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re: Name your top 5 U.S. Cities to live in
Posted on 2/20/19 at 10:18 am to Anaximander
Posted on 2/20/19 at 10:18 am to Anaximander
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Tennessee Williams lived at 722 Toulouse Street
Like 100 years ago. Detroit used to be a thriving city too.
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New Orleans is one of the most unique and interesting places in the world
Correct, it's also a total dumpster fire and there is zero indication that it's turning around. In fact, all signs point to its continued demise.
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Posted on 2/20/19 at 10:19 am to Centinel
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Hell I've lived all over the world in multiple large cities. I had a hell of a time in my 20's and early 30's. But been there, done that and it doesn't hold the same shine it once did.
I lived in NYC in my 20s. I'd be miserable there now. There's really nothing that interests me anymore that doesn't exist in a small or mid sized market. I'd much rather live in a market like Greenville, SC than Houston or Chicago.
Posted on 2/20/19 at 10:23 am to DFWgolfer318
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If you own a home, yes you do
Oh, my bad. It's $70/year.
And no, I don't live in a shithshak. I'm sorry you don't know how to work the system.
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Because it props up the entire economy? It's pretty simple.
Again, what difference does it make if you've already found a way to make your own money here? It would make sense if you were just starting out in life and you were trying to maximize your opportunities. You can make money anywhere if you make the right moves.
For the average person that does average things, I agree. An average place like Texas is great for that. You'll get no argument from me that Texas runs their shite right and has a great economy. I brag on it all the time and wish Louisiana would follow suit.
I just think Louisiana has more potential upside than Texas because of geography, resources, location and culture but it's ran by idiots.
You have to figure out a way to make Louisiana work for you. If you just want to be one of the sheep in the herd then go to Texas. They have exceptional pens for the herds.
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What does that have to do with anything?
BREAKING: It takes 2 hours to drive 80 miles
It was in response to the comment that people in Dallas somehow have access to more or better high end restaurants than people on the NorthShore. The NorthShore is an hour from New Orleans. It goes without saying that New Orleans is world-renowned for its restaurants and food culture.
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Yeah, they have less poverty and better education
That's just not true. You are making very generalized statements. There are shity small towns in Texas and there's nice small towns in Texas. Same with Louisiana.
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Way to cherry pick. Now my turn, Lake Providence, Bogalusa, or Cameron are all total shite holes and some of the poorest places in the country
See above. Except that I limited my example cities to one Parish in Louisiana compare to cities all across East and Central Texas.
Posted on 2/20/19 at 10:25 am to DFWgolfer318
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Tennessee Williams lived at 722 Toulouse Street
Like 100 years ago. Detroit used to be a thriving city too.
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New Orleans is one of the most unique and interesting places in the world
Correct, it's also a total dumpster fire and there is zero indication that it's turning around. In fact, all signs point to its continued demise.
Then I choose to fiddle with Nero. I will take a streetcar to have an Oyster loaf at Ye Olde College Inn and then watch a New Orleans Band at Rock n Bowl while others have fried shrimp at Red Lobster.
The folks who truly are the most pathetic, impotent pieces of crap are the ones that do not want to live in New Orleans but are so insecure in their microphallic body they cannot acknowledge that others may enjoy being there in spite of the difficulties and pour a big glass of haterade because they are stuck in whatever vanilla subdivision they reside and are afraid to leave.
This post was edited on 2/20/19 at 10:30 am
Posted on 2/20/19 at 10:30 am to Parade Grounds
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Key West FL
Jackson Hole WY
Los Angeles
Austin
Nola
Great list. I would probably replace LA with San Diego though.
Posted on 2/20/19 at 10:30 am to nola000
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Oh, my bad. It's $70/year.
Congrats on bragging on having a home valued at 100k. There's no way to "game the system" on property tax.
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Again, what difference does it make if you've already found a way to make your own money here?
It's really not hard.
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For the average person that does average things, I agree. An average place like Texas is great for that
Thanks for agreeing with me.
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I just think Louisiana has more potential upside than Texas because of geography, resources, location and culture but it's ran by idiots.
