Living in NYC: Expectations VS Reality
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- Опубликовано: 30 май 2024
- My expectation of living in NYC vs the reality.
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From all of the movies shot in New York City it creates a lot of expectations for living there. I have lived in NYC for a couple years now and wanted to share some of the expectations vs the reality.
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FYI since I've been getting a lot of comments about it. The apartment is a converted 2 bedroom. The whole apartment is over $35k a year split between my roommate and I.
That's $27k pa or £13,500- pretty much London rental prices, but in London public transport and food and eating out are WAY more. Why not move to a cheaper burb Brett - Queens or Weehawken?
That doesn't sound bad at all
Not bad, I pay alot more for my tiny hovel in San Fransico. Can't wait to move to New York, a REAL city.
@@TheRealMartin I pay that much I'n San Diego, but for a 2Br 2Ba
this isnt pricey at all..in Hungary- Budapest, HUNGARY...FRIGGING MIDDLE EASTERN OF EUROPE, we pay around 7000 a year for rent
Friends was so unrealistic. Rachel could never afford to even split that place with Monica on a waitress’ salary
It was a rent controlled apartment
But wasn’t Monica a Chef too? That’s a lot of money
Talique Taylor exactly. It was rent controlled, and Monica made really good money for at least part of the series. They literally had a whole episode about their incomes, so I don't know why people act like the show was not realistic.
new york city is garbage
christian guzman your mom is garbage
I feel like everytime u move somewhere ur expectations should always be really low. So they can only go up from there.
Also, familiarity breeds contempt. Once you start living and working somewhere, putting up with the daily grind and pulse of the place, it can lose its luster. Every place is fabulous when you are just visiting.
i feel like everytime some skank starts a sentence with i feel like she's a skanky basic bitch, literally. alexa play desposito
if i start from really low, why would i even move in the first place ?! :) i would move because i would want an "improvement" of what i have, not a downgrade ! :))
Yeah that's a good ideal I want to leave Tampa bay fl and go too Seattle within a few years.
Mainstream media doesn't help
New York is only fun if you’re spider-man
Fitz Hugh best comment .
Fitz Hugh omg yes 😂
well，even spider man felt not fun，either
actually the ninja turtles have fun too
Lol!!
I love VISITING, buuuttt ya can’t pay me to live there. The world is too big to be fighting for room on a sidewalk.
Well said.
No fighting just stay to the right. It's okay, most of us don't know how to walk in public either
And this is why we have less and less forests
😂😂😂🤣
Phatastic Meemo i’m crying LMFAOOOOOOOOO
So..... No one told you life was going to be this way?
**CLAPCLAPCLAPCLAPCLAP***
jimbo jones Your job's a joke, you're broke, your love life's D.OA.
Its like your always stuck in second gear...
When it has'nt been your day, your week, your month, or even your yeaaaar
Genius
Lets not confuse dating and hookup. In NYC hookup is easy, finding a good genuine relationship and partner is next to impossible.
We're young, we want to hookup, not have kids
@@visionist7 Being in a relationship does not mean you have to start a family
Happy Dude what’s the use if that’s not the direction you’re hoping to go in with your partner?
Wandile Sokanyile Not everyone wants to have kids fella, not all peoplee have the same goals
How
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Thank you !! Now i can't unhear it that way lol
😂😂😂
Haaha thanks i hate it.
Friends was actually filmed in Cali.
My whole thought process shutdown when I found out.😞
Seriously. I feel like I've been lied to my whole life
This is discovering
So was Seinfeld
Yes but monicas address 90 Bedford st. Is actually in lower manhattan and their apartment building is real too.... You can check it on google Street View.
14 Grove St
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Just watch Law & Order reruns. Those are all shot on location. And are a much more realistic depiction of the city.
Needing to have a roommate at 30 sucks.
So does living with parents. Both suck. Pick your poison.
@@shannon2748 what about 24????
Pathet
@@shannon2748 maybe neither?
Amorphous Root does he really have a roommate who shares that small bedroom with him, or is it a two bedroom or the other guy sleeps on the couch??
Born and raised in Brooklyn, the rest of the comments saying that New York is literally hell. But I LOVE New York.
thank you, period all these comments complaining about how NYC is have never even been there lmao
New Yorkers love to dump on New York but heaven help a stranger to the city who does the same. Suddenly all New Yorkers love New York and want to tear his head off lmao.
