Chocolate Snowflake is constantly asking me to reconsider staying in New York. There are tons of cities all around America that are building up, and even re-building, and could use the talents and skillsets of a construction project manager. I like Phoenix a lot. Even though I have only been to the airport I still imagine that I would love to live in Arizona. Despite the fact they are reputedly virulent racists. Hey, this is AmeriKKKa isn’t it?
I hadn’t really considered anywhere in Ohio since its pretty much understood that Ohio is a drive-thru state. Most people simply drive-thru Ohio to get to places like Chicago and even Detroit. That has to be a pretty good qualifier this is a state which is fucked the fuck up when people would rather be in Detroit. I’m starting to reconsider my thinking about Ohio, particularly Cleveland. Take a look at this news story about some dude literally having the pants beaten off his ass…
Fatal beating unnerves Cleveland neighborhood
Please read that article and find the part where the City Councilman says that the gang has sent word that anyone who speaks to the police “will face retribution”. What the peanut butter and jelly town has a councilman who works as an emissary for the local gang? I don’t doubt that the gang is superbadass, but when you have a councilman presenting your depravity as a warning to the rest of the city you are asking for the Feds to come through your town Waco style.
After the Feds get involved and start clearing this ‘burg up there will be tons more housing rehab opportunities available for those who want to work. the prices for houses in the neighborhood where dude was merc’ked sound pretty affordable too. Elderly lower working class residents living off their social security checks and medi-caid will be dying off soon. Buy their houses with cash and tell them to move the fuck to Atlanta or wherever elderly colored folks go to fade to black.
“Yesterday, this old home was a meth factory and gang hideout, today, it’s worth ten thousand euros.”
good post. Tampa is affordable too. And constantly developing. Tons of construction opportunities. You might have to fight the illegals though
Aye yay yay.
Neither of those cities are a go and I’ll back that with personal experience.
I got sent to Ohio (like a prison sentence) for a three day roving conference with one of our partners. The chicks are fat (not in the good way), everyone has the most annoying midwestern accent and the place is fucking dirty. Couple that with Bron prolly leaving for Brooklyn or Jersey in a few years and they get the gasface.
My family moved from Ft. Lauderdale to Tampa Bay the summer before my freshman year of high school. It’s a place stuck in time, really like Canada…everything seems just a couple of years behind the curve. Plenty of high tech gigs to be found, but folks actually drive below the speed limit as a rule. Tons of blue hairs, but if you dig the fishing and puttering around, it could be a place to raise a nice family amongst staunch rednecks and Jimmy Buffett lovers.
Feck all that, we’re all moving to Portland.
much to the contrary, South Tampa is as hood as most any inner-city. You got mad Ricans, Nicaruaguans, Mexicans, Chileans and all that. You got mad college type punk rocker chicks to prey on. Mad hoodrats to get at. And they all mix together in Channelside and Ybor City. Its poontang paradise if you got your pimping together
Dallas move to Detroit man, Let me give you three reasons why:
1.) Weed is damn near legal. If you get pulled in the city with weed, the cops aren’t worried about you and your small time dealings. The worst they’ll do is smoke it in front of you and put out the roach on your arm. Have some Hereion, coke, or crack…now your talking
2.) Black Suburbs – We have one of the best collection of black suburbs. Southfield, Oak Park, etc. All these joints are close to the city (which might be a bad thing). You might hear gunshots on July 4th, but trust me them niggas shootin’ in the air.
3.) #1 Most Dangerous City – Detroit is Hip Hop and so are you. Match made in heaven.
“What the peanut butter and jelly town has a councilman who works as an emissary for the local gang?”
LMAO!
move to chicago… no explanation needed
I’m going to have to recommend DC.
1) It’s the O.G. Chocolate City, just ask Parliament, and no other city can really claim that. Atlanta tries, but, it’s not the original. The city is rich in history and culture, from jazz to gogo, from riots to monuments…etc.
2) It’s in practical short-notice trip taking distance from NYC. Chinatown buses are an easy option.
3) It has the crucial Ethiopian food, and I like that stuff. Highest concentrated population of Ethiopians, outside of Ethopia, in the world. 9th St. stand up.
4) The job market is actually pretty damn decent, even despite the shitty economy.
5) You want development? DC LOVES development. Just look at the Nats stadium. They’re not done yet, I guarantee it.
6) Cost of living is pretty high, but surely not as high as NYC.
