But you’re finding it hard to understand why people might want to live here?
I’d post more but my New York life is veritable cornucopia of novel and enriching experiences and I’d better get back to it. Enjoy your stripmalls.
There is so much foot traffic in the city that mediocre and bad restaurants can survive, even with high rents.
Don't get me wrong, NYC has some amazing food, but my experience has been pretty bad with most restaurants.
Of course there are starred restuarants in strip malls.
It’s so snobby and inaccurate to suggest a strip mall restaurant is “bad.” With the economics of restaurants, a strip mall location is often a great idea.
You’d have a huge amount of Michelin stars in strip malls if LA even had the opportunity.
Even with that built in bias there are of course stars in strip malls.
There is a bib gourmand in a strip mall less than 3 blocks from where I sit.
Not all starred chefs are about chasing the high rent look or fine dining aesthetic. You don't have to be 11MP to get a star, or even three. Ko has two and is down an alley!
https://www.nytimes.com/2016/10/26/dining/restaurant-economi...
Even LA has more culture :p
Woah, hold on your horses. There are plenty of contestants there. Rome. Tenochtitlan. Cairo. Babylon. Etc.
So, I mean, I generally agree with your point, and if you said the American, or maybe even Western, I might agree with you completely. But, uh, there's some pretty amazing cities out there. There's not much I like better in NYC to Tokyo, for example. And hell, with how much better the Tokyo metro and JR lines are than the NYC subway system, you can live cheaper and still get into the heart of the city faster.
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I love NYC, if I was looking for a job this would be a draw for me.
It certainly seemed that way to me for a long time.
Amsterdam is pretty dope for example.