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Ahh that red state of FL must love Bush right now.
Not as much as the Blue State of CA loves Obama.
Doesn't California pay twice as much to the Federal Government as the next closest state? Texas?
8 of them are in CA, and 7 in FL.
Interesting.
Not as much as the Blue State of CA loves Obama.
Doesn't California pay twice as much to the Federal Government as the next closest state? Texas?
CA had 8 cities on that list, TX had 0.
Doesn't California pay twice as much to the Federal Government as the next closest state? Texas?
CA had 8 cities on that list, TX had 0.
A list that was like one thing. Texas has some of the most polluted cities in the nation. And the number one "most fat" city. Good combination. Fat people, bad air and no insurance.
1. Los Angeles-Long Beach-Riverside, Calif.
2. Bakersfield-Delano, Calif.
3. Visalia-Porterville, Calif.
4. Fresno-Madera, Calif.
5. Sacramento-Arden-Arcade-Yuba City, Calif.-Nev.
6. Hanford-Corcoran, Calif.
7. San Diego-Carlsbad-San arcos, Calif.
8. Houston-Baytown-Huntsville, Texas
9. Merced, Calif.
If you ever visit the city, ask someone where the next 2nd line is. There's one every Sunday except in the dead of summer. You can BYOB or buy it from the unlicensed vendors that follow the parade.
My friend said you can pretty much drink anywhere in New Orleans.
The only no-no is taking a glass container outside. So every bar has a "to go cup".
But yeah, anytime, anyplace, anywhere.
It's a great city. Lord knows, it has it's problems, but there is no where else like it in the United States. You can't say that about many places. Maybe NYC, San Fran, LA, Chicago, after that, the cities all just start to blur together.
San Francisco and LA are nice but way too expensive man, some of these clubs have dress codes that require you to dress like you are going for a job interview and a $30 entrance fee, and than they have the nerve not to serve Hennessy. I was denied entrance to a club in Sacramento because I was wearing a blue plad shirt and the guy told me thats a shirt worn by a local Crips gang there, fuck that. Down south you can have a lot of fun and its easy on your wallet. I would put New Orleans over any city in California, hands down.
Oh yeah, I had to laugh at your "too expensive" comment. There is a *somewhat famous* local bar called Ms. Maes in New Orleans. It's a total dive bar, but Mae who will sit in the bar from time to time, fancies it as a classy drinking establishment. She almost booted me out a few times for cussing too loud in front of her card club (I imagine). At any rate, the bar is known for it's "dollar well drinks".
Recently, Mae sold out and there was a near riot because the drink prices went up to.... $2.
Drink prices go up at Ms. Mae's bar in New Orleans | NOLA.com
Of course, they are making them with the cheapest booze in the bottle, so you will be hung-the-fuck-over the next day.
I can't believe Vegas, Miami and New Orleans are on this list.
Really? You can't at all?
Wow - they could have just asked people if they were miserable or happy? Seems a like more direct to do it that way! I live in the supposedly #20 most miserable city, and sorry, I'm not miserable. I can drink in the streets, go to LSU games just down the road on Saturdays, and 2nd line on Sundays - hard to be miserable. Plus living here has the added benefit that friends and family are always visiting.The most miserable cities in America, according to Brookings, of course! The think tank combined every major U.S. city's unemployment rate, level of employment, gross metropolitan product and housing prices to create an index of utter wretchedness.
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I actually live in one of the cities on that list (SF) and don't think it deserves to be there either. It could be better, but I could name 20 cities worse than it without trying.
And the trend seems to be the cities that rely most on tourism would have the worst numbers when the economy is bad.
I love how the picture of New Orleans is of the "Red Dress Run" with the dude passed out on the sidewalk. Those of us who love the city simply will continue to not give a damn about what other people think and live our lives in the NOLA way (when we get back there).
I've only ever met one person who didn't like it here. He moved here just after Katrina from some far away Yankee state, so I could definitely understand that.
There's definitely a lot of economic hurt here - but the people here seem to have ways to cope with it better than in other places. Regular dancing in the streets helps.
I was there for 7 years total. Four for undergrad at Tulane and then I went back to Tulane in July '05 to take my pre-med requirements. Even with Katrina, I loved it down there. I would love to return down there to do my residency. Great, great city.
I want to dance in the streets.
If you ever visit the city, ask someone where the next 2nd line is. There's one every Sunday except in the dead of summer. You can BYOB or buy it from the unlicensed vendors that follow the parade.
My friend said you can pretty much drink anywhere in New Orleans.
I can't believe Vegas, Miami and New Orleans are on this list.
Really? You can't at all?
Well I know people that live in those places, I can't remember the last time any of them told me they were miserable.
It's a great city. Lord knows, it has it's problems, but there is no where else like it in the United States. You can't say that about many places. Maybe NYC, San Fran, LA, Chicago, after that, the cities all just start to blur together.
San Francisco and LA are nice but way too expensive man, some of these clubs have dress codes that require you to dress like you are going for a job interview and a $30 entrance fee, and than they have the nerve not to serve Hennessy. I was denied entrance to a club in Sacramento because I was wearing a blue plad shirt and the guy told me thats a shirt worn by a local Crips gang there, fuck that. Down south you can have a lot of fun and its easy on your wallet. I would put New Orleans over any city in California, hands down.
Oh yeah, I had to laugh at your "too expensive" comment. There is a *somewhat famous* local bar called Ms. Maes in New Orleans. It's a total dive bar, but Mae who will sit in the bar from time to time, fancies it as a classy drinking establishment. She almost booted me out a few times for cussing too loud in front of her card club (I imagine). At any rate, the bar is known for it's "dollar well drinks".
Recently, Mae sold out and there was a near riot because the drink prices went up to.... $2.
Drink prices go up at Ms. Mae's bar in New Orleans | NOLA.com
Of course, they are making them with the cheapest booze in the bottle, so you will be hung-the-fuck-over the next day.
Really? You can't at all?
Well I know people that live in those places, I can't remember the last time any of them told me they were miserable.
Apparently the people who made the list didn't ask them, either.
Its a bit like looking at a fat man and concluding that since he is overweight, he must be miserable.
Me too. I was expecting places like E.St.Louis, IL and Camden, NJ!!!
Me too. I was expecting places like E.St.Louis, IL and Camden, NJ!!!
Things sure have gone topsy-turvy in our country.
Maybe that's the point. It's more about places that used to be pretty good, that aren't anymore, rather than places that always sucked.
Maybe, maybe not. I talked to a client in Detroit, he sounded SO freakin sad.