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Sep 12, 05
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New York City
After my second visit, I felt the need to leave this paradise called Vancouver and move to a real city like New York. People's minds are moving at a whole new pace in that city. Real money is being made, and lots of it is being spent.
Restaurants compete against each other over a dense population that spends an average of $40 a meal and pays tips a lil over 20%... not only that, New Yorkers eat out on average of 3-4 times a week.... many everyday due to such hectic schedules at work. With this much money being paid on average, quality is by far the most important thing.... if you don't got it you'll be outta business like that. Unfortunatly, my mission to find white castle was unsuccessful. haha we did a scan on the GPS for one... there used to be one across from the empire state building but that went outta business. The "mouse burgers" didn't do it for em =( And the journey to either the Bronx or Brooklyn to eat white castle didn't seem so worth it Harold and Kumar styles. haha People are always chasing the dollar. So much money to be made. If you're lucky enough to acquire a position at a finance firm in Manhattan for something like investment banking, you'll probably be making more money than what your ambitions strive for. lol I'd love to be in an enviornment like that with a sharp head, a pimp cell phone, and the motivation to wake up at 6:30am, work till 2am and wake up the next morning again refreshed to run some serious shit like a natural born hustler. The traffic in Manhattan is just like the movies. lol Cabs literally everywhere cutting each other off. A funny thing I noticed was when people change lanes in busy traffic, they rarely shoulder check... they simply click their left or right turn signal to change lanes, and if nobody honks, then you're good to go. hahaha you'll be hearing honk honk honk honk everywhere. There's alot to say about that city. If you don't have that drive, that city will eat you alive. Of all cities i'm sure if you can make it big in New York, you'd be seriously living in paradise in Vancouver. Make it big in London, you'd be a superballer in New York. lol but that's a different story boh to tha NYC! 
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Sep 12, 05
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To London then!
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Sep 12, 05
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i like NYC, too...but i don't think a 'real city' is one where money is everything and you can hardly walk three feet down the street without being bombarded by crazy advertisements that take up the sides of buildings.
i think i'll stick with good old vancouver.
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Sep 12, 05
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Not sure if you are still in NYC but if you are the Bobby Van's Steakhouse at 230 Park Ave is worth checking out... expect to spend at least 100USD for your dinner ...everything comes ala carte, so when you order steak, you gotta order mashed potatoes, greens, etc etc all separate. Now i've been to quite a few steakhouses in Manhattan, and Bobby Van's is by far in the top 5 of best steaks I have ever had in the big apple ... Last edited by Evolve; Sep 12, 05 at 12:12 PM.
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Sep 12, 05
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My friend had a hard time getting a job in Canada and moved to New York City and immediately got a job paying 65K US and in a few years it was 100K. Then the dot-com boom ended and he had no job and no more work permit, you can stay for up to 6 years on temporary permits.
He moved back to Van and had no money left at all because he spent everything in NYC. It was the expensive lifestyle, apartment 3000 a month at the end, people always going out for drinks and dinner, etc etc - everyone does it so it's hard to say no. He got meet Donald Trump and was there on 9/11. Last edited by tvmann; Sep 12, 05 at 07:34 PM.
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Oct 29, 06
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I wanna go to new york :(
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Oct 30, 06
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^ No! Do enlighten us Robyn! :)
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Oct 30, 06
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ok me and my friend are walking down the stairs in her building, and we are about half way down the flight when we notice this thing at the bottom. it's a big rat. she screams and runs back up, i scream and sort of jump over it and run down the hall and wedge myself with my back against a wall and my feet up on a window sill so i'm like two feet off the ground. so basically i can still see the rat like 5 feet away and i'm like basically ready to stay in that spot for the rest of my life. basically. when one of the neighbours comes down in his boxers. he looks at me, i look at him. he doesn't speak english and i don't speak guadalahajan or dominican or whatever. but he looks at me like 'i am going to save you white girl' and he has this bucket of water with him and pours it all over the rat which just sort of withers and squirms and melts and dies. thanks imigrants!
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Oct 30, 06
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went there last year..my hotel was right infront of time square
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Nov 02, 06
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I LIVE IN NEW YORK CITY NOW!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I moved here a few months ago from Vancouver where I lived and worked for 1.5 years (I'm orginally from Toronto). It has been my LIFE LONG DREAM to be here -- I saved up and planned for over 10 years!!! Prior to my move I visited this city over a dozen times. Now that I'm FINALLY here let me tell you that "LIVING in NYC" is much different that "VACATIONING in NYC" (so don't confuse the two).
It's NOT enough to just come here a few times and think it is the best place on earth. It's relentless and unforgiving... you sacrifice A LOT... no matter how much $$$ you make it all goes back to rent, food, taxis/subway, etc. For example I live Midtown in the Times Square area and pay almost $2000/month for a 400 sq ft $hit-hole with no ammenities (no elevators, have to walk down the street to do laundry at the coin wash, etc.) If I EVER want to live the same way I did in Vancouver (I lived in a beautiful place on Robson St) my rent would be MINIMUM $3200/month here! If you are not giving your life away to your boss/company you can take the rest of your pay check to the many gorgeous, hip and happening venues where cover charge for infamous clubs like Pacha and Crobar is $30 on a regular night. And the days of getting hammered are over (unless you drink at home) because a Red Bull & Vodka cost $14-22 at the nice lounges such as Guest House, Budda Bar, Lotus, etc. I have plenty to add (which I will when I have more time) but here are my 2 cents straight from a person who has lived in both cities. When I was getting ready to leave VAN everyone I talked to thought I was the luckiest person and they too wished they could move here. This is not to say I don't love NYC (because I DO) or any one place is better but until you LIVE here the grass always seems greener on the other side.
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Nov 09, 06
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hmmm ok another post of mine that i read over a year later and wonder why i would of said that
anyways misslexxus sounds like you're really grinding through surviving in the city. they always say if you can survive there you can live anywhere
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