I’ve lived in 8 other big cities besides Philly. A lot of what drives me crazy about Philly is because I’ve lived in so many other cities that are so much less dysfunctional.

I always figured it was the opposite. Seems like most of the people I know who love Philly are from here (or the region) and don’t have much lived experience in other big cities.

A lot of the transplants I’ve met since moving here 6 years ago have already left. The ones who haven’t don’t really love it, but stay because they can afford to buy here, and can’t in the big cities they like more.

I live in Fairmount, and nothing compares to walking down the neighborhood to the Parkway, to Rittenhouse, for the farmer’s market in the early fall, grabbing bites to eat here and there and enjoying them in the park while people watching.

Or, my fiancé and I used to do what we called “procurement day” in Italian Market, where we’d specifically order ingredients from small businesses in the area and enjoy bites from places like South Philly Barbacoa between our pickups. Then go home and cook together.

Or, hiking around Forbidden Drive with a stop off at Valley Green Inn or the Cedars House Cafe.

Damn… this city has really grown on me the past few years, for all its problems.

I went to high school with the guy on the left, and I gotta say, I’m not really surprised by this 😭

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so like an off track betting place?

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Yes! Not to mention the safety hazards with some popular design choices… we’re moving this summer because none of the staircases in our house have bannisters on the side facing outward (just the wall side). One is “floating,” which looks nice but is scary to walk up sober with a load of laundry! Lol.

Perlman center for advanced medicine. Penn Dermatology

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If I ever found myself in that position and given the choice, I would pick up trash along a highway before I sat in a jail

I believe somehow this will ruin drinkers and that upsets me.

Was solidly blue for the midterms.

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agreed. gotta at least acknowledge when someone holds themselves accountable.

Hah that's true. I'm not a fan of going south past Cottman ave.

Strollers make you much more aware of all the sidewalk and street issues you step over or walk around without realizing it.

Don’t get me wrong, the walkability is good, but strollers can be frustrating. I opted for a carrier in many situations.

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Usually community service is fairly lenient in where it is done, usually as long as you have a letter from a Philly nonprofit (or one outside the city stating the CS was done in the city) City how many hours you worked for community service, you're good to go.

I think it's a great alternative to jail for non-violent crimes and is usually a win-win because oftentimes the person performing it chooses something they at least don't hate and there's a decent chance that they will voluntarily get involved in more of it in the future.

What an unkind sentiment. The librarians there work incredibly hard with practically no resources at their disposal. Sorry our libraries are underfunded.

It’s tiny, kinda dingy, and it’s hours make it basically unusable for anyone with a M-F 9-5 job.

That being said, I am very appreciate of tall they do with what they have. My family makes heavy use of it and the community is much better because of it.

But it’s not amazing.

I’d take pretty much any randomly chosen suburban library over it. And I know a lot of people in Fishtown who go to the one in Port Richmond because they prefer it.

Had a lovely time in Hudson, NY a few weeks ago. We visited Olana Estate, ate in some excellent restaurants, skied, shopped, all only 3.5 hrs away!

European Art 1850-1900, where all the Impressionist paintings are. Runner up is the Japanese tea house.