This made me chuckle as I left ny for the dmv
Literally
This was my most recent experience there too! In my early 20s I was all about it. Now it’s just too much. Too many humans.
That’s how I feel every time I have to go into that dirty city.
I love living in Alexandria but I too would pay a ton to live with the Ninja Turtles.
Classic NYC dude LOL
Too quiet, too comfortable, too green, no bodega under the house LOL
I'm SO glad people like this fellow exist. The people who crave the loud, busy, cluttered city streets and are willing to "live in the sewer" to get access to it.
Makes it so much nicer for me to live in the peace and quiet somewhere
Yes it does. And when you choose to be peaceful and exempt from society, dont put your two cents in the hat when it comes to how things are.
Since you shut yourself in
What?
It means, a person who is incapable of existing in a busier locale should not be allowed much opinion on the state of our country.
You dont design a game around the worst players, or you fail. Their opinion should not be taken into consideration for things like voting on elected officials.
What a projection. Something tells me you need to get out a bit. Maybe try to calm down a bit. Have a breath of fresh air.
Oh wait. You'd probably have to drive a few hours to get that my bad.
Honestly I feel the same way and I'm a native.
Bodegas are literally just corner stores. They have them even in North Dakota
Facts b 🥾
This is why I can’t leave Baltimore. I need to be able to walk places or at worst a short drive and I’m anywhere. There’s nothing in the suburbs!!!!
???
What you got that I don't got living 40 minutes from you in the suburbs?
Not that much actually... Just a coffee roaster, pub, burrito joint, pizza place, liquor store, pie store, taco place, bakery, large city park, gym, and a theater within 3 blocks of my house.
Lighten up Francis
It took me about 6 months to adapt to NOVA, but now, I dread going back to NYC for visits.
Show me the way. I'm on month two regretting ever leaving brooklyn
The way is, to have a basement with a bar, a nice home theater screen & sound system
I just bought a townhouse with a bar in the basement, and a friend gave me a Yamaha receiver with two Bose speaker 🔊
Moving in two weeks!
Wooo, living the suburb life!
I mean I live alone I don't need a basement lol
Oh, you do need it. That’s how I blast music late at night and not bother the neighbors at all.
I sleep late at night lol I blast music during the day tho 🤷♀️ I work from home mostly
I left Brooklyn for nova 10 years ago and I can’t wait to move back to a city. The suburbs are pleasant though, just kinda boring.
same.. and every time i go back to NYC it gets worse and worse.
I'm guessing it's not NoVa. You don't need to go five towns over to have fun. He would also love Woodbridge.
I mean this could very well be nova. I remember being a bored youngin in the burbs not really having things to do for fun.
I used to do routes through Nova and their are large swaths of Fairfax county, like McLean, where it would take me 20-30 minutes of driving to find a public bathroom.
Huh? Y’all ain’t have house parties? There was always someone throwing a party cause their parents were gone when I was growing up 😂
Tru, hitting up those 4 PM on a Tuesday house parties
Sounds like a lame childhood... did you not have friends or go outside??
I did, I'm just saying that suburbs can be very boring, especially if you are coming from a city with parks, stores, restaurants, etc to walk/bike to.
I agree.
I mean, I'm an adult, and I'm bored here. I'm pretty much only at my apartment or at work because both are along the CUE route, and everything else is a pain.
I spent the last 3 years living in Europe. Their urban design and public transportation make having a life so much easier.
sigh
What suburb doesn't have that shit. Every neighborhood around me has it's own park and in the center of town (a 5 to 10 minute walk) every kind of resturant medical clinic or car repair. Even specialty boutique stores.
If you gotta drive more than a couple minutes to get to a town center you're in a rural area not a suburb.
Plenty of suburbs built in the past 30-40-50 years aren't centered around a downtown. They are just random plots of land that got homes built on em. Growing up, the nearest store was a standalone convenience store like 1 mile away (had to cross a 45 MPH road with no crosswalk, very fun), nearest community center type of thing was 2 miles away, nearest grocery store 3 miles, etc. This was in the middle of the suburbs, not rural at all. Not every suburb is like a Del Ray or Falls Church where there's a main street where you can walk to with local mom + pop shops and such.
