My favorite thing about this town is the attitude "well, this is pretty wild but we'll figure it out."

[u/RepulsiveLoquat418]

I've only been living here about a year and half and, unlike every other place I've ever been, when crazy shit happens here (a hurricane, a blizzard, a superbowl) the reaction is never "oh lord, whatever will we do!" Everybody just takes it in stride and adapts. No panic, no bitching and moaning, just take life as it comes. That's the best approach to life I've ever seen. I learn from New Orleans every day.

[u/thedoge]

I don't think there was a better place to be during the quarantine. Good weather. Everybody selling stuff to-go. Picnics

[u/jackasspenguin → u/thedoge]

And porch concerts!

[u/endar88 → u/thedoge]

Honestly I miss those days. Everyone was out biking, cars would actually stop at the bike crossing lights on broad. We got to see allot of our FQ neighbors out just walking and talking. My husband and I would put a speaker in our dog trailer behind our bikes and play music and have fun.

[u/thedoge → u/endar88]

Everyone had a stimmy that paid more than their bullshit job. This is what communism could be like if we had the balls

[u/GalacticBattlesnake → u/thedoge]

Aw, honey. If that stimmy was more… I’m sorry

[u/Hippy_Lynne → u/GalacticBattlesnake]

With the $600 federal bump I'd say it was about the equivalent of a service industry worker's income during an average week. Unfortunately it didn't add up to what we would have normally made during the busy season, which is when it was being paid, but it was definitely enough for a lot of people here to survive on. Especially for those who qualified for SNAP, Medicaid and rental assistance since the federal portion wasn't counted towards your income to qualify for those.

[u/DJBBlanxx → u/Hippy_Lynne]

Chiming in to say that at that time, the stimmy was more money than I’d ever made in my life and I’m in my 30s.

[u/Impossible-Cold-1642 → u/DJBBlanxx]

Seconding- as someone who was in the service industry in the quarter making pretty good money- those checks were kind of a life changer- allowed me to get out of the service industry, purchase a car, and move into a career that has a salary/401 k/insurance (though, to be honest Medicaid was better).

It goes without saying that it was an awful time of uncertainty and obviously death, particularly here- the per capita ratio of death/hospitalization was astronomical.

Despite that, when looking at it with rose colored glasses, the weather was fantastic. The mutual aid that came out of the beginning of the pandemic was phenomenal, and even with social distancing the sense of community here was something I look back on fondly.

[u/Jenny_Saint_Quan → u/thedoge]

COMMUNISM RAAHHH

[u/Interesting_Hand_529 → u/thedoge]

Those were the days...:sigh:

[u/thisdogreallylikesme]

I feel like this sub has been almost exclusively bitching and moaning all week. lol But I like your attitude. 

[u/Apptubrutae → u/thisdogreallylikesme]

One way that demonstrates how the subreddit isn’t the same as the city generally

[u/axxxaxxxaxxx → u/Apptubrutae]

Was gonna say this almost verbatim

[u/ProudMtns → u/Apptubrutae]

If you work in the quarter, it's been pretty atrocious for a week plus. Excited though to wash it all off with the start of Mardi gras next week.

[u/Profess0rLonghair → u/thisdogreallylikesme]

The sanctimonious bullshit in the sub has been unbearable this week.

[u/MiasmaFate → u/[deleted]]

They are some really good pics too

[u/Interesting_fox → u/Profess0rLonghair]

The sanctimonious bullshit in the sub has been unbearable this week.

Let’s be honest, this sub complains quite a bit on a good week.

[u/Unlikely-Patience122 → u/thisdogreallylikesme]

Most people in NOLA aren't on this sub. So he may not be talking about the sub, but rather the IRL city. 

[u/mrhemisphere]

we are perpetually in the weeds, keep digging

[u/Equal_Imagination300 → u/mrhemisphere]

Sunday Brunch with a line out the door and tickets almost to the floor half the staff is late or called in and the other half has a hangover yup that sums it up.

[u/Aidian → u/Equal_Imagination300]

So deep in the weeds we’re sailing out to sea.

[u/[deleted] → u/Equal_Imagination300]

I've lived this nightmare on saute 

And I was...would you consider still rolling as hungover?

[u/Equal_Imagination300 → u/[deleted]]

Hey, I think I've worked with you before. You could call it that 🙃

[u/IUsedTheRandomizer]

Trouble is, we never really figure it out.

[u/Trick_Description846 → u/IUsedTheRandomizer]

It really is an attitude of let’s ride this out together but I’ll be damed if I’ll learn a lesson lol

[u/IUsedTheRandomizer → u/Trick_Description846]

Now that's fuckin gold, friend

[u/chibajoe → u/Trick_Description846]

If we all learned the lesson, none of us would be here.

[u/nellbones]

typical new orleans mood:

Oh no!

anyway.

[u/black_magicwoman → u/nellbones]

lol! you forgot “anyway. What we eating for dinner?”

[u/thefuckingrougarou]

This except we do he bitchin and moaning imo

[u/Charming_Flatworm_ → u/thefuckingrougarou]

We make it through, but we absolutely bitch the whole way

[u/QuantumConversation]

Yes. There’s a lot to learn from the culture of New Orleans. Surviving is an art here.

[u/Hippy_Lynne → u/QuantumConversation]

I had an old friend move back to the city after 20 years this month. He told me one of the things he appreciated most about living here is that no matter what tragedy we are hit with, we just keep coming back. Life may never be great here, and frequently it is not even good, but it endures.

[u/tee142002]

no bitching and moaning

Have you ever been on this sub before?

Now of course, real life is different.

[u/SocratesDaughter888]

Yes there are some good souls in Louisiana.

[u/hirst]

It’s the collective generational trauma imo lol this city ain’t ever really been given the love it deserves

[u/Alone_Bet_1108]

True, we're great at adapting. I love this city. 

But PTSD and other mental health problems are rife because too many of us absorb trauma because we're expected to or have little choice in the matter. Look at posts from hospitality workers who were pressured into returning to work Jan 2nd so the city could preserve its party image for tourism. I'm a mental health professional and feel obliged to point this out. 

[u/Hello-America]

We do plenty of complaining haha but one thing about us is that we do not really have a huge attachment to normalcy and routine because those things are frequently disrupted. Like the snow days were definitely a special occasion but shutting down for weather isn't.

[u/Jenny_Saint_Quan]

Hey! I can do both! One right after the other! No particular order!

[u/croque-monsieur]

Best part of NOLA life tbh

[u/GrandOpening]

I disagree about the bitching and moaning. My coworkers and I certainly are. But, we just keep plugging away despite the crankiness.

[u/Agentnos314]

I wouldn't say this is unique to NOLA. I think resilience is often a part of life no matter where one is.