Don't be so sure you wouldn't be there long. I'm days away from law school and am much less excited about it than I was before I had a steady paycheck coming in. I mean, as long as I do well academically the school is good enough that I can reasonably expect the paycheck to be larger having had gone, and I won't have the same kind of debt burden most students have, but just working and making money is a pretty good deal in itself.

As I said before, you're foolish to pass this opportunity up. Also, you probably ought not be so married to your longer-term plan.


One last thing, about the people. They were probably just being polite. It's not these people's place to give you the tough talking to we internet phantoms can do.

As redhouse said, I you don't really seem to appreciate how good you have it with that offer. Maybe if you can't see how good it is you don't really deserve it.

The specifics I am absolutely not married to. The principles behind it, I am.

And no, I don't agree about the people. Plenty have been questioning and skeptical. Perhaps just as many as otherwise. I didn't meant to suggest that it was a universal reaction at all. Quite the opposite.

"Maybe if you can't see how good it is you don't really deserve it."

Really? I'm the one being rude? Just because I'm not just saying "oh that's good advice thank you," but instead creating a discussion?

I've made pains not to antagonize you, despite what I detect in your tone. If this is how you're going to treat me anyway, you're not doing much for your intention of convincing me.

Try to at least be respectful of the idea that there is more than one way to live.

"Williamsburg is 100% composed of students at William and Mary, their professors and the peripheral economy, and white retirees. "

And there it is....there we get to the root of Thucy's problem with Williamsburg. White retirees....why did he specify that?

reembmer, Thucy is our self-proclaimed adopted PoC...so I'm sure the appeal of New Orleans is not feeling oppressed in Wiliamsburg by the Man...

And while I jest...I'm also quite serious...it's quite in line with Thucy's (oft demented) views of the world...

In fact, his whole "I'm going to live poor, money isn't important, blah blah blah..." it's *all* part of the social mindset he has adopted...shrugging off the *chains* and emotional burdens of his privileged upbringing, in which he found everyone around him, in retrospect, to be morally repugnant...so he seeks to cast aside that former life and be a little person...do his privedledged best to mimic the life of those he oft looks down upon (even if he doesn't see it that way).

The irony is, the people he is trying to emulate don't have his privilege of choice...and if they did, they'd call him a damned fool, probably knock him upside the head with a frying pan and tell him to take the good job, because even PoC like a fat paycheck...

Ughhhh krellin. I specified it because it's not diverse. If that mattering to me makes me racist, then I'm racist. I chose to go to UT rather than A&M initially because its demographic variation is the widest that was available to me. I grew up in the most diverse county in the country. Non-diversity bores me and makes me uncomfortable. That's why I specified that - would you want to live anywhere that was made up primarily of one kind of demographic, say for instance 20-something East Asians? I wouldn't want that either.

For this reason Singapore sounds better than Beijing, Johannesburg sounds better than Lagos, Miami sounds better than Boise.

It's not the root of the problem though, as I said, I could be happy in Williamsburg. I was before.

Krellin, the reason I want to do that is that I think it isn't justifiable for me to live above the average standard of living while there are people who live below it. I don't want this to become a flame war so if you please I'd like to leave it at that. It's a personal choice.

You're 100% right by the way that the fact that I choose it is a privilege. It's a manifestation of being privileged that I have this choice at all.

This all started out kindly enough and I thank those of you who participated but I'd rather not get into a bitter argument about my personal life choices. They're my own.

I do appreciate the advice offered by each and every one of you, the veiled insults not as much.

I'll be sure to let you know what I decide after consulting with some of my friends and myself some more.

I think you missed my post underneath the political bickering by people Thucy, so I'm going to repeat my thoughts.

A couple years ago I moved to a city with the highest unemployment in my country and some of the lowest wages. I've idealized this city (and the ocean) for much of my youth, and I thought coming here would be an important life changing experience....

To sum it up. It hasn't lived up to expectations, and now I want to get out of here. The things that I was idealizing weren't the same when I made it there, and it had flaws I glossed over when I was dreaming about it, that I am now painfully aware of.

