Why Paul Graham is wrong about New York City

Re:Why Paul Graham is wrong about New York City by ardit33 on Tuesday July 08, 2008 @04:58PM (#240363)

Have you seen rents in NYC, how about try to shop for groceries? That's right, that place is so expensive that it is hard not to be worried about money all the damn time.

So, yes, NYC to a certain point is more about money than anything else.

I have seen it even in dating, when you see so many good looking girls, just dating around so they can have the "Sex and the City" glam life, that they couldn't afford themselves. And this "dinner whore" term (sorry if I am being rude), originated in the east coast.

In SF people seem to be a lot less interested on how much money you make, at least when it comes to dating.

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Re:Why Paul Graham is wrong about New York City by Zev on Tuesday July 08, 2008 @06:15PM (#240437)

Well you folks on the west coast started "valley girl" - does that even things out?

Rent might be expensive here, but the west coast is hardly the cheapest place to live either. Just look at prices in LA for example.

True, if you want to live in the middle of one of the most expensive cities in the world, its going to be expensive. But if you move out of the center of Manhattan and into the rest of the city, it's not as expensive at all.

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