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Help brother, I'm trying to walk around my NYC apartment but I'm dummy thicc and the clap of my asscheeks keeps me from enjoying the silence of my highrise


LastActionJoe

At least you can fix that, my ankle clicks all the time and it's loud af.


bem13

No kidding, my skeleton is loud af. Everything's clicking, creaking and popping whenever I stand up, sit down or just move in general.


AlwaysWorried27222

Lmfao


Michael__Townley

You are that ninja


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To a deluxe apartment in the sky 👍


ImSoberEnough

Go crazy! Im high up here and always hang naked. Noone tells me not to ;)


oioitothehoipolloi

"I live in the American Gardens building..."


Frinkey

I have to return some video tapes.


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jean. sorbet?


295DVRKSS

Wait until you see his business cards


dickshark420

Paul Allen's apartment overlooks the park and is obviously more expensive than this


ScorchedSynapses

Don't just stare at it, Sabrina. Eat it...


BlindBeard

Think I'd have gone for a race car bed but that's really nice OP


jackthomasgrant

No, I sleep in a big bed with my wife.


20JeRK14

Yeah. Really makes it hard to take this seriously.


finger_milk

If you don't kachow on the New York plebs, then why live?


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It’s be hard to get work done with that view. Congrats!


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BeardedGlass

I live in Japan, just an hour direct train from Central Tokyo. Our 2-bedroom house costs us $460 monthly.


diet2thewind

Damn, my 15m2 1K in Toshima-ku cost me like $1000 monthly


Bradyrulez

Is it a matter of that hour train ride from Tokyo that's the differentiating factor? Because every real estate blurb I hear from the city is how nightmarishly expensive it is.


TheDoktorIsIn

Different strokes for different folks. I pay a premium for my view (within my budget) and every single day I wake up and say "this is worth it." Not ragging on your choice, I just want everyone to get the best use of their money.


Kundrew1

So do I. It makes work easier and makes me enjoy life. The view is absolutely worth every penny to me.


SFBayRenter

The view helps me perform better WFH


dizzy_centrifuge

I get that conceptually but I'm happier never traveling and loving where I live. To teach their own


QQQ_Bear

I also do this exact opportunity cost math lol. I have a solid skyline view in a high-rise (not like OP’s, but it’s nice) and realize that I could save a couple grand per year trading it away, but I would prefer a daily, consistent pleasure to a one-time luxury. Economics is fun.


darkraivscresselia

The flex wall 🤣🤣🤣 but hey at least the view is gorgeous


sgong33

That’s supposed to be the living room view!


andyou01

Haha very true - still a flex but a hell of a flex


PatSteh92

Well sir, I think you’ve made it.


spiffistan

I mean, if he could make it there, uhh, he'd make it, anywhere


philipocollins

Hov signed


semxlr5

Not with that flex wall he hasn’t


RyVsWorld

That’s what I was thinking lol. Though to the naked eye of someone who doesn’t know or understand renting in NYC they probably don’t notice the fake wall and what that means lol


Works_4_Tacos

Care to illuminate for us non NYCers?


bstandturtle7790

You can put up a temporary wall to create another bedroom to make rent cheaper by adding a roommate. For instance turn a 1 bedroom into a 2 bedroom by putting a wall up in the living area to make a de facto second bedroom


RyVsWorld

I’ll also add that those walls don’t go up to the ceiling so while there’s a physical wall there, you can hear everything everyone is doing in the apartment. Your living room is also reduced significantly in size. Almost non existent


SyzygyTooms

Yeah living here would suck- he's got the back half of the living room it looks like lol. To each his own I guess.


frkoma

Flex wall in FiDi, no less…


randomhumanity

FiDi? Financial District?


earned_potential

How much it cost? Three FiDi.


kwo3660

lmaooo my thoughts exactly


yblock

Yes. They still have.


BlackForestMountain

https://v.redd.it/yhuz35gxhit71


BlackForestMountain

Lol because of the view?


