My cousin lives in Inman, SC. She has had one heck of a time getting a decent job. She was working for a temp agency & may go back to that soon. This last job she has....her boss loves her & she got a promotion soon after joining them.
But the people there...we joke about people being rude as sin in NY.... The job she had before this one...was a temp job. But it was exactly what she was doing in NY & they didn't have to train her at all. In fact they had to keep coming up with things for her to do!!! They didn't hire her after her temp time was up. Instead they let her go & are still looking for someone to do that exact job!!! She's regretting moving to SC & leaving all the comfort food behind!!

I wasn't insulted at all about us NYer's being rude & obnoxious! THEY ARE!!! But I'm not! Well......depending on the day!!! Haha

Truthfully, the only good thing about NY these days is the food!

Speaking of food...I saw on tv that they re-opened Cafe Du Monde in the French Quarter today. Oh yummy!!! Begnets!! MMMMMM!!!

Kay, I'm going to email you. My son is going to look at Hofstra. Mind teling us where to stay when we come to visit the school? Sorry, a little off topic.

I am so happy to hear Cafe Du Monde opened. What great news. New Orleans is coming back to life. My son is traveling there this weekend to film a documentary for his college portfolio. I have a sister who lives there.

On my most recent trip to NY I didn't encounter one rude person. Everyone was so friendly and nice. Honest. I was impressed.

I continue to be amazed at how much boomers have moved through the years. I'm going to start a post in the Travel forum to see if anyone lives in the town where they were raised.

KayB and W.B. if its food you want then come on down to Vegas. The bagels are as good as if not better than in NY and the pizza, my goodness we have every kind imagineable, deep, chicago style, thin crust, NY slice pizza and of course at least 100 authentic Italian style pizzas. There are jewish delis galore, with authentic baked breads. The yellow pages here are 15 thick with foods alone and thats not counting the Casinos. Burp!!!!

Thanks for the info, Chatty! I think I can get to Vegas in about 8 hours! My 20 year old wants to move there...Maybe I'll encourage him!

Tell him to call me when and if he does if he needs anything, I'll keep an eye on him if he'd like that, he'll never be hungry in any case...

That is so sweet of you! He's a skinny guy, maybe you can fatten him up a little.

Chatty, we have some good friends heading to your town today. They are celebrating a 50th birthday by bringing the whole family to Vegas. We were invited, but couldn't swing it right now due to all the college traveling. My son wants to go for his 21st birthday, but I'm not sure that will happen wither. We'll see. I'll keep you posted.

Hi , I'm new in this forum. Don't know if my topic is aceptable but I'm going through a rough time in my relationship right now and feel so alone in this foreign country. I am so unhappy and depressed in this relationship but i do not want to give it up just yet.. my partner cheated on me and i feel so betrayed after all the sacrifices I felt I have done for "us" by leaving everyone i know and love to be in this country with him. I come from a conservative family background where staying with partners before marriage is taboo. I think I've broken every possible rule and custom there is in my society to be with him only to find out that this is how he repays my sacrfices. I'm devastated. He tells me that he wants to be with me still, that it is a moment of weakness but i cannot help but become suspicious ( which I never was before this!) about him sneaking behind my back. I want to work this out but it is so hard i cannot help but cry everyday. I cannot tell him because he will get defensive and that's not what I want.I want to work this out but don't know how to not constantly be in this depressive mood. I spend most nights alone because he works, so that worsens it even more. I do not have the courage to walk away because I love him too much. There is nothing worse than being lied to, nothing more damaging to a relationship than when your partner lies to you. I do not know if i can ever trust him again but I want to.

Trust is something that is earned and proven. It sounds like you are putting all of the burden for what he's done on yourself, which I'm sure he understands completely. That way, you have to change and he doesn't.

Do you have a close friend you can talk to? Can you go to a therapist or a group counseling session? I think it would help you a lot and you'll be able to clarify your true emotions.

I'm so sorry you are going through this. I really am.