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GrumpyGreg Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Dec-04-05 02:29 PM
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Tropical paradise or Midtown Manhattan? If you had to spend a year
in one or the other which would you choose?

I'd take the city anytime . I can't even sleep well without background noise and if there isn't a 24 hour store within 3 minutes of me I get all twitchy.
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In_The_Wind Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Dec-04-05 02:31 PM
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1. Tropical paradise!!!
I've already done the NYC thing!
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GalleryGod Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Dec-04-05 02:33 PM
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2. EZ: The Big Apple
:party: the city that never sleeps:smoke:
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Err Donating Member (887 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Dec-04-05 02:34 PM
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3. Tough choice!
I guess it all depends upon my mood. Sometimes I feel like I want to be in a large city while other times I'd love to be on a tropical island...
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ForrestGump Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Dec-04-05 02:34 PM
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4. Tropical paradise. No contest. Been there, as an untourist, know
the realities, but would still be off in that direction in a flash (or, more likely, an aircraft or four).
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tjdee Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Dec-04-05 02:34 PM
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5. Midtown Manhattan, definitely.
Sand gets EVERYWHERE. :grr:
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GrumpyGreg Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Dec-04-05 02:36 PM
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8. Yeah,sand is bad---city grit is good, I agree.
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yvr girl Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Dec-04-05 02:35 PM
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6. Can I do a year in each
I love them both.
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supernova Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Dec-04-05 02:35 PM
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7. Easy. Tropical paradise
Edited on Sun Dec-04-05 02:38 PM by supernova
The city makes me claustrophobic. And I don't tolerate hordes of people real well.
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libnnc Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Dec-04-05 02:37 PM
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9. NYC but not midtown.
I'd want to spend it in The Village.
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robbedvoter Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Dec-05-05 01:05 AM
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20. Well said. East Village for me to be sure.
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Burma Jones Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Dec-04-05 02:44 PM
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10. Depends, how much cash do I have?
If I'm flush, it's Midtown, If I'm broke it's the tropics fer me.....
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GrumpyGreg Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Dec-04-05 10:41 PM
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11. Enough cash for everything you need and most of what you want.
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KitchenWitch Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Dec-04-05 10:42 PM
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12. Midtown!
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XemaSab Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Dec-04-05 10:54 PM
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13. Tropical paradise
better birding. :D
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Blue-Jay Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Dec-04-05 10:57 PM
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14. Would "Tropical paradise" include internet, books, & TV?
If so, it's a no-brainer.
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Lannes Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Dec-04-05 11:00 PM
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15. Grew up in NYC
But also spent 15+ years beachside in fla.Ill take NYC any day of the week.Just wish it wasnt so expensive and yuppified.
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Reverend_Smitty Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Dec-04-05 11:00 PM
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16. NYC
I'm not really a beach person
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Dances with Cats Donating Member (545 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Dec-05-05 12:57 AM
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17. I Heart N Y
n/t
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MrScorpio Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Dec-05-05 01:00 AM
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18. NYC
More STUFF and Central Park
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robbedvoter Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Dec-05-05 01:04 AM
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19. NYC, NY - so nice, they named it twice
There are gardens, and parks, and pools and an ocean with great beaches in NYC. There's not much happening on an island - I'd get bored in 3 days max.
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newyawker99 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Dec-05-05 05:56 AM
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21. NYC for me!
:-)
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hyphenate Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Dec-05-05 06:54 AM
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22. As long as the bills were paid
I'd choose Manhattan in a heartbeat. Not so much the lack of conveniences on a tropical island, but lack of social interaction!
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Starbucks Anarchist Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Dec-05-05 06:56 AM
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23. NYC!
My future home, in any case. I love big cities, especially ones like NYC, where you can get around very easily.
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