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Reply #120 posted 08/18/09 5:12pm

SavonOsco

KoolEaze said:

uPtoWnNY said:



It's already there.


So all you NY orgers are filthy rich ?

Or very poor?...lol..I lived in fort Greene and my rent kept going up..folks that couldn't afford manhattan was crossing the bridge into downtown Bk..many folks,myself included had to move.But u have a big gap in class there now.Yes it's already there
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Reply #121 posted 08/18/09 5:13pm

SavonOsco

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PDogz said:


New York is NOT the place if you're looking for big apartments, low rents, wide open spaces, or an affordable cost of living. But fret not: There's always Wyoming.


its not the space im worried about much anyway, its the environment, id probably be out most of the time doing new yorker things y'know

stripping,doing drugs,sexual services under brooklyn bridge lol lol lol

Hmm maybe you need to move Brklyn..I got a spot for u...lol
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Reply #122 posted 08/18/09 5:37pm

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KoolEaze said:

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you could stay here and i could live in england!! bawl


But I think he´s from Poland, not England.

Poland isn´t that bad...good beer ( Dog in the Fog ), great food, nice people, and one of my favorite directors is Roman Polanski...though he is more French then Polish these days. wink


yes, but but poland is in the EU i think, and anyone with a passport from an EU country can live and work in england. sigh
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Reply #123 posted 08/18/09 5:56pm

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KoolEaze said:

uPtoWnNY said:



It's already there.


So all you NY orgers are filthy rich ?


The ones that aren't have some kind of hookup when it comes to housing. wink
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Reply #124 posted 08/18/09 6:13pm

kimrachell

if it's your dream, go for it! i went to rio de janeiro brazil when no one in my entire family thought i should, and it was the best thing i ever did for my life! biggrin
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Reply #125 posted 08/18/09 6:15pm

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KoolEaze said:

evenstar3 said:



you could stay here and i could live in england!! bawl


But I think he´s from Poland, not England.

Poland isn´t that bad...good beer ( Dog in the Fog ), great food, nice people, and one of my favorite directors is Roman Polanski...though he is more French then Polish these days. wink


Yep I'm Polish, but that means I can live / work / studny anywhere within the EU.
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Reply #126 posted 08/18/09 6:17pm

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rushing07 said:

KoolEaze said:



But I think he´s from Poland, not England.

Poland isn´t that bad...good beer ( Dog in the Fog ), great food, nice people, and one of my favorite directors is Roman Polanski...though he is more French then Polish these days. wink


Yep I'm Polish, but that means I can live / work / studny anywhere within the EU.


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Reply #127 posted 08/19/09 3:14am

Tonylover

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Tonylover said:

Okie dokey then...

I had to stop reading midway through - all of the replies are NEGATIVE. Damn people, way to dishearten a girl!

For those who asked, I lived in The Netherlands for 7 months. I was paying $1200 a month for practically nothing. I am willing and able to pay $1000-$1500 a month in NYC. Obviously I plan to have housemates. A good friend of mine is planning to make the trip with me. We have scouted a couple of apartments, and most are in our price range. We would be willing to pay upfront.

I don't want to spend my entire life in NYC, but I want to experience something new and exciting. I do love the arts!!! I am pretty sure I can afford living in NYC for atleast 6 months on the money I would have saved by then. And, if I do get a job, then I would stay longer.

I have been to America twice, and both times I found the food and transport cheap. I acknowledge that housing may be an issue, and finding a job. How easy is it to get a waitressing job? I want something easy smile

I refuse to be disheartened guys... I need advice. But, telling me I need lots of cash is not what I want to hear (obviously).

Christina xx


for that price in NYC you aint gonna get shit trust me


I plan to be living with someone (friend from Australia). We would be willing and able to pay around $1500-1700 a month. We are not really that worried about money. We are more concerned that we will be unable to find decent housing or a decent job. Also, we need to hook up a working visa for ourselves once we are there, which could be difficult.

Money is not the only issue here people.. seriously.

Do you all think Australia is that cheap? Well, news flash people, it isn't!

Christina xx
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Reply #128 posted 08/19/09 3:21am

Tonylover

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IAintTheOne said:



for that price in NYC you aint gonna get shit trust me


You're wrong. You can easily find an apartment for under $1,500 in Manhattan, and it's easier in the other boroughs.

Tonylover, you should follow your dream. One thing you can do is check Craigslist for apartment sublets. (You could check for sublets that only last 3 or 4 months, so you're not locked into anything--then you could begin looking for a "real" apartment in earnest once you're here. It might take some of the pressure off to go that route.) Before you officially move here, spend a week or so in NYC looking at a bunch of sublets you have found on Craigslist and then hope you get the one you want. That's how I made the move to New York and it worked out well.

And read some more of the posts in this thread. They weren't all negative! (Mine wasn't.) And I have no idea why so many people wanted to shit on your dream in this thread. Ignore them. New York is the best city in the world.


Awww, thank you so much. You give me hope.
I am so bloody excited. I want people to give me advice, I don't want (or need) people to talk me out of it - I'm going next year regardless, I just would like to know a little more about NYC.

Are you from NYC? I really want some first hand accounts. Most people who have replied to this thread have never even been to NYC.

I lived in Europe - Europe is far more expensive than America.


Christina xx
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Reply #129 posted 08/19/09 8:12am

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Tonylover said:

I want people to give me advice, I don't want (or need) people to talk me out of it - I'm going next year regardless, I just would like to know a little more about NYC.

