What's it like where you live?
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"WW". "Im Westerwald, da pfeift der Wind so kalt." (In the western forest, the wind blows cold", something like that)Frybird said:
Hui Wäller?
Sort of kind of maybe not really.Madman123456 said:
Lived in a town called Puderbach almost my entire life (until i moved to Bonn a few years ago), wich technically isn't Westerwald ("NR") but in my opinion close enough.
After all, it's also a fairly rural town surrounded by forest with sh***y public transportation and a dependency on cars, despite being called a "Luftkurort" (...uuh...i can't properly translate that, it means the air quality is very good and healthy and low on pollution)
Strange. People wander around in a daze thinking they know why they are doing what they're doing and that it's extremely important that they get it done and they seem to all have a current purpose that they know doesn't satisfy them whenever such a thing has been satisfied in their past. Strange.
I live in Lancashire, which is in the north west of England. I live rurally on a 16th century renovated mink farm. The nearest city to me (Preston) is 20 minutes away in the car. There are fields all around me, mostly surrounded by sheep/cattle. I live 5 minutes away from where [a href="http://yankinyorkshire.files.wordpress.com/2012/04/sticky-toffee-pudding.jpg"]this[/a] was first created. I'm also not too far from some lovely walking places.
Overall, not bad. I'm more of a city person. I'm moving to the US next year, as my future wife is American. Both excited and not excited at the same time. It's a new thing, and I get to be with her. But I'm not looking forward to going back 70 years with regard to healthcare policy, a lack of regulation on telecoms and communications providers, essentially letting them create monopolies and charge through the nose for relative shit (my job is in IT, so this matters to me), and a terribly inconsistent school system (since kids are on the horizon).
Overall, not bad. I'm more of a city person. I'm moving to the US next year, as my future wife is American. Both excited and not excited at the same time. It's a new thing, and I get to be with her. But I'm not looking forward to going back 70 years with regard to healthcare policy, a lack of regulation on telecoms and communications providers, essentially letting them create monopolies and charge through the nose for relative shit (my job is in IT, so this matters to me), and a terribly inconsistent school system (since kids are on the horizon).
I live in São Paulo, biggest city in Brazil. It has a 20.000.000 population on it's metropolitan area. It's a place of extremes, I guess. It's the most developed area in the country, but has a hell lot of inequality, with some very wealthy neighbourhoods side by side with very poor and violent regions, with lots of intolerance between different classes. The city expansion was chaotic, with very little urban planning, so everything is a bit chaotic and not much pretty. It's kinda ugly to be honest, with a very poluted river crossing it. Everything is overpriced and the living cost is way above the average... you can buy bigger property in New York for a lower price than here.
Transit is one of the worst in the world, with only 5 subway lines and traffic congestions everywhere. My commute is only 6 miles, but in the worst days, it take about 1 hour and half to get home. Sometimes it's faster to go from my parents house to my work than going from my house to work. They live in a city 60 miles from São Paulo, by the way. It's that bad.
For all the terrible things, though, it's a cultural cauldron. Lots of immigrants, mostly italians, spanish, germans, chinese and japanese. People from all over Brazil come to São Paulo to try a better life, bringing their culture with them. Like US, Brazil is a gigantic country and each region is completly unique in terms of culture... so São Paulo have a bit of it all. It's hard to think of something that you can't find here.
There's major brazilian museums here, like MASP, Pinacoteca, SP Museum of Modern Art, Latin America Memorial. There's a beautiful park called Ibirapuera. The Interlagos circuit is where the brazilian F1 Gran Prix is held . The city center is very antique, with beautiful historic buildings and lots of different bars to hang out. It's not uncommon to visit a bar and find out that the owner don't even speak portuguese. There's a neighbourhood called Liberdade (Liberty, in portuguese) that's populated mostly by chinese and japanese people and it's a must go place to eat delicious food for a reasonable price.
The people born here have a fame of beign overstressed, always busy and not much easy going... so, pretty much the contrary of the brazilian stereotype. Others states consider the "paulistas" very snotty people, and it's kinda true. São Paulo thinks itself as the most import thing in Latin America. But it's a stereotype... the city has every kind of people and you can find very friendly folks around here.
