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

[UberEatsDriver]

You do realize that big cities in the South have their own urban centers and older centralized neighborhoods. Having to drive “30mins to the nearest generic strip mall” is all dependent on what part of the metro you live in. You act as if all 90million+ Southerers live on average 20mins apart. “Urban” isn’t just a magical term reserved for New York City. Imagine thinking Houston, Miami, Atlanta, Dallas, New Orleans, or Charlotte are rural areas in which you’d have to “drive 30 minutes to get to the nearest generic strip mall.”

Y’all southerners are the ones that come online and tell everyone y’all live on 100 acres of land




but on the real tho the only cities that compare urban wise are other east coast cities and Chicago.


Been to Miami, Charlotte, NO and Atlanta. Those Urban places are microscopic compared to NYC, Boston, Philly and DC. You literately need a car in all those places

 

[Biscayne]

Y’all southerners are the ones that come online and tell everyone y’all live on 100 acres of land




but on the real tho the only cities that compare urban wise are other east coast cities and Chicago.


Been to Miami, Charlotte, NO and Atlanta. Those Urban places are microscopic compared to NYC, Boston, Philly and DC. You literately need a car in all those places

In the South you can either have land or live in the city. You can still get acres of land while not living too far from the urban areas.

 

[UberEatsDriver]

In the South you can either have land or live in the city. You can still get acres of land while not living too far from the urban areas.

thats not unique to the south either. The same way y’all get annoyed at people thinking y’all country is the same way we get annoyed that y’all think there is no land up top. Every state is literally built the same.


Me personally I like urban living. Don’t care about living in a big plot of land. Not sure why that’s such an attractive thing to people.


I like an area where I can do everything on foot. I only like driving cars when I have to go someplace important that’s far.


overall I hate driving even thought I love cars

 

[UberEatsDriver]

Actually I change my mind. I could see myself living in Tyson’s Corner, VA. Nice suburb with city like atmosphere in some
parts and top of the line amenities and the DC subway goes out there. As a white collar breh it has several large companies in the area and DC is close and NYC is only 4 hours away. Perfect location for me actually.

And I think VA is a Democrat state now right? That’s another thing for me politics. Can’t have republicans running my state of choice.

 

[Kyle C. Barker]

Y’all southerners are the ones that come online and tell everyone y’all live on 100 acres of land




but on the real tho the only cities that compare urban wise are other east coast cities and Chicago.


Been to Miami, Charlotte, NO and Atlanta. Those Urban places are microscopic compared to NYC, Boston, Philly and DC. You literately need a car in all those places

I'm really use to east coast cities too. My idea of urban is tall buildings surrounded by a sea of condos/rowhomes. And of course San Francisco and Chicago are the same way.

 

[UberEatsDriver]

I'm really use to east coast cities too. My idea of urban is tall buildings surrounded by a sea of condos/rowhomes. And of course San Francisco and Chicago are the same way.

Yea when I buy my first property it’s going to be a condo/penthouse.

I like the safety of it and I like living high. I work at a high rise in New Jersey on the weekends and the building has its own shopping carts you can bring to your condo/co-op.

 

[Wiseborn]

I love the city and moving was the best decision I ever made.

I literally gained thousands of dollars and gained a career. Moved further south (To South America) and living my best life. Going parasailing this week.

 

[UberEatsDriver]

- 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.

I hope their doing good. I know a few New York cats faking the funk and moved to the south and still renting and broke. They too scared to admit it tho. Shout out to the ones who left and are doing good tho. I like seeing someone move and progress for the better.

 

[UberEatsDriver]

I love the city and moving was the best decision I ever made.

I literally gained thousands of dollars and gained a career. Moved further south (To South America) and living my best life. Going parasailing this week.

You live outside the country or in the south?

 

[Biscayne]

thats not unique to the south either. The same way y’all get annoyed at people thinking y’all country is the same way we get annoyed that y’all think there is no land up top. Every state is literally built the same.


Me personally I like urban living. Don’t care about living in a big plot of land. Not sure why that’s such an attractive thing to people.


I like an area where I can do everything on foot. I only like driving cars when I have to go someplace important that’s far.


overall I hate driving even thought I love cars

It depends where you live in those cities. All the major southern cities have some form of rail based public transit and bus routes. All these cities have apartments on the rail lines or near the rail lines. If you want a big sprawling house, you’ll have to drive to get to the city. But the option is always there to either live in the city or live outside the city. What’s even cooler is that there are still older neighborshoods within these cities that give you space, while being near downtown and the skyline of that respective city. Atlanta, Dallas, Charlotte, Houston all have these kinda classic neighborhoods.

 

[JoseLuisGotcha]

Get in where you fit in

it all depends on why you move

i know tons of people that move south to escape their troubles etc ..those people are miserable no matter where and end up coming back

If you move with a plan you straight

The rest of the people aka “half backs” end up in North Carolina

 

[Kyle C. Barker]

Actually I change my mind. I could see myself living in Tyson’s Corner, VA. Nice suburb with city like atmosphere in some
parts and top of the line amenities and the DC subway goes out there. As a white collar breh it has several large companies in the area and DC is close and NYC is only 4 hours away. Perfect location for me actually.

And I think VA is a Democrat state now right? That’s another thing for me politics. Can’t have republicans running my state of choice.

You couldn't do Tysons lol

Traffic wise it's not close and my DC friends hate going there because it's a serious downgrade in night life.

My biased opinion, the architecture is really new so it doesn't have as much character as older cities.


It is blue though. Nova is blue and dense enough to turn Virginia blue altogether.

 

[UberEatsDriver]

It depends where you live in those cities. All the major southern cities have some form of rail based public transit and bus routes. All these cities have apartments on the rail lines or near the rail lines. If you want a big sprawling house, you’ll have to drive to get to the city. But the option is always there to either live in the city or live outside the city. What’s even cooler is that there are still older neighborshoods within these cities that give you space, while being near downtown and the skyline of that respective city. Atlanta, Dallas, Charlotte, Houston all have these kinda classic neighborhoods.

Are those classic areas expensive cause I swear in midtown Atlanta I mostly see white people. Same with downtown Miami but I guess it doesn’t matter cause I am white collar and can probably afford it

 

[UberEatsDriver]

Get in where you fit in

it all depends on why you move

i know tons of people that move south to escape their troubles etc ..those people are miserable no matter where and end up coming back

If you move with a plan you straight

The rest of the people aka “half backs” end up in North Carolina

yo I learned this term the other day after watching some geography on YouTube and apparently South Carolina and North Carolina are half back states for New Yorkers who went to Florida and Georgia and were miserable or failed. Lol.

I thought the YouTube video dude made that word up to be funny.