While other countries are a lot better than the USA in many ways, the problem for me is that the USA is where New York City is located. I can go somewhere with better weather. I can go somewhere with universal health care. I can go somewhere with better transportation infrastructure. But in terms of being the cultural capital of the world, the alternatives just don’t do it for me. London, Paris, Tokyo, Delhi, Beijing, Sao Paulo, Cairo, Moscow, nopes all around.

I’d rather stand and fight for NYC than move. It may not be for everyone, but it’s the only place for me.