Got a job offer here. Would be a 2-year contract in the Albuquerque area. I’ve never been. Heard very positive and very negative things about this state. The climate and cost of living seem nice. Crime and culture less so.

Has anyone been? What was your experience visiting New Mexico?

intel? i did the same thing….do not move to new mexico. i signed a multi year deal and threatened to quit after nine months and they reluctantly moved me back to oregon after i raised hell to several layers of management. nm has good food and the weather is ok…besides that the people are poor and stupid and inconsiderate and distrust people of other races and will steal your car or shit from your front yard. its the worst state besides mississippi. if you have to move there do not live in albuquerque or rio rancho…commute from santa fe or east mountain like cedar crest or madrid. albuquerque is the worst city in america

I don't live there anymore but I spent most of my life there before leaving for college.
Pros:
>Lots of space, literally tons of parks, trails, middle of nowhere mesas, if that's your thing
>Cheap CoL, but I've heard it has been increasing lately
>Very unique cultural blend of Pueblo Indian/Mexican/White American
>Amazing food
>Generally slow pace of life
>People are pretty chill and generally libertarian about things
Cons:
>You have to drive everywhere. Public transit in ABQ is a joke.
>Inept local municipal government in ABQ, but the state government is pretty decent
>While a decent-sized city, there still isn't a ton to do compared to other cities in the US. When I was a teen my friends and I used to just drive around and bum at malls and restaurants.
>Slow pace of life comes with people generally being lackadaisical about things. We have a saying called "mañana time" that describes this. This seems to seep into NM culture quite a bit, even where it matters (e.g. government).
>Nightlife fucking sucks and revolves around craft beer breweries/gastropubs or shitty country bars, mostly
I can go into more detail if you want. Honestly for 2 years I'd recommend just doing it. New Mexico is a very unique place and despite its flaws, it's somewhere I constantly reminisce about.

>>2787790
>i can go into more detail
Please do! This is great info thanks anon. I’m leaning toward making the move but not 100% yet

I lived there for a year and fucking HATED it.
It fucking sucks.
I dont know what these other crackheads are talking about because the food fucking SUCKED and everything was crazy expensive, except liquor, liquor is cheap there.

They do weird shit like not having fajita at most of the mexican restaurants. They use "shredded beef", you dont know disappointment until you pay 20$ for a quesadilla, that has what tastes like pot roast. Same for nachos. Who the fuck wants pot roast nachos.
Crackheads EVERYWHERE. Stabbings constantly, and car theft is a huge problem there, ABQ has the most car thefts in the country outside of california, and multiple people on my job sites lost their full blown welding rig trucks, in broad daylight, in olive garden parking lots and such. Many such cases.

The only thing to do there is Indian casinos, where they dont serve you liquor or beer unless you go to the bar area, so no sitting at a table or slot machine and having free drinks brought to you like vegas or louisiana, and I never once won. They dont have to report their payouts like non indian casinos, so I suspect their machines are all rigged.

Highest rate of drunk driving in the country too, so the cops are on everybodies ass all the time, and set up sobriety checkpoints at random all over.

Fucking natives stumbling around on a cocktail of meth and vodka.

Drive around and look at all the cars without tires, motherfuckers be stealing the shit out of em.

Every other day hear about a coworker having to draw their pistol on people breaking into their cars. I FUCKING SUCKED.


It is pretty though, nice mountains, cool sunsets. Thats the only nice thing I have to say about it.
Highly recommend avoiding at all cost.

