trinacriabob

Follow the thread carefully, PB, and see who it was that launched the first attack.There is nothing in my initial post that could be offensive other than criticizing uppity in-town dwellers of NYC and SF. Everything else is about food, real estate and geographic position. Have you ever heard of a branch of psychology called "social psychology"? Well, it deals with group phenomena, for the most part, as does sociology. I don't think they would bristle at anything I have posted since I've been on C&G...only you and possibly a smattering of other easily threatened people. Now grease up your right palm and log off, will you?

Dude, that can't be. For years, your city has been vaunted as one that has successfully transitioned from the manufacturing/smoke stack vernacular to the office park/high rise and all that goes with an information/tech/service economy. Furthermore, it seems to rank very highly on all the "desirable US cities" in which to live polls and, only having been across the PA turnpike, crossing from U of I Champaign over to my uncle's in north Jersey, that part of the country has very nice terrain and vegetation. And pictures of Pittsburgh, and its housing stock, are very flattering. Isn't living in Pittsburgh mostly good, though? The only thing I couldn't handle is the weather. You know, donde esta la playa?

It's because I'm wordly and actually work at seeing things for what they are and you're a hick. Get out of PA/MD a little more, will you? Can you feel the love?

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the suburbs immediately south of San Fran, including the airportResponse to thread: San Mateo County

Trust me...this is within the last 10 years...I did not notice it at all when I lived there through the early 90s...that it has just mushroomed out of nowhere is mind-boggling and is not good for the social fabric of the city if it keeps burgeoning. Most of the African-Americans I spoke to about "the ATL" in general and without even going toward that subject, who are either native or from the immediate area, have no problem telling you they are not crazy about this demographic phenomenon....

Agree with most of you...and not stepping on any toes, since GM cars are beneath most Manhattanites (puzza sotto il naso) and most of the C&Gers here are LI, Jersey and Connecticut suburban types. I know the area fairly well as we lived there (Teaneck NJ) a short time and my douche-bag uncle still lives there. I was planning to go to NYU to do an MBA shortly after undergrad but went into a different career. Now, I am SOOOO damn glad I didn't go to NYU ! Also, I have not been back since the late 1990s asI think seeing the skyline without the WTC would depress me. One of the greatest experiences of my life, in addition to having gone to the roof platform of the twin towers, was sailing past them from the decks of the QE2 (Queen Elizabeth 2) and peering at them through the Verrazzano Bridge. New York is stunning. It's a testament to pushing boundaries and possibilities. I would revel in all the ethnic overload ...and the FOOD....Italian food and Greek food 'til the cows come home. However, New York (the city) is not livable and any nice newer townhome with a drive under garage in a decent suburb on the island, in Westchester or in North Jersey would make me house poor. No thanks. Considering it's not a warm weather climate, I would pop serious money for a "crib" in the LA or SF or SD area before I ever popped equivalent money in a greater NY or Boston. I've also experienced the snooty Manhattanites who remind you they live "in the city." My attitude: f@#k you. I see the same type in Northern Cal when you'are at Tahoe, in the Sierra or hot springing. "Where are you from?" Answer: "I'm from 'the city' " ... meaning a San Francisco address and a 415 phone prefix. My thought: "Keep it, asshole, I'll take quiet Walnut Creek, 25 miles east of SF and reachable by BART, any day of the week." I'll go back to NYC and its environs eventually. I've always enjoyed it and am way way past any desire to live there as I once had.

Is the GM assembly plant still functional? It should now be called "Conchita-ville" as it is a major Mexican mecca...of the unassimilated variety...my best friend from undergrad is Mexican-American, lives in SD, and doesn't like Mexicans who give the nationality a less than favorable name ...

Si, Borger senza "2 dots," quella persona alla destra ha qualche cosa di particolare. Pensavo la stessa cosa!

It's probably not your style, but as you can see, I've gotten hostile....and I want to embarrass these people in a public place in front of others, given the opportunity.As far as the post-college adults go, NOT ONE OF THEM has a normal demanding career such as doctor/lawyer/architect/consultant/CPA/etc. They are all cogs in a wheel buried deep in the bowels of an organization, because if they were satisifed with their jobs/income, they wouldn't have the time and desire to do this. I mean, what loser wants to invest their evenings to lurk around bookstores or coffee places to bait people? They are nothing short of SICKENING.

