I got a 100K job offer in NYC. I live in Los Angeles. Help! (Windsor: to live in, suburbs)

[ShirlMastic Beach]

Originally Posted by aaronkc

pretty good actually
even people workin min wage can afford decent living conditions

and how are you defining decent living conditions?

[aaronkc]

Originally Posted by G-Dale

and how are you defining decent living conditions?

1 bd apt, not living in the hood or dirty area, id say these are the main things

[ShirlMastic Beach]

Originally Posted by aaronkc

1 bd apt, not living in the hood or dirty area, id say these are the main things

So then a lower middle class person in NYC would have to live in a neighborhood with higher crime rates than their socio-economic counterparts elsewhere?

[aaronkc]

Originally Posted by G-Dale

So then a lower middle class person in NYC would have to live in a neighborhood with higher crime rates than their socio-economic counterparts elsewhere?

yea or a filthier area overall

[ShirlMastic Beach]

Originally Posted by aaronkc

yea or a filthier area overall

So you'd agree that overall NYC has both a higher crime rate and a higher pollution index than say Houston, Seattle, LA and Chicago?

[aaronkc]

Originally Posted by G-Dale

So you'd agree that overall NYC has both a higher crime rate and a higher pollution index than say Houston, Seattle, LA and Chicago?

im sayin u can live in a better area and better living conditions being lower middle class there, as opposed to here, simple

[ShirlMastic Beach]

Originally Posted by aaronkc

im sayin u can live in a better area and better living conditions being lower middle class there, as opposed to here, simple

Understood, and I'm just trying to figure out what this gauge is that you are using to compare these different locations without strictly going off of emotion.

[aaronkc]

Originally Posted by G-Dale

Understood, and I'm just trying to figure out what this gauge is that you are using to compare these different locations without strictly going off of emotion.

because these locations are newer, not as crowded and not as dirty in general, these are facts, not emotion
even their ghettos look like middle class nhoods here, jus high crime

[ShirlMastic Beach]

Originally Posted by aaronkc

because these locations are newer, not as crowded and not as dirty in general, these are facts, not emotion
even their ghettos look like middle class nhoods here, jus high crime

To some, older adds character and higher density brings vibrancy. These are opinions, not facts.

[aaronkc]

Originally Posted by G-Dale

To some, older adds character and higher density brings vibrancy. These are opinions, not facts.

yes, it doesnt change wat i said tho