another fool wrote:

> Eric Takabayashi <etakajp@yahoo.co.jp> wrote in message news:<3F83FD0F.A3E739F8@yahoo.co.jp>...
> > Other than what the State of Pennsylvania was kind enough to tell me
> > themselves on their website, what is wrong with living in Harrisburg,
> > Pennsylvania?
>
> Nothing at all is wrong with Harrisburg PA.  It is in an economic
> slump since what little industry it had went bye bye a long time ago.
> But it is right next to Hershey the most Cholatastic place on earth

I was surprised to see the population of Hershey is so low. I certainly did not gain that
impression when I visited as a child.

> (if you ever go go to the Hershey store and buy some of the stuff they
> don't market to the general public - I strongly recommend the double
> chocolate chocolate chip cookies but only eat one and wait - I got
> sick eating two - they are very very rich).

I need to go back. I suffered approximately a week from food poisoning when I went, and could not
join the tour. I think my brother and I ate some bad french fries we took back to the motel room
on the way to Pennsylvania.

> The area those houses are located in is called The Hill.  It is (as I
> mentioned) a very economically challenged area and NOT a nice
> neighborhood.  High unemployment, high crime, lots of traffic, etc.

Since I have never lived in a place with other than an Asian majority, I would consider white
crime an interesting change.

> The city itself is more of a large village then a real city.  If you
> had too you could commute to DC or to Allentown (although DC is
> closer).
>
> For rents I would imagine since the median income for that
> neighborhood came up at 14k

I wish I knew how to live on so little, and were able to do so. I watch the Japanese "binbo" and
"daikazoku" specials, as well as Zenigata Kintaro every week, and still don't get it. True, no
child in the Miyoshi family went beyond a junior high school education and they had never been
traveled together, but it still does not explain how they got an urban house and two cars on just
the father's income, while raising 16 children and housing two of their spouses, and a grandchild.
The children's' contributions from work did not come until recently.

> if I remember I would imagine you would be
> looking for maybe 300-400 a month.  Most property managers are not
> going to want to touch that action.

That sucks.

Well, maybe I can retire in some area with poor property value appreciation, when I will not have
to concern myself with where I work or my children go to school, and simply buy and relocate
somewhere affordable when I am ready.

Thanks for the reply. Are you from that region?