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[Bjerknes]

++ [ originally posted by Blandest ] ++
The big Apple is so overrated, as is London. Whats so cool about paying extra, having less space, tripping over dead people, avoiding bums and smelling piss to do the same things you can somewhere else?

Well, to be honest you can't do some of things you'd do in New York elsewhere. And then you have that pull of big city life I would like to enjoy, as I have always lived in Suburbia and further out in rural areas surrounding our big cities. Every time I travel to the Detroit Metropolitan area or DC or NYC, I always feel like I want to stay there longer and not come back to my boring current residence. There is just something about the city that draws me closer to it..

 

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[Majed]

++ [ originally posted by Andy ] ++


Oh don't worry Majed, my Motorola camera phone will be in use several times this year. And thanks for bringing another item to my attention, the digital camera. That is going to be crucial. And dont forget about the alcohol money.

And yes, road trips will certainly be going down once I'm up at State College. NYC is only four short hours away from campus, and that city is fvcking awesome...never get bored in the Big Apple.

I've went to NYC twice durring college and both times were great. Though I'd actually not want to live there for long as it seems like it would consume me, if you know what i mean.

I'm too simple to live in a big city.

 

[Bjerknes]

++ [ originally posted by Majed ] ++


I've went to NYC twice durring college and both times were great. Though I'd actually not want to live there for long as it seems like it would consume me, if you know what i mean.

I'm too simple to live in a big city.

It just seems like a place where you will never get bored. Living in Southern Pennsylvania, 60 miles from DC and Baltimore, I know what boredom feels like.

 

[swag]

I really like NYC. But I don't exactly rave about it. The one thing I think as mostly notable about NYC is, well, it could really be a city just about anywhere and it's the hoardes of people that make the place. Having such a heavy concentration of a mix of cultures in one space brings out a lot of variety and activity.

But beyond that, I've never found the physical place that notable... i.e., not very rich in character. Especially when compared to other major metropolitan areas around the world such as Paris, Rome, London, Tokyo, Beijing, even Napoli, etc.

And normally, you would think that a city as large and diverse as New York would have everything covered -- the great as well as the putrid ends of the spectrum. With enough people, you can find a subgroup willing to support a quality offering of just about anything: clothes, food, architecture, etc.

But I've been horribly disappointed by their espresso... and we know that's how I rate the civilization of all cities. The good places in Manhattan can't even stay open for more than a year, and even Ninth St. Espresso wasn't all that impressive. I had to go over to Park Slope in Brooklyn to actually find something worth writing home about (Gorilla Coffee).

 

[Majed]

++ [ originally posted by swag ] ++
I really like NYC. But I don't exactly rave about it. The one thing I think as mostly notable about NYC is, well, it could really be a city just about anywhere and it's the hoardes of people that make the place. Having such a heavy concentration of a mix of cultures in one space brings out a lot of variety and activity.

But beyond that, I've never found the physical place that notable... i.e., not very rich in character. Especially when compared to other major metropolitan areas around the world such as Paris, Rome, London, Tokyo, Beijing, even Napoli, etc.

And normally, you would think that a city as large and diverse as New York would have everything covered -- the great as well as the putrid ends of the spectrum. With enough people, you can find a subgroup willing to support a quality offering of just about anything: clothes, food, architecture, etc.

But I've been horribly disappointed by their espresso... and we know that's how I rate the civilization of all cities. The good places in Manhattan can't even stay open for more than a year, and even Ninth St. Espresso wasn't all that impressive. I had to go over to Park Slope in Brooklyn to actually find something worth writing home about (Gorilla Coffee).

Speaking of Espresso's in NYC, What's with all the frikkin Starbucks everywhere!? I would walk for miles and think that i haven't gone anywhere because every time i look across the street, there's a frikkin starbucks cafe.

 

[Tifoso]

++ [ originally posted by Majed ] ++



Speaking of Espresso's in NYC, What's with all the frikkin Starbucks everywhere!? I would walk for miles and think that i haven't gone anywhere because every time i look across the street, there's a frikkin starbucks cafe.

Even in my medium sized town, they're every where. We have two malls right next to each other (ie, across the street) and they both have one

Not complaining, though. I can say doppio espressso, capucchino, and machiato in public, and people know what I mean now.

 

[Slagathor]

I love the city. I grew up on the country side where I spent my childhood together with friends trying to stay entertained by setting stuff on fire or blowing stuff up.

Then I went to The Hague, that was great, then I discovered Amsterdam and I'm right back where I started; wishing I lived somewhere else

 

[nosubstitute959]

++ [ originally posted by Majed ] ++


Alf Mbrooook Moe! :thumb: Congratulations! It's been a long time man.

You still in the good old red stick? If so, do something for me: Drop by the big easy and please take a nice deep breath at the fresh air of Bourbon st. at 3:00am of a Sunday morning!

Good luck in school. Take care!

How's your job Majed? Are you adapting well to life over there after you've been here for a while?

Yeah I'm still in the BR...still going to LSU. Did you say fresh air? In Bourbon st.? You must mean a deep breath of alcohol and strippers...or do they go to church on Sundays?

I'm in the process of moving and it couldn't have come at a worse time...but better now than later in the semester. I'm only taking 2 classes though...so I got those, grading about 40 hw papers a week, and doing some research...It's not too bad I guess.

What do they have you doing in KSA? What's your job title again...I know you told me before.

 

[Tifoso_old]

i'll be going to italy in few mothes to start languege corses and then hopfully get into midical school there

 

[Slagathor]

North or South?

 

[Mr. Gol]

++ [ originally posted by Tifoso ] ++
i'll be going to italy in few mothes to start languege corses and then hopfully get into midical school there

Judging your post that seems to be an excellent idea

 

[Martin]

 

[Tifoso_old]

++ [ originally posted by Erik ] ++
North or South?

north verona

 

[Slagathor]

hm

well verona's acceptable

 

[3pac]

i started my sophomore year of high school yesterday.

 

[flieeeekke]

my final year at university starts in a week. what on earth will i do after that?

 

[Slagathor]

Oohh I have the same problem. I decided not to think about it and just focus on my workplacement january-july :nervous:

 

[flieeeekke]

the worst thing is that i will have a law degree but i want to stay as far as possible from that.

 

[Slagathor]

lol I know the feeling - my education isn't too exciting for me anymore either. I changed a lot in those four years.

 

[flieeeekke]

i havent. still just a lazy drunkard