To finish, a beautiful music about São Paulo, by a famous brazilian singer, Caetano Veloso:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4V9Z9aBYt4g
Translation to the lyrics:
http://lyricstranslate.com/pt-br/sampa-sampa-its-nickname-city-sao-paulobr.html
Transit is one of the worst in the world, with only 5 subway lines and traffic congestions everywhere. My commute is only 6 miles, but in the worst days, it take about 1 hour and half to get home. Sometimes it's faster to go from my parents house to my work than going from my house to work. They live in a city 60 miles from São Paulo, by the way. It's that bad.
For all the terrible things, though, it's a cultural cauldron. Lots of immigrants, mostly italians, spanish, germans, chinese and japanese. People from all over Brazil come to São Paulo to try a better life, bringing their culture with them. Like US, Brazil is a gigantic country and each region is completly unique in terms of culture... so São Paulo have a bit of it all. It's hard to think of something that you can't find here.
There's major brazilian museums here, like MASP, Pinacoteca, SP Museum of Modern Art, Latin America Memorial. There's a beautiful park called Ibirapuera. The Interlagos circuit is where the brazilian F1 Gran Prix is held . The city center is very antique, with beautiful historic buildings and lots of different bars to hang out. It's not uncommon to visit a bar and find out that the owner don't even speak portuguese. There's a neighbourhood called Liberdade (Liberty, in portuguese) that's populated mostly by chinese and japanese people and it's a must go place to eat delicious food for a reasonable price.
The people born here have a fame of beign overstressed, always busy and not much easy going... so, pretty much the contrary of the brazilian stereotype. Others states consider the "paulistas" very snotty people, and it's kinda true. São Paulo thinks itself as the most import thing in Latin America. But it's a stereotype... the city has every kind of people and you can find very friendly folks around here.
To finish, a beautiful music about São Paulo, by a famous brazilian singer, Caetano Veloso:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4V9Z9aBYt4g
Translation to the lyrics:
http://lyricstranslate.com/pt-br/sampa-sampa-its-nickname-city-sao-paulobr.html
Right now I live in Hattiesburg, Mississippi, going to the University of Southern Mississippi. I can't find many good pictures of it. A tornado went through the area not too long ago and most pictures are of the damage that was caused. However, I'd say I'm enjoying my time here. Plenty of options in town to eat at, and plenty of things to do on campus.
My hometown, however, is about an hour's drive south: Biloxi, Mississippi. It's not a terrible place to live, really. But...
Casinos are pretty much the only reason it's even on the map. At least I think so. That and there's a neat-looking lighthouse between two roads on the beach. I dunno if I'm underestimating where I live, but I honestly haven't seen too much that really makes the place stand out besides those.
My hometown, however, is about an hour's drive south: Biloxi, Mississippi. It's not a terrible place to live, really. But...
Casinos are pretty much the only reason it's even on the map. At least I think so. That and there's a neat-looking lighthouse between two roads on the beach. I dunno if I'm underestimating where I live, but I honestly haven't seen too much that really makes the place stand out besides those.
The easies way to describe the youth culture of my hometown is to say its like a hippie chick and a thug Mexican fucked and made a baby that doesn't know if it wants to be hard or pseudo-intellectual.
Beyond that, there is a strong drug culture but among the locals it's mostly marijuana, exstacy, or psychedelics. The rich kids here to waste college do the hard stuff, but also throw the best parties. It's also very common to smoke tobacco among locals. I at a pack a day don't stand out too much. Furthermore, I have been told at an assembly by the chief of police that the police do not care about underage drinking as long as it isn't public and doesn't result in drunk driving. However, despite common drug, tobacco, and alcohol use, there is a strong culture of intellectualism, usually tied to liberal or truly leftist ideologies, although Libertarianism is a fairly common belief as well.
Most of the older people are devoutly Catholic as most of the town is Hispanic. The white population is generally Protestant, but there are some Irish Catholics. Hispanics are across the board more devout.
There's a river running through the town that's nice, and even devoutly religious people are generally really laid back. Other than that, everybody blares rap out their radios.
I love this city.