What an idiotic statement. You think a place that has one resource, a highly volotile commodity and an uneducated workforce has more potential than a diversified economy full of educated people? Let's see how that works out for you.
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You have to figure out a way to make Louisiana work for you. If you just want to be one of the sheep in the herd then go to Texas. They have exceptional pens for the herds.
Just another redicilous statement. You are becoming less credible with every sentence.
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It was in response to the comment that people in Dallas somehow have access to more or better high end restaurants than people on the NorthShore
Literally no one said that.
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That's just not true
Sure it is. It's objective data, not an opinion.
Posted on 2/20/19 at 10:31 am to DFWgolfer318
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Does not exist in the state of Louisiana
In spots, its shite. Just like it's shite in spots in every State. On the whole, Louisiana infrastructure is worse than most States. Maybe all of them. But that's not to say that there's not spots where the infrastructure is great.
Live in those spots.
It's that simple.
People that live in Jamaica on the beach live an ideal lifestyle. They don't live in the back with the poors.
Know which state has the highest rate of poverty/homelessness(at least the last time I checked)?
Hawaii.
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I can get there nearly is fast as you can. Takes me about an hour and a half.
A plane ticket is $250 per person. So it cost a family of four $1,000 to take a weekend trip to New Orleans from Dallas. I can get there for $8 in gas, round trip.
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Dallas is a top 10 sized metro in the country, if you say there's nothing to do you are just being hard headed because you are a NOLA is the only place with culture blowhard.
You can't replicate the culture and vibe. You can't fake it. You can build all the Top Golfs, Buc-ee's, Dave & Buster's, Olive Gardens and hold all the SXSWs that you want. They will never be Mardi Gras, Jazz Fest, the FQ or the fried chicken the old black mama makes at the corner store down the street. For fricksake, they can't even get Popeye's right in other States and it's a fricking franchise.
This post was edited on 2/20/19 at 10:34 am
Posted on 2/20/19 at 10:32 am to Anaximander
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The folks who truly are the most pathetic, impotent pieces of crap are the ones that do not want to live in New Orleans but are so insecure in their microphallic body they cannot acknowledge that others may enjoy being there in spite of the difficulties
People recognize that.
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because they are stuck in whatever vanilla subdivision they reside and are afraid to leave
You are doing the same exact thing that you are calling people pathetic for.
Posted on 2/20/19 at 10:34 am to WaydownSouth
North side of Chicago, and I'm serious. Chicago is a much cleaner and nicer smelling NYC. Just don't go too far south if you dont wanna get shot. 
This post was edited on 2/20/19 at 10:34 am
Posted on 2/20/19 at 10:34 am to DFWgolfer318
The never ending mentality of NOLA folks saying that if you aren’t in New Orleans you live in a cookie cutter world is so beyond ridiculous it hardly warrants being acknowledged.
Posted on 2/20/19 at 10:35 am to DFWgolfer318
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Just another redicilous
Posted on 2/20/19 at 10:36 am to nola000
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You can't replicate the culture and vibe. You can't fake it. You can build all the Top Golfs, Buc-ee's, Dave & Buster's, Olive Gardens and hold all the SXSWs that you want. They will never be Mardi Gras, Jazz Fest, the FQ or the fried chicken the old black mama makes at the corner store down the street. For fricksake, they can't even get Popeye's right in other States and it's a fricking franchise.
You're doing that thing again where you act like NOLA is the only place with culture and all we have are chains.
Posted on 2/20/19 at 10:36 am to DFWgolfer318
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The folks who truly are the most pathetic, impotent pieces of crap are the ones that do not want to live in New Orleans but are so insecure in their microphallic body they cannot acknowledge that others may enjoy being there in spite of the difficulties
People recognize that.
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because they are stuck in whatever vanilla subdivision they reside and are afraid to leave
You are doing the same exact thing that you are calling people pathetic for.
I am only referring to the haters. I have no issue with Dallas and other cities in my top 5 are incredibly diverse so I acknowledge different strokes for different folks. Your posts on this thread though ALL indicate you are more intent in hating on other folk's choices.
Posted on 2/20/19 at 10:36 am to nola000
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But that's not to say that there's not spots where the infrastructure is great.
I'd be interested in you naming just one.
