apk5005 t1_jdda171 wrote on March 23, 2023 at 3:56 PM

Reply to comment by Impressive_Bus11 in Looking for right fit to move to PA and creating a list of places to visit by PokerPastor

I wasn’t trying to put down Pittsburgh. Living in Mohnton, Shillington, Wyomissing, or Exeter Township near Reading will be pretty much the same. Reading City is “a city”, the communities around it are “suburbs” without much in the way of unique flavors.

Shadyside is different from South Side which is different from Homestead which is different from McKees Rocks or Mount Washington, despite all being fairly close to one another and all being “Pittsburgh”. Never mind the spread of suburban communities…McKeesport isn’t like Sewickley or Cranberry.

There is more diversity in the communities of the tighter Pittsburgh area. That is a good thing, but it makes it harder to recommend one area or another.

Impressive_Bus11 t1_jddkcz4 wrote on March 23, 2023 at 5:01 PM

NYC is self-described as a "City of Neighbourhoods" (NYC.gov).

Youre not describing anything about pittsburgh that's not true for literally any major city on this planet. Name one homogeneous major/big city.

You'll find the same is true for Philly, LA, all of them. It's perhaps arguable that this is more pronounced for East Coast cities than West Coast because of their historic nature, but it's true for every City. Pittsburgh is unique in a lot of ways, but this isn't one of them.