We're like that here in Naples too. Our city is a FUCKhole, a CESSpit, but we welcome strangers with open arms and are the best hosts ever... just don't badmouth our town or you're going in the bay
But I want to own larger property and stockpile on guns. And want more affordable homes. So I’m planning to leave as soon as possible
If you are okay with living a modest life then NYC is fine.
@@djtkm tf does that mean
I've lived in NYC pretty much my whole life. I can tell you, I don't have any real friends anymore. Finding an affordable apartment without having like 3 jobs is almost impossible. It's still a great place when you figure it out. At the same time it stresses you out like no other place in the world.
that 's exactly why I left NY, still love it but I would never make the mistake of living there again unless I am a multi millionnaire...Let's just face it Nyc is for rich people only
There’s no room for low income folks in NYC. It’s too expensive to live here or to get out. If you happen to win the lottery the run.
Everyone thinks it's so bright and beautiful but its really just a bunch of buildings and traffic
And cloudy
That’s not gonna stop me from moving there😂
thats the beauty of it
I love it here in Manhattan tho 😏
Beautiful till you see homeless people urinating on the side walks and have to dodge dog shit
Living in NYC in the 90s was waaaaay different than living there after 2001. New York is not what it used to be.
TS Novak the whole world before 2001 was a better place to live.
Alex Longoria
Don’t be ridiculous.
Different how?
mellowdrips really? Cmon think about it...probably the most infamous day of our generation happened in 2001 in NYC
mellowdrips are you kidding? 911...
.....who the hell actually expects real life to be just like how it is on TV and in movies? That’s....not the case literally anywhere....
Dumb young people who have never been to the locations they see on tv
righttt that’s what i was thinking 🤔
That’s just how life works tho, we’re all influenced by how the media portrays these locations
@@Grace-mb8tb parents need to wake up and slap y'all for taking fantasy into reality
@@BeenSauce ok boomer
I just think.. good friends is a rarity.... everywhere
I was born and raised in Brooklyn. Still live in Brooklyn as well. New York City was at it's coolest in the late 80s to late 90s I'd say. Then after that it just became scam for all those looking to live this super cool life that you see mostly on TV. Similar to why people go to Hollywood to make it big. Now granted yes NYC still is cool if you can afford the inflated cost of living. And it is definitely cooler than some small town middle America farm for those people who come from there. But if you have to live 3 people in a 2 bed room apartment and scrape by dollar to dollar it's not worth it. Also it's a place mostly for younger people looking to live a fun city life. Once you meet someone and want to have a home and kids you realize you have to get far the hell away from Manhattan.
Thank you for your input. Probably the most honest and rational opinion / advise I've heard. But... I'm a Colorado country girl and still would give anything to move there and experience the energy out there!! I think your lucky to live there
People moving there from middle of nowhere are a big part of the problem. They jack up the rent because they are willing to pay anything just to be there. They are afraid of the gritty realism that made NY great, so the powers that be turned it into Disney land not offend the newcomers. Now NYC has no soul and is basically like everywhere else. What a shame.
@@Tomorrison28 that's globalism for you.
Turning every place in the world to the copy of NY.
Thanks for your input as well. I've heard from many born and bred New Yorkers, that NYC was in it's true prime in the late 80's- late 90's as well. New York seemed like a truly fun place to be, especially in the 90's.
Yeah NYC was still distinct from everywhere else in the 2000s when people only thought of it as Manhattan since the last decade many transplants moved to the outer boros which is why Brooklyn is has become more mainstream and less gritty.
I think its up to the individual to actually get what NYC have to offer. You clearly had what it took
Mythe thank you. I've lived here all of my life and it's not like this for me, for many reasons.
Tanisha W what are your reasons?
You gotta GRAB it definitely... life never was easy never will be it either to be or not be sink or swim
Tanisha W Live in the suburbs or rural areas, very beautiful and calm.