If you don't have a walkable convenience store, grocery store and medical clinic/ hospital you're in a rural area.
The term suburban literally implies that there is an urban area nearby. Meaning if you're not next to a bigger city its probably not suburban at all.
Apologies that your road/town apparently don't or didn't have a crossing but from my experience most suburbs are communities where there is a system of neighborhoods schools hospitals grocery stores and roads built around each other in such a way that each community has all the amenities they need available relatively close let alone with the use of public transport.
https://eligibility.sc.egov.usda.gov/eligibility/welcomeAction.do?pageAction=sfhprev
That link is for the USDA first time home buyer loan availability map. A condition of the loan is that it has to be for a home that is in a rural area. You should check out the map and see how your area is defined by the government. It would probably shock you how much of the country is rural. Not saying I know that your area was or will be rural it just sounds like its at the very least on the edge.
No, it was suburban, specifically suburban sprawl. I checked that map. My childhood area is not considered rural. It's considered part of the DC suburban area right off 95. The area was probably considered rural like 60+ years ago, sure, but the farms were slowly replaced with housing developments, with the last being replaced probably 20-25 years ago. Yes, there's shopping, hospitals, schools, but they certainly aren't a walk away. Hell, my middle school was 5 miles away. Again, not rural, just poorly planned out.
Suburbs should be like you describe, yes, and some in the area match that description, especially streetcar suburbs and pre-war suburbs. However, in my experiences, many in the NoVA area don't fit that mold and are just sprawl. Much of the hate for suburbs is for this type of poorly planned suburban sprawl.
I guess it just comes down to what you're used to. I grew up in a suburb with walkable parks shops and restaurants. Moved to another for college and moved to another for work.
Never lived in a city but that's why this post is so interesting to me. Hes walking through a beautiful neighborhood that I bet has a park and a bunch of community shit in a few mile radius but its not the culture he's used to so he doesn't like it.
Sure for me a deli is a drive away but it just seems ridiculous to me to hate on the suburbs because in most situations you aren't living above a convenience store/deli.
Experiences definitely play a role here. It's funny you say that you bet there's a park and community stuff in the neighborhood he's in, while I could totally sympathize with him with guessing he's in a suburb with zero walkable things (besides more houses) and maybe a mall 10-15 min drive away.
Walkable suburbs are great, they can function like their own town. Sounds like you are used to that. Sprawling suburbs are not great and those are unfortunately what I'm used to being from this area (outside the beltway). I didn't "get my eyes open" to walkability until I went to college in a small town and could walk to literally everything I needed to for 4 years. No one was living above a convenience store, the town was just actually planned such that you could walk to things.
You can do all of that in the suburbs. Lol. What am i missing here? None of that is unique to city life.
Walk/bike to parks, the pool, stores, restaurants, friend's houses...
It just sounds like you didn't try. All of those things were done regularly in the suburbs when I was a kid. I grew up in Rockville. I live in Leesburg now. The suburbs haven't changed.
Cool beans, man. Not every suburb is one where amenities are close enough to walk/bike to, let alone an actual town. I could walk/bike to a couple friend's house, sure, but anything beyond was a drive away. I currently live in a suburb where I can walk/bike to mostly everything and would have LOVED this as a kid. Big difference between walkable suburbs (or cities/towns in your cases) and sprawl.
Dude, how many strip clubs you’ve seen in Ashburn?
Hey, I'm in Ashburn.... Are you saying they're here?
Cmon now, Ashburn has Bar Louie /s
He would hate Woodbridge lol. Worst traffic in the nation and all you get for it is strip malls and occoquan nearby.
He would prob be cool with Clarendon... Crystal City, but what he posted may as well be Woodbridge.
Yeah, Woodbridge is the 'burbs. It aint Arlington, Falls Church or, Alexandria.
Crystal City? For someone used to Harlem? The best thing you can do in CC is bike up the trail to DC and go have fun there.