7) Public transportation system isn’t too awful – Metro is VERY convenient.
8) It’s where New Yorkers come to have affairs. Well, technically that was Alexandria, but that’s right next door to DC. Literally.
Downside: Kicks will cost you a little more, Marion Barry is still hiding in the district somewhere, gentrification is a bitch, and we have every possible variety of fed roaming the joint – from secret service to homeland security to local cops and meter maids.
Seriously though, not so bad.
So nerditry in those three days that was all you were able to glean? And because that’s all you saw, that makes it valid. *Blank Stare.* Rocket scientist. They’re everywhere. It’s a wonder more people aren’t launching themselves into space.
The city itself is rebuilding and restructuring the city around the downtown area. This as most people know is an arduous process that takes years. The amenities of the city itself are plenty. If you had money to invest this would be a place I would recommend. There are a litany of vacant or abandoned buildings and houses you could flip and make a profit from. I’m a testament to that. All of our sports teams seem primed for lengthy runs of success. With most major cities the problem is educating those without means and providing a way. Our past Mayors and councilmen and woman have done a poor job of that. That I would agree with had anyone broached that point.
I can’t speak to what dude viewed the woman as, but DP let me tell you I’ve been all over the world and Cleveland stacks up as far as woman are concerned. I actually know of places with poor woman placement word to North Dakota and Montana.
Oh yeah
Kuwaiti women >
Still haven’t been anywhere with a better per capita. That was just the ones liberated or what have you to not have the veil in place.
Germany, UAB and Turkey too. New Orleans before the storm >
…I’m rambling now, but when I think about it there aren’t too many places I haven’t been that didn’t have some bad broads. Dude had to be blind to not see nada woman worthy or more simply gay. Which makes all this I typed moot. Which would suck. Big Pause. No Homo. (II) etc. etc…
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Oh yeah DP, I forgot. DC is gave the world Angel Lola Love.
Need I say more? LOL
Cleveland? Really?
I used to hate on Ohio too but they’re alright by me now. I judge states by whether or not they have pro sports franchises. Doesn’t matter if the teams are good or not. Just that they’re there. Ohio has 2 baseball, 2 football, & 1 basketball squad. That’s damn good.
Your former Brooklyn girl now lives in Philly.
Join me in the Illadelph
1) Housing is affordable
2) Home of the Roots, Jill Scott, Kindred, Bilal and Jaguar Wright
3) $14 round trip bus ride back to NYC if you ever catch a jones and need to be home quick. (SHouts out to the Bolt bus and Chinatown special)
4) High murder rate = HIP HOP FOREVER
5) Fantastic Museums and Restaurants
6) College City (Temple, Drexel, Penn, Villanova,Haverford, Bryn Mawr, St. Joe’s, Lincoln, etc…..) lots of co-eds wearing innapropriate clothing for the male observer.
7) Their sports teams stay losing so as a New Yorker…..you get to talk smack constantly.
911,
Eff around and I will see you this summer. Ohio intrigues me.
Candice,
I will be around your way next month. I will hit you on your e-mail with specifics.
Cam’ron puts in work in Ohio lol
Don’t come to Cincinnati affectionately known as “Da Nasty Nati”. These jigs will kill you at your own funeral…….how soon do we forget!
I’m pushing towards Texas. You can cop a 5-bedroom mini mansion for under 150k.
^ I can’t live in the same state as any members of the Bush family.
C’mon…B’more!
1) We’re so hard that our biggest tourist attraction is polluted…and people still come to see it.
2) Bmore is like that girl who will always be the #2 and she knows it…so she’ll do anything to get you to stay longer.
3) The Orioles suck…so you can see the Yankees, Red Sox and whoever else for cheap.
4) We’re the middle child…not up north, not down south…accessible to both and still struggling for identity.
5) Gentrification…move into the hood now before the prices rise!
6) Johns Hopkins, UMD, Sinai and a bunch of other wonderful hospitals (should you have an incident).
7) Morgan St. Coppin, UMD, Loyola, Towson – White, Black, Hindu, Asian…we have it all.
8) Hacks, can’t catch a cab? Fuck em. Stick your finger out and get picked up by a total stranger…could be Cappadonna, for real though.
9) Lexington Market…entertainment. all. day. long.
10) Crabs…I don’t eat them but still.
Having lived in B’more…..I co-sign with Amadeo….that is ALL true…LMAO!