Traffic, traffic , and more traffic
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8/30/2010
I wholeheartedly agree with the writer about how bad it is now since so many New Orleans people came here and never left after Katrina. The city has tried upgrading the streets and highways but it's too little too late. Traffic was always a problem but now it's a nightmare, and this is 5 years after Katrina. I do my grocery shopping late at night at the allnight stores. Less traffic and shorter checkout lines.
I've got a new Honda motorcycle and the only time I get to ride is late and night when there's less traffic. This is not a motorcycle (or bike) -friendly place at all.
On the subject of population, almost overnight-literally-my neighborhood of mostly rental properties became flooded with non-english speaking latinos. Now I've nothing against them personally, but now there are only 4 people in the whole neighborhood who I can actually talk to. The rest I can only wave at and they just wave back. They are friendly, courteous, quiet, and generally keep to themselves. But, if I moved to a non-english speaking country, say France, I would make every effort to learn the language. I wouldn't expect them to accomodate me. But these people don't seem to even be trying. Their kids only speak spanish too so I have to wonder how they manage attending school here. Most drive late model cars and trucks so they are employed somewhere, maybe self-employed I don't know. But they are not poor by any means. I have no problem with them other than feeling like I've moved to Mexico and that I'm the foreigner, lol.
Mike | Baton Rouge, LA