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Posted on 1/20/15 at 11:34 am to Pettifogger
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It may be working out like that. It's been odd, because I regularly find folks who align with me in lots of ways, they're just a little bit off and it keeps us from the bonds I have with my college and law school friends.
But then again, there are a lot more conservatives in the suburbs who share my lack of political correctness and whatnot, but they're less likely to share my citified libertarian and academic leanings.
Sounds like you and I have a lot in common. I think at their root most dudes are conservative/libertarian but maybe in large cities or in certain work/social circles have a "liberal" or "politically correct" shell as a defense mechanism. Once you get to know them they are pretty cool. A true liberal man is a very rare thing (and a very lame thing. Even feminists and liberal women don't really lust after liberal men IMO).
Honest Injun, a good way to expedite this process is to say something like "man I voted for Obama (or I really wanted to like Obama) but I feel like he's been George W. Bush part II". That seems to lower their guard and they'll say something like "he sucks - they all suck" and then you're past the PC / liberal bullshite.
This post was edited on 1/20/15 at 11:36 am
Posted on 1/20/15 at 11:35 am to broeho
I moved to St. Petersburg, Russia when i was 23 in '93 to start the first American/Russian radio station in history. I was the only American and I spoke no Russian... the whole winter!!
Posted on 1/20/15 at 11:36 am to Meaux Bettah
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I moved to St. Petersburg, Russia when i was 23 in '93 to start the first American/Russian radio station in history. I was the only American and I spoke no Russian... the whole winter!!
That's pretty cool. How did the Russian women treat you?
Posted on 1/20/15 at 11:36 am to SirWinston
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Sounds like you and I have a lot in common. I think at their root most dudes are conservative/libertarian but maybe in large cities or in certain work/social circles have a "liberal" or "politically correct" shell as a defense mechanism. Once you get to know them they are pretty cool. A true liberal man is a very rare thing (and a very lame thing. Even feminists and liberal women don't really lust after liberal men IMO).
you guys obviously didn't move to LA, SF, Portland or NYC.
ETA: I'm liberal as frick by louisiana standards. in my circles, more often than not, i had to be wait a tick, "that's a little tooo far left."
This post was edited on 1/20/15 at 11:37 am
Posted on 1/20/15 at 11:36 am to SirWinston
Wow you are so edgy. I see why the suburbs aren't wild enough for you. I hope your cravings for adrenaline rushes are being met in the crazy big city. Or more likely you found some bars near your small apartment with thin walls.
Posted on 1/20/15 at 11:38 am to Pettifogger
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karmapol1ce
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Pettifogger
Solid advice guys. I'd definitely like to say "frick it" and make a power move in the next year. I think I definitely should keep my eyes open for jobs in different, exciting cities... and try and get a few months off of work in between then to pursue some things.
Posted on 1/20/15 at 11:39 am to biglego
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Wow you are so edgy. I see why the suburbs aren't wild enough for you. I hope your cravings for adrenaline rushes are being met in the crazy big city. Or more likely you found some bars near your small apartment with thin walls.
do people anywhere think the suburbs are good for anything other than raising and affording a family? isn't that the whole reason they started?
has any one ever said, "man. i just can't wait to grow up and live in the burbs?" come on man. let's not get defensive. the burbs are what they are. a safe, place to have stability for your family.
Posted on 1/20/15 at 11:41 am to broeho
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Solid advice guys. I'd definitely like to say "frick it" and make a power move in the next year. I think I definitely should keep my eyes open for jobs in different, exciting cities... and try and get a few months off of work in between then to pursue some things.
if it helps, don't think of it as a power move. think of it as a life philosophy. that you're open to all the opportunities the world has to give you, even if you don't see where the one that you're making will lead. it's not easy. but it can be rewarding.
optimism isn't belief that everything is going to work out for you. it's belief that you'll be okay even if they don't.
Posted on 1/20/15 at 11:42 am to SirWinston
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Sounds like you and I have a lot in common. I think at their root most dudes are conservative/libertarian but maybe in large cities or in certain work/social circles have a "liberal" or "politically correct" shell as a defense mechanism. Once you get to know them they are pretty cool. A true liberal man is a very rare thing (and a very lame thing. Even feminists and liberal women don't really lust after liberal men IMO).
Think you hit it pretty well. I've got a handful of liberal friends, but let's be honest, there aren't a ton of progressive liberal guys who like guns, fishing and football. There are Democrats who do, and some of what I might call the "Southern Plaintiff's lawyer" types, but not true blue folks.
