re: Flew in to MSY from vacation today

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It's my family keeping me here.

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I adhered to this "go nowhere, do nothing" mentality regarding our living situation because of family and am pissed at myself for not leaving sooner.

I eventually realized that it's my life and I don't want to start a family and raise children in New Orleans or quite frankly, Louisiana in general. Now I live in a nicer house and anywhere I go I am met with pleasant, patient people not the New Orleans attitude that is pervasive everywhere there. Roads are better, scenery is better, and the city/state is not actively nickel and diming you at every turn. I can go downtown and park for free and walk around and not have to worry about being mugged, carjacked, stabbed, shot at, etc.

For years it was said that New Orleans is a great place to visit but a shitty place to live. Now it's not even a great place to visit.