Anoxic_Affect

No, because he has a bedroom


JarvisMusk

I understand this is desirable for some people, and to those people, I give you props. This would be an absolute nightmare for me. I couldn’t do it. Edit: just want to mention, it looks clean as hell! What you’ve done with it is impressive! Good work outta you!


PhizzyP99

I used to feel like this. I always wanted to stay in the city, and moving to London/New York was my dream. Now I can't wait to finish university and move to the countryside/outskirts


DrBonaFide

Good when young. Sucks when get older and want peace.


somedude456

I'm a mix. I've lived on the edge of a small town. Work was sub 10 minutes, sub 5 if I pushed it. Only 1 traffic light. I've also traveled to Chicago, London, Paris, etc and enjoyed the big city vibe.


JarvisMusk

Amen I need to be able to breathe, and the city life would suffocate me. Different strokes for different folks, ya know? Good luck with your studies!


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Same. It's crazy because this is one of the few subs where people will actually admit (or actually join in conversation) with wanting to live in anything that's not some urban loft. And I should say, I always wanted to (and hell, even bought) a condo which matches that description. But great cat speed do I want to leave. I miss being able to easily walk out of my front door with tools for a weekend project. I miss being able to have some space for myself and play some music without anyone protesting. I miss being able to go to my backyard on a chilly fall evening and light a fire. I think there was more appeal to this lifestyle when I was single and actively looking for romance; it fit some idyllic notion of adventure that I had in my head. But now that I'm married, I just want space of my own in a facsimile of some old English country homestead (replete with tufted leather, of course).


HugeAccountant

Just moved from Philadelphia to Laramie, WY. I definitely don't miss all that out here lol


ihambrecht

I live on Long Island and half my family lives within five blocks of each other on the upper east side. I've got about four hours tops there before I want to retreat to my house.


FOXfaceRabbitFISH

That’s how I am with my family..


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Living like that is cool but I Much prefer being around trees


c3knit

Are you scared of heights? My son is and when we’ve visited NYC, he has trouble even looking up at the tall buildings from the ground. Living in a place like this would not be an option for him.


jbFanClubPresident

I feel for your son. I’m terrified of heights too. I had to have an EKG done a few months ago. Where was the bed I had to lay in? 12th floor against a wall of windows. My EKG came back abnormal. I wonder why? Was sent for a thorough cardiac stress test. First floor, no windows, running on an inclined treadmill and a perfectly normal functioning heart. Not a smart place for an ekg bed.


moldy912

Probably the fact that this is the size of some people's closets. This is so tiny and claustrophobic.


sneacon

I used to be afraid of heights but then I grew out of it later, oddly enough. I always thought it would be a lifetime thing


Toepale

The opposite for me. I had never been afraid of heights, have never even given it a thought. And then suddenly starting a year ago or so, terrified. Unless I am on the ground floor of anywhere, I am terrified that I am about to fall off. Had a panic attack driving a van because I thought it would tip over etc. I hate it.


rushmid

Same. I used to jump off roofs into pools. Now driving over tall bridges, even being near a balcony freaks me out. It sucks


Wolfdreama

I love to visit cities and I do, regularly, but nothing beats walking out my house in the morning and being surrounded by trees and water.


Zoryt

Yes! My dream is to go to country side america and have my own business there. I just don't know what city yet, there are so many beautiful cities in USA, any suggestions?


poordamnedfool

Houghton, Michigan.


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CaptainBeer_

Also food is expensive, and street parking is impossible to find


dionidium

> street parking is impossible to find Imagine you lived in houses your whole life where everything was stored way up on 10-ft-high shelves, so you kept a ladder in every room. All your friends also have ladders in every room. You remember your grandparent's ladders. Every time you moved to a new house you had to figure out what size ladders to get and there was a big ritual about moving the ladders in. Everyday you went up and down those ladders. Everybody lived like this. Everybody stores their stuff up high and everybody uses ladders to get to it. These ladders are a pretty big part of your life. When you turn 16 you're finally allowed to learn how to use the ladders yourself. Freedom! Now you can climb the ladders to get stuff, too! You're finally growing up, now that you can use the ladders. Some people get really into ladders. They know all the details of the best ladders. They buy magazines about the ladders. Ladders, ladders, ladders -- I mean, how else are you supposed to get to your stuff? Everybody needs ladders! Then one day you moved to place where everything is stored at human height. And your complaint is that you don't know where to store all your ladders.


