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UCLAri · 04-20-2008, 09:24 PM

barrons,

Sure. But I think that the problem is that "average" in NYC is not "average" in Topeka. That's the problem with saying that $XXX dollars a year makes you "average."

I'm happier living in NYC or LA in a smaller space and going to the Met than having an M1A1 Excursion with a V20 engine tuned for "guzzle" and a 6 bedroom McMansion. I suspect, also, that a 2 bedroom condo in Manhattan is much more "average" than a home in DUMBO, but you wouldn't get most Topekans to give up their 2 acre lawns.

04-20-2008, 09:24 PM	#54
UCLAri Super Moderator Join Date: Apr 2005 Threads: 219 Posts: 10,304	barrons, Sure. But I think that the problem is that "average" in NYC is not "average" in Topeka. That's the problem with saying that $XXX dollars a year makes you "average." I'm happier living in NYC or LA in a smaller space and going to the Met than having an M1A1 Excursion with a V20 engine tuned for "guzzle" and a 6 bedroom McMansion. I suspect, also, that a 2 bedroom condo in Manhattan is much more "average" than a home in DUMBO, but you wouldn't get most Topekans to give up their 2 acre lawns.