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Originally Posted by RFremont
Alright maybe someone can help explain this all to me... what the fuck is with the prices in New York? I can readily admit I personally don't like city life but then again, I don't get what is there to like? Overcrowded, overpriced, shitty weather, noise pollution, crime, total rat race everywhere, the whole place smells like urine since the sewer system runs under the city. People living on top of each other like chicken coups, but oh hey, they can proudly declare 'I live in new york' like anyone gives a fuck. Okay so there are plenty of nice restaurants and museums and 'culture'... whatever, just go visit then. If you're not working on Wall Street or somewhere in NY that requires you to be there, why the fuck would you live there?
Now on to the real estate... that condo there is one tiny ugly shithole, and 18.5 million USD? GTFO. It's 230 square meters for heaven's sake... Any idea what kind of palatial mansion someone can buy in Miami or even Southern California which are HIGHLY desireable places to live, and we're talking 10 months or more of sunshine, not overcrowded (for certain parts), close to the beach and reasonable cost of living. We're talking circular driveway, fountains, high ceilings, view of the water, minimum 1000 square meters of house. That bedroom picture is taken at an angle to make it look more spacious then it is, that looks like a fuckin closet. 18.5 million dollars, and I'm not knocking Ronaldo since that whole city is full of overpriced, tiny little shitholes I wouldn't spend a week in.
I guess it's all relative.
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I don't get it either.
I don't see why anyone would want to live in NYC. I guess people who work there either have to live in the city or face a commute and live outside in the city where it's still expensive and just unpleasant (seems NJ is popular for city workers to live in). Where I grew up in rural NJ we had a lot of people who commuted into the city; It was really nice where I grew up but it was a minimum of a two hour drive to get into the city. I don't think the trade off would be worth it - four hours commuting each day so you can live out in "the country"? You never get to enjoy it.
Then again, I can't stand Southern California either. Traffic, smog, crime, the high cost of living. I live in Sacramento - Weather is similar (95 F today!), none of the traffic, crime, smog, high cost of living, and I have Tahoe an hour away and San Francisco an hour and a half away.