Never understood the attraction to some popular cities. We have the same thing with Toronto up here. People leave my city to move another one with significantly higher unemployment rates and rents up the wazoo. I guess I just don't understand the appeal of big cities.
That's where they want to live dude. It's cheaper to live in Nebraska or Winnipeg or whatever sure. But, money isn't the only object. The most valuable thing you have is your time and it's silly not to try to live where you want to live. Obviously, people get overly idealistic about living in NYC or LA or London or San Francisco. But, it's silly just to compare the cost of living because living in a small town is nothing like living in a huge world class city, positive or negative.
