Comments on: Apparently, and Now I Have Proof, Orlando Sucks

By: Dawn

Dawn — Mon, 01 Jun 2009 12:40:47 +0000

Forget Camden.. come down to Cape May and live by me!

(http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Camden,_New_Jersey) – If you want info and stats.

Ya, I don’t know alot about the city personally, i’m rather sheltered down here at the shore. The only good things I do know about the city is… The Adventure Aquarium is very nice and they have some great concerts at the Tweeter Center (an open air ampitheater).

By: Nick

Nick — Wed, 20 May 2009 17:43:16 +0000

Camden itself isn’t awesome. It’s not awesome in relation to Philly in much the same way, say, Newark is not awesome in relation to New York, all the good big city stuff is on the other side of the river.

But the not awesome parts aren’t that huge. 15-30m away by car (and less by train as they’ve finished putting in the short rail line which is kind of awesome) is some of the wealthiest suburbs in the country. The area is all old farmland which has been slowly paved over by suburbs, how much farmland you’re exposed to varies depending on exactly where you end up. The area ranges from big millionaire McMansions (lots of philly pro athletes used to end up in that area, I remember driving past Randal Cunningham’s house when I was a kid), to really old colonial honest-to-god white picket fence Main Street towns.

Speaking from experience, it’s really not a bad area to grow up.

By: John

John — Sun, 17 May 2009 03:26:41 +0000

I grew up in North Jersey but am now a South Jersey transplant. Camden has its good and bad. The bad can be pretty bad (at one point Camden had a high homocide rate, as well as corruption). But the state aquarium is there, and you can actually swim with the sharks. Swim with the sharks! How cool is that?!?!

I’ve lived in Gloucester County, right near the Camden County border, for the past 2 years now. We moved here for a safe neighborhood and good schools, and I never plan on moving again. Would I live in Camden? No, but there are some absolutely fantastic surrounding areas.

By: Zippi

Zippi — Sat, 16 May 2009 12:42:33 +0000

I was raised in RI for much of my life and still have many relatives there. Of all the places in the world, Newport is my absolute favorite.

Conclusion – RI is awesome. I would live there in a heartbeat, but for some reason my job requires that I work where they are… cretins.

By: Tom

Tom — Thu, 14 May 2009 18:45:48 +0000

I lived in NJ for 28 years and always on the towns residing next to Camden, Audubon and Collingswood respectfully. Camden is a dirt hole, i wouldnt even want to work in that city. Everything surrounding it is great. Cherry Hill, Haddon Twp, and others close by are fantastic. There a lot of great places to shop in south jersey from the various malls and strip malls. The surrounding areas are beautiful.

@Veronica – WOOT Collingswood!

By: Cort

Cort — Thu, 14 May 2009 00:49:01 +0000

Newport is a great place. Great sailing, and a good view. Its a really nice place to live, and or work. There are some good schools around there to. Sailing is a big deal, but you always have easy acces to Block Island, which is great and has some fantastic pizza. But if you hear a guy complain about people trap shooting at a property next to him, tell him he shouldnt have bought it for cheap, then try and shut the place down, the cheating @#%$!! But other than that one dude everybody else is really nice and fun. The Clambake club is very nice, if your into sailing and hunting, and they New York Yacht Club is also a very nice place.

By: Capitalism

Capitalism — Wed, 13 May 2009 20:35:05 +0000

@C/Daniel. Huntsville would be a good fit.

By: Chris D.

Chris D. — Wed, 13 May 2009 14:53:03 +0000

Hola Buddy! I have lived in central jersey for about thirty years, and I gotta tell you. New Jersey is the best kept secret on the east coast. Camden is an urban area that was a bit downtrodden during the 80′s and 90′s but regardless it is safe to work there if that is the focus on Camden. Approximately twenty minutes to the east is Cherry hill and the lower princeton area. Some of the most beautiful areas to live are around there. Plus, here is why NJ is awsome. Wanna go to NYC? about an hour away. Wanna go to Atlantic City? about an hour away. Wanna go skiing/rafting/climbling? about an hour away. In NJ, you can truly do aything. Plus, like the normal world, we get all four seasons!

Okay I’m done defending my home state… phew! okay, so Camden, like I said, you don’t want to live there, but it’s a good place to work. Plus it’s also across the Delaware River from Philly. If you ever do make it out to Jersey, throw me an email, I’ll buy you a beer or three!

By: Willow

Willow — Tue, 12 May 2009 17:18:44 +0000

I’ve not been to Newport in..well, a good long time. I was pleased to see on the gonewport website, however, that The White Horse Tavern is still up and running. While going to school for Culinary Arts, we took a trip to Newport. We had a tour of “The Breakers” and a phenomenal lunch at the White Horse. Newport is a gorgeous place to visit and explore. I can’t say anything about living there, tho. Western Mass (depending on where you go) is fairly quiet, beautiful, and easy to travel from utilizing either Route 2 or the 91.

By: Krick

Krick — Tue, 12 May 2009 05:39:27 +0000

I live right on the border of Pennsauken NJ and Cherry Hill NJ in Camden County. You don’t want to go anywhere near Camden. Trust me on this. There are plenty of nice places _around_ Camden, but Camden itself is a crime-infested shit-hole.

Rhode Island is the most catholic state in the USA. I’ll leave it to you to decide if this is desirable or not.