You can build all the Top Golfs, Buc-ee's, Dave & Buster's, Olive Gardens and hold all the SXSWs that you want.
This is just stupid and disenginous, there are tons of cool local places, high end restaurants, breweries, etc. Again, I'm not telling you NOLA isn't unique, it is. But to argue Dallas is just a bunch of olive gardens and Applebee's is stupid.
Posted on 2/20/19 at 10:36 am to AbitaFan08
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The never ending mentality of NOLA folks saying that if you aren’t in New Orleans you live in a cookie cutter world is so beyond ridiculous it hardly warrants being acknowledged.
Exactly. The mischaracterization just prove a point is comical.
Posted on 2/20/19 at 10:39 am to Anaximander
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Your posts on this thread though ALL indicate you are more intent in hating on other folk's choices
I have no problem with people that live in NOLA, I like visiting. I'm only arguing that it's not some magical place that exclusively has culture. I'll visit a couple times a year and avoid all the bullshite that goes along with living there and still derive the benefits.
NOLA people are just notorious about making shite up to try to push their "New Orleans isnt that bad and every where else is cookie cutter houses and Olive Gardens" which is laughable and just makes you look like an idiot.
This post was edited on 2/20/19 at 10:41 am
Posted on 2/20/19 at 10:39 am to TH03
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Shhhh, you're gonna trigger the liberal haters.
I actually might move there this year
Austin is a great city despite the Liberals. It's got something that can't be replicated. It's geography. West of Mopac is phenomenally beautiful. Reminds me of Wine Country California but greener.
My wife didn't want to leave but she doesn't have much family here and she had a good group of friends there. We would never be able to afford in Austin what we have here. At least not anywhere near city limits and the traffic there is fricking terrible.
Although the traffic in New Orleans isn't great, there is always a way to get around it. Always. Many cities in Texas force you onto the main arteries that are clogged up because all the neighborhoods are private or were planned neighborhoods with limited access and no cut through streets. They also don't make good use of boulevards in Austin. It's basically just interstates and some State highways.
Although Dallas has a lot of traffic it's streets were planned better like New Orleans. They understood the value of boulevards. Houston and Austin's traffic can suck a dick.
This post was edited on 2/20/19 at 10:42 am
Posted on 2/20/19 at 10:41 am to TH03
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You can't replicate the culture and vibe. You can't fake it. You can build all the Top Golfs, Buc-ee's, Dave & Buster's, Olive Gardens and hold all the SXSWs that you want. They will never be Mardi Gras, Jazz Fest, the FQ or the fried chicken the old black mama makes at the corner store down the street. For fricksake, they can't even get Popeye's right in other States and it's a fricking franchise.
You're doing that thing again where you act like NOLA is the only place with culture and all we have are chains.
While other cities have their own thing, we grab and own our culture in New Orleans in a unique way. If someone in another large Southern city said everyone meet in the center of town is there one place the overwhelming majority would go? Are there multiple festivals where such a large percentage of the locals attend on at least one day? Are most of the neighborhoods planned or did the grow organically? I agree that a lot of what makes us unique and interesting can be odd to folks who do not get it. We had a major incident that resulted in folks taking out a full page newspaper ad over a waiter getting fired at a restaurant. Folks will nearly brawl over how dark a roux should be. We drive and park like crap. Our streets have built in speed bumps. As for a lot of the bad, that becomes part of the inside joke and culture that some folks just do not want to get.
This post was edited on 2/20/19 at 10:44 am
Posted on 2/20/19 at 10:42 am to DFWgolfer318
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I'm only arguing that it's not some magical place that exclusively has culture. I'll visit a couple times a year and avoid all the bullshite that goes along with living there and still derive the benefits.
Thats what's great about this country, man... it's got somewhere for everyone. Nothing's universal, everything's subjective. When you find your place, latch on and frick the haters.
This post was edited on 2/20/19 at 10:44 am
Posted on 2/20/19 at 10:43 am to TH03
1) Not NOLA
2) Nowhere in South La
3) Northwest Arkansas
3) Bozeman, MT
4) DFW
2) Nowhere in South La
3) Northwest Arkansas
3) Bozeman, MT
4) DFW
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