>>2787792
Things to do:
>Old town - fun to walk around the first time, wouldn't go back regularly unless you're there to buy a specific item
>Tram to the peak of the Sandia Mountains
>Walking in the Bosque - I used to do this a lot as a kid and teen
>Indian casinos - can be pretty fun for a dog day afternoon, some places have $5 minimum table games
>Malls - Coronado is the best one, avoid Cottonwood
>Nob Hill - recently gentrified district with some cool shops near UNM, don't wander too far north on Central though, that leads you to the war zone
>ABQ zoo - I haven't been in a while but it's so cheap and they have a good assortment of animals
>South valley - people say it's dangerous but it's not, it's just working class. Some of the best New Mexican food is here
>Walk around UNM campus
>See an Isotopes game (Colorado Rockies AAA affiliate)
>See an NM United game - haven't done this but I recently saw my local MLS team and enjoyed myself
>Any one of the numerous outdoor activities that you can find within or just outside of ABQ
>Day trip to Santa Fe
Places to eat:
I don't know much about fine dining, but these were my go-to spots in ABQ:
>Dion's Pizza
>Twisters or Blakes (for their breakfast burritos)
>Il Vicino (italian)
>Bosque Brewing company
Places to live:
The top places to live in ABQ if you can afford it are:
>NE heights - really nice area, is where the rich people live
>Rio Rancho - suburb just outside of ABQ, very quiet, suburban life. Traffic might suck if you're commuting.
Places to avoid:
>international district/"war zone" - very infamous area near UNM campus, was where the West Mesa murderer would find victims
>Generally anywhere near UNM is kinda sketchy
Let me know if there is any other information you want to know. Don't listen to this anon >>2787794. The property crime in ABQ is bad, yeah, but I felt way less safe in Southern California than I ever felt in ABQ. The food is also amazing, but might not appeal to some.

>>2787794
Oh I forgot to mention one other thing, and its how fucking UGLY everyone is there.

Probably because substance abuse is such a huge issue there, and these leathery old hags roasting in the desert sun, people just in general not taking care of themselves whatsoever.

I have never seen a more haggard population.

The only pretty girls I ever saw were at the casino or the tiddy bars. Every cashier and waitress looks like they are on their last leg of life and ready to lock into an iron lung.

>>2787794
>>2787799
You sound like a cynical person who hates everything. It can’t be as bad as your whining

>>2787794
>they do weird shit like not having fajitas at mexican restaurants
it’s New Mexican food anon. Not mexican food
>multiple people had welding rig trucks stolen in broad daylight
Did not happen
>casinos dont let you drink and play
90% of states with casinos dont let you drink on the gaming floor
>pot roast nachos
do not exist
>everything was crazy expensive
Objectively false

Tell me you never lived in NM without telling me you never lived in NM lol

>t. lived here 8 years since college at UNM

>>2787810
I did. I lived in Moriarty, New Mexico from june 2023 to march 2024. About 45 minutes away from ABQ, and there wasnt shit to do there, so every time we got a day off all the boys went into the city.

>it’s New Mexican food anon. Not mexican food
Well n*w m*xican food fucking sucks bro.

>Did not happen
Yes, two dudes DID have their welding rigs stolen in ABQ.
>90% of states with casinos dont let you drink on the gaming floor
Did I mention 90% of other states, or did I mention two specific states, like Louisiana and Nevada?
>do not exist
Pot roast nachos are real. Look up Chilli hills [moriarty and edgewood locations], or ironically, a place called NACHOS in moriarty, they both offer only SHREDDED BEEF, no fajita, shredded beef is essentially pot roast.
>Objectively false
And yes, everything cost twice as much as it does back in Texas. A single ribeye steak was close to 20$ in NM, can be found for 5$ in TX.

The ONLY bar in the town I was staying [Blackie's], had 2 stabbings in the same week. Fucking grim place to live. Absolute bottom of the barrel.

Why the fuck do you love that shithole so much, its literally the most god awful place I have ever lived in my entire life. Im glad you like it there, please never leave, you belong their with the other losers.

>>2787804
I LOVED Arizona, loved Louisiana, and Texas is the greatest place on earth.
I dont hate everything, I hate New Mexico. Passionately.

>>2787816
No need to get upset anon it’s just internet banter. Calm down!

>>2787774 (OP)
Texas here. Get good car insurance. NM is a thieves' haven. Very shitty people, artsy fartsy old leftard boomers, and mexicans everywhere

>>2787817
>loved Louisiana
>hated New Mexico
>Louisiana: 30% black
>ABQ: 3% black
Nuff said.
>>2787819
New Mexicans are Spanish/native mestizos, but they were only Mexican for 20 years out of 400.

>>2787933
Louisiana had casinos that gives you free mixed drinks while you played penny slots, the women were pretty, and I actually won money multiple times.

The food was amazing, you could eat better at a gas station in Louisiana than you could in the whole of new mexico.

Those swamp folks are so laid back and chill, chugging beers and fishing all day, compared to new mexico, where the natives are all on crank, talking to themselves and off balance bouncing down the sidewalk. Sloppy motherfuckers.

