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Ask HN: What sucks about where you live?

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Re: Ask HN: What sucks about where you live?

#11

You forgot the environment. NYC is full of garbage, not enough parks, and the rivers are so dirty, you're not allowed to swim in them. It's noisy and full of stress. That's why I moved to Hawaii and never looked back. Working remotely is a lot of fun, and is just healthier, both environment-wise and mentally.

> That's why I moved to Hawaii and never looked back. Working remotely is a lot of fun, and is just healthier, both environment-wise and mentally.

I work from Hawaii remotely too. Downsides to here are entertainment and food. Flying back to LA periodically is helpful for that.

Re: Ask HN: What sucks about where you live?

#12

You forgot the environment. NYC is full of garbage, not enough parks, and the rivers are so dirty, you're not allowed to swim in them. It's noisy and full of stress. That's why I moved to Hawaii and never looked back. Working remotely is a lot of fun, and is just healthier, both environment-wise and mentally.

My wife and some friends visited NYC recently. My wife was the only one that liked the city, albeit only to a degree.

I definitely think NYC is a great place to visit, but I could never see myself living there.

I love the public transport system but hate so many other aspects of life there.

Re: Ask HN: What sucks about where you live?

#13

Dallas/Ft. Worth Since DFW is so spread out, many suburbs don't have public transportation or limited transportation. I cannot take a bus door to door to my office. I would have to drive to a "park and ride" location to begin my commute. There are no bus stops/lines near my home. I suppose this would be a welcome change for someone living in NYC. Everywhere takes 15-30 minutes to get to. We don't measure distance in…

TX property taxes are crazy high to offset no income tax, so the income tax is a trade off.

Re: Ask HN: What sucks about where you live?

#15
Minneapolis:

The weather. We get everything from -30 degree weather and raging snowstorms in the winter to unbearably humid 100+ degree weather in the summer.

Apart from that I don't have any serious complaints. And even though I complain about the weather it probably helps keep the cost of living down. Especially once you get to the suburbs (or even the outskirts of Minneapolis proper) housing is shockingly affordable for an urban area on the scale of the Twin Cities.

Re: Ask HN: What sucks about where you live?

#17
Mr. Strawberry, you live in one of the most affluent cities in the world, with virtually every convenience mankind can imagine. Yes, having a car is expensive there. Yes, getting great produce for cheap may require you to transport yourself outside your block or neighborhood. Yes, housing there is incredibly expensive. Yes, traffic is bad.

Nobody has an easy time looking for good healthcare in the US. Call your insurance provider and ask for doctors on your plan, and ask people who live nearby.

Why in the world would you get your hair dyed by an Instagram celebrity? I wouldn't hire Jared Leto to cut my hair just because his looks nice. If you mean a stylist you saw on Instagram, you probably want to read reviews or get references from a stylist if they're going to charge that much. It's also not difficult to take a train to a borough for cheaper, quality services.

Manhattan sucks if you have unrealistic expectations about living there. Downvote me for negativity if you want, but your list seems like entitled whining, and this is honestly ridiculous.

On the other hand, what I would have said sucks about Manhattan are the politics and corruption that stifles the ability for poor people to live there. What sucks are actual food deserts. What sucks is the low-level stop-and-frisk that continues to discriminate against people of color. And, on the lower end of complaints, the deteriorating subway system that still works, but not nearly as well as it used to.

Re: Ask HN: What sucks about where you live?

#18

I grew up in Srinagar, Kashmir, which is a really beautiful place - even though there’s a really good chance you’ll freeze to death here or get struck by a bullet. Learning from life with each passing day. Thank God for sapience.

Great place, ive been there myself. Not as good if you're jewish though.

Re: Ask HN: What sucks about where you live?

#19
Boston, MA

People drive extremely bad. Like when I say bad, I'm not talking about US-level bad. It's universally bad bad. I grew up in Istanbul, Turkey and people drive there better. As a reference, I lived half a decade in the Bay Area, and compared to Bostonites, people there are driving experts. But what's so bad about people's driving?

They're fast all the fucking time, even in streets they're supposed to go 20, people try 30-40 if they're alone. Insanely dangerous.

They completely disregard bikers. They try to force pass you all the time, if they can't, they honk. People yell at bikers. The fact that biking is very popular in Boston doesn't help.... Very dangerous.

People disregard crosswalks, I can never reliably get cars stop on crosswalks without waiting a few minutes so that traffic slows down and then someone finally decides to stop for me.

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