Constant-Most9619 t1_j2p9hfx wrote on January 3, 2023 at 12:18 AM

From Manchester. I can confirm that it’s…a shittier Portland without a beach. There are still tourists but I cannot fathom why or what they’re looking for. Living outside of Manchester is just fine, but you’re an hour from the outdoor activities you like. Manchester itself has a huge breadth of culture, but a serious socioeconomic divide and opioid problem (so much so that the BBC did a documentary about it as the heroin capital of the USA). It could be great, but it’s got a long way to go to get there. There’s a steady nightlife and a few clubs. My favorite spot to eat just closed their doors, so that’s another negative to add 😂 I think you’re looking for Boston, TBH.

TheMobyDicks t1_j2sdk78 wrote on January 3, 2023 at 4:59 PM

Not saying there still isn't a massive opioid problem in Manch Vegas, but the BBC mini-doc was published, I believe, in 2015. Manchester is, from an outsiders perspective, getting better (i.e. more private investment in housing and technology). It seems to me to be a smaller version of Dover from about 10 years ago. Dover definitely isn't Shangri La (sp?) but it's vastly improved owing to developers' investment. Some of these same developers are now eyeing Manchester as are others. I expect it to be much better in less than a decade. JMO.

[deleted] OP t1_j2pbdnd wrote on January 3, 2023 at 12:31 AM

Haha, the comment about tourists reminds me of when I lived in Nashua. I would see folks from away and think "What are they looking for?"

"I think you're looking for Boston, TBH". I love visiting Boston, I just don't think I could live in such a densely urbanized area. That's why I'm targeting urban areas that have smaller towns surrounding them.