>My brother use to say that the homeless guy in NYC would
>probably be a small business owner in any other city. Of
>course that's an extreme but I have heard a lot of people
>voice the idea that folks who would be struggling in NY would
>be killing it in any other city.
>
>Think that's true? Any real world examples? Share your story.
>(*Paging John Forte*)
>
>I have some classmates who I thought wouldn't be able to hack
>in NYC but seem to be doing their thing practicing law in ATL.
>
>
>I think this post may be inspired by that 3 degree temperature
>yesterday.

New York isn't some magical place that makes you better than the rest of the country. The homeless dude is New York city has better living conditions elsewhere because THE RENT IS TOO DAMN HIGH. It's possible to see where this perspective comes from through cost of living and competition for jobs. However, why would someone want to put themselves under that much pressure? If 50K gives me a better life in Atlanta, Minneapolis, Portland, or Detroit then why go through the headache of moving to NY to make it?

LOL at people rating NY higher in order to justify cost of living and competition for careers.