Do you belong in NYC?

asie:

ex2:meltingnoise: kissdonttell: tweexcore:

“New Yorkers think an interesting life is more important than a happy life. What you really pay for with the exorbitant cost of living and the hard lifestyle is to be surrounded by strong performers, huge ambitions, and constant need for change and innovation. To live in New York City, you have to trade happiness for this. To most New Yorkers, it’s a no-brainer. They would take that trade any day. To most people outside of New York City the trade-off is crazy.”

  1. mikearauz reblogged this from icopythat
  2. ohrohin reblogged this from lialia and added:
    I spent the last two weeks in Michigan. While there, I saw a lot of extended family to who I couldn’t explain the allure...
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  5. mentalreminder reblogged this from sickgnar and added:
    really, so like, none of the new yorkers i know are actually happy?
  6. sickgnar reblogged this from ishouldbeworking and added:
    Hmmmm! interstretching…
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  9. anthonyisright reblogged this from katespencer and added:
    I deride the loaded word choice of “happiness” in this paragraph, but I won’t pretend I haven’t been pondering some...
  10. icopythat reblogged this from katespencer and added:
    As I am here for a week or so a month, I’ve been trying to put this into words.
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    ex2:meltingnoise:
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    I am not a big fan of “do you belong in NYC?” quizzes, they remind me of the sort of obnoxious articles that appear in...
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  15. mikescollins reblogged this from bridgecomedy and added:
    I don’t really like this. I can appreciate the sentiment but when did living an interesting life and living a happy life...
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  18. gracenmichelle reblogged this from katespencer and added:
    I could not disagree more that you need to give up happiness to live here. Living here in the environment described...
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    I’ll take happiness, mountains, and small towns.
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