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re: I'm moving to New Orleans... any advice?

Posted on 2/19/23 at 5:06 pm to
Posted by tadman
Member since Jun 2020
5439 posts
Posted on 2/19/23 at 5:06 pm to
You have the ideal situation. Places like that are fun to live when you're young, single, might have a little spare time, not planning on setting down roots.

Use your freakin head. If something looks sketchy, it is. Don't go dark places alone. Don't participate in minor illicit activity as that's how bigger problems happen.

Absolutely live in the city. Ride your bike or a streetcar to class. Eat at local holes in the wall. Meet some attractive coeds or local 20 somethings. Have a blast.
Posted by Kafka
I am the moral conscience of TD
Member since Jul 2007
157336 posts
Posted on 2/19/23 at 5:08 pm to
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Those on this board will tell you to live in Ruston and commute to NOLA every day
actually met a guy once who lived in BR and commuted to Jxn MS (or maybe it was the other way around, I don't remember)
Posted by Lakeboy7
New Orleans
Member since Jul 2011
28324 posts
Posted on 2/19/23 at 5:08 pm to
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Absolutely live in the city. Ride your bike or a streetcar to class. Eat at local holes in the wall. Meet some attractive coeds or local 20 somethings. Have a blast.



Med School kids come here from all over the country, none want to leave after they graduate.
Posted by fallguy_1978
Best States #50
Member since Feb 2018
53519 posts
Posted on 2/19/23 at 5:09 pm to
Young and single I'd just live in the city if you can afford not to live in the ghetto. It would be more fun.
Posted by BU Bear In BR
NOLA
Member since Apr 2022
444 posts
Posted on 2/19/23 at 5:10 pm to
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Med School kids come here from all over the country, none want to leave after they graduate.


I grew up in Louisiana. I don't plan on staying for my whole life
Posted by Matt225
St. George
Member since Dec 2019
1246 posts
Posted on 2/19/23 at 5:10 pm to
* Buy a shitty beater to drive.
* Try to get local roommate.

Bright side you get likely chance of seeing the ER operate in action...on you.


Posted by Lakeboy7
New Orleans
Member since Jul 2011
28324 posts
Posted on 2/19/23 at 5:12 pm to
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I grew up in Louisiana.


Me too, a big reason I live in NO now.
Posted by WG_Dawg
Member since Jun 2004
90291 posts
Posted on 2/19/23 at 5:17 pm to
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I'm moving to New Orleans... any advice


Are you black? If so I can't really offer any advice.

Are you white? If so, are you fricking stupid?
Posted by real turf fan
East Tennessee
Member since Dec 2016
11924 posts
Posted on 2/19/23 at 5:24 pm to
Your 'car' must be dependable, old, scruffy paint weathered from the sun, STICK SHIFT, and too small to carry at total of four big thieves.

Your clothes must be old, thrift store finds, the other side of the world from preppy. The fake wallet is a must. A friend always had a $20 bill in her fake so the perp wouldn't get angry.

Don't ever pretend to be drunk. Keep disposable gloves with you always in case you find yourself being a good Samaritan and dealing with blood or body fluids.

A flip phone, not a wonderful phone with your life stored in it,
Posted by teke184
Zachary, LA
Member since Jan 2007
103942 posts
Posted on 2/19/23 at 5:25 pm to
Invest in Kevlar.
Posted by beauxgy
LA
Member since Feb 2007
3965 posts
Posted on 2/19/23 at 5:25 pm to
Larry Hollier will give you good advice, and he's never done anything corrupt..
Posted by Kafka
I am the moral conscience of TD
Member since Jul 2007
157336 posts
Posted on 2/19/23 at 5:26 pm to
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The fake wallet is a must. A friend always had a $20 bill in her fake so the perp wouldn't get angry
This is a variation on the old NYC trick of keeping three loose dollar bills in your pocket for thugs to take
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$20 bill in her fake
inflation
Posted by saintsfan1977
Arkansas, from Cajun country
Member since Jun 2010
10338 posts
Posted on 2/19/23 at 5:27 pm to
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Anyone have any advice on how to navigate these next four years without getting robbed or shot?

Carry an Ar15 around
Posted by kywildcatfanone
Wildcat Country!
Member since Oct 2012
139357 posts
Posted on 2/19/23 at 5:34 pm to
Be strapped at all time
Posted by LSUintheNW
At your mom’s house
Member since Aug 2009
36972 posts
Posted on 2/19/23 at 5:36 pm to
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NOLA


Double strapped....
Posted by tokenBoiler
Lafayette, Indiana
Member since Aug 2012
5047 posts
Posted on 2/19/23 at 5:40 pm to
Thoughts and prayers. Can I have your stuff?
Posted by Shalimar Sid
Member since Feb 2005
9375 posts
Posted on 2/19/23 at 5:46 pm to
Buy a burial plot
Posted by turnpiketiger
Member since May 2020
12252 posts
Posted on 2/19/23 at 5:52 pm to
Live in Mandeville and commute. Thank me later.
Posted by Bwmdx
Member since Dec 2018
3434 posts
Posted on 2/19/23 at 5:52 pm to
Spend time around campus and the neighboring areas. Offer free BJs to everyone you meet to garner favors. Use your knowledge gained in gross anatomy to master your craft. Eventually you will be prized by those in the street and viewed as valuable commodity. This will get you protection. Maybe AIDS and herpes too but you will at least survive med school.
Posted by SuperSaint
Sorting Out OT BS Since '2007'
Member since Sep 2007
150302 posts
Posted on 2/19/23 at 5:55 pm to
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Live in Mandeville and commute. Thank me later.
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I'm starting medical school in New Orleans

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turnpiketiger

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