Mythe lol yep
I was born in Park Slope Brooklyn in 1983. I went to college in NYC. I watched the the city change from a vibrant diverse city with affordable housing for young people starting out, to a place where rich people send their kids for college. Don't buy the hype that "NYC is the greatest city in the world!!!". This stopped being true about 2004. I now live in Las Vegas, and could never imagine ever again living in a shoebox in the sky in a place with miserable weather. My old NYC apartment is now renting for $4,800 lol. I paid $2,600 a mere 10 years ago. My bigger condo here in Las Vegas would rent for only $1,100, and it's nicer, newer, and there is a massive swimming pool area in our building. NYC has essentially reverted back to the old tenement system, with 12 people occupying a 1,000 sf apartment. If you're 30 and you still have a roommate, then it's time to leave.
I have been to every place you mentioned, and I would have to agree. I also lived in Hong Kong for 3 years, and I'd say that's a far better metropolis. NYC is like the Las Vegas version of the Eiffel Tower. It's where unsophisticated people go to act pretentious towards their high school friends who were smart enough to live within their means.
I'm 36 yo and I live with my mom, I want to die, kek
ezumach truest statement ever “if your 30 and have a roommate, then it’s time to leave.”
Living with the 'rents sucks but it's better than being homeless. I've done it a few times in my adult life and I may be doing it again soon:((((((((
@@manolo8955 bruhhh you really said kek, what a no life, i love you.
Sad to say, but NYC is not the iconic and magical 90s city that all grew up watching anymore.
The whole world changed in 2000 not just NYC ..... nothing's the same
“Hey Jessie it feels like a party every day hey Jessie hey Jessie” 😭😭
@@randallN-sw6ee That's not why at all. I'm from Dallas. Houston, Dallas, Austin, they were already Blue areas in a Red state. PEOPLE MOVING is driving up prices, influx of people, not enough houses. No one is ruining anything. EVERY STATE is getting pricey, move to bum fuck no where and you'll have a cheap life. Big cities are growing, prices will go up.
SOF Bullshit, I’ve been to London and Tokyo, there is not better city than New York
It never was
Hearing to pay more than a thousand dollars per month is just insane for me, that I'm used to pay 450$ here in Italy for a 2 bedroom, 1 living room, 1 kitchen and 1 toilet house.
well i used to paid 230$ in Curitiba for 3 bedroom, 1 living room, 1 kitchen and 2 toilet house.. But you know, it's Brazil or Italy, not USA.
Wtf I pay 1k+ per month in Finland and it's not that bad. I would love to spend 200$ more to live in NYC..
well guess what you can buy 2 story house for $1000 in a village next to my town. Supply and demand is what I'm trying to say
You know where the Friends cast live? California. Not NY. Once you hit your 40s, you just want to chill out.
denniszenanywhere then I I have a 40 years old soul... Since that's what I want lol
First, 40s is not old...second, plenty of people in their 20s always wanted to live in a small or medium sized town...not everyone dreams of New york.
lovelyvegan princess yeah, I'd prefer LA... Its like so to my style
California today is a shithole
Danny C why? Pls explain
NYC is no different then Miami Beach, Hollywood and any other famous city that you see on tv. It’s full of tourists and basic people who aren’t even from there wanting to experience what they’ve seen on tv. Most of those places barely have the culture that movies made them famous for.
Omg i can't agree more, i went to Miami and stay for 4 years at the beginning was existed then i quickly realized i have to make money to live there or i'll be broke in a blink of an eye, rent , food , drinks , parkings super expensive and jobs paying not more than minimum wage you just lives to pay bills. the things i saw in the movies are there but not the way they portray it the fancy cars , ocean drive and the big mansions are true , Miami must be the city with more rich people in the world but you dont see them shoping or hanging out you just see tourists, getho people and cubans that went to Miami 40 years ago running away from Castro .. the good old days of celebrities spending money on the beach are all gone , in no more than a year you just want to leave so bad the rent is killing you and when you go out you just see getho people .. but in some way i miss Miami its quiet and beautiful specially at night, downtown is growing up a lot maybe in 10 years it will get as expensive as new York
*than Miami Beach, not then. WTF?
@@unknowndriver6652 i love miami
Preach.
Hahahah! When people move to Miami.... they go near South Beach.... they eventually move to Broward County or Palm Beach county....
Who moves to NY thinking it's friendly
Folks aren't bad in Buffalo 😂
Hipsters who move to Brooklyn??
