6 Catcalling
When you’re a woman living in a big city, it seems like you can’t go a full day without having a man whistle at you, hiss, or say something crude about your body parts. The worst is when they tell you to “smile,” as though you are here for their benefit and not a living, breathing human who might have had a long day. You definitely never want to be one of these people, and while you’re at it, you might want to avoid using the 20 Words That Always Make Women Cringe.
7 High Rent
In New York, the median rent for a 1-bedroom apartment is $2,090, which means that even people who make decent salaries can no longer afford to live alone. Most New Yorkers spend a staggering two-thirds of their paycheck on rent, and many other big cities are just as exorbitant. That’s why there was an uproar on the Internet when one article claimed Millennials should have a hefty sum of money saved up by the time they’re 35, and why so many young adults are currently flocking to smaller cities.
