I have known people who lived in Manhattan and they weren't extremely rich and they weren't idiots. They had a good living arrangement that allowed them to park their car cheaply and use to commute to NJ.
On Sun, May 13, 2012 at 7:07 PM, Curt Raymond <curtlud...@yahoo.com> wrote: > Change "Eastern metro areas" to "Big cities" and you're right but its true > in Chicago as much as NYC. LA is different because theres more sprawl and > their public transport sucks. > The east coast is closer to Europe and more tightly packed. Boston is a > much smaller city than NYC and while its possible to live without a car its > not as common. > In Manhattan only extremely rich idiots have cars. > > -Curt > > Date: Sun, 13 May 2012 13:55:32 -0600 > From: Brian Toscano <brian.tosc...@gmail.com> > To: Mercedes Discussion List <mercedes@okiebenz.com> > Subject: Re: [MBZ] Yet another question about what it's like to live > in various parts of the country ... > Message-ID: > <cacncphknmy5waeiu5fzkjz3-lq26rzyhdyyv651s4aez_o4...@mail.gmail.com> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 > > Its worth noting in the Eastern metro areas it is completely possible to > live without a car or even a driver's license. In Manhattan it can cost at > least $500/month to garage your car if and car insurance is also very high, > leaving many no to have cars, and those that do to park them at friend's or > family who live in Upstate NY or NJ. In the D.C. area you can use the > metro to get around, get to the airport, etc. Boston may be similar, but I > have no references there. The attitudes of people are also very different > on the East Coast. Thay live a faster pace of life, more in a hurry, but > also can be more confrontational. If they don't like you they are more > likely to give you the finger or tell you so. As the saying goes "people > in the South are more likey to tab you in the back, and people in the New > York stab you in the front." In the Midwest or Rockies people tend to be > more laid back. > > > _______________________________________ > http://www.okiebenz.com > For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com > To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com > _______________________________________ http://www.okiebenz.com For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