Depends on what you find fun.
And also what he means by "town." Like, most of NoVa you can't walk from your home to a deli or bar. You may well have to travel a distance a New Yorker would consider to be multiple community's worth. It's just not literally towns.
Yea dude, there’s always something to do. And there’s also weed.
Like the Bronx, it's not boring.
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Yes, that is exactly what I think.
Lmao I hope more people have this mindset so housing can be more affordable lol. Less demand!
There’s no deli’s! 🤣 he’s right about that. If I was a New Yorker that would kill me.
Yes!! No delis, corner stores - just 7-11 everywhere lool
That was pretty funny. Give it 15 years though and he might think differently. 😆
I mean, cool. Please, by all means stay the fuck there in NYC
If I see that guy walking in my neighborhood, I’d raise an eye brow and text Spencer down the block to keep an eye on him too.
Nothing like profiling the brown guy😫
Dude, I’m brown, that’s why I keep an eye on that guy (and tell Spencer too)
Dude is like 3/4 mouth.
That’s all New Yorkers
NoVa here. The worst part is your neighbors don’t want to be neighbors. I’m of the mindset it takes a village… but people avoid you on the way to the mailbox. Nobody wants to be a part of the whole anymore around here and I find that sad.
Dude, we live in Springfield in a suburban neighborhood and know all our neighbors. There are block parties, pool parties, school parties. Kids play outside and ride their bikes to the store in a pack to buy crap (with their own money, not mine).
This is the way
Unfortunately I don’t think that’s an “around here” thing. I hear people from all over talk about the same phenomenon. Maybe it’s because we live in an increasingly polarized society, or maybe there’s been some erosion of social trust.
Whatever the reason it’s pretty sad.
I think it's the internet. We've largely forgotten how to connect in person. Before, it was our only choice.
Yeah, now the gene pool is dependent on people who have no interpersonal skills…
Must depend on the neighborhood, I know most of my neighbors
I grew up with the mind set of, 'mind your own business and keep on walking'. As a adult, I don't bother to meet my neighbors.
In Alexandria, I know all our neighbors.
Experiencing the same thing in my hood. Neighbors talk about how close they all used to be in the previous generation. I think the lack of kids is part of the reason for the collapse. The boomers and gen x'ers whose kids are in college have little reason to pursue relationships with younger families with kids - except maybe for the couple days/weeks their grandkids visit.
My experience is the opposite. It might just be you.
Do you shower regularly?
What’s going on with his mouth? Is that a filter
mans just got a large mouth
I’m impressed
Huh?
Well you couldn't pay me to live in NYC. This may not be my happy place, but that city seems like the 7th circle of hell to me.
I get why a city like NYC is so great. My wife and I go there once a year or so for a long weekend of very nice restaurants, a broadway show, jazz club and a couple of comedy clubs…. Then get the hell out of there until next year.
I’d live there is I was super rich.
Otherwise no thanks.
But, as a Californian… I miss home daily. Although living in Alexandria and working in the district means I at least have fun stuff to do. Granted I’m now in my thirties and would prefer a Friday night in PJ’s with my pup and fiancee over a bar and a bunch of loud people I don’t know.
Granted it would be good for us both to make some friends out here, we need an outlet lol.
Find a dog park. Lots of friendly people there.
Oh we have. Just haven’t made friends there yet, mostly just people we see from time to time. We’ve also hopped around dog parks as well, but I think we’ve found one we will stick to.
Go early when not crowded and easy to find some regulars that way.
Whenever I come back to DC, I feel that it’s so empty compared to the hordes of people all over NYC. NYC is nice, but just so stressful elbowing people for space.
Some people just can’t be with their own thoughts. That’s what happens when you live in a nice suburb
Ages 1-30 I think living in NYC would be great!
Ages 30+ I would rather settle in a nice quiet peaceful neighborhood and just worry about myself and my family. I'm also not built for city parking.
