Was back in the Burgh for the Holidays
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1/3/2007
I went back home for Christmas, and damn do I miss the Burgh. After graduating college I did what most Pittsburgher's do, try to leave. I looked for jobs everywhere, but my home city. Now I would move back in a second. One reason I would move back is the cost of living. Just like the one poster below said, I am paying about 600 for a crappy (and I mean it is small and crappy) in a not so nice part of town. In Pittsburgh, I could get a great apartment in a cool neighborhood like Shadyside, Squirrel Hill, or the South Side for that price. The city I live in now is one of those western towns that everybody and their uncle wants to move too. It actually sucks except for the fact of going to the mountains for activities. Cities out west besides the three northern coast cities; San Fran, Seattle, and Portland have no character at all. They are all urban sprawled new housing developments that all look the exact same, and they wont stop either. To many people keep moving here. Pittsburgh has neighborhoods with character and style. Something Phoenix, Denver, and LA never even come close too. I like all east coast cities. Some are more run down then others. Boston, N.Y. and Philly are some of my favorites. In Pittsburgh though, you get the same cultural aspects of them without so much of the bigger city rush and confusion. The people who say the negative things probably are just negative people. I bet they do not go the Carnegie Museums, The Warhol Museum, the downtown theaters, etc. They probably sit in the Suburban house hating life and the area, which is the exact same they would do anywhere else.
Matt | Denver, CO