I'm now looking forward to leaving this city. Suffice it to say, I recommend not moving to New Orleans. Unless you've already lived there for a while, and know that you can live it and love it warts and all.

Thucy...***I DID NOT CALL YOU RACIST**** That is your own interpretation. Take chill. I'm not even saying what you are doing is wrong...I'm just explaining it as I see it, man!

As for bitter arguments about your life choices...you opened the can of worms, buddy....just like you and others like to throw my personal revelations in my face. Deal with it.

Again...I think I *told you to go to NO* Thucy, and I said it is for reasons of self-actualization. To you, this DOES mean shedding white society and getting in to a diverse culture. I'm not criticizing that at all...so please do NOT misinterpret my observations as an attack. I'm actually defending you in a strange sort of way...

Correct me if I'm wrong, Thuc - but I think you think it is more noble to give up the good job and money and connect with the people. Would that be an accurate statement?

What do you have against East Asians? :p

Thucy, if you're enjoying Senegal then I doubt you have much to worry about with New Orleans. The standard of living in Louisiana in general is markedly lower than in other parts of the country, but you've already demonstrated that isn't an issue (NOLA is still going to trump Senegal). And that's really the only glaring negative I can think of. I think you'll love New Orleans; two of the things you've mentioned as being very important to you -- racial/ethnic diversity and new/interesting culture -- New Orleans has in spades. The food is great, people are lively and interesting, and although you don't have anything lined up yet like in Williamsburg, Louisiana in general hasn't struggled with unemployment like the rest of the country has.

You might not start out making $40k like you would at Williamsburg, but there's an important factor I mentioned earlier that probably hasn't been mentioned much: standard of living. You'll make less money here, sure, but things are cheaper as well. How much cheaper, dunno exactly, but you're not doubling your real income in Williamsburg vis-a-vis NOLA, it's a more moderate gap.

The other alternative I'd suggest is taking the job for a few years and either trying to see if you can relocate within the company to New Orleans or simply leaving the company and moving to NOLA and working for someone else. You'll get a LOT more mileage out of New Orleans if you live there younger, but that doesn't mean you can't simply defer for a few years for income's sake.

I definitely fall down on the side of move-to-NOLA though. There's much more economic opportunity here than people realize.

(Source: Lifelong Louisiana resident)

It's hard to advice you when you only tell us what you're not planning to do. What exactly do you want to do? No money, n

... no family, what is it you want to reach? If the sole answer is New Orleans, sure, go for it. But I bet that's not it. Are you aware of how many good things you can do with money as well? Fair trade bussiness maybe? (As in really fair trade, not the scam that sometimes happens) Politics? Police? Sports? Become comedian? Illusionist? What do you want to do with your future? Is 20k per year extra savings not going to be of huge help when you embark on a (possibly proverbal) journey to wherever you want to go?

I nay have interswitched New Orleans and Williamsburg and I also forgot to refresh since this morning (now it's midnight) so sorry if I'm repeating someone or pissing someone off.

Still trying to decide, I will let you know when I have.

For now, this is me:

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Top tip. If that Virginia job involves a lot of decision making you should definitely opt for New Orleans

Dunno if I know what you mean. Doesn't everything involve a lot of decision making?

Alright, I decided to go to New Orleans.

Not to spite you gentlemen, of course. I just think this really is the only time I will be able to do this in my life.

Thanks for the support, and all!

PE, Louisiana here I come.

And I've already told the guy from Virginia so there's no going back by the way.

Again, to be really clear I really did not do this to spite you guys. There was a day or two where I agreed with you, but ultimately it wasn't the right choice.

Keep telling yourself that when you realize your pockets are empty and you can't go help the people in East Buttfuck someday... "If only I had listened to WebDip... If only I had the extra 15 grand (after taxes)..."

#NICE #HYPE

Lol, okay Draugnar.

WHO DAT

fuck nawlins

A good choice, Thucy. Enjoy yourself!