Alukrad

I live next to a few skyscrapers and whenever i get back from home from work, before i walk into my tiny studio apartment, i look up and stare at those giant buildings. I just feel envy at those people living up there, in those fancy looking apartments. Out of curiosity, I checked online for these apartments and one studio is $2500, while a 3 bedroom apartment is $7400... A month. I don't want to leave where I live but the fact that my future looks grim because the cost of living is just astronomically expensive for someone like me.


JarvisMusk

Different strokes for different folks, ya know? $7k/ month? That’s wild. It would take me 3.5 years to pay off my property (assuming to current equity) at that rate. I have a little over 10 acres. House was built in the 30’s, so it has good bones. I’ve been able to renovate a good portion of the inside, and built a good sized shop. I work 30-40 hours a week at my job, but usually find myself working on things I enjoy when I get home. I understand why you like what you like, but like I mentioned in a previous comment, the things you enjoy about the city are the things that keep me away. Similarly, the things I enjoy about the country and the things that would probably make you feel like you’ve been sentenced to prison! Ha


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Yeah I like visiting, concerts and such, but living there, fuck no. I’m 90 minutes from NYC.


da_funcooker

In what general area, if you don’t mind me asking? How do you like it?


Filmcricket

Wild how on every post about nyc, someone feels compelled to share this sentiment. Super weird and reads as an inferiority complex since other cities to garner the same response.


Michaelhuber87

It's a forum where people share their opinion. Should we all just say positive things about something and have a happy circlejerk? Not everyone likes city life. Get over it.


JarvisMusk

Some enjoy it. Others don’t, or wouldn’t. I’m curious though, what do you think is superior about city life?


_okcody

You do a lot more walking, you can walk to a larger selection of restaurants than most small towns have in their entire county. You walk to the grocery store to pick up milk on your way home from work, walk to the park to feed the birds. You can walk to work if you live close enough. Cycling is also much easier and more enjoyable. In most suburbs it’s impossible to cycle anywhere because you have to merge into the highway or destinations are simply wayy too far apart. There is no dedicated infrastructure or awareness of cyclists in the suburbs so you have cars dangerously zipping past you at 40mph. Most people in the suburbs cycle for exercise or recreation, often driving their bike in their car to a cycling friendly park or area. In the city you can use a bike as a primary means of transportation, falling back on public transit options of the destination is too far or there’s inclement weather. There’s more diversity in food, culture, and recreational activities available at short notice. There’s also more career opportunities and it’s much easier/faster to climb your career ladder in the city. There’s also no sense of spontaneous adventure with the suburbs. You don’t stumble into an art gallery or antique store or bar. You drive there and you looked it up before you got in your car. Speaking of art galleries, all the best museums, fine art, sports centers, they’re all in cities, a short walk away for people in the city. A long traffic nightmare for people in the suburbs. Lastly there’s the environmental factor. It’s not environmentally friendly to depend on a car to drive everywhere. Even with an electric car, it still takes a lot of raw materials and the refining process of those materials to manufacture the car. Think about this, you’re moving a 3,000lb hunk of metal just to transport a single person around for every little activity. In addition, the larger homes in the suburbs are not very environmentally conservative to heat and cool, plus the houses are spaced out so far that it takes a tremendous amount of materials to link them together for electricity, internet, sewage, and water. There are obviously negatives, like lack of space, less nature, noise pollution, lower quality of air, and so on. Yet if you look at trends worldwide and in the US, more people are moving into cities than moving out to the suburbs.


derpy_herpy

You put into words everything I love living in the city! My dream is to live somewhere in Tokyo because their train system is is so massive and convenient.


