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SLUer12 t1_itwtd6d wrote

Reply to comment by AlcoholicZebra54 in For those who have left Boston, what do you miss the most? by [deleted]

Lots of nice neighborhoods outside of downtown and Cap Hill. I don’t judge Boston based on Downtown Crossing and Allston-Brighton either.

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AlcoholicZebra54 t1_itwyova wrote

Seattle has a homeless and drug problem throughout the urban areas of city, far worse than Boston. To sweep that under the rug is not painting a fair picture.

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SLUer12 t1_itwzuoh wrote

I didn’t sweep it under the rug. Someone above asked me what was the negative and I said homeless and drug addiction was the negative. Boston does a great job shoving all its homeless and addicts to one corner of the city. But you’re completely kidding yourself if you think Boston doesn’t have a massive problem as well. It’s just they do a better job with out of sight, out of mind. The overdose rates tell a different story though. I used to volunteer for that community in the South End and Mel Cass and know first hand.

Not all Seattle neighborhoods are afflicted either. I don’t have homeless and drug addicts in my neighborhood. It’s pretty nice. You do you though. It’s great this country allows us many options. And Seattle has a more moderate mayor than Boston right now.

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AlcoholicZebra54 t1_itxbqu0 wrote

Lots of nice neighborhoods for sure. SLU (going by your username) wouldn’t be on my list though. It’s gotten way nicer but it’s really just a glorified Amazon campus with no soul. This is coming from someone who worked there for multiple years.

And for context I lived in what was the CHOP zone during Covid and had to experience ridiculous inaction by the city leaders that put me in danger every day when they pulled the police. That would never ever happen in Boston.

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SLUer12 t1_ity0p8d wrote

I live in upper QA now. It’s nice. Schools are decent and there’s a nice community. Everything is walkable and the urban core including SLU is close by. It’s like living in Newton except Newton is in Back Bay. The views are killer too. The waterfront and sculpture park is also walking distance.

Used to live in SLU while I was house hunting. I like SLU though, lots of rooftop bars. A little soulless but for a modern development, it’s not bad. I like it better than Seaport, Kendall and the developments in DC. It was way cheaper to rent in SLU than those places too. There’s a lot more biotech and lab diversification going on in SLU now, which is good for the neighborhood to grow out of Amazon.

Boston isn’t bad but for the things I enjoy and do, Seattle has all of them plus better hiking and outdoors. I don’t worry about Lyme with the kids and there’s just a lot more stuff to do outside with the kids than sitting on a beach or going skiing. To each their own.

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