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Last edited by Kourtney; 03-14-2011 at 04:06 AM.



I've been living in Las Vegas for over ten years. Speaking from experience, it's not all about the glitz and glamour many perceive it to be. Las Vegas retains a lot of negative energies..people losing money, high rates of prostitution etc., and I've known friends who've moved out here in search of that fun lifestyle but then after a few months decided it wasn't for them. As far as the partying lifestyle goes, it does get old after a while. I feel there's no culture here but rather a melting pot of ethnic curiosity. I would suggest trying it out for a couple months. It may be the ideal place for some but from me and those I've spoken to who've been living here for quite sometime are ready to pack up and leave. Too many negative vibes. The only thing I love about living here is my club and how there are many bars and places to eat open 24 hours.
I'm from the east coast and I travel time to time for Vegas to work...yes, you bank, yes cost of living is affordable and yes it is fun.
I've considered moving there as well...untill I decided to stay for a month and learned what living in Vegas is REALLY like. Everyone that lives there are washed up losers who use to have dreams but spent it all on drugs, you will find 45 year olds who still roll on Excasty everyday, drink GHB and sniff coke yet can't pay their rent, constant drama and WEIRD PEOPLE who live there, the city tends to attract tacky losers especially men who think they are playboys etc......
...there's nothing else to the city other than partying, it gets old QUICK.
...don't get me wrong there are a few PROS of living in las vegas but the people and the "behind the glamour" really turned me off from the city and for me it is not worth the money.
There were also times when I don't realize I miss home and being civilized til I got to my apartment.




I'm sorry but, did you live in the ghetto? Las Vegas has schools, hospitals, libraries and all the shit that you find in other cities. I don't know how you can say a city is only full of washed up losers unless your opinion is jaded because you lived in some horrible shithole part of town.
I love it here. I live in a nice part of town and my neighbors are not crack whores or degenerates.
I'll also add that I don't really party. It's nice to have the clubs, restaurants and bars there any time I do feel like going but most locals don't hang out at the strip often. I raise kids here so we spend a lot of time doing things like going to the park, roller rink, ice skating rink, indoor trampoline park, indoor skydiving and the museums. We also either go out to Lake Mead every weekend in the summer or enjoy the strip pools for free. The pools at Caesars Palace are my favorite but the kids like the pool at the Gold Nugget because it has a water slide.
I was always happy when we came to visit Las Vegas too which is why I decided to move here. The cost of living here is nothing compared to California and there is all kinds of shit to do. When people here whine about having nothing to do, I ask them if they grew up inside fucking Disneyland.
I've been here for five years now. I don't ever want to leave. I hear that there's no culture in Vegas but our neighbors come from all over the world. My kids have been exposed to more culture than I ever was growing up in some small town shithole. I love the diversity here and at this point, I'd hate moving back to someplace where everybody is the same.
Last edited by MarvelGirl; 01-03-2011 at 02:30 AM.
first of all, dont call me jaded....secondly no i did not live in the ghetto.
like i've mentioned, there are pros to living in the city. i simply stated the reason why I, MYSELF did not like the city. what I said is from experience because that is what the girl asked. there will always be two sides or more to the story to ANY city.




I lived in Vegas for almost 4 years and ran back to my home city of NYC, where I grew up because there's nothing but partying, gambling and experimenting in every vice there is. I'm sure there are good schools, museums and fun things to do but nothing compares to my home city RICH of diversity and culture.
Vegas is a transient town. People are in and out all of the time. Good luck if you're dating if you're single. All you'll meet are club promoters, bartenders, porn stars/directors, or anyone related to the nightclub/entertainment industry. I personally need someone a little more stable than that...
I do love coming here during high season to get away from the NYC cold from Jan -April..
"Where there is love there is life"-Mahatma Gandhi
"Be The Best, F!ck The Rest"- P.P.




See my thread in life support..... I believe it's called I fuckin hate this city. It was fun as a single girl, dancing in my early twenties. But as a married mother closer to 30 it's not the place I want to be.





I feel the same way about Vegas. I absolutely love it there. I've been debating some time on possibly moving out there. But now that I'm a Mom "party time" is extremely limited obviously. Which doesn't bother me one bit.Still may be on my horizon to move out that way, regardless of my change of lifestyle for 3 major factors. #1 work, #2 family (my Mum & Sis in law live there, and being closer to them would save me a lot of fretting to find baby sitters when I want to work) #3 cost of living. I wouldn't make it a permanent move however. By the time my little one starts school, well, Vegas public schools are about as high on my list as Oakland public schools.
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