New York Pros & Cons, Like Anywhere...
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8/25/2006
Having lived in Brooklyn my entire life, I really don't have much to compare it to. Of course there are pros & cons to this place like any other. The cost of living is rather expensive in New York, but if you try hard and are lucky, you can still find a somewhat affordable place to live if you don't mind living far out into the boroughs as I do. I'm not too far from the city (one hour on the subway or the beach, without having to constantly be in the bustle of Manhattan. It is really awesome having such a variety of life available at any time; of all the things there are to do in New York, I may not do half of them in my life, but it's great that I CAN, anytime I want. On the other hand, there really in so much room for improvement here too, there are so many ignorant, self-centered, elitist, uneducated, destructive, shallow, superficial, miserable, and mentally unstable/homeless people here, it really sucks sometimes. But there are some fine, decent people too, they're just harder to find. As far as the climate, I think New Yorkers are the biggest pussies ever when it comes to weather, anytime it rains or snows more than a little, people make such a big deal about it, just to have something to talk about. Many say there is no spring or fall here, just summer and winter, but that's bull, there are four distinct seasons and the winter is not as bad as people make it out to be, though of course winter does FEEL longer than the other seasons; there are some nice things about it though. Overall New York and it's boroughs do offer an attractive and plentiful though often expensive quality of life.
Adrian | New York, NY