It's night and day. I had no trouble with the coloreds in LA. They kept to themselves. Got called sweetie, cutie, darling, honey so many times from some cute black girls working as cashiers or waitresses. Thats good ol fashion southern hospitality.

You aint gonna get alot of smiles in NM, they are bitter, rude, untrustworthy, nasty, ugly people with raspy voices from all the crack they smoke, and covered in scratches from all the meth they smoke. They would stab you for a few loose cigarettes.

>>2787816
>lived in moriarty
no wonder you hated it here lol. moriarty is a tiny trashy town with nothing to do

>>2787794
Only the tourists eat the shredded beef, new mexicans eat chicken, pork or ground beef in their food

Fajitas are for gringos , no we dont have them

>>2787774 (OP)
Place kinda sucks honestly. I went there last year and almost ran over a chihuahua that ran into the street.I can’t imagine living there full time.

>Nuclear Launch Detected

>>2788505
Blake’s sucks these days. Dion’s is pretty good tho. Pizza place with decent pizza and great toasted subs

>>2788505
New Mexico is a huge state, what part were you in?

Everyone in NM was raving about Blake's, saying it was their version of whataburger, I went there a few a times, and everytime, I was like wtf, this shit sucks.
Hard to even compare it to any other fast food chain. Felt like I was eating "Bubba Burgers" from home boys air fryer.

>>2788343
Mexicans eat fajitas like they are going out of business, definitely not just for gringos, and even if they were, Im proud to be a gringo then.
You wont catch me dead at a cockfight in the middle of Guadalajara with a ground beef quesadilla in my hand, or a chicken/pork nacho in my lap.

What state is number 1 in crime?

>New Mexico generally has the highest violent crime rate among US states

780 per 100,000 population.

Thats higher than detroit michigan, chicago, illinois, oakland or comptan california, literally the most violent state out of all 50. The worst place to be in all of America. Sure other states have problem cities, but new mexico is just straight up a problem STATE, incomparable to any other. Violent crime is rampant, and property crime is off the charts.

There is one guy in this thread saying,

"Its not that bad, Ive lived here a long time, Im not dead yet".

Literally everyone else has said it's a fucking shithole.
I would not tell you to, "Go live in pakistan man, almost no one gets beheaded there, and the sheep gut stew is actually really good, and worth 40$ a bowl"
Thats essentially what this asshole is saying.

I think he has not really been to too many places, and does not have alot to compare it too.

>>2788343
I hope you choke on your "Green Chile Pizza"
Green chile pancakes, Green chile sundaes, Green chile pie, Green chile everything.
You know what green chile would be good on? Fajitas!
Get the rest of that shit out of my face.
Your cuisine fucking SUCKS.
Call me a liar again you fuckint worm, proving my point with every post.

>>2787790
I rode the tram up to sandia peak,
Its something you do once and dont care to do again,
I dont want to walk around a mall, Im not a bitch trying to shop,
I took a hike around the mountainside, did it once, dont care to do it again,
Ive been to red river,
I visited Roswell, twice,
There aint shit to do there.
You have an affinity for this place because I assume you havent been alot of other places,
Take the jump and see the world because I assure you, New mexico is NOT IT.

>>2787788
>distrust people of other races

>>2788588
Albuquerque

>>2787937
>Got called sweetie, cutie, darling, honey so many times from some cute black girls working as cashiers or waitresses. Thats good ol fashion southern hospitality
Compliments from southern mulatto gals make me weak in the knees

>>2788593
>>2788594
>>2788596
>>2788598
Woah big fella, easy there. The Southwest ain't for everybody, and that's okay. Stay in your backwater shithole and don't come back.

>>2787799
lol I once had a layover in NM or AZ and that's the only thing I remember was how disproportionately ugly everybody was. One guy walking around with a black eye

>>2788839
Don't mind if I do.
Stay in your shithole and we wont have a problem.

>>2788850
Why do you type like a redditor?

>>2788839
If you mean by backwater, Houston, the fourth biggest city in the United States, then yeah. I'll stay in my backwater bro.
You stay in your crime infested, junkie ridden, good for nothing slum, unfitting for human habitation.
Have a nice day, cock sucker.

>>2788876
Houston is literally the worst city on planet Earth. I can hear you breathing through your screen, fatso. Relax before you get a hernia.

