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Dreadedtrash t1_jcb3w9o wrote

Where are you moving from? It probably has more to do than where you are coming from.

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notlauren333333 OP t1_jcb43pj wrote

Ireland

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Honda350 t1_jcbeunj wrote

From Worcester there are so many things within an hour or so away: Boston, providence, Cape Cod (beaches), Skiing & Snowboarding, concerts and shows, Six Flags (rollercoasters), shopping outlets and malls, aquariums, whale watches, hiking, kayaking, stand up paddle board, camping & backpacking, lots of amazing restaurants, baseball stadiums, hockey, basketball, other arena shows like monster trucks, ice skating shows, comic book and gaming conventions - I could go on. It’s not just about what’s in Worcester, it’s about about what you can spend a day trip going and doing.

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New_Serve6270 t1_jclse2u wrote

The city itself is just OK. Nothing great. If you are planning on going away every weekend great.

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Dreadedtrash t1_jcb6dto wrote

Thats probably going to be culture shock, but there are lots of things to do in Worcester. Unless you are moving from a big city in Ireland there will probably be more things to do in Worcester.

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mneeb11887 t1_jceqkqg wrote

You know this is Worcester, Massachusetts — not England

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guybehindawall t1_jcbs57p wrote

What to you like to do in Ireland? We can see if any of it's available here.

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LowkeyPony t1_jccwxg0 wrote

I'm trying to get my 20 year old to go to uni in Ireland. And then stay there.

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dupattaluella t1_jcbepti wrote

I wouldn't move to Worcester, MA from Ireland. There are places in the US that are really nice, but Worcester isn't one of them. Actually, most of the east coast is shitty except for a few areas.

Source: I'm from the Midwest and people out here are rude and entitled. My biggest regret in life has been leaving the Midwest for the east coast. Just don't have enough money to move back and probably can't sell my house for enough in today's market.

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Jaekash1911 t1_jcc5tof wrote

Sounds like your experience comes from buying a home in a shitty part of town. And they're called fly over states for a reason. Not everyone has this same experience

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dupattaluella t1_jccb735 wrote

I'm in a nice area of Worcester. Good schools, nicer homes, etc. And I also said this is most of the east coast, not just Worcester. As for the house selling, that's a market issue. Lots of houses have sold easily in this area in the past, but it's not a good market for buying houses when interest rates are almost 10%.

I also do know not everyone has the same experience. I offered my experience as someone who came from a different culture within our own country to someone who's thinking about moving from a different culture in an entirely different country.

Sounds like you have this need to defend Worcester when people in Worcester are some of the worst Massholes I've met.

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4runnr t1_jccgy4l wrote

As someone who is naturally introverted New England is awesome. No fake kindness/small talk with people you don't know. Being in the mid-west is ok but I could never live there.

Different strokes, I guess.

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dupattaluella t1_jcck5hl wrote

I guess it is different strokes. Everyone in the Midwest was genuine with me. People out here are nice to your face then talk about you behind your back. Very clicky too.

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4runnr t1_jccnfsv wrote

I haven’t experienced that since high school!

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