Edit - and by this city I mean san marcos, Texas
Beyond that, there is a strong drug culture but among the locals it's mostly marijuana, exstacy, or psychedelics. The rich kids here to waste college do the hard stuff, but also throw the best parties. It's also very common to smoke tobacco among locals. I at a pack a day don't stand out too much. Furthermore, I have been told at an assembly by the chief of police that the police do not care about underage drinking as long as it isn't public and doesn't result in drunk driving. However, despite common drug, tobacco, and alcohol use, there is a strong culture of intellectualism, usually tied to liberal or truly leftist ideologies, although Libertarianism is a fairly common belief as well.
Most of the older people are devoutly Catholic as most of the town is Hispanic. The white population is generally Protestant, but there are some Irish Catholics. Hispanics are across the board more devout.
There's a river running through the town that's nice, and even devoutly religious people are generally really laid back. Other than that, everybody blares rap out their radios.
I love this city.
Edit - and by this city I mean san marcos, Texas
I think the Pure Michigan tourism video captures the state perfectly.
I live in the patch of farmland between Flint and Detroit. I haven't lived in any other areas so I don't know ho wit compares. The weather is humid and hot in summer and freezing in our 8 months of winter. Don't go north of the river. http://spotcrime.com/mi/flint (and if you really want to see it light up set the date back a year). When I visited Ohio I was also shocked to learn having a 24/7 liquor store on every corner isn't common and in Ohio most of the stuff they sell is watered down. Are other places like that?
Another thing I always see on there which I find odd is public transportation. In Flint the only thing are buses, which are used as bathrooms or places to sell drugs. If you read the encyclopedia dramatica page on Detroit, it's hilariously accurate (and of course offensive).
I live in the patch of farmland between Flint and Detroit. I haven't lived in any other areas so I don't know ho wit compares. The weather is humid and hot in summer and freezing in our 8 months of winter. Don't go north of the river. http://spotcrime.com/mi/flint (and if you really want to see it light up set the date back a year). When I visited Ohio I was also shocked to learn having a 24/7 liquor store on every corner isn't common and in Ohio most of the stuff they sell is watered down. Are other places like that?
Another thing I always see on there which I find odd is public transportation. In Flint the only thing are buses, which are used as bathrooms or places to sell drugs. If you read the encyclopedia dramatica page on Detroit, it's hilariously accurate (and of course offensive).
I am from Leeds, a city based in west Yorkshire, in the north of England. It's a pretty nice city, and is the UK's largest centre for business, legal, and financial services outside of London. Having said that, I really want to leave and spread my wings. I spent four years living in Nottingham, on account of my attending the university there, and I loved every minute of it, but that could be because of the friends that I made, many of which I am still in touch with. Next week I am going on vacation to Montreal, Canada to see a friend who lives out there, and I will be taking the time to see what its like there, as I am interested in moving to Canada.
Hey, me too! You're only about the second person I've seen on the Escapist from Wales, let alone Cardiff.Ravesy said:
In fact, you can see my place of work (where I am right now in fact) in your second-to-last picture. A few hundred metres to the left of the millenium centre and the Welsh Assembly
It is a great place, always plenty of things going on to keep you occupiedKaendris said:
. Unless its raining... *looks out of the window* like today! Haha, nice to see a fellow Cardiffian, its good to see a few of us around here!OneCatch said:
. Would I be right in assuming that you work in one of the bars/restaurants at the bay then? (trying to rack my brain for places to the left of the Millenium centre and WA .
Nah, an office building about a street away from the bayside restaurant wharf. On the same street as the old Coal Exchange. Live in Roath though. What about you?Ravesy said:Haha, nice to see a fellow Cardiffian, its good to see a few of us around here!
Ah i see, I live in century wharf, so literally 30 seconds away from where you work lol, small world! And I work in an office just off dumballs road.OneCatch said:Nah, an office building about a street away from the bayside restaurant wharf. On the same street as the old Coal Exchange. Live in Roath though. What about you?Ravesy said:Haha, nice to see a fellow Cardiffian, its good to see a few of us around here!
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I currently reside in a place called Freshwater Place. It's an apartment high rise right on the fringe of Melbourne's CBD, on a strip called Southbank. I love living here, there is always something to do or see. I go down the elevator, out the door of the apartment, go through a little arcade, and I'm right on the Yarra river. Turn to my left, I see Crown Casino. Heaps or restaurants in walking distance, with plenty of shopping options. With a huge geek culture living in and around Melbourne, I really do feel quite at home here.
Picture is from my balcony.
Picture is from my balcony.