@Great_Chumpion@atlanticesque This!! Let’s all pay taxes, some of us more than others, and then we ALL get free or affordable/subsidized pre-k, grade schools, college, healthcare, public transit, etc.
(I grew up in Singapore where we mostly did this and I lowkey miss it)
@SimoneHCollins For sure - that’s why I still live here! I have had many friends move on after a few years when they’ve had enough and want a change. The world is large and there is space for everyone to lead the kind of life that suits THEM best! 💕
@EmpireofCincy@SimoneHCollins And that’s fine! I think that happens to a lot of people. The city is wide and can accommodate people at all life stages. I’m glad you enjoyed it when you were younger, and am also glad you were able to recognize when it was time for a different environment to make you happier!
@SimoneHCollins That’s not a ton since I only got started at 2ish, but for 230pm - 11pm, it was plenty!! I did also sleep in and eat lunch at home before going out (my husband made us sushi bowls with salmon, yellowtail, avocado). Idk, urban life doesn’t suck if you have hobbies and friends!
@SimoneHCollins I’ve scaled down my social life DRASTICALLY in my 40s vs 20s, and yday I:
- went to a tap dance class
- biked over to a circus class
- caught the L to Bushwick to grab great beers at Evil Twin, then see my friends in a show
- Had amazing tacos al pastor on the street post-show
@karenvaites I applied from overseas as a foreign student, so didn’t get a chance to visit campus before I accepted my admit offer, but made my decision based on the city’s reputation, and have never once regretted going to college in NYC despite the terrible weather here! 💕
@ulteriority1 Butler!!! Warms my heart to see the library and its librarians still kicking ass and doing the things 💪 I only used ILL a couple of times but was very thankful for it always!
@603greg@nxd1979 Me trying to explain this to my American husband: “you don’t even need to discuss any highfalutin concepts! B1 is just, can you get yourself to the store, buy the loaf of bread you want, and thank the baker for it? Which seems more than fair if you’re gonna LIVE there”
@jabo1331@AmericanAir@2K4MCHAMMER Flew them twice last week and was six hours delayed going out and three hours delayed coming back in. So if I had a nickel for every time American Airlines got me somewhere very late, I’d have two nickels, which isn’t a lot of nickels, but they’re still 0 for 2.
@TiredBambooLaw Ohhhhh Isabeau is 1000000% Ice Princess, it is completely and utterly her vibe! Both in terms of her stellar face card and also in her aesthetic and packaging as a skater 👸🏼