For anyone who moved from NYC to the south...how is your life now?

[Knuckles Red]

- Do you prefer living in the south to living in NYC?
- If you moved for financial reasons, would you move back to NYC if you could afford it?
- Are you bored by the slower southern pace?
- What is better/worse about living in the south compared to NYC?
- Do you plan on living in the south forever?


I ask because I've always wondered what it must be like to leave somewhere as "lively" as NYC and move to the south...which isn't as interesting overall.

 

[RaspberryFitted]

I ask because I've always wondered what it must be like to leave somewhere as "lively" as NYC and move to the south...which isn't as interesting overall.

What an ignorant thing to say.

 

[Knuckles Red]

What an ignorant thing to say.

Its not. I live in the south. There are things to do, but it doesn't compare to a city the size of New York...with so much to do, see, eat in such a densely packed location.

 

[Sauce Dab]

The regional battles can be funny on the coli sometimes but it’s getting tiring.

 

[Lil Bape the PostGod]

They’ll tell you it’s great…but you know they lying

but at least they got some grass to cut

 

[RaspberryFitted]

Its not. I live in the south. There are things to do, but it doesn't compare to a city the size of New York...with so much to do, see, eat in such a densely packed location.

You comparing one city to an entire region, that’s why it’s ignorant.

 

[Jekyll]

Its not. I live in the south. There are things to do, but it doesn't compare to a city the size of New York...with so much to do, see, eat in such a densely packed location.

You actually prefer this way of living? As someone who’s had both, big city living is the most annoying shyt ever. And housing in most cities is garbage unless you paying good bread. You literally couldn’t pay me to move to NYC and I’m about tired of California too. The more I move around the more I realize that Atlanta is like the perfect sized city. Especially if you count the metro areas.

 

[invalid]

I think if you can find your community, it doesn’t matter where you live, you can enjoy it. I spend a lot of time in Nashville. There are certain activities that I do in Chicago which gives me access to certain circles that I spend most of my time around.

When I’m in Nashville, I’ll engage in those same activities which gives me access to pretty much the same circles I spend my time around in Chicago. So it’s no difference really.

If you are an active person, and have certain hobbies or activities outside of work that take up your time, seek out those same activities in a different city, and you won’t feel much of a difference.

For instance, if you spend a lot of time golfing in one place, get involved in golfing circles in another. If you typically leave work and head to a course or driving range, the activity is not going to be different in a southern city.

All southern cities typically have good dining and entertainment options for any spare time that you may have.

I’ve found that if you’re a boring or non-dynamic person in one city, doesn’t matter where you move too, you will be bored there too.

 

[Knuckles Red]

You comparing one city to an entire region, that’s why it’s ignorant.

Because regardless of where you live in the south, you're going to have the same experience of having to get in your car (for which you will have a car note), and driving 30 minutes to the closest generic strip mall. The south is okay, for what it is, but I just can't imagine the culture shock it must be to leave somewhere like NYC and move somewhere like the south. It seems almost depressing to me.

 

[ColdSlither]

- Do you prefer living in the south to living in NYC?
- If you moved for financial reasons, would you move back to NYC if you could afford it?
- Are you bored by the slower southern pace?
- What is better/worse about living in the south compared to NYC?
- Do you plan on living in the south forever?


I ask because I've always wondered what it must be like to leave somewhere as "lively" as NYC and move to the south...which isn't as interesting overall.

A lot of people don't need lively. It's why I do not miss going into work in Manhattan every single day. I hate visiting my dad in Queens, and having to spend an hour just trying to find parking. At this point in my life, give me Norfolk, Va and the Hampton Roads. It's more than enough urban for me, and I can go get a house deep in Virginia Beach. Even when I was in Salt Lake City for about three weeks, it had the right amount of city and quiet.

 

[UncleTomFord15]

Moved 3 months ago to FL. Feels great, can walk around in December in basketball shorts.

 

[RaspberryFitted]

Because regardless of where you live in the south, you're going to have the same experience of having to get in your car (for which you will have a car note), and driving 30 minutes to the closest generic strip mall. The south is okay, for what it is, but I just can't imagine the culture shock it must be to leave somewhere like NYC and move somewhere like the south. It seems almost depressing to me.

In the Metro Atlanta Area alone, there’s multiple top tier malls (Mall of Georgia, Discover Mills, Cumberland Mall, Phipps, Lenox, Stonecrest, and Perimeter) that are relatively close by anyone living in the any of the metro counties. You making the entire south sound like a hick town with a city hall.

Why do people need to shyt on one to big up the other?

 

[R=G]

San Diego is the place to be of course but it's high..that's the game. I could never live out east after growing up in San Diego. It would be lunacy.

 

[R=G]

Moved 3 months ago to FL. Feels great, can walk around in December in basketball shorts.

No shoots outs on the south beach strip like 4 months ago in broad daylight??

 

[Knuckles Red]

A lot of people don't need lively. It's why I do not miss going into work in Manhattan every single day. I hate visiting my dad in Queens, and having to spend an hour just trying to find parking. At this point in my life, give me Norfolk, Va and the Hampton Roads. It's more than enough urban for me, and I can go get a house deep in Virginia Beach. Even when I was in Salt Lake City for about three weeks, it had the right amount of city and quiet.

This is interesting. I guess I never considered to possibility of being over stimulated by your environment because I'm so used to being under stimulated by my own. I guess if you've spent the majority of your life living fast, it may be relaxing to slow down a bit. And the south definitely provides that type of lifestyle. I've just always viewed moving from NYC to the south as "leaving the party."