So I’m growing rather tired of Nashville, TN. Looking for greener pastures elsewhere, really enjoyed my trip to Las Vegas, so I think “Hey, I could move here!” WHat’s it like to live there? I’m sure when you get down to it, it’s much the same as any other city. I have to dispel notions about Nashville all the time. What’s the job market like? I’m a Network Engineer, so I’d be looking along those lines. I’m not a big gambler, so I’m not worried about getting caught up in that. Just want some opinions on life there.
Been here for almost five years.
This city has rude nasty people, horrible, never-ending traffic jams, a scary job market and really pretty lights.
Although, I did buy my first house and I met the girl of my dreams here. If you have any specific questions I’ll answer them unbiasedly.
I lived in Nashville for two years in the late 80’s. I thought it was a great place to live. I was transfered from my job in Chicago to Nashville. I was dragged there kicking and screaming. That city was the biggest surprise of my life.
Viewed from here in the UK, I have two perceptions of Las Vegas (derived from film and TV, of course):
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Las Vegas is one long street of gambling casinos, each with a themed hotel.
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Las Vegas is a city where people keep dying in interesting ways.
I know this is silly, so could you give me a few basic facts? (population, area, industries etc)
Ta.
Well, I was born and raised there, but left when I was 14 (left around the same time that craiger probably arrived), so I have a child’s view of living there. I lived right outside Summerlin, which is a huge huge huge community of houses that, after some reading, seems like it’s turning into a small town (if it hasn’t already). Anyway, I lived right outside of it. A complaint I have is that all the houses look exactly the same. I’m not kidding. Same color, roughly the same sizes–the same! It’s like living in the Twilight Zone. But there was a nice park where I lived, so I liked that. And everything that you needed (like grocery stores, fast food joints, etc.) was less than five minutes away.
I have a happy view of Vegas, having been born and raised there, but craiger’s view is probably correct. Like the rude people. When I moved to Kansas City, I was amazed at the people who waved to me walking down the sidewalk, even if they didn’t know me. And when we moved in, our neighbors came over to say hi. Never saw any of that in Vegas. We lived in our last house for five years, and only knew two sets of neighbors.