First of all, if you don’t live here, why do you care?

Cambridge does not have a lot of crime - in general the crime rate is much lower than other urban areas. The Boston area has a fantastic job market for many industries and specialties. Yes it’s warmer elsewhere, but some people prefer the varied seasons and don’t love the heat.

A lot of people despise the idea of living in a suburban mcmansion and needing to drive everywhere. Everyone in Cambridge knows they could get a bigger home moving elsewhere - they value the walkability, diversity, proximity to industry and schools and cultural centers like museums, the culture, the public transit, etc.

MA has some of the best hospitals in the country. We also have some of the best public schools in the country.

Some people don’t like the Southern hospitality facade of niceties that often doesn’t translate to a deeper friendliness or good character. Some people also value living in states with leadership and laws that support them, support the LGBT community, support women’s healthcare, and aren’t trying to do things like ban books from schools.

Also, a big reason southern states have fewer homeless people is because their conservative leadership literally bus homeless people to other states to avoid responsibility. which is a pretty shitty and immoral way to handle the situation.

Seems like the many things that make Cambridge and Boston appealing to so many people are things you don’t care about. that’s fine. The things you value in life and where you want to live are probably places many people would find a living nightmare.

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Do you live in Cambridge?

Who told you I'm in debt? wtf

This have nothing to do with me being unable to afford Cambridge. You have no idea what you're talking about. None.

Why do people live anywhere in the US? Typically because either (1) they have some family roots there or (2) there's significant economic/job opportunities.

Those other regions specialize in different economic sectors than greater Boston or specifically Cambridge. There's not much economic value to create in data science in Florida or bio-tech/pharma in much of Tejas.

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Houston? Same place where Abbott is a governor?

Nah, I think I'm good. I'm well aware of Texas and their outlook on things.

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I also feel that Cambridge is a bit overhyped. Used to live in Malden and I felt it was a better fit for me, but sounds like most people love Cambridge.

Also - yes, there are a lot of homeless people around here, unfortunately. The crime, though? I'm not aware of it...there were a lot of hecklers in the streets when I just moved few years ago and that was annoying, but I don't feel particularly scared to walk the streets late at night.

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Another post promoting Sterling?

It is a bummer. No, it closed back in 2020 but there were hopes it would reopen, and just a couple days ago it was officially announced it is for sale.

Well, that's a bummer. I don't get to Porter much any more. Did anything open up in that space?

I had an experienced PCP and was going there for about 6 months. She didn’t provide the standard of care for a young person, and didn’t understand what certain types of standard STI testing was. That concerns me and while it doesn’t reflect the whole institution, I found a new PCP somewhere else.

Would you look at that, all of the words in your comment are in alphabetical order.

I have checked 1,333,273,028 comments, and only 256,834 of them were in alphabetical order.

A bit poor? That’s weird wording

Check Rockler since it’s a wood working store they may do that for you.

Yeah, but it still has a fireplace. They never said it was open.

I liked the PCP’s I’ve seen there, but for mental health services I really struggled. I saw 2 different psychiatrists and the first prescribed an antidepressant after I told her about a very negative and dark reactions to a few I had before. I refused to take it, and felt like she was annoyed with me. The second wasn’t much better. (maybe this is me being stubborn, but I was seeing them regarding an attention deficit problem).

When it came to billing, they sent a $600 bill and told me my in network insurance “fell off” their system. As in, it was never sent to the insurance and they didn’t even call or message to let me know? I’m glad I called and got it straightened out, but that was annoying.

Overall they’re very meh to me. I don’t bother to go elsewhere though because I’m a transplant and will likely leave the area before it becomes a bigger problem.

My insurance specifically stated that the doctor was covered but I had no way of knowing beforehand that CHA was a different 'chargable' entity. I guess from now on I need to ask if the location any doctor practices in is included in their services. Completely ridiculous if you ask me.

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I have gotten excellent care at the Assembly Row location. PCP and physical therapy have both been great.

Christopher's has been closed for years....

My PCP is good for annual checkups and the like, but I had an absolutely horrendous experience with OB/GYN and a miscarriage. I actually switched OBs to a practice with admitting privileges at the Brigham mid-miscarriage because it was so bad.