Milwaukee
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8/1/2007
I lived in Milwaukee for 7 years. I can objectively give my pros and cons
about the city.
Pros
1. Great festivals in summer 2.a few nice malls 3. some very good restaurants
4. Brady Street is very eclectic 5. some very nice museums 6. a very nice base ball stadium( Miller Park) 7. the lakefront is very nice 8. some nice suburbs
Cons
1. very hot and humid in summer 2. Antarctica like winters 3. very poor job
market 4. the city has a TON of HS dropouts 5. very high crime rate 6.
the city is polarized along racial lines 7. many people can only hold a conversation if it revolves around the Packers 8. constant construction on roads that never seem to get fixed right 9. Milwaukee has a" bar culture" which isn't for everyone 10. many of the people are poorly educated and
lack manners and many are very rude, in fact, some of the rudest people you will meet. 11. many Milwaukeean's can only relate to people they went to HS with 12. Milwaukee is stuck in a time warp in terms of how many people view the world.
Overall..I would recommend against moving to Milwaukee. Honestly, I feel the negatives outweigh the pluses. If you must go to Milwaukee, than visit in summer when the weather is more agreeable and the excellent festivals are going on throughout the summer.
DF | Topeka, KS