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Hedgecore138 t1_j1vouxl wrote

Reply to comment by testingforscience122 in New York Times says we are nice place by Charlesinrichmond

...you have been along the James River in August, right?

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guiltyofnothing t1_j1vqf5k wrote

The smells you find in Shockhoe Bottom rival anything my nose encountered on a long July day in NYC.

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testingforscience122 t1_j1vqzug wrote

I would say not really, but you believe what you want

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guiltyofnothing t1_j1vr9m1 wrote

Hey, man — people can have different opinions.

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testingforscience122 t1_j1vrvak wrote

Exactly if Richmond is to small for people, they should leave, and move to a bigger city. i meet a lot more people moving from New York than people moving to new york from Richmond. Plus your the one commenting on my comment. I just wanted to express my personal opinion that Richmond offer a much better quality of life for Virginia than New york does for new yorkers….

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guiltyofnothing t1_j1vsi2d wrote

I could throw a rock in Brooklyn and hit someone from Virginia. A lot of people from York, PA too for some reason I never figured out.

And again — it depends on what you’re quality of life entails.

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Charlesinrichmond OP t1_j1wv9rj wrote

I like NYC. Have lived there. Family from there. Best friends are there.

I'd rather live in Richmond. But I visit NYC a lot.

There are a surprising number of people who commute from RVA to NYC for work so they can live in RVA

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guiltyofnothing t1_j1wvtk1 wrote

Same. NYC was great when I was in my 20’s and just wanted to drink my way across Brooklyn. But now I’m wanting to settle down and start a family and you can’t do that in NYC if you don’t make six figures. Still miss it like hell though.

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Charlesinrichmond OP t1_j1wws3y wrote

for 20s, NYC hands down pretty much. I'm always a bit bemused when I see Richmond noted as a good place for 2Os people. Its not a town I would have moved to until my 30s. (moved here from Boston).

As for NYC I remember one girl in the west village saying "you can get anything you want... except the basic necessities of life conveniently"

love visiting, would do so once a month if life permitted, but living here is sooo much easier

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testingforscience122 t1_j1vqtyv wrote

Live here my whole life and the river can get fragrant but nothing compared to new york just general stench.

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