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babypink1234 OP t1_ixs711d wrote

Reply to comment by D_is_for_Doomsayer in Moving from CA to Worcester, MA for nursing! by babypink1234

sounds good. people have mentioned the areas surrounding the mcphs campus is “ghetto” is that true?

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anightclubfordogs t1_ixsd6y7 wrote

The worst parts of Worcester are nowhere close to the worst parts of anywhere in a CA city. You’ll laugh when you see what people call “ghetto” here. Worcester is extremely safe

But yeah, transportation does suck and it gets very cold. Uber will probably be your friend

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babypink1234 OP t1_ixtu7ol wrote

Yeah. I live in Stockton, CA. It's kinda rough where I live (there was one point a few of my HS friends' parents did not want them to come to my bday party because my neighborhood is too ghetto lol) So I just wanna see what they mean by "ghetto" in the city. 🤨

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lilgamergrlie t1_ixu9lmg wrote

Mass ghetto is waaaay safer than any Cali ghetto and I say that as someone from Richmond who frequented Stockton my whole life. The food and weather are definitely an extreme downgrade but it’s super safe even in the ghetto here and the homelessness is nothing like it is in Cali. Everything is cheaper too! Have a safe move!

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coldrunn t1_ixulmse wrote

All of Worcester is nicer than Stockton! Our run down area are old mills and run down houses. There isn't a huge port or nasty industrial areas 😉. Look at the street view of 1 Walpole, that's about how the rough areas look. MCPHS is on the other side of downtown.

I moved here 10 years ago from Sacramento (Roseville)

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MxFoodLover t1_ixuvw2v wrote

I grew up near Stockton and trust me nothing compares to Stockton, you’ll be fine in Worcester lmao

Also MCPHS isn’t that close to the worst parts of Worcester

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AnvilMaker t1_ixuwoum wrote

Hey I loved from east LA to Worcester. Let’s say there are some parts of Worcester that make me feel nostalgic lol. But not immediately next to MCPHS afaik from where the campus is. There are nice parts and there are not nice parts.

I do agree with others that it’s kind of tough without a car here. Transportation system is not amazing and if you want to use Ubers, they are not always reliable. Sometimes there are non early mornings if you need to catch a flight back or something like that.

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NovelNo87 t1_ixsiq49 wrote

It’s definitely not the worst part of the city, especially since they’ve been gentrifying downtown over the last few years. The worst I’ve ever had is people coming up to me asking for money or a cigarette.

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BostonPilot t1_ixuss9c wrote

10 minutes walk to Starbucks, 15 minute walk to Ralph's Diner!

🥳

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mtbmike t1_ixs7yo9 wrote

Yes it is. But really not too bad it’s well lit and there’s good people around too. There’s a store 24 that attracts some undesirables. On the other side of the hospital is a lot of lower income housing. The giant police station is close by, not sure how that matters at all. Where you gonna live that means everything as far a as transportation.

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babypink1234 OP t1_ixscnc2 wrote

how bad is the snow during the beginning of january?

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MoreGuitarPlease t1_ixsrl6i wrote

You’re gonna wanna kill yourself in February, but spring is awesome.

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Brighteyed77 t1_ixsdgwg wrote

Pretty rough time for snow we usually get at least a foot or 2 in January at the worst and 6-12 inches at the mildest

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mtbmike t1_ixsfza3 wrote

It seems like every year we get two weeks of super cold in January. Like zero. It sucks.

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babypink1234 OP t1_ixsh411 wrote

thats gonna be the huge change for me, as a Californian haha

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theCaityCat t1_ixteako wrote

Buy a good winter coat, keep a snow brush/ice scraper in your car, remember you can't steer if you slam the brakes, and don't be one of those douchebags who leaves snow on your car's roof so that it hits the poor sucker driving behind you. You'll be fine. :D

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HistoricalSecurity77 t1_ixslyk6 wrote

You will be fine. Because we get a lots of snow, the city digs out pretty quick. It’s not like some places that shut down with 6” of snow.

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Lady_Nimbus t1_ixsw3b1 wrote

We don't shut down, but the city does a real shit job of digging out anywhere that's not a main area

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BostonPilot t1_ixuufil wrote

So, when I went to school in Worcester ( many years ago ) they would plow the snow until the snow plowing budget was used up, and then they would just stop plowing. Given that I was riding a motorcycle year round, this presented some issues for me.

I take it they're better on that front now? 🤔

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BostonPilot t1_ixuttnb wrote

Yeah, my wife moved here from Santa Monica. She never really adjusted to the cold ( or to the streets not being on a grid! ). And Worcester has that winter gale of a wind that just cuts right through you. Oh, yeah, and the snow you mentioned.

You're going to love it here!

Invest in some proper New England winter clothes... Parka, snow mobile mittens, warm waterproof boots.

I went to school 5 minutes from there, and it's rough in the winter. And I grew up in New England. And you'll find you won't tolerate the cold as well as the natives. So I'm not kidding about buying some proper warm clothes...

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New-Vegetable-1274 t1_ixv1owe wrote

New England, particularly Massachusetts has capricious weather in every season. That's day by day week by week and year by year. Snow totals are nothing like they used to be and temps have moderated as well. I think the best description is manageable. We get the rare blizzard, which in my opinion is something to look forward to. Everything shuts down. Having advanced warning, you stock up on your favorite beverage and good things to eat and binge watch movies because you're not going anywhere. It's been a long time since we've had a really bad one. At my house it's another holiday. We've got lots of room and the family comes here to hunker down. Then it's movies, board games and cooking and eating.

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pdillon69 t1_ixsmqot wrote

Honestly, the rougher areas of Worcester aren’t really that bad. I’ve lived in a lot of major cities across the country and what is considered ghetto in Worcester could be a decent middle class neighborhood anywhere else.

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D_is_for_Doomsayer t1_ixuodu3 wrote

The rougher areas of Worcester are mind-your-own-business zones, not the kind of place where you automatically have a target on your back if you're an outsider.

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HistoricalSecurity77 t1_ixslv0t wrote

No, not really. Most of the folks who think that grew up in very sheltered small towns. I lived on Mission Hill in Boston for years and Worcester really isn’t bad at all.

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bemest t1_ixt4soq wrote

No it’s the heart of downtown. The area they are referring to is several blocks south of there.

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