The Ramonator is moving to New York.

I'll sum up NYC for those who have only visited..

You wake up at 5am, it's dark.
You go to the bus station, it's dark.
You sleep, hit the tunnel waking you up, yup it's still basically dark..
You get to your office, you are typically in a windowless office, still no sign of the sun
You go to lunch, 5 months out of the year, no sun, only gray and cloudy (lunch is $20 and by the time you get down the elevator to street level you already burned 10 minutes, then you walk thru a cloud of smokers..)
You head home, it's dark
Get to your car, roll into your house 7pmish, it's full on dark
You eat, watch tv for two hours, then go to bed...

Living in the city is basically this:
Find the largest closet in your house, then consider renting that for $1800/ month.. You still won't see the sun for 5 months and your closet's rent goes up every year. Typically your closet doesn't even have walls, basically a curtain separates the "bedroom" from the rest of your closet..

Ramon, I grew up by the city, I worked in the city, unless these is an unbelievable job or you just need to do something financially, THEN STAY IN MIAMI! My friends born and raised in Miami moved to NYC for 6 figure job, they lasted 1 year...

Just watch selling NY on Bravo, even the rich people live in closets..

Good luck, but you'll be back in one year... NYC is by far the most overrated city on the planet. To vist it's awesome, to live and work it's awful.

I couldn't have said it any better myself..New York city is overrated.

That may or may not be so, either way not cool. Don't rain on the Ramonator's parade. It's always great to get out of where you grew up and move to another city and what better city than NYC. I'm happy I did it. You can always appreciate a city more from not having grown up there. It also helps you appreciate where you grew up. Moving and seeing something new is always a good idea, stop hating.

Good luck Ray

Agreed, sometimes you gotta go away to appreciate what you have. Either way, he'll be fine. He can go to NYC, make the best of it, and even if it sucks, he can always come back here.

good luck with your new adventure, Ramons

i would have beat you to it, but i hate the cold and snow!

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That may or may not be so, either way not cool. Don't rain on the Ramonator's parade. It's always great to get out of where you grew up and move to another city and what better city than NYC. I'm happy I did it. You can always appreciate a city more from not having grown up there. It also helps you appreciate where you grew up. Moving and seeing something new is always a good idea, stop hating.

Good luck Ray

I dont think, anyone in this thread or this board is hating on Ramon, we all wish him well over there in the Northeast.

I have met Ramon, only once over the years and it was a quick meeting. But he's been a class act all around.

Funny, I was just talking to Nefariousgirl about NYC yesterday. She just returned from a junket and was so enthused about how awesome it is. Different strokes, I guess.

Of course, as was mentioned above, she's not a cubicle drone, so that may have a lot to do with it.

If anyone can find the awesomeness in NYC, it is certainly Ramon.

Congratulations Ramon! I love NYC and I know you'll find lots to do to keep you busy. Enjoy!
Have a safe/fun relocation!

Like anywhere, it seems completely thrilling when you're a visitor. When you're visiting, you don't have to worry about shit like parking, rent, paying ConEd, paying taxes (state and federal!), the only thing you are doing is having fun. When you finally move somewhere, reality sets in. Don't get me wrong, New York beats the pants out of a lot of places to live, but at the same time, reality will set in. Usually around the time the first batch of bills become due.

taxes and weather are why i dont live there...december is tuff if you're walking

I agree with HTM but who said it's a long term play. I think it would be cool to go live in the city for a couple years and come back to Miami. NYC is def. not a long term play, you'll never have a reasonable life.

Personally I just go visit NYC once a year, enjoy the city, and get it out of my system.

A good friend of mine lives in NYC and I know for sure he doesn't live like HTM has described.

Def sounds like someone whose NYC experience is based on living outside the city and then commuting in -- getting up at 5am and having to go to bed at 9pm every day!@?# Yuck.

NYC is awesome. I'd be living there most likely if I wasn't living in Miami.

I know people who have gone back and forth - lived in NYC, back to Miami, then back to NYC, and vise versa.