New Yorkers may not be the friendliest, bit they're honestly not that bad. At least they have a bit of a reason to be.
... expecting humans be friendly? what was i thinking?
@Natalia Speaking of bitterness...
loved the GoPro shot!!! never knew you could stick one underneath a skate board
Hank Hemad - Right. I was like ok... how did he do this and how do I steal this idea for my own vlogs!! Lol (this is alternate account) Shhh dont tell anyone :)
Ty Casey Neistat?? ;)
I was just looking for this comment to see who else was amazed by the video shot 😁
Hey Brett! First of all, I’m glad that RUclips has recommend me your video...8 months after you published it! LOL.
I moved to NYC a couple months ago and yeah, I feel pretty the same as you show in the video. It’s not like I’m friends neither rest of the movies but it is an incredible city, so vibrant and with tons of things to do. Have fun and hope to see you in the city!
Fact: you can find an inexpensive apartment in NYC, but in the super bad areas. You will find beautiful spacious studios and 1 bedrooms for like $900-$1100.00, which is pretty cheap for NYC, but in project high crime areas...lol.
Real real NYC'ers rarely go out during work days. We work than go home. Living in NYC makes you hate people.
Yes, all these New York apt bloggers rent only in nicer areas. They seem to totally ignore the fact that NYC has reallybad hoods, it's time they wake up and get out of their crystal bubble.
Of course they are going to rent in nicer areas. Who the hell wants to live in the hood? There are still some pretty affordable places outside of Manhattan in safe neighborhoods though.
Kevin Lane 14 it’s true 😂😂born and raised in the city but I now live in UTAH and I hate how people talk to me on the bus and when lm trying to walk around 🙄🙄Im like leave me alone ! 😂 I don’t care about your day .
Not anymore Kevin. Even the hood can be as little as $1600 for a 1-bedroom
Facts.
I love the video and I'm proud of you for moving and going after your dreams
It’s not really the city that’s all that great, it’s the person you are and the perspective you have. Since I grew up in east harlem, never really seeing trees or houses or small towns ever, now that I’m older that’s what I crave because I haven’t experienced it. I want to live in a cute quiet town with trees, nature and houses (to me houses are very foreign and is like a dream of mine to have my own house) and living in nyc broke is like the worst thing ever. Can’t find any apartments I can afford, if there is any it’s in the Bronx and it’s the size of a closet. Applying to low income housing takes two years to find out if you were even accepted. Since I grew up here it’s really hard for me to transition into adulthood and be independent because I can’t afford to live on my own. I can’t afford eat nice food everyday (I do treat myself to chipotle or dominos once a week or so) and jobs are extremely difficult to find, especially good paying ones. I had a job at a clothing store and I got paid less than $200 every two weeks 🙄 one time I got a $40 paycheck...plus having anxiety and depression makes everything 10x more difficult than it is so I had to quit because my depression got real bad. And my mom kicked me out so now I live with my grandma in Harlem again and it’s honestly terrible because this apartment has so many issues plus I’m living with two senior citizens (my great grandparents) plus my grandma. A lot of times I wish I wasn’t born and raised in nyc...and my parents were kids (literally kids when they had me) so I wasn’t born into a very financially stable household in the first place. Sorry for venting...been apartment searching for a while to move out of my great grandparents apartment to live alone with my grandmother and I’ve been loosing hope and feeling depressed about it :( recently found an apartment in Staten Island that’s right next to some houses so maybe I’ll be okay 🤷🏼♀️
Tabby your not alone the struggle is very real.. everyone doesn't have this same experience, I hope things continue to get better for you and u get your house
Ari Raquel thanks! I’m 19 so a house won’t be a thing for 10 to 15 years from now haha. I didn’t get thevstaten island place so I am just staying with my grandma until she saves up enough to buy a house and I’ll live with her there until I find a good paying job ☺️
Tabby Great😀! Its working out and that u have a plan @ your youthful age😀 10 to 15 yrs is a great timeframe to accomplish your goal..I understand your point cost of living is extremely high for me too.. Stay Blessed 😀
Tabby you are just 19 y/o. You’ll see that everything will get better, I’m 25 now and when you reach this age you’ll laugh so hard at this post, just be patient, it’s gonna happen on its own.
