I am moving to Philly around New Years. Mid 20s man.
After months of looking online and many tours, I have a location I like in Manayunk. It's affordable, cozy, and near Main St. I also have some family in the area. One of my largest priorities is to meet people and get a social life. I wouldn't like to go out 5x a week, but I like that Manayunk has a lot of young people and bars.
However, on a (6 year old) thread I read that Manayunk has a very "just out of college, bro-like" environment, which I read as a negative. I'm also looking at a list of the best bars/places to dance in Philly, and they are ALL in Center City. This "new" information (I only gave the non-Manayunk parts of Philly a cursory examination before zeroing in on Manayaunk) has me a little flustered. I guess what I'm looking for an answer to is:
Is Manayunk really an OK place to socialize? Do people tend to be obnoxiously bro-like?
Is Center City significantly better social scene than Manayunk? Is it inconsequential, because I can just spend 30 minutes on a bus to get there?
I am new to Philly, and I've only just started exploring Manayunk. I know almost nothing about the other neighborhoods of Philly. Honestly I would just like reassurance that Manayunk is a solid choice- I don't want to go through months more of searching when I'm 1) desperate to move out and 2) most of the way through the application process.
SayLessThanYouKnow t1_iyds9oe wrote
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Manayunk vs Center City
I am moving to Philly around New Years. Mid 20s man.
After months of looking online and many tours, I have a location I like in Manayunk. It's affordable, cozy, and near Main St. I also have some family in the area. One of my largest priorities is to meet people and get a social life. I wouldn't like to go out 5x a week, but I like that Manayunk has a lot of young people and bars.
However, on a (6 year old) thread I read that Manayunk has a very "just out of college, bro-like" environment, which I read as a negative. I'm also looking at a list of the best bars/places to dance in Philly, and they are ALL in Center City. This "new" information (I only gave the non-Manayunk parts of Philly a cursory examination before zeroing in on Manayaunk) has me a little flustered. I guess what I'm looking for an answer to is:
I am new to Philly, and I've only just started exploring Manayunk. I know almost nothing about the other neighborhoods of Philly. Honestly I would just like reassurance that Manayunk is a solid choice- I don't want to go through months more of searching when I'm 1) desperate to move out and 2) most of the way through the application process.