COMMENT BY
D from Buffalo, NY
COMMENT ABOUT PLACE
Buffalo, NY
COMMENT
Buffalo Is Horrible - Stay Away From It!
There are so many reasons not to move or visit here. The weather is atrocious for 7-8 months of the year. Don't let others snow you that it's not that bad - it is! The education is terrible. There are more dumb and incompetent people here per capita than I've encountered almost anywhere else. Buffalo has one of the highest murder rates in the country. The sports teams suck and are poorly managed to suck this long and this bad. The people are nice in general but weird. They do not like outsiders. They want to believe that Buffalo is wonderful because they haven't seen better to know better. Many residents have never been to nearby Niagara Falls, Toronto or New York City. The live in a vacuum. Buffalo was recently voted the Rudest City in America and is still among the top cities for this (go look it up). I have had more mistakes made here than in all the other places I have been combined in a short period of time. People here get defensive if you point out their many mistakes or a better way to do things, then play victim, and blame others. They do not take responsibility for their actions and do not like being held accountable (well that's just too bad, isn't it?). You need to be firm with them and follow up because very often they say they are going to do something, not do it, or do it a little bit then stop hoping nobody notices or holds them accountable. Buffalo is one of the few metro areas in the USA losing population except for the vast number of immigrants now being relocated here. Many I have spoken to thought they were coming to a much better place like New York City. Surprise, this is the opposite of New York City in almost every way imaginable and they are often disappointed and leave. One told me he and his family only have to stay here a year and then they are leaving. many do this just to get into the country, then move to much better places. Overall, this place really sucks. People who have relocated here have generally been very disappointed and left. Some like it here, but they usually come from smaller or worse places and don't know any better. There are a few exceptions but most people I talk to about Buffalo want to barf when you say the name. Don't listen to those telling you that Buffalo is getting better, having a renaissance or whatever. They built a stage with a boardwalk by the waterfront, and it's a joke. That's all? That's it? Where did the "Buffalo Billion" that they governor gave the city go? Buffalo has the worst waterfront of any city with one, and as I said they just don't know any better as to what is good or acceptable. Buffalo was formerly a low cost place to live but that is changing too because they believe their own bull about the place becoming better. Prices are going up for the same garbage. The do it yourself ads here are the worst I have ever seen and they keep showing them "ad nauseum." Do yourself a favor and don't consider coming to Buffalo. Go to New York City, Toronto and Niagara Falls and then leave. Don't waste your time or efforts here. SSDD (Same sh_t, different day all the time). So glad I'm outta there!