>>2788876
>he prefers Houston to New Mexico
O I’m laffin
Houston is terrible

>>2788875
What part of that is typing like a redditor?
Ive never gone to reddit in my entire life, why are you getting all defensive?

>>2788878
It's literally not, and quite a pleasant place to be. Californians are moving here in droves. They are millionaires who could moved anywhere they wanted too and are choosing Houston. It's just short of paradise desu. You are acting like a bitter, rude, ugly new mexican btw. Continue to prove my point, my brother.

>>2788883
Californians are moving there because it's a soulless shithole that costs pennies on the dollar for the privilege of driving in circles on the highway and washing away in the annual hurricane that floods your streets with sewage. You wish you could afford to live in New Mexico, cabrón.

>>2788878
I would tell you to touch grass but there isnt any around you. So go touch sand. It's coarse, and rough, irritating, and it gets everywhere.

Id be disgruntled too if I were you.

>>2788886
Id rather burn in hell than live in new cucksico.

>>2787816
I stopped for gas in Moriarty once, I felt like I was in hell

>>2788890
Moriarty is one of the few towns worse than Albuquerque. 1000% rather live in a bad part of Albuquerque than Moriarty

>>2788343
jajajajajajajaja
there are no tourists in new mexico,
no one goes there by choice.
jajajajajajajajajaja

>>2788946
You’d be surprised anon. Netflix has a huge facility here. Many famous people come in and out. Hot springs, balloon fiesta, white sands, etc. New Mexico has a strong tourism industry.

>>2788887
>I would tell you to touch grass but there isnt any around you. So go touch sand
lol

>>2788592
>Guadalajara
No one in Guadalajara has ever heard the word fajita

>>2788946
New Mexico has a $10B tourism industry. Probably 1/20 of California or Florida but still decent for a state no one considers a destination

>>2787774 (OP)
Unrelated to OP, is New Mexico worth visiting in the summer, or is it too hot?

>>2789800
Santa Fe is 7200 feet, Albuquerque is 5200 feet. Even when it’s 98 degrees it’s tolerable. Zero humidity and usually a breeze. High 90s at elevation is better than mid 80s sea level

>>2789891
The reason this guy is mentioning altitude, is because if you live close to the coast AKA sea level [like most people who havent given up on life]
You are 7,200 feet CLOSER to the sun in santa fe, 5,200 in ABQ. THATS A MILE CLOSER TO THE SUN.
It is god awful hot, and it feels like you are an ant under a magnifying glass. You are cooking.

>>2789800
No its not worth visiting, and yes its too hot.

>>2790118
good morning sir

>>2790118
NM in summer isn’t close to as hot as Phoenix or Las Vegas or Houston or Florida. Most summer days are low 90s and cool off to 58-62 at night

>>2790118
>THATS A MILE CLOSER TO THE SUN.

thats not how it works retard. Not even close.

>>2790381
Yes it is, retard.

>>2790381
How it works then einstines

>>2790270
I have been to all those places, I would take a hot Houston summer over any of em.

"It's a dry heat" is the phrase you guys love to spew.

But when you actually go outside, and walk around, the asphalt is so hot it will melt your shoe rubber, like your walking through a spot of maple syrup, you will feel your shoes stick to the asphalt/cement.

And before this guy calls me a liar, AGAIN...
>In New Mexico during the summer, asphalt surfaces can become extremely hot, with temperatures potentially reaching 140°F (60°C) or higher on particularly sunny days.

I dont know why he wont admit it's a shithole.

It's a land so bad we can't even give it away to the indians.
Any Indian with a triple digit IQ makes his first paycheck and moves out.

>>2790381
That's literally the definition of altitude/elevation, what are you on about?

>>2790412
Anon…do you think asphalt doesn’t get hot on sunny summer days in Houston?

>>2790414
Lived here all my life, never had my shoes stick to the pavement.

>>2787774 (OP)
Some positives:
>Your earnings will go further in ABQ because it's an economically depressed city with no corporate presence
>Public transportation is free which will be helpful when your car inevitably gets stolen
>Colorful sunsets and balloons!