I’m from North Jersey living in NOVA for a while now. While there is more to do in Jersey and NYC, there is also plenty of food and activities to do in NOVA. DC is right there. Maryland is across the border. You have Shenandoah for the outdoors. And arguably the best Korean (and Asian in general) food in the US. Pizza here is certified trash though.
You went from the suburb of NYC to the suburb of DC 😅
Dude, japanese food on the east coast is butt and I really have to hunt for good Chinese. Benihana is the only place I've been that actual had real wasabi.
What are you talking about? NYC has some of the best Japanese food in North America lmao. The fish is literally flown in from Tsukiji market weekly.
Coming from NYC to live in NOVA now, the Korean food is absolutely terrible here haha. It was really disappointing. Makes sense for Vietnamese and Thai though.
This is a nova thread. I saw a donburi store in the galaria that didn't even have oyako donburi. Went to a ramen shop that didn't even have shio ramen (besides the fact that i equate this with broke high school food). I haven't seen any that offer miso yaki anything. I have yet to see any that have black alsakan cod.
And why TF are they flying fish in from the pacific. That's extremely wasteful. It would just come off the boats where I grew up.
Even in ramen shops in Japan don’t have every ramen available. Go to a hakata ramen and you won’t find “shio”. Also all top Japanese restaurants will import fish.
You said Japanese food on the east coast is butt lmao. NoVa is hardly representative of east coast.
Can you name a few Korean places to try?
Come visit Centreville. It's called Korean town.
I just moved from alexandria to Harpers Ferry and I can walk to everything but walmart. It's nice out here ya'll
Blink twice if you need us to send help.
It reminds me of the story Brad Daugherty told us at basketball camp. Kenny Smith spent the summer with him on a recruiting visit, mind you Kenny is from Queens. So they're about to go to sleep and he asks Brad about the noise outside, Brad tells him that it's just crickets. And Kenny was like what the fuck is a cricket???
As a native NY'er born and raised in Harlem....I LITERALLY HOWLED!!! I hate it here in NoVA but this is where the money's at :(
I think this is why WFH is so important. Once I get a WFH gig I'm moving to a big city and staying.
As a staten island native. Yep
Bk born and bred. Sadly looking for nyc folks out here 🤣🥲
as a lifelong nova born and raised, I agree. Its boring here and the traffic is insufferable. Food is mid compared to NYC. Growing up, we had block parties here and it was kinda fun but that vibe disappeared. Old Springfield mall is dead, fun people getting priced out, food cost the same as NYC but kinda sucks in comparison.
He's absolutely right. I left NYC in 2004 chasing a job to MD.
There's nothing down here. I'm now working a remote job back in the City, but living out in Timbuktu away from civilization. Have to drive an hour to get anything decent.
Left Philly for NoVa, I feel dude lol. However, the youth is out of control there now, and I couldn't imagine going back.
I’ll never go back to Georgia.
He’s in a New York state of mind.
He'll grow up one day.
He’s right about the delis.
Lame
If this guy thinks NoVa is bad, he should visit the midwest.
Priorities change in life.
Queens girl born and raised... Just moved to Arlington in January. At first, I appreciated the change of pace but now I'm GOIN' NUTS!
Learn the art of BBQing and BE the deli! My pastrami makes me not crave Katz’s (as much!) My smoked chicken, ribs, smoked salmon, and sausages are time we’ll spent!
He must be in Loudoun or Prince William, Stafford etc.
I suspect the suburbs can't stand him either
Stay in NYC.
Seems like a win-win for everyone if they just did this.
Why is him being here a bad thing lol.
He doesn’t want to be here.
Fair but if more people like him were here, nova would be more livable.
Nova would be more livable if more people, who don't want to live here, lived here?
Guess we'll just have to agree to disagree.
To all the people from the cities: please stay there
Dude can't survive without the city noise of revving engines, honking horns, screeching tires, guns shots, people screaming at each other... then all the trash on the street, the run down buildings and shops that have been 'available for rent' for decades... It's just not home without those.
I'm dying to move away too but life doesn't always work out how we want >_<
why no one likes people from NYC
It's been a minute since I heard something described as "butt". I could have read that sentence on paper and known he was from NYC. He definitely wears timbs and jean shorts in the summer.