Amazing that there is ANYBODY in Seattle who takes offense to this streetcar acronym. It's great, but then, it's typical Seattle where some uptight/smug a-holes can't laugh at themselves. You wouldn't even begin to believe the contortions done with MARTA....Atlanta's fixed rail subway type system. Yep, Seattle doesn't get it. The biggest problem is the 520 bridge which should have 3 lanes + 1 HOV lane in EACH direction. It's inexcusable. Having commuted over it at least 1000 times, there is enough right of way to pull this off through the "rich neighborhood" that opposes it. Then there should be a rail line (light, heavy, I don't care) across one of the two floating bridges with some rail artery up the East Side. Is Sounder even running? I think so. The rail into the airport is a good start but it's wimpy. It doesn't even go to Northgate as the north terminus. By contrast, it is amazing how much rail transit capacity Portland has been adding, with a new north-south line up the east side coming by September 2009.

Rehoboth Beach

Glad you chimed in, as you know it well.Buckhead: too pretentious...and I've always hated the name, not knowing where it originates....plus it rhymes with "f@#khead" Dunwoody: ding-ding-ding (I lived a stone's throw from Dunwoody) Midtown: too alternative North Fulton: bingo, again Emory area: like off of LaVista? I'm not Jewish....LOL I've sort of added Northlake/Tucker immediately outside the perimeter onto the list but it doesn't make my blood boil. As for the others, I agree. Gwinnett and Cobb are kind of vapid. The southern and western counties are...well...why even bother to move to Atlanta?

What is this movie? Like an "Office Space" or such pop-culture comedy?

Il fait trop froid en cette etat...$h!, we need to start a "Foreign language only" thread to piss a few people off...

Just move back to the 77077 and hang out with (Ruth) Westheimer.

OK, so I go to one of the chain bookstores and am sitting in the cafe peacefully looking at travel books. This NERD, mid 40s or more, who has "the day planner" sits next to me and starts chatting me up. The approach is all too familiar. I cut him off coolly. Soon enough, this kid sits down with him (obviously pre-arranged) and starts doing the usual pitch, including the tag line "the only way to make money is to trade time for..." or something like that. (I have been approached at least 25 times at B&N, Borders, Starbucks or the gym with a multi-level come on and have heard this over the last 10 years or so). I got up to throw away my cup and told him off loud enough for everyone to hear "I don't appreciate being chatted up with the ulterior motive of multi-level marketing. You are a loser and people at these places don't want to be approached for your kind of crap. They are here to check out the books or have a drink. This is THEIR time." He dismissed it. I then went to the manager. The manager went over to him, and I followed, and asked him if he was soliticing. He denied it and I went for his throat again, loud enough for everyone to hear. If he started it on me, despite my cutting it off, and then proceeds to explain multi-level to the guy he's sitting with, the intent was to solicit. I told him "You need to take it elsewhere" loud enough for everyone to hear. I was fuming. He got up and left the store. A couple of people around me nodded. Sidebar: I have had awesome conversations about travel, cars, jobs and the economy with perfect strangers at such places and am open to that....in those cases, there was no ulterior motive, just a sincere interest in having a conversation about a common interest. What have you done with such "pimple on the ass of the earth" garbage when approached?

No, babe, preoccupied more about where to move to, actually...

Indianapolis

I used to live right at I-285 and Ashford Dunwoody Road. LOVED that area. Next comment: Yes, and it has gotten worse...not being laid out in a grid doesn't help Next comment: Oh, yes, it can't function

Like they say, "there's a lot of truth in jest"

Will have to learn archery and keep the bow and arrow nearby....

I just don't see a "Brenda" making it onto the bench of the Supreme Court, if you catch my drift....it's just got a different feel to it than "Sandra" or "Ruth."

By groupthink, I meant "no pressure to conform." I spent the first 24 years of my life in LA (intersection of I-10 and I-405, so the thick of it) and people are very self-styled...it's a real mosaic and nobody I knew "tightly" fit into any particular group. Yes, there are groups, such as surfers, the South Orange County crowd, the WeHo crowd, the wannabee waiters and waitresses in waiting, the kids of entertainers, all of which are identifiable, but there is no pressure to conform to anything unless you want to be accepted by these smaller sub-niches. The majority of people are self-styled. When I was in Atlanta in the 90s, there were very wordly companies such as Coca-Cola and others where the people are too multifaceted to support a stereotype, but there are also some smaller entities and regional entities (I worked at BellSouth ) where the typical up and coming exec went to a good Southern school, was in a fraternity, is white and reasonably handsome, is married to Sorority Suzie, has a subtle "refined" Southern accent as opposed to a heavy one, dresses a certain way, rabidly follows his college football team and plays golf. It would be described as a "good 'ole boy." My best friend in ATL from work was a Florida grad but raised in central FL and born in Philly, so...a Yankee...and fit no stereotypes. The good ole boy type appears to still be much in evidence whereas you don't see many people like that in LA, SD or the Bay Area (you see the PNW version of that in Seattle and Portland). In general, I can't stand "checklist packaged people" and they don't like me, so I take note of it.

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