That's all I can think of

>>2790507
lmao

>>2790507
>Your earnings will go further in ABQ
nah, when places see you live in NM they use it as an excuse to pay you less since the cost of living is low. Even my first job out of college they used the whole "well the national average for your position is ___ but since we're in nm we can pay you less lol"

this place truly sucks, is running out of water, and i can't wait to leave.

>>2790542
>what is remote work
we don’t all work in tire shops anon lol

>>2790617
kys

>>2787774 (OP)
I’ve been to New Mexico half a dozen times during the summer staying in Santa Fe. Santa Fe is one of the most unique and tranquil places in the whole country and you’ll love it if you’re into the arts. I bet you’ll get bored staying there all year round though. The downtown area is quite safe unlike many places in the rest of the stats. Albuquerque is kinda meh all around.

>>2790716
Agree. Santa Fe is a really cool town to visit for a couple days. Wouldn't want to live there though unless you're either an artist or you're a big outdoors person. Good hunting, fishing, and skiing nearby. Art galleries all over. Close to Taos which is like a concentrated Santa Fe.
Albuquerque isn't as bad as its reputation but it's not noteworthy. Didn't hate it, don't have a reason to go back.

>>2790418
I have never had my shoes stick to the pavement in arizona

This is all in your head
You live in fear of some weird shoe situation so you better stay home

>>2790412
wtf kind of schizo shit is this lol. 90% of new mexico lives at altitude where it’s objectively cooler than other desert cities like in arizona and nevada. this doo trying to make it sound like albuqerque is death valley lol

Springtime in most of America is a time of mild temps, greenery and beauty. Not in NM. It's a time of fierce sun, strong dry winds and stubbornly cold nights. Only the cottonwoods along the watercourses green up in springtime.

I knew a guy who died in NM because his shoes melted to the asphalt. It’s the hottest place on earth

>>2790957
What is this AI botpost bullshit

I have never in my life seen Mexicans put on sun screen until I went to New M*xico.

The sun is fucking scorching [because youre a mile closer to it].
Give me the humidity heat any day.

I drove thru New Mexico once and had to buy new tires 3 times cuz they kept melting on the ULTRA HOT SCORCHING pavement that is responsible for over a thousand deaths every year. Never again will I go to New Mexico.

>>2791196
>I prefer hot and humid to dry heat
literally fuckin no one believes this
wait til you learn about heat index and wet bulb

>>2791400
Hey man,
It boils down to this. You keep calling me a liar, when I am just giving my opinion and answering OP's question. You are acting just like I said New Mexicans are. Bitter, rude, nasty and ugly.
I havent attacked you personally, I havent disregarded your opinion, maybe you like the desert mountains, maybe I like the coast, to each their own. Live and let live.
You have spent so much time, just posting over and over that my experience there is just lies.
I have circumnavigated the globe. I have been to more states than I haven't, I have visited over 20 countries. You are on the travel board but it doesnt sound like youve traveled at all. I assure you brother, it gets better.
I felt safer in Mexico city at 2am, or tijuana at 4 am. It was nicer in the back alleys of italy, more comfortable wading through the immigrants in paris. More relaxed in thailand, more laid back in the red light district of amsterdam, kicking my feet up in london, and more at home in the phillipines. I have never felt more unease than I did in shithole new mexico. It really is a hellish place. Live a little and get out more.

And to be clear, theres like 20+ people in this thread saying new mexico is a hell hole,
3 people who said it's alright,
and 1 native new mexican replying to everything and being an absolute schizo crackhead cocksucker.

>>2790816
Yeah but the only time you leave your goon cave is to clock in to put the fries in the bag.
If you got outside every now and then you might understand.

Current southern NM resident, with friends in and from ABQ.
If you like it here is really decided by what you look for as fun/entertainment. Natural beauty, hiking, national parks are pretty big, and folks that enjoy thos have a great time.
Manmade stuff is pretty lacking though. Generally not much, even in the cities, wham compared to other parts of US.
DO NOT bring a family here, especially ABQ. In addition to the crime being nuts in the area, education is terrible. In general, be anywhere but the bigger cities and its a quiet, beautiful place with lots of nature. Just get used to bottled water and carry a gun.

Been through roswell a couple times, fun and cool to drive though, but wouldnt want to revisit. Not much to see. Yeah its quirky, the burger king has an alien statue, and there are alien statues on every street corner, and the dairy queen, the mcdonalds all have an alien statue. Every gas station you go to has alien merch. If you think a 25$ shot glass is a good value then I highly recommend.

