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Social/Off-Topic / Straight Dope: Are San Francisco, LA, and Seattle livable cities in 2023?
24-02-2024, 13:58:17 PM
24-02-2024, 13:58:17 PM
If you can look beyond the piled up trash bags on garbage day, it's really not a very dirty city, especially if you're in Manhattan.
There's a lot I love about it:
I could go on. Obviously it's noisy and occasionally smells weird or whatever, but I'm a city slicker so I'm not bothered by any of that. It's not a dangerous place to be unless you stand right on the edge of the subway platform or go deep into the Bronx and act like an asshole. I truly can't think of a better city, and I plan to spend the rest of my life here.
There's a lot I love about it:
- Endless places to eat, every possible cuisine is represented. A recent highlight was having camel at a berber restaurant. Prices have gone up, but you can still eat relatively cheaply at delis and diners.
- Practically every street corner has some historical event or person associated with it.
- If I ever want to shop for something (clothes, books, stereo equipment) there's a place I can go in the city to try it out or buy it outright rather than dealing with online ordering. A lot of times I'll change my mind completely after seeing other options in person.
- If I'm ever bored, I just get on the train and walk around somewhere new. There's thousands of weird little spots to be seen, parks and stores and museums. Just walking around the city is stimulating.
I could go on. Obviously it's noisy and occasionally smells weird or whatever, but I'm a city slicker so I'm not bothered by any of that. It's not a dangerous place to be unless you stand right on the edge of the subway platform or go deep into the Bronx and act like an asshole. I truly can't think of a better city, and I plan to spend the rest of my life here.
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Social/Off-Topic / Straight Dope: Are San Francisco, LA, and Seattle livable cities in 2023?
22-02-2024, 12:16:19 PM
22-02-2024, 12:16:19 PM
I've changed my mind, they all suck, just move to NYC instead
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cirus was talking about renting a cabin last summer, maybe we do that this summer
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Social/Off-Topic / Meep's Diary: First time watching Neon Genesis Evangelion
22-02-2024, 10:07:10 AM
22-02-2024, 10:07:10 AM
Good video, Meep
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arsenic poisoning cured by jingling keys
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Our plan for next time is to start off in Seoul for a coiuple of days, go down to Busan and take the ferry to Fukuoka, then work our way up to Tokyo stopping anywhere that seems interesting.
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The trains are old? Maybe outside of Tokyo, AFAIK they replace the train stock on the most used lines pretty regularly. Sure beats anything we have in the US.
I hated Kyoto, although I've only been to Kiyomizudera and the surrounding tourist hellscape. It really is like a theme park. I'd like to spend more time off the beaten path next time.
I liked Osaka a lot, it feels more laid back than Tokyo. Dotonbori is a pretty fun couple of hours. Last time we went, we stayed in Osaka and made day trips out to Kyoto and other places, it was a lot cheaper that way.
I hated Kyoto, although I've only been to Kiyomizudera and the surrounding tourist hellscape. It really is like a theme park. I'd like to spend more time off the beaten path next time.
I liked Osaka a lot, it feels more laid back than Tokyo. Dotonbori is a pretty fun couple of hours. Last time we went, we stayed in Osaka and made day trips out to Kyoto and other places, it was a lot cheaper that way.
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the real treasure was the friends we made along the way
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I got really into the new Huawei phone news recently, but was having a hard time figuring out what was real and what was propaganda. At some point I definitely fell for the anti-China "it's a total failure and they're covering it up" narrative, but I really trust Asianometry and they had a much more grounded view on the whole thing, which changed my perspective. The whole channel is great.
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I want to jump into the big nets, looks like fun
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definitely safe