Am hillbilly who visited Manhattan for the first time a few years ago. Shit was a little overwhelming ngl. But there is a nice kind of anonymity you find when there are that many people around. Just stand on the sidewalk and smoke a joint, nobody gives a shit.
Try that in a small town lol 😆
But yeah I was constantly thinking “my god what a pain in the ass it must be to get any work done here.” I’m in the trades and couldn’t fathom how different my job would be there than at home.
I was an electrician to pay for school in Manhattan, it was fucking awesome meeting all these dudes and ladies from all walks of life, truly a melting pot. I worked under a quality-centric Rasta, who answered to a way-overworked foreman from long island, we would all be fighting some days, laughing together some days and always getting shit done.
I don’t miss how much my fucking feet or shoulders hurt after being on ladders all day, 50 stories up where the wind fuckin’ gallops (till windows thankfully get installed), but I got so many stories and good/bad times out of the job.
I hated Manhattan, I hate Milan which is way smaller but still huge to me… 300k people is my limit. I can get to work in 10 minutes, I can buy groceries down the street from my home, I’ve got 2 huge supermarkets at 5 minutes drive or 30 minutes walk, I’m on the outskirts so if I want to see some green (aside from that outside my window) I don’t even need to reach the park, I can bike out to the fields…
Practically, there’s no mass transit and a general lack of goods and services. More personally, walking around on an empty street is creepy and makes me feel like I’m gonna get jumped.
Am hillbilly who visited Manhattan for the first time a few years ago. Shit was a little overwhelming ngl. But there is a nice kind of anonymity you find when there are that many people around. Just stand on the sidewalk and smoke a joint, nobody gives a shit.
Try that in a small town lol 😆
But yeah I was constantly thinking “my god what a pain in the ass it must be to get any work done here.” I’m in the trades and couldn’t fathom how different my job would be there than at home.
I was an electrician to pay for school in Manhattan, it was fucking awesome meeting all these dudes and ladies from all walks of life, truly a melting pot. I worked under a quality-centric Rasta, who answered to a way-overworked foreman from long island, we would all be fighting some days, laughing together some days and always getting shit done.
I don’t miss how much my fucking feet or shoulders hurt after being on ladders all day, 50 stories up where the wind fuckin’ gallops (till windows thankfully get installed), but I got so many stories and good/bad times out of the job.
I miss NYC, tell you the truth.
I hated Manhattan, I hate Milan which is way smaller but still huge to me… 300k people is my limit. I can get to work in 10 minutes, I can buy groceries down the street from my home, I’ve got 2 huge supermarkets at 5 minutes drive or 30 minutes walk, I’m on the outskirts so if I want to see some green (aside from that outside my window) I don’t even need to reach the park, I can bike out to the fields…
I start to feel uncomfortable if I stay in a city with less than about 300k people for too long. I grew up in San Diego.
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Practically, there’s no mass transit and a general lack of goods and services. More personally, walking around on an empty street is creepy and makes me feel like I’m gonna get jumped.
Ah right, US car-centric infrastructure. Can’t confirm with Zurich.
In Texas. Would confirm, but I’m in a traffic shoot out.
There’s something that feel right living with so many strangers around, like it feels safer to me.
For me I just love the energy and the crowds. Can be tiring at times but if I’m away too long I really do miss it.