Thread 2820408

Hello, /trv/
Does anyone here live in, or has lived in, the city of Pittsburgh, PA? Talk about how good it is if so.
I am seriously considering moving since it seems to be reasonably priced, somewhat nice and closer to my family. I live in Charlotte, NC right now, and the costs are similar but this place is a hellhole plus I don't know anyone.
Alternatively, has anyone here moved elsewhere from a Charlotte-like city? How did you pick it?

>>2820408 (OP)
hello i am living in pittsburgh. i am renting downtown apartment for 2400/mo each. it is very lovely. hidden gem, and you delete this thread

>>2820409
I live in Seattle for $820/mo plus utilities and don’t you dare insinuate your little rust belt butthole town is somehow cooler or better. $2400 a month is retarded even if you are a high earner.

Hidden gem my fucking ass

>>2820408 (OP)
Never been to Pittsburgh itself, but western Pa is really nice with its geography and small town vibes

>>2820409
>>2820410
Well Seattle has weather that would certainly make me kill myself.
I'm paying more than $1000 a month to rent in a suburban area of Charlotte and it's just ass.
Charlotte is probably a lot like Seattle; cool and cheaper than other backwaters nearby, but also so far away from real population centers that the savings vanish.
What safeish areas can be had around 1200 per month in Pittsburgh? I agree $2400 is retarded; for reference I earn $21 an hour working retail for a national chain right now.

If you're in Charlotte, I'd go to Charleston and find something near the beach. Fuck cold ass Pittsburgh. You're going to hate it up north. Bad weather. Shitty people.

>>2820409
$2400 a month for Pittsburgh? I pay that in Southern California to live on a resort 5 miles from Laguna Beach.

>>2820512
I co-sign this plan

>>2820512
South Carolina is a shit hole.

>>2820414
What the fuck are you talking about? Seattle has the most beautiful summer weather of any region in America. Sunshine, low humidity, sparse rainfall and 70s high temps are the norm. Any direction you go, there is unique and spectacular nature.

Pittsburgh is just as gray and dreary in wintertime as Seattle, but it sees more snow and colder winter temperatures due to its inland location. Pittsburgh summers are more hot and humid than Seattle. There are no spectacular national parks near Pittsburgh either.

In my experience, Pennsylvania folks are good people, better than much of the rest of the country. Their state is rustic enough that they're down to earth and unpretentious, but not full-on retarded hillbilly tier like West Virginia. A friend of mine who took a vacation in Pittsburgh remarked on the excellent quality of service at the restaurants there, compared to Colorado.
>>2820513
>>2820409
This is an imageboard. Can't you faggots post some pics so we have an idea what kind of apartments you're talking about?
>>2820660
Mount Pleasant, Charleston currently tops the list as the Whitest incorporated city over 80K population in America.

>>2820408 (OP)
Charlotte is probably the easiest place to meet people.

Extremely transplant dominated and everyone lives in the same 3 neighborhoods.

>>2820672
>There are no spectacular national parks near Pittsburgh either.
uh no but there's TONS of cool mountains 3-4 hours away

pittsburgh has a really small, compact downtown, it's obviously fallen on hard times and was more bustling in the steel boom days of the 50s and 60s but, there's tons of housing - in every direction, large and small, and plenty of interestingly designed historic older homes. It doesn't have a whole lot of character but it does have some interesting bridges and it seems pretty dominated by the healthcare industry now.

The benefit is you have a real airport, a decent system of highways, and access to tons and tons of nearby mountains because you are already on the plateau and the plateau spreads out for hundreds of miles to the north and south and you have prime highway access to it.

The downside I felt like the roads were pretty clogged and the streetlights were just insanely slow timed - like they were trying to trap you there, and the system of bridges to enter and exit the city can be kinda terrifying and confusing, and of course there's some diversity, not as bad as other places, but there are bad neighborhoods with lots of abandoned homes.

>>2820672
>defending backwater retards like Pennsylvanians
>metric for how good a city is is "how white" it is
Do you subject everyone to your idiocy or is it just online?

>>2820678
Charlotte people are all asswipes though. Besides, people in their late 20s don't just "meet people".