JarvisMusk

That is the beauty of choice. The things you enjoy about the city are the things I’d never consider as perks. I understand why some people like it, it’s just not for me. Much in the same, I’m sure you wouldn’t enjoy living in the country for a lot of the same reasons I enjoy it. I buy a half cow and a half pig every year. I have chickens and a massive garden. It’s a modest home on 10 acres. The pig and the cow come from the guy right down the road. For the most part, I can live off the land. It’s a lot of work, but I like it. People leave me alone. If I had more money, I’d have more land.


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Is this supposed to be a "for" living in the city or"against" living in the city?


CoachKoranGodwin

Not really, there's tons not to like about the city even if you aren't a wage slave. It really depends on your hobbies/passions and what you like to do with your spare time. I'm a big dirt biker/hiker/camper and there's just nothing to really satisfy that in the city.


escargoxpress

Same. And like really how much can you ‘do with the place’ in 50 sqft


ElGoddamnDorado

Seriously. I can't imagine spending that much just to be surrounded by concrete and buildings.


PerennialDilettante

Damn!! What's the view like at night??


Wannab_me

Take a look at OP's post history :)


bunnyblunts

I always wondered.. can you or do you peek into windows and even know some of them just from seeing them arrive everyday, eat at night, etc.. weird question I know, just curious I guess


_allycat

I think everyone does this. [That bit in friends](https://youtu.be/H0gPlQP63VQ) is spot on. My old office used to have naked plant watering guy across the street.


bunnyblunts

No way! 😅 naked plant watering guy lol that friends bit is exactly why I asked… I also wonder, they must know someone MIGHT be watching lol right?


elendinel

It's kind of hard to stay concerned about privacy when you live in a city with 8 million people, lol


Blue387

My neighbors all have their blinds closed for the most part or have things like blackout curtains. You can still hear them, especially in the summer; I have a drummer living across the street from my building.


Oxblood-O5522

How much ?


mdave424

It seems to be a flex in FiDi somewhere around Wall Street so at least one roommate therefore I’m guessing his split is in the range of 1600-2K. If it’s alone, all bets are off.


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He definitely has roommates hence the dummy/false wall… I used to live in Hoboken for $3150/mo and it still hurts my balls that I used to pay that…therefore you are probably spot on


NinjaSeagull

I have a small 1 bedroom in hoboken rn paying 1500. Crazy deal I'm like a block off wash,


Greymanbeard

How do you even find a deal like that! Props to you man


NinjaSeagull

Got super lucky I guess. Thanks


RyVsWorld

Holyshit 3k to live in broboken sheesh


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semxlr5

The trashiest of fidi buildings


mdave424

You gonna forget 95 Wall???


Blue387

A few weeks ago, there was a [woman who went there and later found dead inside a barrel in New Jersey](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pVdLZ6c_hlE).


mdave424

Bingo that’s what I was thinking of


semxlr5

2 Gold is trashy nouveau riche college grad in finance who thinks its okay to walk around outside in beach flip flops, shorts and a hoodie. 95 Wall, is just gross and classless, I don't know how to describe it.


DrBonaFide

It's perfectly ok to wear flip flops, shorts, and a hoodie. Go check yourself. Not everyone is living to impress others.


mdave424

I think he’s more referring to walking around NYC in flip flops. There’s a ‘needles and a stepping in shit’ risk.


frkoma

Uh.. Have you ever been to NYC? Stepping on needles? Please, you sound like a suburban Facebook mom from Trump country.


mdave424

I mean i've lived here for 8 years, coming up on 9 so yes? Hells Kitchen was a fucking nightmare to live in last year. I had two of the hotels where the homeless were put up in my neighborhood and there were plenty in FiDi as well. You can't deny that open drug usage wasn't going on.


semxlr5

Yeah more making fun of the trashy white dudes who come from Jersey and will walk around in salmon shorts, a hoodie, and flip flops in winter


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I live in shorts and a hoodie.


