I came form California and I'm overweight. In fact I didn't take up swimming until again until I spent 3 years in Arizona. Now, there was a country club pool I could have swam there but I didn't. In fact in my area in Arizona there are public pools or health club pools as just are ready as there was in California. I think that many people back east are probably are into other sports more like figure Skating, in fact a top figure skater name Sasha Cohen went back there to get better coaching and a better facility. Also, just because Long Island isn't into swimming as much as the Pacific region doesn't mean they don't workout. Also, I enjoy indoor pools, something that both California and Arizona lack. The weather is not always rosy in either states. There are sometimes bad rain storms in California in the January or February period and Monsoon conditions in Arizona in the summer. The New Yorkers are a little wiser to built the indoor pools, in Tempe we had rain problems and the 800 was delayed until the next day and the 200 IM relays got cancel. Now back east and in the mid-west where pools are mainly indoors they could have continue on with the meet.
Former Member
I am thinking that Ken and Rich are proud about New York.
New York must work for their lifestyle.
For me New York doesn't:
long working hours and long training hours, require for me to quickly access work or training, with no aggravating extra conditions;
in my experience, New York doesn't have quick access and has plenty of New York aggravating extra conditions that I don't want to deal with.
San Diego has quick access and no aggravating extra conditions.
Originally posted by Rain Man
>That's just your 'best'.
>Not mine.
As soon as I learn to read broken English jibberish I'll respond with a crushing reply.
Sure.
Do your 'best'.
Originally posted by Ion Beza
It says that from my place there are three Master programs within 25 minutes.
You wrote about 45 minutes by bus between Tenafly and Asphalt Green.
Got it?
No. Even taking into account the attention deficit disorder you've diagnosed me with, your point still escapes me. I don't see what the length of the commute you choose to make from another state has to do with the availability of either masters programs or public transportation in New York. All you're saying is that they may not be convenient for YOU -- that doesn't mean they're not there for anyone else.
This already answered your last post:
Originally posted by Ion Beza
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For me New York doesn't:
long working hours and long training hours, require for me to quickly access work or training, with no aggravating extra conditions;
in my experience, New York doesn't have quick access and has plenty of New York aggravating extra conditions that I don't want to deal with.
San Diego has quick access and no aggravating extra conditions.
Tenafly, New Jersey is near the border in between New Jersey and New York.
From Manhattan, New York to the border between New York and New Jersey where Tenafly is, 45 minutes by bus, and more than an hour by car for someone working overtime and unpredictable hours, that's way too much.
I would have bet the ranch on you missing the fact that my previous response WAS THE CRUSHING REPLY. Doof. Apparently they didn't teach you much about SARCASM in France before you bolted for America.
sär' kaz&m
1. a mode of satirical wit depending for its effect on bitter, caustic, and often ironic language that is usually directed against an individual
Hey, where in San Diego can you go where within a 2 minute walk you can watch a movie, see a play, listen to an opera, enjoy a musical, watch professional hockey, watch an NBA game, or listen to a rock concert? Culture my good sir is defined by New York City.
Originally posted by Ion Beza
This already answered your last post:
Tenafly, New Jersey is near the border of New Jersey and New York.
From Manhattan, New York to the border between New York and New Jersey where Tenafly is, 45 minutes by bus, and more than an hour by car for someone working overtime and unpredictable hours, that's way too much.
Outside of the fact that it's good for all of us that you don't live in New York or Tenafly, so what? That's your own lifestyle and it proves nothing about anyone else. No one's suggesting that you move back.
Hey Phil:
A Texan..now their is a great start .
No one place or area within this great nation of ours is better then the other. Each part of the USA has great benefits. NYC is one of the great cities of the world. Is it everything to everyone? Of coarse not, just like San Diego is not everything to everyone. People in the Colorado Mtns. may not care at all for city life...but this does not mean cities are bad...or the folks in the Colorado Mtns. are wrong in their thoughts...
People and places are different. This great Nation was founded by a very diverse collection of people with different beliefs, thoughts, and desires in life. This diverse land is what makes America GREAT and is the foundation of what it is.
Heck, it is the UNITED States of America....Not just San Diego, NYC, Dallas or anywhere else....It is ALL of us...
Gas may cost more in NYC then Tulsa, OK, but that does not mean Tulsa is better or NYC is worse...it simply means supply and demand, and fixed costs to provide service is different. My point here is simple. MANY things vary in this country....but one thing remains...We all share the same goal to enjoy this country and the tremendous things it provides to ALL who enjoy it's freedoms...from Maine To San Diego and Seattle to Miami...
Swimming times and costs and transportation may be different in Texas then NYC...and it may be different in Greensboro, NC then Kent, Washington....but it is still swimming....and we make the best of what we have...or we strive to make posititve changes from within.
Kindest regards,
Tom Ellison
I got summoned to NJ for a few months recently for work. I was horrified until I got there and quickly realized what a beautiful state it was. I even found a great YMCA two miles from my hotel to swim at. All-in-all I found it a great experience, although it was cold in the winter. I was very pleased with the state and it's people, no complaints at all.
I read all these replies and found them somewhat amusing, especially the ADD diversion.
I don't know which is better, East or West. I'm partial to the South but will make no outlandish claims other than to say Southern cooking is my favorite among them all. Well, except for Manhattan clam chowder, which is also quite tasty.
Originally posted by Tom Ellison
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MANY things vary in this country....
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...and we make the best of what we have...or we strive to make posititve changes from within.
Kindest regards,
Tom Ellison
In my opinion this is one of the US strengths, compared to other countries I knew:
variety to choose from, as opposed to uniformity.
