What do you hate most about New York City?
I was born and raised in Brooklyn, then when i turned 10 i moved to new jjersey. I never had the chance to experience a lot in brooklyn. It was blurry vision when i look back. it was Diverse from where i lived (kingshighway/ &brighton,sheepsheadbay) . I do go back occasionaly because of my family, and i truly do miss it. i'm 17 now. My parents hated BROOKLYN/ NYC/ and especially driving in ny/ rude ppl/ or just the aroma. that;s why we bought a house in New Jersey, School was hell. Not diverse from the town i moved to. My parents loved it. Green Grass, Trees, Fresh Air, Lawn Mowing, Raking Leaves in the fall, Having a private quite place to yourself with 5 kids in home. I would go to NYC every month in brooklyn chill with cousins. then i got sick of. tourists and all the sh i t. it just pissed me off. but i realized we all get sick of something we love, or stick with, and when we get rid of it, we miss it, and we get sick of getting rid of it. it becomes a regret in your life. be happy you live in Queens. Everything happens for a reason. If you want to come to a better place , TRY IT. Save up money and buy an Apartment in NJ/ upstate/ longisland. Follow your dreams, if this is how you feel own up to it and rent up an apartment in a better place you want. you could always turn back. live the american dream, while the time lasts. hopefully this helped. and i havent gone to nyc since newyears- so i do miss it. i live 30 minutes by car. and yes i've been to turkey, finland, and Germany. i've never been on a vacation in New York hahah! ima newyorker ! yeah i come from a poor background. life ain't easy. lived in apartments my whole life till New Jersey diverse area in jersey is Morris County, nice and not like the city but just regualr. and i go to Sunnyside in queens.
Do you hate the city you were born in?
I do not hate the city, but I am saddened by what it has become.It used to be a charming, clean, small All-American city, but corrupt politicians sold the classic downtown area with historic buildings to the highest bidder, who then build an ugly mall that is all but abandoned and boarded up. It is a horrendous eyesore. The town has become the dumping ground for paroled felons. A majority of residents receive public assistance and live in Section 8 housing. The residential areas are horrible, and the public schools are even worse. Closed factories, boarded-up strip malls, filthy public parks, and gang-infested areas dominate. It is a place that I avoid.The worst part is that refugees from the city have spilled over into outlying communities, which are now also being infected with this cancerous human waste.I do not want to name the city out of respect for the good people that still live there and are trying their best to make positive changes.
Are we born to love or hate?
For the most part, children are born innocent, with curiosity and a hunger for knowledge. Whether they love or hate depends on what they are taught by the adults who raise them, by the environment in which they grow, and by the company they keep. Raising children to hate should be a punishable crime.
Can you be born with hate?
No!!
If I love New York City, what will I hate about Boston?
I have lived in Boston for seven of the last nine years, the remaining two I spent in Manhattan, where I also split my time growing up (divorced parents, father has lived in Manhattan nearly my whole life). While many of the things that will stand out to you have been mentioned by others, the single biggest difference is that New York is a global city of the highest order, whereas Boston is a regional hub (of New England, not the Universe as many Bostonians believe). Everything else that makes New York so special, it's scale, density, diversity, and economic & cultural vibrancy, stems from this. Frankly, if you love New York City, you will likely feel more at home in London or Hong Kong than in Boston in the long run. So, what will you hate? Almost everything ... at first. When I flew into Boston for the first time, I remember looking out the airplane window and thinking "oh, that must be Providence." Then the plane landed. I happened to fall in love with MIT the same day, so decided to make the move, but it took a full two years to get over the fact that I could stand in the middle of the Harvard Bridge, which connects Cambridge, MA with Boston's Back Bay neighborhood, and see everywhere I was likely to go in the city and be able to walk there in 30 minutes or less. While this does make the fact that the subway system shuts down before 1 AM most nights easier to deal with, something I learned after returning to Boston from New York City at 2 AM and having an MBTA attendant run after me down the escalator at South Station saying the trains were closed for the evening, as a New Yorker, it's still a hard concept to accept.How then, you might be wondering, can someone who loves New York City be happy in Boston? The answer is that Boston has a number of things going for it, your dollar will go 50% farther, it's an easier place to raise a family, and most importantly, it has incredible intellectual density. The influence of over 100 colleges and universities and the technology, healthcare, and life sciences communities that have grown with them is unparalleled for a city so small (it's only the 24th largest city in the US by population, right behind Memphis and ahead of Nashville - 13x smaller than New York City). That's why I've chosen to make it my home, and the rest, well, I've gotten used to it. If intellectual density doesn't hold a special position on your checklist of things you want in a city, then I would not consider Boston if you love New York City.
