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Originally Posted by The Porn Nerd
In terms of what you get for your $ you are correct. But the opportunities for superior work at the top of your chosen profession makes New York hard to beat.
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And thus the point of the article. As a young couple, if they want to live in the city they will both have to work. However, if they move out to the suburbs they got a lot more bang for their buck and one of the parents can stay home and raise the kids. The only downside is the other person has to commute.
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Originally Posted by The Porn Nerd
As far having the same things as cities: yes you do but the quality is about 20-25% less than the nearest city. Why? Because of population and traffic. A small town has a few thousand people and if the Chinese food sucks people will go, "At least it's in town..." and probably still eat it because there's limited choice (and some Chinese is better than none).
Tastes are often less-sophiticated in general in the 'burbs. More people often = more interaction with other people therefore 'dynamic tension' that can produce amazing results. In the 'burbs people "nest" and are more isolated. They settle more while city folk are loud, annoying bitches. LOL
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This might have been the case twenty or even ten years ago, but I think a lot has changed in the past decade. Restaurants in the suburbs used to be pretty crappy, lots of franchise kind of places (Chillis, Applebees, etc) and Chinese food used to mean a strip mall. We have a building on main street that is an entire block long and was a feed storage building and now houses three restaurants any three of these would be an instant hit in NYC.
As for the nesting comment... We aren't "isolated" at all in the suburbs, in fact, just the opposite. We are a huge community where we all know each other. It's great really.