Tabby i get you Yo but don’t worry about the Bronx toughness home boy just don’t lose yourself in Staten Island and keep goin B word is bond people like us are a special breed and everything in the end will be better and that’s on the real...Keep it 100
I lived in Manhattan for 10 years. An exhilarating experience. I learned a lot of invaluable life lessons. However, it's a dog eat dog environment that throws excessive noise at you constantly, not to mention foul smells and extreme weather year round. Also, prepare to come cashed up. You will live pay check to pay check regardless of your occupation.
My korean coworker used to live in New York. She told me unless you make $100,000 a year, it isn't going to be good to live in New York. She isn't the first person to tell me this either. new York was even expensive more than 15 years ago. One lady told me her brother-in-law paid over $400 a month just to park his car.
Yes. You simply cannot enjoy New York City (like you should be if you're going to be working ALL THE TIME) unless you earn 100k plus per year. Rent is expensive for what you actually get, and everything else is more expensive comparably to other US cities.
lovelyvegan princess lol I make like 15k a year and my dad and mom both make 40k.......and we paying 1200$ of rent for years ......but I barely go out and buy anything for my self lol
You will live paycheck to paycheck...unless, you are BRUCE WAYNE!!
So true!
Love your personality and your drive! NYC definitely is the city for determined, hard-working people. Nice video!
I wish that i can afford myself to New York once in a lifetime
Raden Muhammad Wisnu Permana me too
Thanks for dropping the truth, NYC is still a beautiful place to live in.
I’m a 21 year old living in NY Manhattan it’s pretty nice in the spring and summer, it all depends on how the person take it all in and handles it, you’ll get used to it after awhile
21 fresh young in nyc Manhattan how cool cherish your moments 😌
The REAL New York City died a long time ago. Now it's just an oversized playground for hipsters and trust fund kids from the midwest who have Mommy and Daddy paying their $2,500 rent while they pursue a career in the "arts". NY has become severely gentrified and most the native New Yorkers have to flee to another state or another country because the rent and cost of living has skyrocketed to ridiculous amounts. Unless you make $100,000 a year, you will not live comfortably in NYC. Most people live paycheck to paycheck, while many others rely on government assistance and have to live in low-income housing projects in really ghetto neighborhoods. If you earn anything less than $20 an hour, you will not be able to afford an apartment on your own unless you get lucky and find a cheap one somewhere. Minimum cost of a small studio apartment with no bedrooms starts at around $1,200 in a shitty neighborhood. NYC sucks now.
True!
How was the New York before! The opposite of all of this?
Or unless you know family that lives there and they're slpitting up the rent, other than that, yea your pretty much basically screwed, the hardest part about living NYC is finding a place
Hi Brett Conti! After watching this video I was inspired to do my own Expectations vs Reality video in my own city! Thank you! I love your contents a whole lot!🙏🏿🙏🏿🙏🏿
Looks like a smelly overcrowded expensive nightmare.
Because it is.
You either love the culture or you don’t but you can’t deny that it’s there
cherrycoke789 culture is in Europe and Asian . NY is just a big city with rude people. I won’t recommend it anyone.
Federico actually it just came up when i searched SNL. I didn’t search it . I watched to find out if the guy in the video felt the same way. I was disappointed with NY when I went there. Everyone was rude. Nobody cares where you’re from. To me it was just a big city.
NYC is only for overachiever, competitive personalities.
Great vid... what a nice down to earth humble chap you are 👌👍
Great video, Surprisingly uptone. Glad to hear someone can still bloom in NYC! (And the camera on the bottom of the skateboard was awesome.)
I’ll be moving there in about six months, I just bought a condo so thank good I won’t be having to stress over crazy rent prices. I’m hoping to get into the entertainment industry and I can’t wait to see what more the city had to offer.
What job do u have to be able to afford a condo cool
@@karensmith1521 Nothing too special it took years of saving up
Wow movies and TV painted a picture different from reality? Shocking!
