Submitted by movingtori t3_10m72jt in providence
pizzaplantboi t1_j61vtfn wrote
It’s fine not great. Boring as fuck compared to New York.
PM_ME_ASS_SALAD t1_j61yzvi wrote
People who say this always amuse me. I lived in both. People like to reference the thousands of restaurants they never ate at, the hundreds of bars and clubs they never went to, all the concerts happening every weekend they never bought tickets for. Truth is, your clique is only so big, and that can exist in any city. And so often it thrives much better in a tighter community like Providence than it ever can it a major metro like NYC.
Love both. Prefer Providence.
nice-noodles t1_j620lc1 wrote
I lived in NYC for 15 years, most of my adult life. And I moved to Providence last year to be closer to my husband’s work. I am still back in NYC all the time for work, social, and family reasons, so I don’t really miss it. I appreciate the relative affordability of Providence, and I have found people to be so much more open here than Boston, where I have lived for two separate stints. My only real complaint is that too many people in Providence like to drive too fast on residential streets. I wish it were a bit more bike and pedestrian friendly here.
rolotech t1_j63mtr4 wrote
My complaint is not so much with the speed but with the noise. Why are people driving around in loud ass cars like they are extras for the 1st fast and the furious. Time to move to the 21st century and get a quiet car that will be faster than your loud ass car anyway. Also of your windows are rattling and car is shaking that is not good bass that is distortion. End rant.
pizzaplantboi t1_j620w3v wrote
The thing is I sincerely went to all those bars, ate at all those restaurants and danced in all those clubs. I love exploring my city that way. I used to take myself out to dinner somewhere new by myself every Friday night when I was single living there. Now, I’m very happily engaged with someone I followed to PVD to support their career since I could get a remote job in mine. We still go back to NYC for my birthday. So, if you’re a person who truly loves and explores their city, providence can get boring compared to new York. I’m not dumping on anyone else’s taste. It’s very presumptuous of you to lump me into whoever these people are you’re generalizing.
Also - I support this city the best I can. I eat out often. We make friends with and get to know the owners of our favorite businesses. We have family that have opened businesses here that employ great local people.
Be as open minded as you think you are.
rolotech t1_j63nd25 wrote
I agree that it can't compare to the number of things available in NYC but calling it boring as fuck is hyperbole in my opinion. I think for its size Providence has a lot of things to do. Also doesn't hurt that for the price of like nosebleeds at Broadway I can get mezzanine or even orchestra seats at Providence's venues.
pizzaplantboi t1_j652z09 wrote
Yeah but we get deer tick and nyc gets Jack white.
I love deer tick…but you get the point. This city is great - but if you’re the kind of person that loves the splendor of NYC, providence can become underwhelming.
Some The best restaurants we’ve had have shut down since I moved here and nothing has come close to replacing them (birch, big king, north)
rolotech t1_j656dvx wrote
Certainly. And omg I went to north once and then it closed down. Sucks because it was so good and not overly pretentious like I find a lot of modern restaurants to be
PM_ME_ASS_SALAD t1_j6716d3 wrote
Jack White is from Detroit and lives in Nashville. Deer Tick lives in Providence. Not sure what any of that has to do with NYC.
PM_ME_ASS_SALAD t1_j6217wv wrote
There’s also thousands of restaurants and bars here though. Obviously you didn’t actually go to that many bars or restaurants or other places in NY, but have you gone to all of those in Providence? Probably not?
pizzaplantboi t1_j653jc3 wrote
Again you are making assumptions about what I do with my free time when I just explained that trying new restaurants is literally my favorite thing to do.
I have been to a shit ton of bars and restaurants in RI. Like I said, that’s how I like to enjoy my city. And yes, the restaurant scene here is cool and charming. But no, it doesn’t come close to NYC in terms of the higher quality places you can find in fine dining, comfort food, ethnic food, pizza, bakeries…
It’s just the nature of being in a small city with a much smaller population of people with money to spend on dining/going out.
PM_ME_ASS_SALAD t1_j654ddn wrote
We’ll disagree about the quality of the food. The best food in Providence rivals the best food anywhere. But there certainly are more top restaurants by sheer numbers in New York or other larger metros, no one is arguing against that. But you can only do so much, and I think the illusion of choice is a much bigger draw than the actual abundance of it. Maybe not for you, but for 99% of people they develop routines and favorite spots and go-to haunts and those exist everywhere.
Kiyranti91 t1_j63m6iv wrote
This comment is really myopic. Providence is a small city, NYC is the largest city on the east coast. There WILL BE no direct comparison. That's like saying "This burger is good, but it's boring compared to this dry aged steak I had once"
Is it a GOOD burger? How does it compare to other burgers?
Judge it for what it is, no one is trying to lump Providence into a list of cities that include London, Paris, NYC, etc. Those are entirely different entities with different experiences.
pizzaplantboi t1_j652njp wrote
It’s a Reddit comment I made from my own personal experience. If I was writing a book on tourism of US cities, I’d give a different assessment. I don’t feel the need to editorialize my Reddit comments for the fairness of them. Im just being real because why not? This place is anonymous so why waste energy trying to please everyone?
hobomom t1_j62qicu wrote
What I loved about nyc was being able to walk around all the time and enjoy the energy of the place. Providence has a more suburban feel, and although you can walk some places, depending on where in pvd you live, it’s not the same kind of thing.
pizzaplantboi t1_j653zld wrote
Correct. PVD has charm just dripping in every neighborhood. I love walking my dog around college hill/Mt hope where I live. But, come the weekend, PVD doesn’t have that electric buzz of being able to just walk by some bar or restaurant you’ve never seen before.
hobomom t1_j66nswc wrote
The opportunity for random interaction is missing. Also I live on the west side and I don’t like walking around here.
degggendorf t1_j63fzlm wrote
> Boring as fuck compared to New York
That's a positive in my book! I need some breaks from the constant activity and FOMO.
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