• A_Union_of_Kobolds@lemmy.world
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    2 months ago

    Am hillbilly who visited Manhattan for the first time a few years ago. Shit was a little overwhelming ngl. But there is a nice kind of anonymity you find when there are that many people around. Just stand on the sidewalk and smoke a joint, nobody gives a shit.

    Try that in a small town lol 😆

    But yeah I was constantly thinking “my god what a pain in the ass it must be to get any work done here.” I’m in the trades and couldn’t fathom how different my job would be there than at home.

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      2 months ago

      I was an electrician to pay for school in Manhattan, it was fucking awesome meeting all these dudes and ladies from all walks of life, truly a melting pot. I worked under a quality-centric Rasta, who answered to a way-overworked foreman from long island, we would all be fighting some days, laughing together some days and always getting shit done.

      I don’t miss how much my fucking feet or shoulders hurt after being on ladders all day, 50 stories up where the wind fuckin’ gallops (till windows thankfully get installed), but I got so many stories and good/bad times out of the job.

      I miss NYC, tell you the truth.

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      2 months ago

      I hated Manhattan, I hate Milan which is way smaller but still huge to me… 300k people is my limit. I can get to work in 10 minutes, I can buy groceries down the street from my home, I’ve got 2 huge supermarkets at 5 minutes drive or 30 minutes walk, I’m on the outskirts so if I want to see some green (aside from that outside my window) I don’t even need to reach the park, I can bike out to the fields…