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re: Gambit article: "Is NOLA Worth It?"
Posted on 8/22/17 at 4:08 pm to White Bear
Posted on 8/22/17 at 4:08 pm to White Bear
This thread got totally hijacked...
But as someone born uptown and have lived in Nola for my entire 28 years, outside of my stint at LSU, I find myself scratching my head and looking at opportunities outside the state. The biggest thing holding me back here is family/roots. A lot of my college friends that moved to Nola after school have moved away. I am comfortable with the job opportunities here in my line of work, but the cost of living versus what you get in return is driving me crazy lately.
SFP said it earlier, but it's true: New Orleans' charm is its apathetic attitude and resistance to change/evolution.
There's a lot that needs to be done to turn this city around, and it probably belongs in a different thread. Each person who lives here has a different answer for "Is nola worth it," but right now for me, it isn't worth it.
This is how I feel
But as someone born uptown and have lived in Nola for my entire 28 years, outside of my stint at LSU, I find myself scratching my head and looking at opportunities outside the state. The biggest thing holding me back here is family/roots. A lot of my college friends that moved to Nola after school have moved away. I am comfortable with the job opportunities here in my line of work, but the cost of living versus what you get in return is driving me crazy lately.
SFP said it earlier, but it's true: New Orleans' charm is its apathetic attitude and resistance to change/evolution.
There's a lot that needs to be done to turn this city around, and it probably belongs in a different thread. Each person who lives here has a different answer for "Is nola worth it," but right now for me, it isn't worth it.
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I get New Orleans, as I said previously it's my favorite city in the world. It still isn't worth it to live there, and I wasn't going to move to the suburbs of New Orleans.
This is how I feel
This post was edited on 8/22/17 at 4:10 pm
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Posted on 8/22/17 at 4:12 pm to elleshoo9
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SFP said it earlier, but it's true: New Orleans' charm is its apathetic attitude and resistance to change/evolution.
The problem is, New Orleans has historically had a number of actual legitimate revenue generating industries (port, oil and gas, banking, shipbuilding, some other small manufacturing) with a smattering of that attitude throughout. When all of the legitimate revenue generators fall by the wayside, and most of the the populace all still have that attitude, you're in trouble.
Posted on 8/22/17 at 4:13 pm to elleshoo9
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the cost of living versus what you get in return is driving me crazy lately.
This is ultimately why I decided to move away. It just wasn't worth it, because we plan on having kids.
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New Orleans' charm is its apathetic attitude and resistance to change/evolution.
The best and worst thing about New Orleans is that people generally don't give a shite.
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