We knew this was coming. Out of about 50 guys, half got the jab and half of us were against it. Instead of laying off all of us at the same time, they decided to start with the 3 of us that adamantly said no! The others said they would look into it, which bought them some time I guess. There was also an option to apply for religious or medical exemptions. But then you’d have to wear a mask at all times and get tested weekly. I’ll never put a mask on again unless it’s needed from actual harm. And I’m proud to say I never or ever will get tested for a cold. It’s unfortunate, I made good money there and still have a mortgage and other bills to take care of. I think I’m gonna have to leave NY. I realize the states I’d like to go to are probably non union states so I’m not sure what to do. Could use some suggestions frens.
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That's just common sense and something you will be confronted with once you move. That's just how life works lol.
Im going to agree with pug here.
When i moved to the mountains I got a dog and guns.
Its just common sense that you need to adjust and telling other intelligent people on GAW is unnecessary.
I think what a lost fact means, or things I have heard from my time in South Carolina (a lot of NY-ers visit SC as well), is not just climate related or speech related. You have a difference in mindset. In NY everything is go-go-go. In SC everything is slow slow slow. People from NY frequently honk at SC drivers (they are really bad drivers tbh, more accidents witnessed in 3 years then anywhere I've lived in over 28). What is valued is different, some of those things have been slowly melding together, but mostly only in "major" cities like Charleston, rural SC is very much like what I described, but to the max. There's one of my favorite BBQ joints 1.5-2 hours north of Charleston that is open Fri, Sat, and Sun evenings only. (Living ~20 minutes north of Charleston, my friends and I would make it to the BBQ joint in ~30-45 minutes. Averaging over 120 MPH on the trip.) Things happened there at their own pace, and if you tried to upset that pace, you were in for a bad time. Sometimes, there was no mashed potatoes for 30 minutes, no one said a dang thing. When they came out, people lazily got up and mozied on over for food. As a northerner, I was usually first in line when the potatoes came out, like... finally people. It's not impossible to learn how to assimilate, in fact, I grew to absolutely love the south. But I had a number of good friends (not the street racer friends) who helped me assimilate in my time there (because of the military*).
This exactly. I've seen people talk to each other in a manner that would get me backhanded by my mama. A severe lack of manners. But it was normal there, completely offensive here. People are ugly to each other in the north. Where I'm from, a road construction area's sign will say something like "Please drive friendly".
Thanks for the story. I really really wish I was more tolerant of heat and humidity or I would move to the south in a second. Panhandle FL is looking really good right now, and maybe Tennessee. Unfortunately it looks like its the rockies for me.
I understand what lost fact meant, and I think what pug and I are saying is that all of it should be basic knowledge. I got a dog and guns because I knew i needed to be someone who valued or wanted to value solitude and self defense more as i moved to somewhere that required it.
Heres the loss in translation. What you and lost fact are saying is incredibly true. But its really not necessary to say on GAW specifically to someone on GAW. Most of us are intelligent people who should all know that you need to adjust in all facets when you move somewhere. My definition of intelligence is the ability to adapt.
Maybe it doesn't matter if we say extraneous things to each other. Maybe some people here need to be told basic things.
My analysis is that the origin of this thread did not.
My dad was an engineer and a guy he worked with moved to TX from NY. After a few months the guy went to my dad and told him he felt like people weren’t responding to him positively. My dads told him he needed to work on his delivery bc people speak differently to each other in TX. A month later the guy thanked my dad. Some cultural differences are harder than you think to change!
People in NY are far more direct. I appreciate it immensely as there’s no time wasted hanging on every single word waiting for southerners to finally reach the effin point.
Makes me sweat just thinking about it.
Agreed! You usually know where you stand!
My mom (grew up in NJ close to NY) is still frustrated that people in Utah talk "slow" & just go with the flow instead of getting loud & emotional when they are upset.
She also laughs about her inability to adjust better after 40+ years. At least she recognizes it.
I grew up in NOLA, TX, and live in NJ (for now). I used to get my feelings hurt in NJ because of how I perceived people being rude. Now I understand the culture better and it doesn’t bother me. My best friends from Brooklyn so I totally know the emotional and loud when upset! Kek! On the flip side, she now drives a Fordf150, has a Bible and dirt in her car, and says y’all! Assimilating isn’t always easy but being aware is critical.
Fully agreed fren!
Yeah but that's a farcry from this:
We all recognize that fleeing liberals drag down the areas where they move to, but the implication is that OP is a liberal who caused NYC to become what it is and to not spread his liberal policies in red states, when we're on a board full of based-thinking people here at GAW
You would think, but common sense isnt so common anymore.
That is certainly a lost fact 😞