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(07-20-2020 08:08 PM)ODUDJ96 Wrote:  

(07-20-2020 01:24 PM)ODU BBALL Wrote:  

(07-20-2020 11:04 AM)JHG722 Wrote:  

(07-20-2020 10:51 AM)ODU BBALL Wrote:  

(07-19-2020 07:36 PM)JHG722 Wrote:  Not proud of where you live?

Do you have some kind of point you're trying to make?

Yeah, if you're going to **** on where I live, at least don't hide where you live that's so great.

Since I don't live in either Lynchburg or Philadelphia, where I live is irrelevant to those two locations that are being compared here. The reasons they are being compared is because some people have mentioned Temple and Liberty Universities which brought their locals into the discussion.

Big cities such as Philadelphia aren't for everybody, but they certainly are for some. Same can be said for smaller cities like Lynchburg and more rural areas as well. Some people like the hustle and bustle, and some don't. I don't think anyone prefers higher crime, higher prices, heavy traffic, etc., but some are more willing to put up with that than others just to experience some of the things that the biggest cities often provide (i.e. major sports teams, museums, fine dining, big name hotels, etc.).

I've had a lot of experience with big cities across the country and in different parts of the world. I've spent weeks at a time for work in big cities such as (Charleston; Los Angeles; Long Beach; New Orleans; San Diego; San Francisco; Sasebo, Japan; Seattle area; Singapore; and Yokosuka, Japan) since the mid 80's - and most of them I've been to multiple times. During the same time period I've spent up to a week at a time in big cities such as (Baltimore; Cleveland; Fukuoka, Japan; Las Vegas; Philadelphia; Providence; and Washington DC). Without getting specific, some of those were much more enjoyable to be in than others for a variety of reasons. Those more enjoyable places were the ones I always looked forward to visiting again when work necessitated me going there. My favorite work destination was a smaller city on the Mississippi Gulf Coast which I have been to at least a dozen times. Now that I am retired we get to go there just for the fun of it, and as soon as things get back to normal we plan on going back for another visit.

Nice backhand. And Philly is most definitely a cesspool.

I don't think they build highrises and midrises starting at $2M and $3.5M in cesspools.