But in the city, I often meet Republican guys who still have this edge or shell of PC and modernity about them that makes them rather unfun to hang out with. Make no mistake, I'm not out here yelling racial slurs or berating gay people or anything, but I think over time some of these folks soften the intensity of their opinions as to better get along with coworkers and more liberal friends. I, on the other hand, would rather have a staunch liberal friend I can get drunk and argue with than a lukewarm conservative friend who votes Republican but wilts and caveats his own political arguments before transitioning into giving a strong opinion on the new tapas place next door.
And I'm using politics as a proxy here. The same type of guys do the same thing about religion, being from the south, being from SEC schools, etc.
Posted on 1/20/15 at 11:42 am to LSU Fan 90812
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optimism isn't belief that everything is going to work out for you. it's belief that you'll be okay even if they don't.
respect
Posted on 1/20/15 at 11:46 am to broeho
I once ate chicken that I don't think I cooked all the way. It was basically colon blow
Posted on 1/20/15 at 11:47 am to broeho
I once burned down an entire town, ransacked a massive mine, and then kept all the gold for myself without spending a cent of it.
Posted on 1/20/15 at 11:49 am to LSU Fan 90812
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Wow you are so edgy. I see why the suburbs aren't wild enough for you. I hope your cravings for adrenaline rushes are being met in the crazy big city. Or more likely you found some bars near your small apartment with thin walls.
do people anywhere think the suburbs are good for anything other than raising and affording a family? isn't that the whole reason they started?
Yes they're good for families. That's why it's stupid when young single people rail against suburbs. But I do believe 90% of people who say suburbs are boring are just wanting to be near bars. But they act like they're adtenaline junkies living on the edge.
Posted on 1/20/15 at 11:51 am to biglego
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Wow you are so edgy. I see why the suburbs aren't wild enough for you. I hope your cravings for adrenaline rushes are being met in the crazy big city. Or more likely you found some bars near your small apartment with thin walls.
I only live in old warehouse buildings for this reason. Plus I like brick/wood floors/wood ceilings, etc
Posted on 1/20/15 at 11:54 am to biglego
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But I do believe 90% of people who say suburbs are boring are just wanting to be near bars. But they act like they're adtenaline junkies living on the edge.
Walking to sporting events, bars, restaurants, comedy, museums, art galleries, etc. etc. Bars are only about 15% of it - granted the fact that you never have to worry about DUI's from overaggressive and bored suburban cops looking to meet a quota is a huge plus, though.
The fact that a suburban cop with an aggressive DUI quota can literally ruin your career is scary as hell to me. I want to avoid that at all costs.
This post was edited on 1/20/15 at 11:55 am
Posted on 1/20/15 at 11:58 am to biglego
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Yes they're good for families. That's why it's stupid when young single people rail against suburbs. But I do believe 90% of people who say suburbs are boring are just wanting to be near bars. But they act like they're adtenaline junkies living on the edge.
For me it's the people and the places. I was raised in a suburb that was half rural growing up. Now live in the city where that suburb is.
I can see myself in a suburb, but I'd be really picky about it. For now, I like going to concerts and sporting events and ubering to new bars and restaurants. I like being closer to work. I also like being around smart people, and people from a lot of different backgrounds. The downside is being around a lot of ridiculous morons from my generation, but the upside is fewer shitty gender reveal parties and other trappings of modern suburbia.
I should note that living in town Atlanta isn't necessarily like urban living elsewhere. I have a house with a large wooded backyard and a big golden retriever and a BGE and live in a neighborhood where everyone watches SEC football. I drive everywhere in a gas drinking SUV. So obviously certain aspects of suburban living are not lost on me, but I think we've got the best of both worlds.
Posted on 1/20/15 at 12:01 pm to broeho
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I'm starting to feel like it is really easy to go through life without having to make any truly big difference making decisions that change the outcome of your life. I'm scared that I'm never going to do anything to switch things up, and I'm just going to live the same boring middle-class suburban 9 to 5 working life as everyone else around me. I feel like I've had such an easy life. I haven't really had to work very hard for anything and I've just accepted the path of my life so far because it is easy. I've just let life happen to me and haven't ever really taken control of my own destiny and made a power-move. I want to switch things up and do something "stupid" because I want to. What big, risky, possibly questionable decision have you made in your life because you knew you had to do it? Quit your job? Changed careers? Killed a man? Asked someone to marry you? Moved away? Turned down a job for a girl? Turned down a girl for a job? I want to hear some stories.
How old are you?
Because this all reads to me like a mid-life crisis....
Posted on 1/20/15 at 12:03 pm to Bacon84
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How old are you?
a couple weeks from 23
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Because this all reads to me like a mid-life crisis....
never too early
Posted on 1/20/15 at 12:08 pm to broeho
Went back to med school after already having 2 kids incurring hundreds of thousands of debt.
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