moving to. Heard so many horr -
11/9/2015Yes the people are nasty but it has nothing to do with political affiliation. Yes good work at a decent wage is hard to find and yes the people are judgmental and soulless. New Yorkers wouldn't be happy there.
Albuquerque, NM
re: Objective Views - 7/14/2014 -
12/18/2014Try Texas. But yeah I wouldn't live in the Southwest again.
Albuquerque, NM
Objective Views -
7/14/2014The Pro's:
Nice mountains, scenery, I personally thought there were a lot of friendly people there. A lot of nice weather. Winters aren't bad. Summers are hot, but not like Phoenix or Las Vegas. UNM is a nice university. There is a lot of entrepreneurial spirit (but see below). Intel is there as is the university and an F.A.A. air-traffic center.
The Cons:
It's a city that has seen better days and is behind the times. The neighborhoods are crumbling. Even the famous "Northeast Heights" have gone downhill. So many of the homes are crappy, unaesthetic little doll-houses built after WWII and are now in poor repair. It's a transient city like Vegas and Phoenix.
The pay is awful. They think it's preposterous if you want more than $15/hr. Even people with degrees are poorly paid. There is an oversupply of unskilled labor so it keeps the pay down. Poverty is rampant. Lots of welfare and illegitimacy. The educational level is low. Some neighborhoods look positively third world.
There is an old boys network here. They call it the "padron system". You need connections with the old boys (and not just white boys)for a decent job. As it's been explained to me: There's a poverty mentality that prevails.
There is a ton of crime. Drugs are RAMPANT!!! Vato/Cholo gangs are prevalent. That being said there is some unbelievable white trash, the likes of which I didn't even encounter in Phoenix. The crime is mostly property crime. There are murders and robberies but larceny, burglary and vandalism are the leaders. Lock your cars and homes! It's best to live in Rio Rancho or Taylor Ranch. There's actually some nice houses there. I would rather be here than Phoenix, but that ain't saying much.
Dallas, TX
Texas -
6/4/2014As several people who have lived in both Dallas and Houston have told me (and I know this to be true):
For weather, I'll take Dallas
For people: I'll take Houston
Phoenix, AZ
In conclusion -
6/4/2014I'm not going to reinvent the wheel here...but all the negative comments are correct. The people are mostly low class / low educated /low character /low morals, and they act like it. They are the nation's culls.