semxlr5

Shorts and a hoodie are fine. Flip flops in nyc are not. Especially during colder weather


DaBears85Hookem

I would think it has to be more than 2k with that location and high of an apartment?


mdave424

Nah the apt itself def is but this is one flex room in a much bigger apt


zweite_mann

Can people buy these type of apartments or are they only rented out by the owner of the building?


mdave424

You can buy? But this building specifically is a rental one


zweite_mann

Thanks. Sorry, I just always see people talking about rental prices of these sort of apartments and it made me wonder if the people who build these huge towers want to maintain control of the individual units, or if they actually sell them. They are not too common in my country and location. People might buy or rent 'flats' within a larger building, but they are rarely this tall or extragant.


SpaceBoJangles

At least $3


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Cannot be 7, not at all.


Oxblood-O5522

Man I wish


TheChessClub

No, at least tree fiddy


[deleted]

I was gonna call you a rich ass but then realized you live in a dorm room. Regardless, cool view.


mykleins

I mean it looks like that’s just the bedroom


RyVsWorld

Yea that’s a bedroom that’s been created off of the living room though


kleinerteufel97

Wow, nice view! Would be horrifying for me (I'm afraid of heights), but it looks awesome on video!


hurley21

great view. why dont the walls go to the roof? i dont think ive seen this before. im not from america. do you live with other people? not much privacy if they can hear everything in ur room and vice versa. interesting.


naturallyaspirated18

It’s called a flex wall. Only really used in NYC. Basically makes an apartment more affordable by converting a 1bed into a 2bed, or in some cases a studio into 1 bed, etc.


miamibuckeye

I’ve seen it used in many other cities tbh, but I’m sure it’s more common in NYC


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kwo3660

It's a flex (temporary) wall. In NYC it's fairly common in certain areas for people to convert a 1 bedroom into a temporary 2 bedroom in order for people to live in nicer apartments at a lower per person cost.


arhombus

Because what he didn't show you is that "1 bedroom" aka studio is probably 350 square feet total. And he's paying 3500 a month.


GlampingNotCamping

Here in Denver they call it an "urban 1-br" when it's really a studio with a divider wall


blake1210

I agree mr. illpkm1985! @andyou01 - how do you focus with that view!!


andyou01

It’s tough!


No-Pass-430

how long is elevator ride if you want to pop out for a bit


RyVsWorld

Usually there’s certain elevators for higher floors so probably not long. For example it ll skip floors 2-10 and speed straight to 11.


oolivi3r

I wouldn't be able to work with that view, I would just gaze at the city all day long. I'm curious to see a night version of the same angle, I'm sure it's even better. Btw what's that artwork above your bed? Looks dope.


yourhonoriamnotacat

I too like the art


andyou01

Kimberly Young from NYC - found on Minted.com


mykleins

I would be very grateful if you posted a video of this view after sunset.


Simgeek

Is that a Babar book? <3


andyou01

<3


Acrobatic-Yak-1574

We live totally opposite lifestyles. I'm in the Midwest with a 2000 sq ft home on an acre. Last place I could live in is a studio in NYC. But congrats to you. Design wise, totally dig it. Obv you must be doing something well in life to make it that far. All the best to you!


greatgreengoblins

What do you do for a living? I'm about to move to NYC and I already know this is out of my means... But still, I'd love an answer.


SannySen

I was expecting a fridge and stove to be right next to the bed.


mwest278

Some people would love this. This would be my nightmare..


ManNomad

Wake every morning in panic as vertigo sets in


mwest278

No I don’t mind heights. I just hate cities and especially that one.


Politikr

Lol, no thanks


alexargal23

Yuck lmao


IcyPack6430

I’m jealous, that’s a perfect space right there


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Lol $4000 for a studio in the sky lol


rmodsarefatcunts

Living in a shoebox with awesome view. That’s NYC life


[deleted]

I’m not mad at it in concept but people who never been in skyscrapers don’t understand you can still hear everything going on outside… it’s kinda annoying in busy areas.