Do you ever watch those body cam videos, or true crime videos on youtube?
Start to take note, it seems like 50% of them come from new mexico. The crime is so disproportionate to the rest of the country, it is often the subject.

>>2791441
>>2791443
not going to prove to a fat redditor that im le trve avthentic traveler. no one gives a shit about the roach infested slum you live in, guarantee ive been to more places than you and i currently live in a better city than you. sorry you couldn't experience new mexico properly because your cpap mask was in the way. have a nice day fatty and remember to get to at least 3k steps today.

>>2791494
ABQ has a neighborhood locals call the War Zone. It’s one of the worst neighborhoods in America and gives the city its bad reputation. Nothing but junkies and thieves and drug dealers.
>picrel
Someone gets killed there at least once a month and it’s almost always drug related

>>2791441
To each their own I guess. I’ve lived in NM for 9 years and will never leave. I love it here. Kind people, good food, good climate

>>2791672
>the War Zone
*ahem* the "International District"

>>2791494
NM has BAD drug problems. Fentanyl zombies in every small town. Even Santa Fe which is a nice town has junkies everywhere

>>2790412
>similar high temps
>lower heat index
>cools off 15% more at night
Anon are you trolling or retarded?

>>2790412
Literal retard

https://www.click2houston.com/weather/2024/08/07/the-pavement-predicament-how-the-ground-gets-so-hot/

>>2791728
>hmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm

>>2791728
from the article, you yourself, linked lmao
Are you trying to prove his point? XD

>>2791643
I take great joy in knowing that when you get stabbed, which is inevitable, it happens to every new mexican, you will think back on this thread and say 'i wish i listened'.

Im not fat lol and ad hominem is a sign of low intelligence.

>>2791732
>>2791731
reading comprehension not strong among 4chan retards i see

>>2791684
FOR SURE

Other states have bad areas like, "Yeah "Kingsington Ave, Phillidelphia" is a hellish place, or "Skid row, Los Angeles" is bad, but New Mexico seems to be ALL BAD. It doesnt matter where you go, there are junkies everywhere.

>>2791739
In what way did I misread? Please enlighten me.

I don't know a lot about it but I saw a video about Santa Fe and it seems like one of the best cities I have seen in the US. If it is anything like Sedona its probably good it looks like that.

>>2791739
maybe you would feel more at home on reddit.

>>2791731
>>2791732
https://247wallst.com/special-report/2019/06/17/50-hottest-cities-in-america-2/
Read slow. Sound it out. Ask for help if you need it.

>>2791800
Not relevant. No one said Texas isn't hot. Your reading comprehension is the issue.

Do you understand how sweat works? lol
When you're sweating, it cools your body down, and when theres no humidity, and your sweat is immediately evaporating, you dont cool down.

I work outside and dont need sunscreen or a "gator" [face covering] to keep from getting burned in Texas, something absolutely necesary in NM.


"BUT ITS A DRY HEAT" is the biggest cope lmao.
Cant wait for you to bleed out while lying on the burning hot sidewalk.

>>2791875
I know you won’t understand this chart but here you go. Everything you’re saying is wrong lol

>>2791875
>>2792374
Again since you won’t understand, I’ll simplify
>90 degrees at 90% humidity feels hotter and is more dangerous than 104 degrees at 40% humidity

>>2787774 (OP)
go for it OP
it’s not the best state but not as bad as people make it out to be
live in a nicer neighborhood to avoid crime and you will enjoy your time there
buy a couple little air purifiers it gets dusty in NM
i lived there a decade ago and think about it often
locals call it the ‘land of entrapment’ because people often move back after leaving

>>2792374
>>2792375

Not relevant. No one said Texas isn't hot. Your reading comprehension is the issue.

Everyone knows how the heat index works. Every weather report has a "feels like" section. The sun doesnt feel like a lazer beam in Texas though. You clearly dont understand elevation or humidity.
We are talking in circles at this point. I dont know how I can word this any more simple for you and Im tired of trying to.

The fact you are scrambling for articles and charts and screaming "just trust the science, its actually not that hot!!!!!"
Dude I lived there, I know how it is. Get out of your comfort zone. See the world. NM is among the worst places on earth. Its basically pakistan.

