Recent comments in /f/providence

[deleted] t1_j61hicz wrote

Reply to comment by Babid922 in Do you like living in Providence? by movingtori

Plenty of good Latino and Thai food in Providence as well. I have not had good Korean here, but the same goes for Boston as well.

Most Boston food is “meh” at best and only impressive if you’ve never had the real article. Most food critics recognize that Boston doesn’t really have much of a culinary scene. Even places like Miami and Atlanta crush it in that regard.

And I’ve had plenty of “good nights at the Pru” with actual Bostonians. Legal Seafoods, oooooh. Or if you really want to get fancy, Eataly! 🤣

I won’t even mention all the locals lamenting the closure of Top of the Hub. Yikes!

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Babid922 t1_j61h4w3 wrote

Reply to comment by [deleted] in Do you like living in Providence? by movingtori

Do you realize that only tourists and people in Southie eat at the Pru? I’m talking about the abundance of fresh and delicious Latinx food from East Boston to Somerville. GOOD Korean food in Union Sq and Allston. Thai food that is delicious and can be Nothern or Southern Thai depending on your preference. Good Spanish food. The difference is huge. Also, you think RIPTA’s structures aren’t also enmeshed with segregation? The lack of critical thinking about Rhode Island’s issues is so odd to me. 70% of RIPTA stops don’t even have awnings for people because towns like Warren and Bristol don’t care about people taking public transport. Learn introspection.

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Good-Expression-4433 t1_j61f223 wrote

Reply to Do you like living in Providence? by movingtori

I like it. It has enough of the city perks to feel better than being out in bumfuck while not being big and overwhelming.

edit: Also the location of the city is nice as it makes it very easy to travel to bigger cities for day and weekend trips if wanted to.

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Babid922 t1_j61e3in wrote

Reply to Do you like living in Providence? by movingtori

I’ve lived here for 2 years after being in Cambridge, MA. It feels small after living in bigger cities my whole life. The food culture is good for how small it is but it isn’t as good as in bigger cities. Like people say how much better food culture here is better compared to Boston but I disagree. Saying that shows to me they haven’t really lived in Boston and it’s environs or know the abundance of international/ethnic food that flourished in Boston that you can’t find here or is simply so-so in PVD. It’s a transient city, feels like a lot of yuppies and grad students that come here and have no plans to stay. Pricier than you’d think it is. RI is really cute during the summer and I think has everything you need as does PVD in terms of being a small/medium sized city. It’s very segregated and I feel like much less diverse than other cities on the East Coast.

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waninggib t1_j61dyp0 wrote

Reply to Do you like living in Providence? by movingtori

I love Providence. I’m a transplant from MA and prefer life here. I don’t think this sub represents the city very well at all, to be honest. The people I meet throughout the city are very friendly and welcoming, and this sub is definitely not that.

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_DataVenia t1_j6139ai wrote

Reply to comment by theovertalker in Availability of Uber/Lyfts to Boston? by fleeingflying

It's a lot easier for MA based Lyft/Uber drivers to pick up riders on the way back. RI based drivers usually won't be able to pick up passengers until they reach the RI border. I actually stopped taking rideshares to Logan because I feel terrible for how inconvenient it is to the driver. Depending on the time of day, they may be stuck driving for 90 minutes back to RI without earning a dime.

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bradshaw1992 t1_j60zszc wrote

Reply to Unresponsive management in loft buildings by Ahap169

I've never in my life interacted with anyone so incompetent and useless as the property manager at my loft building (old mill turned into lofts). She never answers the phone or responds to emails or gets anything done. So I started touring several of the other loft buildings in hopes of moving. I learned that they're pretty much all like that. Some of them happily talk to prospective tenants, but they don't care about current tenants, so don't be fooled.

If you want to live in one of these nice loft buildings, it's just something you'll have to put up with. It's infuriating, but I personally put up with it because of the low utilities and modern interior.

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