Hate the city I decided to move to and my roommate sucks, quarantined back home at my parent’s and tempted to work from here forever haha

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Same feels. Moved up north, now at home in the south with the 'rents and loving it

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What city?

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What about LA don’t you like? I’ve always wanted to try living/working there (I’m a New Yorker).

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