People that are from another big city that can’t afford to live inside the beltway should not move here. They will be sorely disappointed by the urban sprawl
No trash no dirt no 🐀 I feel ya bro😭
I can relate.
That makes me feel better for being so bored all the time. It’s like this place has sucked the life out of me.
When he turns 40 he'll learn to appreciate the suburbs of Virginia
Assburn was mentioned specifically I think.
Living with Master Splinter for 10 bands is wild 😂😂😂😂
I know I would never move back to NYC... Not for a million dollars.
Virginia is for lovers… .
Moved down here from Brooklyn, Ny with my wife last year. The upside, traffic is great compared to Brooklyn but I do miss not having to drive a car.
I moved from Massachusetts to Maryland lmfao. I went from a tiny town to a bigger town 😭 I kinda hate it here.
I believe The Clipse said it 20 years ago.
"We from Virginia! Where there ain't s#¡t to do all day"
Dude drives 4hours and turns into the piano player from reefer madness, get real. How many above ground pools they got in statin island? psssh….
Im a VA native who moved to MA and after a year am moving back. Maybe in NYC there is definitely a ton of shit to do, but MA sucks. Everything is an hour away no matter the actual distance thanks to traffic, and if you don’t want traffic you have to go out west where there is literally nothing. Everyone is an asshole (that masshole thing is real) and I am just over the lack of good food. Sorry not sorry.
Classic nyc poor dude
John Leguizamo 2.0
I get him I just moved here from NY and man I feel so dead here and no motivation. But I can see why other people prefer the suburbs it goes both way.
Do not call Northern Virginia “Virginia.” We do not know them
Born and raised in Arlington but, (for right now and I can hopefully move back to Arlington in the future again) currently reside in Falls Church and I totally understand this cat. Moved to the middle of the suburbs in Northern California in my early 20's and I went ape shit like dude here lol. I was freaking out that, there was no tall buildings around and, one has to drive anywhere to go to the local liquor store/seven-eleven. Fuck all that! I will never ever, never ever, never ever, move back to the 'burbs.
I don't understand someone who would film this.
How do you think this is a good look. Like nobody wants to be that close to your face while you scream into a mic.
TikToker says he's losing his mind. From his appearance and wide-open bug eyes and mussed up hair, he lost it long before departing NYC.
And honestly, as someone who enjoys living in the suburbs, we don't want your crazy ass here. Go home. GTF outta here already.
Good, don’t come around my house lol
There are cities around here lmao. Fairfax, Alexandria, Reston, there's plenty of more urban areas. I agree the suburbs suck, but the answer isn't the filth and crime ridden streets of a dying city plagued by mismanagement, corruption, and all sorts of other issues. Reston in particular is a fantastic comparison, instead of paying 3k/mo for a 400sqft studio with annoying noises, smells, and all sorts of issues, you can pay almost half that for a space 3x the size, still have walking access to tons of stuff, easy metro access to DC/mall/etc, AND you have tons of trees & outdoor areas for sports/recreation/etc. Medium density is the ideal.
Reston is straight ass bruh
I don't think he's in NoVa if he's complaining on TikTok
Sometimes a person is use to the horrid conditions of the dense urban environment and lose their minds if they leave it.
Please leave sir we don’t want you here anyways.
I would be sad too if this humidity made me look like a nutsack.
As someone from VA, please listen to this man. We don’t want anymore NY’ers down here
CN confirm. Super boring. Please stay in NY
Human rat from NY cant stand peace and quiet
I'm from Falls Church and I'm about to get down voted too lol.
😂
All the other human rats are downvoting me now
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Bro what?
Afghanistan? Where they have peace and quiet?
Why are New Yorkers so ugly? It’s one thing that they’re loud and annoying but they all have the same indistinct face with no striking features, poor symmetry, and the most lifeless eyes.
I was just in NYC with my buddy last weekend and on the way out we were both commenting on how we couldn't do that shit for more than a few days
I guess it goes both ways.