Why did we decide Alamagorda New Mexico was the perfect place to test our nuclear bombs?
Why did we push so many indian tribes there to make reservations?
Because it's shit land that no one wants to live in and is not really worth anything.

The worst part of this whole conversation is I dont even think youre trolling, you truly love that hell hole. Good for you man, Im happy for you, hope you get out more though. No matter where you go, it will always be better than New Mexico.

>>2792375
And when that navajo, thats been awake on crank for 72 hours, crosses paths with you, and decides you are a wendigo trying to bite his neck and suck out his life essence, he will pull out his boot "knife" [shiv] made from a cow's jaw bone and stab you to death.
He will run back to the reservation, and the local law enforcement will be helpless to do anything about it, because hes protected by indian law, and you will die alone and dishonored with no resolution.
Not that anyone will miss you lol, youre a real cunt.

>>2787774 (OP)
New Mexico is what you make it OP. There’s a lot of truth in this thread about the downsides of crime and other general shitty stuff about living in a poor state. It’s not hard to avoid crime and drugs however. Two years will fly by, just do it. I hated it for the first couple months then grew to like both New Mexico and Albuquerque.

t. stationed at KAB 2022-23 and still visit friends in NM often

cursed state. so glad i got out. land of entrapment is true. it was not easy to escape

one thing no one has mentioned yet
>don’t move here if you are single
dating in new mexico is the worst ive ever experienced. almost all local women have kids by 20-22 so its all single moms. your only chance to date here is to meet someone who recently moved in. cheating is expected. its kind of like high school cause even in albuquerque (city of 600k) its very insular…everyone goes to the same bars and hangs out with the same people in their corner of the city. everyone knows who everyone sleeps with. it feels far smaller than other medium size cities

Do you hate grass? Do you dislike trees? Do you despise shade? Then move to new mexico!!!
Nothing but blistering hot sun summers, and biting cold winters! :D

What about nature? Do you get annoyed by seeing anything other than a crow or a jack-rabbit? Are you excited by the idea of a sneaky rattlesnake in the port-a-potty, or a scorpion crawling into your shoe? Move to New Mexico!!!

What about water? Do you feel annoyed by lakes, rivers and creeks? Would you rather be long and far away from any natural water? Sand and rocks as far as the eye can see!!! Move to new mexico!!!!

why does this site attract so many schizos? it’s just words on a screen but they get massively triggered by the smallest shit

>>2792505
High humidity creates haze in the atmosphere and makes the sun's heat less intense.
>>2792375
>90 F with 90% RH
Doesn't happen. 90 F with an 81 F dewpoint - as high a dewpoint as any region in America ever gets - is a 75% relative humidity level. Besides, if you have good surface blood circulation, you can stay cool at 90 F without sweating, simply because your skin is 98 F and radiates heat into the air. This radiative cooling occurs regardless of humidity level. When it's 104 F outside, you have to sweat to keep your body temp at 98 F, even while sitting in the shade with a breeze, or you will overheat.

American heat index charts are bullshit and only valid for fat people with poor surface blood circulation.

The keyboard melts under my fingertips as I write this. A summer day in New Mexico. Hell on earth. AC has long since quit, beaten down by the relentless sun. Quite simply the hottest place on earth. Coronal mass ejections erupt from the sand around me as the water in my body turns to steam and cooks me inside-out. The only reprieve from the nonstop pain of the world's most punishing sun is the sweet release of death. I will never know comfort for I am in New Mexico in June. Cold blooded creatures bake on the sidewalks, bait for the vultures who instantly combust upon landing. Truly the 8th circle of Hell.

>>2787937
I love your NM hate, anon. Thank you.

>>2795220
I appreciate that.
If I can save one anon from making the same mistake I did, it's all worth it.

>>2794620
Thank you based weather man.

It’s too hot. I can’t even. There’s no way anyone can survive this heat.

>>2787788
>albuquerque is the worst city in america
Well that’s just false. Albuquerque has problems but it’s not close to as bad as Memphis, Detroit, New Orleans, south Chicago

I live in NM but i have money so its great. I dont go by the fent zombies. In Abq stay borth of I40 unless you live in Ridge Crest or Four Hills

T. Placitas

>>2798665
This. Stay away from the I40 corridor in general and it’s a fine place to live