Is the standard of living higher? How is it like living over there as a 28 year old single male? Might ask my company to relocate me. If i do move, i should ask for a bigger raise if the living expenses are higher right? Ive never had to relocate for a company.
Pittsburgh is a nicer place to live than it was 10-30 years ago. It was a real **** hole at one point. At this point I would say that it is underrated and the economy has more opportunity for growth than most areas in that region of the country. I personally wouldn't want to live there because of the weather and the cultural differences, I find some of the people there to be gruff and rude. Feelings aside, it is an area with a solid economy and opportunity for growth from it rust belt origins.
They have a really top tier orchestra. There are some good restaurants as well. I don't think it's the worst place to be.
It didn't stand out one way or the other when I have spent time there.... now outside of Pittsburgh is a different story, very white.
I went to Pittsburgh recently for the first time, and people were friendly enough to me. The downtown area is underrated in my opinion, but I did not see a lot of the surrounding area.
You can buy a 1 million square foot mall for $100 there: http://www.mcall.com/business/retai...sylvania-mall-from-itself-20170118-story.html
I live about 120 miles from Pittsburgh. I grew up in Texas. The weather does indeed suck (it's worse where I am), but the last two years haven't been bad after two horrendous years before that. Pittsburgh is kind of an Austin of the Rust Belt, of sorts. It's becoming hip. Google and Uber have taken up shop there. Good restaurants. Decent music scene. Quite a few colleges, etc.
Pittsburgh is a nice place to live; it has a big but small city type appeal. For example: Not nearly as large as Houston, but has, for all intents and purposes, nearly everything that Houston can offer as well (other than pro basketball). I have lived there for a bit once upon a time. Wish I could move back. The weather in the summer is fantastic. However, all good things come to an end in winter. For a former steel city, it is surprisingly aesthetically appealing. Traffic is kinda a pain in the ass around the tunnels, just fyi, and it is not too pleasant to drive there in general (easy to get lost when you move at the beginning). Are there Asians there? Yes. Where are you relocating, if I may ask? Pittsburgh is pretty cheap place to live. It was pretty comparable to Houston from my experiences. There is a pretty decent bar scene and got some arts and all that blah. Pittsburgh, unlike Houston, actually has winning sports teams, and people are extremely devoted to their teams. It's rather impressive, actually. Also, it's always fun to make fun of Cleveland I cannot comment on asking for a raise. I don't know what it is like within that position/no experience there. Neither can I comment on standard of living: depends on your salary. Overall, for a 28 year old male, it's a pretty good place to live. It's no nyc/miami/la if you are rich, but it's good. There are also a lot of nature things to do outside the city. Ohiopyle is an incredible park.
I played Austin Airport roulette and ended up in Pitt for a week. That is a solid town. Very nice people, nice places to live, food is amazing....
I don't think you can just waive a cab down, for some reason they just ignore everyone on the street. Dreary and dismal, but that fits their style. The city has moments, like the yellow bridges and the riverfront area. And they have nice overlooks of the city bowl below. Outside of that nothing was that memorable to be honest. I would not be attracted to it.
Not to derail the thread, but are you moving to Pittsburgh for work or graduate school? I will probably apply to CMU, for maybe another masters or even a phd, because I really like a couple of their graduate programs. I have honestly been a little hesitant about potentially moving there solely because I have not had enjoyable experiences the couple of times I have been in Pennsylvania. What you just described sounds better than what I imagined though, so that's cool. Thanks for sharing.