How do you feel about the city/place you were born?
I was born in Moscow, Russia. I'm proud of my country and city of birth and I love visiting my country, but I don't want to live there. Let me explain.Moscow:Signage at public transport interchanges, particularly from the tram to the metro, is sparse or non-existent.Some parts of Moscow remind me too much of other countries. There was one section of the city which was structurally the same as Figueres in Spain, narrow streets and all!Stavropol and its neighbouring villages (a place I used to frequent as a small child):Limited social opportunities and entertainment. Everyone keeps to themselves, mostly, so even having a holiday here may seem longer than expected.Flies, flies everywhere. And mosquitoes to look forward to in the summer, as well.The houses are way too big with ginormous gardens, which makes maintenance an expensive and arduous task.And most importantly, I don't feel at home here. I often go to Russia on holiday and enjoy it, but when I come back to the UK, I'm excited to come back.
How does it feel to live in the city, in which you were born?
I expect it depends very much on the city. I deliberately left the area to attend a university farther away, despite good local options, then returned a decade later.Some differences from living elsewhere :Having detailed knowledge of the local geography and human factors is convenient but not a huge deal as the internet and social media make this data much more searchable.Being able to see some of the people I went to school with from time to time is nice, it's difficult to replace long standing friendships.Having my parents in the area is mostly positive, despite the increased complexity of relating to them as an adult.Being completely at ease in the local culture is probably the most underrated advantage of being at home.Having said all that, I am lucky that my hometown has grown a lot in the last few decades and there are many opportunities for me there because of it. Jobs were are major factor in the decision to return, but it's nice to have a little hometown pride as well.The only disadvantage I can think of is that having lived in the area for a long time, it takes more work to find truly novel recreational experiences. A small price to pay, for sure.
Why do I feel so much more at home in the city I was born in?
I was born in this city and lived there until I was 6. Now I'm 17 & live in this town. Whilst there is nothing really wrong with it, I hate it.. I feel like it has stolen me away from the city I was born in & I’m really struggling with the fact that after 11 years I’m still stuck here, just way too long. I was never ever meant to live in this town. My parents are so obsessed and ‘in-love’ with this town, they have told me they are living there until they die, the town is like a part of their identity. It has a horrible atmosphere and it’s just so popular for no obvious reasons, it makes me sick. I’m so un-inspired living here; it never even feels like home. Even my mum told me I'm 'a Bristol girl' because I was born there, I just wish she could tell me why Iv'e been living in this town for such a massive chunk of my life then. Everytime I go back to the city, it just feels like home. It’s more my kind of place, the people, the buildings, the vibe, the streets, the parks, the memories, even silly things like the way people dress & talk, I just feel so much more of a connection and so much happier. When it’s time to come back home I feel like Iv'e left my heart there I’m not sure what to do. It’s like I’m homesick. I’m so unsettled; it’s starting to get horrible. I feel like living here is starting to way me down, its going on way to long and I need to get back for my own well-being.
Without naming the city you were born in, what is it famous for?
The city’s fame comes from the fact that it was the location for the Chartist Uprising of 1839 when industrial workers revolted in support of those protesting against the rejection by the House of Commons of the People’s Charter of 1838.Ultimately the Chartist proved to be on the right side of history, in that all but one of their demands were passed into law (the idea of annual parliaments would have been impossible to implement, although the fallout from the Brexit Referendum makes it seem sometimes that we have been in a permanent election campaign since 2016).However the Chartists made no demands for referendums as a means of deciding government policy, and recent experience suggests to me at future governments will be more circumspect in offering them as well.