You cannot be seriously linking a Yahoo article to me.

Look I’m not going to pretend providence gets the recognition it deserves by unserious people linking unserious publications.

My anecdotes are that every single person I’ve brought to Providence, and Al Forno in particular, whether from NYC or Chicago or New Haven, have left reconsidering their most deeply held pizza beliefs about what is and isn’t great pizzas.

If you can’t relate, you haven’t been. Simple as.

And that’s ignoring the other 10 places in RI that give every other 10 places in a different state a run for their money.

It's not diagnosis, just casual observation of repeated and consistent patterns of behavior.

Compulsively replying to quite literally every single fractionally negative comment is part of what I mean when by emotional regulation issues. It would suggest an inability to self-soothe.

I never leave rhode island.

I’ve had better pizza in Arizona.

Check for yourself. Is providence on the list?

https://news.yahoo.com/50-best-pizzerias-america-ranked-200000183.html

I see you’re as unserious as your opinions. Cool have fun with that.

Coming from someone who’s never stepped a foot out of the state.

Completely telling on yourself if you think Providence doesn’t have great pizza. Just admitting you know nothing or have truly horrible taste.

I've lived in Orlando and Boston and Providence is better than both. Moved here in September and loving it so far. Can't wait for summer!

There’s also thousands of restaurants and bars here though. Obviously you didn’t actually go to that many bars or restaurants or other places in NY, but have you gone to all of those in Providence? Probably not?

I am constantly giving my little ones words of encouragement.

The thing is I sincerely went to all those bars, ate at all those restaurants and danced in all those clubs. I love exploring my city that way. I used to take myself out to dinner somewhere new by myself every Friday night when I was single living there. Now, I’m very happily engaged with someone I followed to PVD to support their career since I could get a remote job in mine. We still go back to NYC for my birthday. So, if you’re a person who truly loves and explores their city, providence can get boring compared to new York. I’m not dumping on anyone else’s taste. It’s very presumptuous of you to lump me into whoever these people are you’re generalizing.

Also - I support this city the best I can. I eat out often. We make friends with and get to know the owners of our favorite businesses. We have family that have opened businesses here that employ great local people.

Be as open minded as you think you are.

I lived in NYC for 15 years, most of my adult life. And I moved to Providence last year to be closer to my husband’s work. I am still back in NYC all the time for work, social, and family reasons, so I don’t really miss it. I appreciate the relative affordability of Providence, and I have found people to be so much more open here than Boston, where I have lived for two separate stints. My only real complaint is that too many people in Providence like to drive too fast on residential streets. I wish it were a bit more bike and pedestrian friendly here.

For anyone that’s eaten anywhere else it’s obvious the food is horrible

I would love to see this comment spin off into its own thread please elaborate

Jesus Christ where are you talking about? The food is horrible. Frozen food section has better options. I’ve had better pizza in Tulsa. Seriously. Have you been across any borders?

Providence food scene blows Boston out of the water. Not even close.

Unless you love your specific fucking sushi pop style restaurant in the new bland soulless commercial hellscape that is your new loft living building more than the other exact same thing down the street.

Boston used to be cool. Had a chance with the seaport and Cambridge developments. Ruined both.

People who say this always amuse me. I lived in both. People like to reference the thousands of restaurants they never ate at, the hundreds of bars and clubs they never went to, all the concerts happening every weekend they never bought tickets for. Truth is, your clique is only so big, and that can exist in any city. And so often it thrives much better in a tighter community like Providence than it ever can it a major metro like NYC.

Love both. Prefer Providence.

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I lived near that police station, not once, day or night, did I ever see a cop in that building.

FIERY LATINA

COVID really kicked the hostility into high gear. I've been a mod on the sister sub for nearly a decade, and prior to COVID, moderator actions could often be counted in the low double digits for an entire year. Needless to say, that is no longer the case.

I'm currently overseas, but I've had the thought of putting together another meet up upon my return. One of the reasons I did so in the first place (other than wanting an excuse to drink beer with new and interesting strangers) was to remind the community that there is a physical person behind each username. Of the dozens of gatherings I organized, I can't recall a single serious argument/fight, despite the fact that there were people of all race/class/sex/political affiliation attending. Disagreements, sure, but civil ones.

People think twice about saying nasty things when they recognize the humanity of the person behind the screen.

Please don’t call me baby. I think you’re missing the point. You’re all over this thread shitting on the nominees and we STILL don’t know where you cook so we can go try your food 😂

Ooh bagel duchess sounds pretty dope, guys we found her!!

So true! I am always asking them why they don't actually explore more. It's a short drive to just about anywhere.

> anybody saying Providence is grimy -- I seriously don't get it.

The vast majority of people who are the loudest complainers about Providence never travel further than Attleboro