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New York City is where everyone has more money than you, Washington, DC, is where everyone has more power than you, Boston is where everyone has a pricier degree than you, London is where everyone goes to better restaurants than you do, and San Francisco is where everyone has more sex than you do.<\/p>\n

Thank you, Diggitt<\/a>, who credits this bit of wisdom to an old friend.<\/p>\n

picture by George Thiaru<\/a>\u2026<\/p>\n

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New York City is where everyone has more money than you, Washington, DC, is where everyone has more power than you, Boston is where everyone has a pricier degree than you, London is where everyone goes to better restaurants than you do, and San Francisco is where everyone has more sex than you do. 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