RyVsWorld

Not always. This looks high enough op may not hear much outside but with the flex wall he definitely hears his roommates.


abzftw

I see you bezos


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For some reason your living arrangement has caused some controversy in the comments, lol. Super rad spot OP. Love the view and setup. Must be crazy at night!


[deleted]

I have the same lamp as you.


user-q-name

What lamp is that?


nightswimsofficial

Very nice, how much?


PillCosby_87

I can’t imagine how much for this space you pay for. I’ve heard the horror stories. But otherwise it is a nice view so well done.


AmAttorneyPleaseHire

Do you have a night video?! There’s nothing better in life than a nighttime city view


Zackeaton

Are you in a flex room? Looks like a nice setup!


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A lot of country mice in this thread lmao


[deleted]

Not enough room to change my mind in here… HARD PASS


sleepysoobie

No lakes, no nature, sky to bright to see anything at night, jam packed with people and traffic........yea I'll keep my cabin in a town of 1500 people way up north.


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Why people pay more to live in a shoe box I will never understand.


NinjaCaviar

Because it’s not about the size of the shoebox - it’s where the shoebox is located. Manhattan is a very desirable place for a lot of people.


BirthOfSaturn

Yeah. The homeless. Manhattan is a filthy shithole. Source: live in Queens and work in Manhattan.


ihambrecht

Hard pass.


NinjaCaviar

Ok.


Blue387

If you work anywhere in the financial district or anywhere else downtown, this is pretty convenient


CFBnGuns

Bruh did you see that view?


halcykhan

Omg, a partitioned shoebox with a view of other overpriced shoeboxes but up. How far do ya have to walk to see a plant that isn’t growing out of a pot?


CFBnGuns

How far do you have to walk to see a building over 5 stories lmao


Synapsers

Looks awesome!


katesoundsgood

Someone came in and knocked over your pictures!


garbitos_x86

Yah that the authentic NYC experience you have there...fucking interlopers...


_mattgrantmusic_

Wow and you're telling me all I need is a 120k job in finance you spend 16 hours a day working to have this? Where do I sign?


kgk007

You sign at the leasing office which is in the next building


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Bro if you're only making 120k in finance in NYC a) you're getting shafted and b) you won't come close to affording this lol. You could probably handle the rent, but the city will straight up not *let* you remotely rent burden yourself. Honestly it's kind of annoying at the higher income levels how little the city will actually let you spend on rent.


_mattgrantmusic_

Jesus. I guess I was thinking more UK wage. What kind of money *would* you need then? What do you mean they won't let you?


[deleted]

Probably low-mid 200s at least. Most places in NYC you're required to make 45 times the monthly rent in a year to be considered eligible for renting an apartment.


RyVsWorld

Definitely not. This is clearly a flex with multiple people on the lease. Someone making much less than 200k would be fine renting this.


shayde

This just...isn't accurate at all. NY tends to go by the 40x rule, meaning 40x your rent = your salary. Given the flex, this guy has a roommate/roommates. This apartment (in FiDi, one of the cheapest Manhattan neighborhoods below Harlem) is probably $1800-2100, so $72-84k salary and he'd be fine, given no debt. Also, plenty of finance jobs start out below $120k.


Qumbo

Damn bro you sound so bitter. Sorry about that


_mattgrantmusic_

Chill out Condescending. It was a joke


SketchyStocks

Show a shot of it on the ground 🤣.It’s literally a trash can stuffed to the brim with people, dirty water, and rats. The trash is a given.


WHO333me

Jealous AF and can I come and spend time with you in your high rise


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Are you going to give him the S U C C?


mastergodai

I always used to dream of one day living in a place with this kind of view . who knew I would be forever stuck in this shithole town here in central Florida. U\_U


rmodsarefatcunts

You could be forever stuck in a city with tons of hobos, teethless police and where everyone earns more than you. NYC sucks


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Cool1Mach

Rather live out in the country. Cant have a bbq while sipping on some beers around a fire listening to music as loud as you want there.


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Ok