Correction 90's new york vs 2018. A lot also has to do with how carasmatic u are and ur ability to meet new people/make new friends.
loved this video. ive always been fascinated by New york city
Ive been raised near the city my whole life, and i dont care what others think, but its amazing. I want to move directly in one day, i dont care about the rent. When im there i just feel like me, i feel happy, i feel like nobody can stop me. Yes its dirty and yes its trash, but so am i. Im like a rat, ill scatter until i find the city, and then ill be happy until someone poisons me (or shoots me)
I crave for that simple life, the work till you die one, im easy to please, living the solo life.
You sound stupid af and trying to sound artistic about your pretentious taste.
@@rayn.2688 maybe thats how he feels
Ray N. Stfu 😊
@@rayn.2688 very artistic guy, he should start a podcast
Delusional. Being broke all of your damn life sucks ass
Phenomenal Vid Brett! Hope to live in NYC one day!
Ny state of mind is by Nas, Jay Z's song is called Empire state of mind
It takes balls to move to NYC from say Indiana. It takes just a bus pass to move from Long Island 🙄🙄🙄
I live in Indiana and want to move to NY. I don't know if I should. The comments on the video are split 50/50 for and against the city.
thisis675 Life is short! Go for it!!!
Was just about to say this. I live in Orlando and have contemplated moving.
Like Long Island was soooooo far. Legit thought he was going to say Wyoming or somewhere like that. Haha.
Bridget I live in Orlando now. I say do it. When I was 26, I up’d and moved to Chicago. I only lasted there 5 months, but I don’t regret it. I had an awesome time, I got to live in a big city and learn to use public transport. And I have my job and where I am today because of it. Life’s short. :)
I was thinking the same thing. He barely left home.
Very good video !! Full of inspirations !!
This was really inspiring and candid. Keep up the good work Brett!
oh my hipster
Lmao
Great video 😃 really like your perspective on NY. Greets from Cardiff in the UK.
I'm subscribing
really liked this video - keep it up!
I mean if you live in Brooklyn, your apartment would be twice as big with the same rent.
Why though? Is it because of the neighbourhood or the distance from the main finance district!?
@@prithakshrestha In a sense yeah. Basically the farther you live from Downtown Manhattan/Brooklyn, the lower the rent will probably be.
zeelowb96 b not in Williamsburg!! The apartments in my neighborhood start at $1600/month
Brooklyn sucks... ugly as all hell
I’ll tell you what
Hahaha. I would die if I saw this guy in reality with a skateboard in his hand and running quick to get the shots at 2:13
You mean he's actually using his hand on skateboard instead of his legs?
new york city is the place to be.its like a different country in it of itself.moving from providence to new york was the best thing i ever done
Hey Brett, thanks for sharing! You're a cool and entertaining guy! I look forward to seeing more of your videos! You just earned a new subscriber! :)
I loved this video.
Man, I fucking love New York City!
Don’t we all
Yea it’s cool of course not the best city I’ll rather live in LA it’s so much nicer and more nice people.
i didn't expect to see you here
@👑EricGRTV👑 it’s def not as dirty as NYC. DTLA has homeless but we don’t have rats casually walking alongside us.
Hey Brett, I love you’re NYC videos and I think that they’re really interesting and well made but recently and for the last months I’ve noticed a lot less skating content since I subscribed back at 7k subs. I subbed for skating vids and I’d like to see more of those but whatever makes you happy man. Keep doing what you love and I’ll always stay subscribed👊
Great video! Can’t wait til I move there!
I grew up watching a lot of movies based in nyc, harlem and brooklyn. From a couple dance movies, comedies and romantic movies. I was kinda sad when NYC wasn't what I expected, don't get me wrong I love the food and everything but I felt like it was a facade to hide the real truth and found the truth after going to brooklyn after thinking it was going to be like miles morales. Yea I cried... literally
One of the coolest gopro shots
Great video!✨
I visited this year and loved every second! Great vid😁
That skateboard shot was epic !! Loved it 🖤
NYC is very over rated. I’m a small town boy here in Texas and you have a better time here. The parties and the people are amazing. I’ve been to NYC 3 times on business, and stayed over 6 months collectively and all three times I couldn’t wait to get the hell out of there. Traffic is horrible, people are rude most of the time, people just look after themselves and couldn’t care less about anyone else.
R come to Houston! Weather is amazing and probably one of the cheapest cities to live in the country!!