I lived in Pittsburgh for a few years, maybe my favorite place to live. It’s a historically significant place with some great architecture and European immigrant flavor. Lots to offer for a city its size.

I think most of the migration pattern we’ve seen in the US lately has been people moving from cities like Pittsburgh to cities like Charlotte. So you are against the trend.

Biggest downside for Pittsburgh is cold, gray winters.

>>2820696
>Biggest downside for Pittsburgh is cold, gray winters.
this summer has been piping hot and harsh direct sun every single day with barely a cloud
I WELCOME cold gray winters

Pittsburgh you are just a few hours away from some really cool gorges - but bitches don't know about those. They only think in National Parks.

>>2820696
>I think most of the migration pattern we’ve seen in the US lately has been people moving from cities like Pittsburgh to cities like Charlotte. So you are against the trend.
Well from my view, the only people moving to Charlotte are 30 somethings with a college degree working in finance.
Meanwhile as a bonafide loser, there's not much opportunity, the weather is too hot in the summer, and there's nothing worth looking at. For a colonial era city, Charlotte has nothing of historical value.

>>2820678
Transplants are the worst people to meet. They are willing to rip out their roots and discard the whole life their ancestors built for them in order to pursue success in a generic suburban muttsprawl environment. Every time they meet someone, they think, "will association with this person be able to benefit me in any way?" If yes, then they will keep you in their orbit for future use. If no, they will discard you on the spot. My family lives in NC and I fucking hate the newly developed parts of the state. It's quintessential soulless, rootless, impersonal, NPC goycattle utopia.
>>2820688
And of course, these disgusting transplant "people" despise the deeply rooted, genuine, good-hearted Americans with a passion. They WORSHIP the hustle and can't stand being around anyone who doesn't put money above all else in life.

>>2820719
>Well from my view, the only people moving to Charlotte are 30 somethings with a college degree working in finance.
Lot's people in their 20's in the center neighborhoods of Charlotte.

I think South End probably has average age of like 27

>>2820681
Downtown? Nobody hangs out in downtown. People go to Bloomfield/Shadyside/Oakland/the South Side etc
>Tons of housing
The housing stock is pretty shit imo in the city. Lots of old decrepit houses, or new condos. The North or South hills are pretty comfy
>There's some diversity, not as bad as other places, but there are bad neighborhoods with lots of abandoned homes.
Pittsburgh is pretty segregated still with nig containment zones. There were like 2 black kids in my high school

>>2820745
There's just a TON of housing in general, especially more affordable looking stuff and older homes - relative to the surrounding areas.
And Pittsburgh also has a ton of carefully constructed older mansions with rich architectural details - some abandoned, some well preserved and often one next to the other.

It's hard to figure out, as a traveler, which parts of the city are the bad segregated parts vs good.
Also, Pittsburgh is much hillier than most mid Atlantic cities and that sets it apart - you have some homes perched on what look like impossibly steep hills from afar.

>>2820741
They're all yuppies in any case. Nothing for the working class slaves to do in this sterile, generic city, especially since the rent will be at least 66% of income.

>>2820410
Care to share which neighborhood you live in if you're only paying $820 for rent? Are you splitting a three bedroom 5 ways or something?

>>2821038
>splitting
Fuck no. I have my own “apartment” and bathroom, one of seattles liberal bleesings.

I won’t drop my hood but I’m happy to help a seattleanon, prospective or otherwise. Go to apodment dot coom

>apodment dot coom

>>2821052
What kind of stupid faggot fuck are you? Did you think any of that was actually funny enough to post?

>>2821038
I've found those apartments, they are 310 sq ft studios with shared kitchens and bathrooms. They are TERRIBLE as any minorities that move in instantly shit it up. I almost considered moving to one of them before I looked them up a bit more.

>>2820410
>I live in Seattle for $820/mo plus utilities
Bro living in an income restricted hell scape lmao

>>2821109
Where’s the humor you faggot? He asked I answered
>>2821112
There’s a shared kitchen yes, but you can just get an air fryer and hot plate and disable the smoke alarm and wallah you can cook anything you want in your room.
>muh minorities
I honestly never see my neighbors. Maybe it’s my schedule but it’s quiet. Sometimes I encounter them in the stairwell and it’s momentarily awkward because Seattloids love to do this bs where they stop on the landings and wait for you to pass instead of just sliding past you as you come down (I don’t), but other than that it’s quiet, peaceful, and I don’t mind it.

