Boulder's a Great Place!
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12/6/2007
It seems that one's take on Boulder is relative. Granted, I don't live in Boulder (I've only visited for graduate school), however having grown up in a big city (New York), and spending my post college years in Los Angeles, Boulder seems small, quiet, and super friendly.
I was blown away by how nice the people were. Everyone seems to be friendly for the sake of being friendly. While there are some cars on the road, it's nothing compared to the sort of traffic I've encountered in NY and LA!
Lots of people have negative feelings towards Boulder, but it seems to be a case of more conservative people hating on a town that attracts a lot of like-minded people. This doesn't make it 'bad' or 'elitist' or 'pretentious.' It just makes it a bit different than the rest of Colorado. I doubt that anybody would claim that the mountain towns are 'elitist' or 'pretentious' just because they're more liberal than the rest of Colorado.
True, there are mostly white people there, but that seems to be true of most places save NYC, or other places where people rely heavily on public transportation. Even in LA, where there is a good deal of diversity, you mostly see people of your own background and economic level. That's not boulder, that's america!
JJ | Santa Monica, CA