Truth about Santa Fe... From a local of 24 years..
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4/16/2009
I have lived in Santa Fe my whole life and the city itself is EXTREMELY Unique and Beautiful and Vibrant with Culture. Definitly a reccomend for Visitors, however as far as living here, the truth be told Santa Fe is the kind of place that due to the People who reside in it can really effect you in a Negative way. The People are extremely un-welcoming, NOT looking to spark up new friendships or even new conversations, and can infact be very hateful and condesending (give or take the rare exception). I have spent most my life defending against thos who chose to dislike New Mexico as a whole, but after 24 years of living here I can't really disagree with those general statements, even after a few weeks in town I think most can agree the level of friendly-ness and even general kindness in just something like the hospitality industry is almost non-existent. It is unfortunate. It will always be home for me, but it is cursed with being the kind of place that chews you up and spits you out. Split between a very disgruntled lower waged class of people and a very snobby wealthy class of people... and probably makes for the poor quality of life. BUT HEY THE MARGARITAS ARE GREAT!!! Everybody has their place so give it a try and see if its for you, no matter what a review says lol :)
AJ | Santa Fe, NM