Okay, so then you get the fact that it's expensive and crowded. And that New York is widely accepted as the center of the world, that most anything can be found or done here. I've read through lots of really good advice in this thread, but if there's something that you're missing, I would be happy to clue you in, if you could be more specific about what it may be that you're looking for. Like what are your interests? How long were you planning on being here? And what are your major concerns? Is there some particular fear that I may be able to shed some light on, dissipate or validate?

Though let me start by trying to directly answer some of what you opened the thread with:

Tonylover said:

How hard is it gonna be for me (an Aussie) to LIVE and WORK in NYC??

It will be extremely challenging, but not impossible. A lot depends on how resilient you are, and how much you're willing to put up with. Just make sure you have an escape plan (round-trip ticket) before you arrive, because the last thing you want to do is get stuck here with no way home in case things don't work out.


Tonylover said:

Honestly I don't care if I'm a bum, I just wanna be where it's at!!!

That's a good attitude to have. Because honestly? It could come to that, lol.


Tonylover said:

What neighbourhood would you recommend to live, keeping in mind the price range and the fact I'm a clueless foreigner?

The Bronx, Queens, or Brooklyn. Staten Island is too hard to access via mass transit, and Manhattan is too expensive (...unless you have a ton of money, which is a horse that I suppose has already been beat to death, lol). That being said though, of the 5 boroughs that make up NYC, Manhattan is probably the most "clueless foreigner" friendly.


Tonylover said:

Where's cool to eat?

One thing about NYC, there is absolutely no shortage of cool places to eat. Honestly, I would scratch this off your list of concerns, lol. The cusine is International, and the prices range from well under $10 for a tasty bite to "...what are you, CRAZY?!?", lol.


Tonylover said:

How easy will it be to get a waitressing/cafe/bartender/shopkeeper job?

Now THIS can depend on a whole lot of things, not least of which upon what time of year you may be coming to what the current economy may be at that time as well. Though it could be very well likely that you could land a job of this type within a few days of your arrival. Though more likely it would be several weeks. But then don't be surprised if it took longer, much depends on how prepared you are before you get here. I'd recommend sending for some of the local papers to review back home before you make the leap. Aside from The New York Times, I would recommend getting your hands on The Village Voice, which is a weekly paper here that covers all things hip, fun and trendy. Also utilize the Internet: Check the US Census Bureau website (www.census.gov), tons of useful statistics there if you're a numbers cruncher, another huge resource would be CraigsList (http://newyork.craigslist.org), just do yourself a favor and try to avoid the serial rapists lurking there, and then of course there's always Google!

New York is a very tough city, though at the same time; it's a very safe one. New York's reputation precedes it, lol. The "scary & dangerous" New York City that gets portrayed in the movies so often was really the New York of the 1970's. Though make no mistake, it pays to be vigilant here - you don't want to get caught sleeping, lol. A huge piece of advice that can go a long way toward keeping you alive in NYC? M.Y.O.B. (Mind Your Own Business, lol) Even many of the shadiest of the shady, the most low-down up to the most no-good, have a certain respect for those that just mind their own damned business, lol. And seriously, avoid making eye-contact with anyone unless they are speaking directly to you. You'll need to develop the fine art of tuning people out, lol.

There are other more beautiful and affordable places to live in this country. But there's an energy here that is in the air. It's hard to explain, but the nights are literally electric. But again, if you have any further questions or concerns - fire away! Seems to me there are lots of folks on this thread willing to help.
"There's Nothing That The Proper Attitude Won't Render Funkable!"

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Reply #130 posted 08/19/09 8:44am

uPtoWnNY

PDogz said:

New York is a very tough city, though at the same time; it's a very safe one. New York's reputation precedes it, lol. The "scary & dangerous" New York City that gets portrayed in the movies so often was really the New York of the 1970's. Though make no mistake, it pays to be vigilant here - you don't want to get caught sleeping, lol. A huge piece of advice that can go a long way toward keeping you alive in NYC? M.Y.O.B. (Mind Your Own Business, lol) Even many of the shadiest of the shady, the most low-down up to the most no-good, have a certain respect for those that just mind their own damned business, lol. And seriously, avoid making eye-contact with anyone unless they are speaking directly to you. You'll need to develop the fine art of tuning people out, lol.


This is pure gospel. As a native NYer, I can tell you for all it's good points, NYC can be cold, cruel and dangerous. You have to develop street smarts in order to survive. Being soft is not an option in this town, because they're plenty of mfers who'll take advantage of you. When you walk down the street, give the impression that you're not to be fucked with.
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Reply #131 posted 08/19/09 9:43am

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uPtoWnNY said:

PDogz said:

New York is a very tough city, though at the same time; it's a very safe one. New York's reputation precedes it, lol. The "scary & dangerous" New York City that gets portrayed in the movies so often was really the New York of the 1970's. Though make no mistake, it pays to be vigilant here - you don't want to get caught sleeping, lol. A huge piece of advice that can go a long way toward keeping you alive in NYC? M.Y.O.B. (Mind Your Own Business, lol) Even many of the shadiest of the shady, the most low-down up to the most no-good, have a certain respect for those that just mind their own damned business, lol. And seriously, avoid making eye-contact with anyone unless they are speaking directly to you. You'll need to develop the fine art of tuning people out, lol.


This is pure gospel. As a native NYer, I can tell you for all it's good points, NYC can be cold, cruel and dangerous. You have to develop street smarts in order to survive. Being soft is not an option in this town, because they're plenty of mfers who'll take advantage of you. When you walk down the street, give the impression that you're not to be fucked with.

nod ...and be ready to back it up.
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