R Texas is amazing. The weather is hot for Yankees but you get used to it
@@Octoglot i was told they pay no income tax in Texas.. id be all over it if i were American.
"Texas has better parties" 🤣🤣🤣 Good one!
@@supaspydamn depends on the party. For a drug party, I'll take Texas, since it's closer to the Mexican border. Drugs are less cut the closer you are to the border.
Just found this channel and LOVE it... Had to hold back tears at the end when the jay z song began playing bc that song came out when i was 19yrs old in my 1st apt... Now Im 30 and haven't lived yet. I have, just not how i wanted to. Here's to hoping my future holds my happiest years...
Great video! Thank you!
What I imagined living in nyc is like when I was 10 : living in a cozy apartment with purple walls, having 5 really close insane friends
When I went (just for 4 days) I loved it. I didn't compare it really to something like friends, I actually compared it to the movie Devil Wears Prada. I really enjoy the fashion and the winter there, it sometimes looks so grey and I like that for some reason lol. I love the idea of a tiny studio apartment, where I live (California) it costs a lot anyway.
Perhaps though I'll stick to mostly visiting NYC since I'm not sure if I want the majority of my life there.
You Are Awesome Man i love your video
Thank you for this informative video containing excellent cinematography. I am a high school teacher who lives in a town of 450 people in Oregon. I visited NYC this summer, and wanted to "share the experience" with my students. Your video nicely compliments the photos I took!
HEY BRETT, WELCOME TO LIFE 101. IT REALLY DOESN'T MATTER WHERE YOU ARE, BE IT IN A CITY OF MILLIONS OR WALKING IN A DESERT HUNDREDS OF MILES AWAY FROM A LIVING SOUL. IT'S ALL THE SAME. WHAT YOU ARE IS INSIDE YOU AND ONLY YOU CAN GIVE IT AWAY.
BROCK
*NO NEED TO SHOUT*
WHAT? I CANT HEAR YOU! CAN YOU SPEAK A LITTLE LOUDER?
Everyone has different realities
Thank you for this vlog.. stay true man 🌺
Great vid!!
*Concrete jungle where dreams are made of*
Ho Stevie! Soo cheesy af lol 😂
Concrete jungle wet dream tomato.
Made of what?
*Cocaine's a hell of a drug*
thats just manhattan. Not any other borough you fuck
I’ve never actually lived in NYC but I’ve been there 6 times. I know I can only see like 2% of the city as a tourist. Just want to say though that I have travelled all over the world and lived in Vancouver, Montreal, Budapest, and near Tel Aviv, and NYC is still my #1 favourite city ever.
Love the skateboard shot! 😱
Underneath the skateboard shot rocks!
I live in nyc, I was living off of people and working at high end retail. My last job was at Hermès. I was super depressed. I have severe anxiety and depression so retail jobs arnt for me. I only get the jobs because I’m handsome and mixed so all the jobs want me. I served champagne and open the door for guest at Hermès and made 18/h which isn’t enough to survive. All the customers were legit millionaires. Anyway I had a meltdown and was sent to the psych ward in Bellevue hospital. After staying for 3 weeks I was released and had nowhere to go so they put me in a homeless shelter.
I was also put into a mental health program and I see a therapist and a psychiatrist who prescribes medication.
After 7 months in the shelter (which sucked. There was a curfew out the door at 8am back inside by 10pm every day or you will lose your bed) anyway I followed the rules and went to my mental health program and didn’t get a job. A break from working for the first time in years !!. And just last month they signed me up for mental health housing and I have a place in fort Greene for free. I have my own place. But I have no money !!! Which still makes me depressed. BUTT I have free time to focus on my self and freedom to be on my own. Also I am starting school this fall. I get to continue working on my mental health and finally go to school. I fee soooo lucky !!!!.
I am 25 yrs old
I grew up in NJ and was kicked out of my house when I was 17 for being gay.
I took the train to nyc and moved here because there are lots of retail jobs.
I’ve rented rooms and my mental illness always made me lash out on the people I rent with or made me quit my job and not be able to pay rent so I’ve been struggling and in and out of homelessness for years. Finally !!! I have my own place and time to focus on me
Thank you nyc
Also I absolutely love nyc
I did develop a drug addiction (cocaine) while being here but I am sober for 9 months now
You people can’t imagine how great full i am for this city for giving me a chance.
