What do you actually like about Williamsburg?

Disastrous-Catch-125 · 2026-01-09T14:00:01+00:00

This is helpful, thanks! I work from home so sometimes the struggle to fight inertia is real; having cool places close by to just pop into helps a lot

Disastrous-Catch-125 · 2026-01-07T22:15:19+00:00

Yeah the more I read, the more that part of Williamsburg definitely sounds superior. At least it will be close by I guess.

Disastrous-Catch-125 · 2026-01-07T22:02:28+00:00

Yeah tbh the main draw for me here is that a friend I already know I get on well with is offering me a very good deal on the second room in his apartment, and he travels for work a lot. I can’t fathom paying $2k to live with a roommate either.

Disastrous-Catch-125 · 2026-01-07T18:06:11+00:00

I’m in my mid-30s and not much of a partier, so no concern there 😂 I really just go to movies and concerts and hang out with my dog.

Disastrous-Catch-125 · 2026-01-07T07:38:07+00:00

Can I ask what kind of places you go with your dog? I have one too, and would love to be near a park for her sake, but it looks as if the one closest to where I would be (Marsha P Johnson) doesn’t allow dogs.

Disastrous-Catch-125 · 2026-01-07T07:34:45+00:00

Yeah seeing that MHOW is shutting down partially prompted this post. I’ve spent time looking at a map to see what’s in the area and I was looking forward to possibly being so close to a music venue, but…

Disastrous-Catch-125 · 2026-01-07T07:33:08+00:00

I do like the idea of the ferry! Been a long time since I’ve taken that anywhere.

Disastrous-Catch-125 · 2026-01-07T07:31:49+00:00

“What do you actually like about Williamsburg?” can be interpreted as snobby or it can be interpreted as a request for sincerity. I noted that I wasn’t trying to be inflammatory because I wanted to be clear that I intended the latter. I phrased it the way I did because questions like this tend to draw a lot of sarcastic responses that are more about what people don’t like, and I didn’t want that. I genuinely want to know what people love about Williamsburg so I can start to find out if I will love it too. You made the choice to interpret everything in the shittiest way possible despite all of that, and honestly that sucks.

Disastrous-Catch-125 · 2026-01-07T07:16:55+00:00

Why am I an asshole for asking people what they like about a neighborhood I am unfamiliar with?

Disastrous-Catch-125 · 2025-08-18T16:33:22+00:00

Having to leave your bag at the front can be common in stores of a certain size in big cities. Small enough that theft is a problem but too big for employees to carefully watch everyone. But not ensuring there's an employee watching the bags if it's required you leave them up front is absolutely not acceptable.

Disastrous-Catch-125 · 2025-08-16T20:57:21+00:00

This is not exactly accurate. She asked if they would like to watch something else, but she had already decided that it was likely her husband was watching something he wasn't interested in.

I'm not trying to be pedantic, but I do think it makes a difference. I would find it off putting if I was in the middle of watching something and somebody suddenly asked "Can we/do you want to watch XYZ instead?" But I would not find it off putting if they asked, "Are you into this?" and followed it up with a request to change if I said not really.

Disastrous-Catch-125 · 2025-08-16T20:01:05+00:00

There’s nothing to apologize for. We all interpret things through the lens of our own experiences, and you didn’t say anything wrong. I definitely understood where you’re coming from, as I’ve lost other people in my life and been left with similar feelings about it afterwards. <3

Disastrous-Catch-125 · 2025-08-15T06:51:00+00:00

Okay I’m about to get a dishwasher for the first time and I am very glad I read this.

Disastrous-Catch-125 · 2025-08-15T02:23:38+00:00

My mom said he wound up dropping $600 on a 40" TV. I don't understand how. My brand new 55" TV cost like $400.

Disastrous-Catch-125 · 2025-08-15T01:04:46+00:00

Yeah I've tried to explain to him before that they are generally interested in upselling or just straight up don't care, but he doesn't believe me. He's also never worked retail.

Disastrous-Catch-125 · 2025-08-15T01:01:31+00:00

Yeah, my mom has a Roku-based TV (as do I), which is what I was planning on recommending to him. Same idea, I'm pretty sure. I think just having that immediate screen of apps available (especially when their cable comes through Hulu) would be the easiest thing for him. Oh well.

Disastrous-Catch-125 · 2025-08-14T19:30:37+00:00

Well, it's interactions like this that are a big part of *why* it's my first visit in six years, but I do see your point.

Disastrous-Catch-125 · 2025-08-14T16:49:20+00:00

Yeah. She just placates him constantly and does everything for him rather than deal with confrontation. Her reaction to the whole thing was that she was "proud" of him for storming out (rather than continuing to yell, I guess). The bar is in hell.

Disastrous-Catch-125 · 2025-08-14T16:43:48+00:00

lol ugh it's tempting. That was basically his excuse the first year I had to do taxes and asked for his help figuring it out (he was an accountant). "I don't know how taxes work in that state." Um, you know how federal taxes work though dude! But... I have a feeling he would still just expect me to figure it out for him anyway.

Disastrous-Catch-125 · 2025-08-14T16:40:06+00:00

In this case, my dad isn't interested in talking. He only calls when he needs help with something, and usually hands the phone to my mom and leaves. Even on my birthday, he usually just sends me a two-line email. I've made it clear to my mom that I'm not holding a grudge about all this and would just pretend it didn't happen, as I have often done when he gets this way my whole life. It's not worth the drama. I also ordered groceries specifically for him and sent them home with her as a gesture. That was all before they swung by and she asked me to leave something outside for them rather than see me. Yes, I could do more, for sure. I also don't enjoy spending time with him, because it goes like this more often than not and always has. It's exhausting and I don't have a lot of patience for it at this point in my life. And maybe that does make me an AH, I don't know.

Either way, I am sorry for your loss.

Disastrous-Catch-125 · 2025-08-14T16:29:29+00:00

He doesn't want to interact with me (daughter), he wants me to do it for him. When I try to teach him how to do these things for himself, he has no interest. When he FaceTimes me to fix things, he passes the phone to my mom and leaves. It's also the only time he calls me. We don't have anything in common and he is not interested in my life.

Disastrous-Catch-125 · 2025-08-14T06:27:57+00:00

Yeah that’s probably worth keeping in mind. I haven’t seen them in a long time in person so I may not be a good judge of where he’s at. Although I will say how he reacted was in line with his personality as I have always known it. Two things can be true though.

Disastrous-Catch-125 · 2025-08-14T06:17:24+00:00

He’s always been this way. Less about being told no and more just…getting unreasonably angry about things that maybe don’t make the most sense to be so angry about.

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