Not sure if you knew this also but generally speaking PNW also stands for Pussy Nigga World. All the niggas in Seattle are cornball bitch niggas stuck in 2005. It’s either that or mop head nafri bitches in puffer jackets. Ive started to slick my hair back and I’m gonna get a loiter jacket and then it’s game over.

Also, can you guys tell me the protocol for getting hookies on Aurora Ave? I wanna try it out

Thanks

>>2821118
I can see why you spend so much time on 4channel.org when your life is like this

>>2820728
Haha good. I think the Carolinas suck anyway.

Only actual niggers from the Bronx have family in the Carolinas, at least the ones I ever met.

Entire state looked soulless anyway. Glad the East Coast healthcare workers are boning you hard.

Good, keeps them out for the Midwest.

Fuck the East Coast

>>2820408 (OP)
Pittsburgh is also called Shittsburgh by locals due to the weather. Mostly grey and rainy a lot.

Cool city though, I've been twice. If you're a college student at University of Pittsburgh, it was a cool spot since the buses were frequent and useful.

It's been like fuckin 15 years since I've visited.

The view driving in though is crazy since the skyline comes into view like fucking Manhattan from the intro tunnel, it was nuts.

Seemed ok otherwise, though if you're limited on funds idk. I would only move there if I had some kind of tech job lined up.

>>2821147
Are you kidding me, I’m cooking lamb, steak, chicken, hard boiled eggs in this hoe. It’s amazing. Don’t insult Bella

>>2821235
>tech job
>Pittsburgh
Do you even know what you're talking about? And no shit, moving anywhere with a cushy do-nothing job would be fine.

>>2821038
Nobody shakes hands with their roommates and agree to split an apartment anymore in the low-trust society that America has become. A property management corporation like Alcove Rooms rents to each tenant individually.
>>2821112
The rooms with en-suite bathrooms cost a little more, but being able to poo and shower whenever you like is worth an extra $100 or $150 per month.
>310 square feet
As someone who has stayed in plenty of 150 square foot rooms while traveling, 310 square feet is plenty of space for a single guy. My one-bedroom apartment is 454 square feet total (I measured it out) and can easily fit a gathering of six people in the living room.
>>2821118
>shared kitchen
That's a private room you're renting, not an apartment, so your rent figure is a typical going rate for such a room in an area with a lot of students or young singles. $800 is what my brother pays in Raleigh for his room near NC State. He is anti-social and has a bad relationship with his roommates, but he stays in his bedroom virtually 100% of his free time, so they avoid each other pretty well.

Fuck that. I have my own space with windows facing in three directions. I have no neighbors. I can blast music and smoke weed in my apartment if I want to. My last cohabitation experience in Death Valley was extremely shitty, sharing a room with a dirty, anti-social loser who taped a blackout shade over the window because he hated natural light. The room reeked of spoiled food, and his stuff was strewn in piles everywhere. He spent virtually 100% of his free time laying in bed behind the curtains he strung up.
>>2821282
You cook steaks in an air fryer?

>>2821362
Pittsburgh is all tech jobs, healthcare, or banking shit bud

>>2820408 (OP)
Stay out

>>2821441
Uhh steel city? Heinz?

Any similar cities to Pittsburgh in New York State?

>>2821926
Rochester would be really cool if they kicked out all the blacks.

>>2820728
based

>>2820749
>Also, Pittsburgh is much hillier than most mid Atlantic cities and that sets it apart - you have some homes perched on what look like impossibly steep hills from afar.
The hills and architecture combine to give it a really cool aura. There are bridges everywhere and hollows and valleys and weird random hidden things and it just has this vibe sort of Appalachian and mysterious. It is the opposite of soulless flat suburbia.

>>2821109
based

>>2821435
Yea dude 12 minutes flipped halfway through on 400