http://www.theferalscribe.com/the-howl/the-illadelph-state-of-mind.html Chronicles of a Wayfaring Journalist Mon, 30 Apr 2012 00:17:27 +0000 hourly 1 http://www.theferalscribe.com/the-howl/the-illadelph-state-of-mind.html/comment-page-1#comment-16 Nathan Fri, 30 Apr 2010 10:39:52 +0000 http://www.theferalscribe.com/?p=357#comment-16 Hi Charles! Being in a relationship and not having the funds to relocate has been a big part of why I'm still there. I have adjusted to the adversity, but there's also something about the swagger and attitude of the place. The rawness. The stories. And yes, the history. What grated on me about Madison was not just the political posturing, but the repetition. I thought if I had to read another story about the Mifflin Street Block Party, Halloween, Taste of Madison, I would puke. Other cities are nice, but lack that edge Philly has. It's a hard city, but I like the challenge of it. It's hard to explain.  Hi Charles! Being in a relationship and not having the funds to relocate has been a big part of why I’m still there. I have adjusted to the adversity, but there’s also something about the swagger and attitude of the place. The rawness. The stories. And yes, the history. What grated on me about Madison was not just the political posturing, but the repetition. I thought if I had to read another story about the Mifflin Street Block Party, Halloween, Taste of Madison, I would puke. Other cities are nice, but lack that edge Philly has. It’s a hard city, but I like the challenge of it. It’s hard to explain. 

]]> http://www.theferalscribe.com/the-howl/the-illadelph-state-of-mind.html/comment-page-1#comment-12 Charles Mon, 26 Apr 2010 08:46:40 +0000 http://www.theferalscribe.com/?p=357#comment-12 Well written.  It makes me wonder why bother when there are a great many wonderful cities without the problems and if you are going to brave those dangers why not in a city with more opportunity?  What is it about Philly? Does history play a part? proximity to the east? Or is it tolerable now because we adjust to adversity?Is there something to leaving the political mindstate of madison?  I found leaving to be liberating in the sense of not having to pay lip service to some political posturing. It is such a social town, where no one is very far in degrees of separation while a larger city demands a much more self directed identity where at the end of the day the only person you have to answer to is yourself.  Well written.  It makes me wonder why bother when there are a great many wonderful cities without the problems and if you are going to brave those dangers why not in a city with more opportunity?  What is it about Philly? Does history play a part? proximity to the east? Or is it tolerable now because we adjust to adversity?Is there something to leaving the political mindstate of madison?  I found leaving to be liberating in the sense of not having to pay lip service to some political posturing. It is such a social town, where no one is very far in degrees of separation while a larger city demands a much more self directed identity where at the end of the day the only person you have to answer to is yourself. 

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