The only difficult thing is that I’m extremely poor.
If I get a job I jeopardize loosing everything
I live off of food stamps
I am a single male so I can manage
I am very alone
An introvert
Very shy
Very insecure (even if I am perceived as handsome)
Anyway NYC is an amazing place people from all around the world are here
I’ve lived in Texas before and traveled to other cities in middle America and nothing compares to nyc
Good luck to everyone surviving here in this city. You can make it !
Ok end of rant (:
Wow, I wish you the best honestly, I'm so sorry to hear the situation with your parents, that breaks my heart but hopefully everything will be OK, trust the process and have faith. ❤
That's a lot to handle...
No guns for you
I'm sorry ☹️. Sounds like you need to find your TRUE purpose in life.
Do you not know that There's sooo MUCH MORE to you than those things you listed,
Handsome
Gay
Shy
Poor
Mental "problems"?
No, the only problem is how you see your identity.
You're so much more than your identity politics and victim cards.
If only you knew your TRUE worth.
I literally thought i was going to be like a Gossip Girl kind of vibes
I found your channel through Bobby. Loving what I am seeing!
Thanks for the tour, and information
if you picked me up and dropped me on the middle of NYC I would probably panic and run to the nearest police station to ask them to get me out of this city!
I can’t tell you how much, as someone born and raised, and still living in NYC, I hate gentrifiers and this video just took that hate up a notch! But, I wish you well on your journey. word of advice, New Yorkers make friends, not a “network of people”
Love that transition with your skateboard
For some reason, this just made me fall in New York even more
Don`t worry, Once you move and the city crushes you then you`ll fall out of love with it pretty quick.
NYC is what you make of it; it’s better and cheaper to live in the other boroughs and commute to the city if you still want that Manhattan experience.
😍 Santander’s branch. As a Spaniard I love the effort that Ana Patricia Botín is putting into this bank!! BTW I love your videos Brett 💪🏼
Thankyou for sharing your Allsome!😇😇😇
Not the video I expected. But *amazing quality! BRAVO*
Lol you can’t go by what F.R.I.E.N.D.S shows you. The characters are native New Yorkers (from Long Island and Queens) who for the most part grew up with each other.
I grew up here, like you. Over the years TV shows (like Sex and the City), bloggers, and vloggers have shown a side to New York City that has grown to be inauthentic. People have this expectation of what NYC is and it’s not what they think it is. NYC has changed so much in attitude. The natives are leaving because rent/living is so expensive. It’s expensive because people who think NYC is like what they see on TV are coming in and unfortunately changing the vibe of the city. It used to be so different. I miss that NYC that I always knew.
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Thelondonbadger Pretty much, man
So beautifull city so much peoples and all alone !! :( hurt about NY
It seems like NYC is what you make of it, and you've definitely made the most of the experience!
Man. Thank you so much. I was expecting the same
Iam from Georgia. Iam curious to why everyone I know who used to live in new York they all say new York is really really nasty and that it stinks. Like it has a weird smell. They all say that people who live there don't realize it because you get used to it. But they say once you leave and go back you relise how it smells. They say there are spots that are pretty clean but for the most part that there is filth down every alleyway and that you will actually see rats all over the place. Is this all true? I know 3 different people from NYC who have all said this.
Completely personal opinion up ahead, not aiming to offend:
I moved to NYC from rural England in 2017, and life was good... for about ten days. Then the homelessness epidemic, shady characters, and living conditions in general truly begin to wear off the magic.
The housing issue is horrendous. It should be common knowledge by now, but the rodent problems, the fucking SIRENS (Which seem to get louder when you try to sleep,) and bars on the windows don’t exactly telegraph “this is home.”
I have since returned to England with a distinct, more realistic impression of New York, and genuinely *never* want to go back. I’ve had one too many hustlers, crackheads, and rampant addicts in general stop me in the streets and ruin my day.
Only the strong survive 🤷🏾♂️
Raph Reyes Or, you could just live somewhere nicer. No points for struggling.
@John Kimber Glad somebody out there agrees. Thank you.
great skateboard shots
hahahah i love this one... thank u.. .looking forward to meet u all bloggers in new york... enjoy