Rents in Megacities Can't Go Up Forever

Re:Rents in Megacities Can't Go Up Forever by humanrebar on Thursday March 23, 2017 @11:33AM (#13940642)

> Access to artistic communities, robust public transit, diverse food and culture, and a fluid job market makes the value add for me a no brainer.

Other than the public transit, all of the above are available in any number of towns and cities in the U.S.

A half a century ago maybe you had to go to NYC to hear great live music and eat Cambodian food, find specialty ingredients, or get access to off-beat books. But that's not the case any longer. I just googled and apparently there are Cambodian restaurants in Des Moines, Iowa. The internet can get you all the ingredients, music, and books you'll want.

Honestly, I think the coastal cities just have better marketing and more hipster appeal.

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Re:Rents in Megacities Can't Go Up Forever by SolaceQuantum on Thursday March 23, 2017 @12:53PM (#13941536)

I've lived in NYC and Buffalo, a reasonably large city 8 hours north of NYC. The two experiences are not at all comparable, particularly with food and diversity in culture. Although a large Chinese population exists as international students in Buffalo, you can't get anywhere near the close-as-authentic-as-you-get-in-the-states Chinese food in Buffalo that is available in spades in NYC area(particularly Flushing,Queens). this applies equally to Indian, Ethiopian, etc. cuisine. Many particular specialties that I enjoy aren't available in Buffalo at all.

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Re:Rents in Megacities Can't Go Up Forever by humanrebar on Thursday March 23, 2017 @03:49PM (#13943527)

Fair enough. But I just ate arugula at a Panera. Fifty years ago Italian was considered "ethnic" food in the American Midwest. It's also worth pointing out that Flushing isn't just down the street for most new Yorkers. Commutes within NYC can be well over an hour and/or two expensive can rides away.

I'm just saying the "no culture in the flyover states" meme is long overdue for an update.

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Re:Rents in Megacities Can't Go Up Forever by eli_gottlieb on Wednesday March 29, 2017 @05:39PM (#13990844)

By some measures Queens is one of the most diverse places on Earth, so that's not really a fair comparison.

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Re:Rents in Megacities Can't Go Up Forever by acchow on Thursday March 23, 2017 @03:49PM (#13943534)

Not every Cambodian restaurant is the same. I promise you the best Cambodian restaurant in Des Moines is nowhere nearly as good as any half-decent Cambodian restaurant in New York. Same goes with Italian and Japanese and Spanish and Thai and Korean. Are you really equating the food scene in Des Moines with that of New York by the availability of cultural cuisines?

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