I live in Las Vegas(I've been here 7 years). I can tell you, it does indeed suck. I can't wait until I have enough money for a house in Yorba Linda, CA.
 

I moved here from Nebraska, not by choice, my husband is stationed at Nellis AFB now.

We thought intially it would great. A young couple, no kids, in the town that never stops. Awesome,

After two years here I'm done. Communities are anchored by casino's and nothing else. Hospitals and the education systems are leagues behind the population growth, which increases something like 5000 people every month.

I find myself traveling at every opportunity and begging my friends to let me visit, just to get a break from this hell hole.

Everything is transiante, nobody stays in Vegas, so it feels like the nations dumping ground for broken dreams and shattered intentions. Investers from California come in buses and snatch up new homes, even offering to buy complete subdivisions. Making a 1400sq ft home sell for 250K which is absurd.

And did I mention there is no real entertainment. There is a one a month art tour called First Friday's and NO community theatre. Everything is dumbed down strip shows, I mean shows on "the strip".

*Sigh* We have another two years here. Wish me luck.
 

I feel ya!I moved here from New Orleans after Katrina with an open mind & realistic (not high) hopes.Well 4 months have gone by & I have spent them trying to escape as well.Constantly traveling home & to visit other hurricane scattered friends on the west coast, the mere thought of returning to Las Vegas after a trip makes me vomit.It is a cultureless suburban wasteland.And I look forward to the day the town runs out of water & the people are forced to face the real world with everyone else.
 

I know what you mean when you say you feel like vomiting when you have to return. I feel that way everytime I visit somewhere else and have to come back here. Even on planes I can always tell when we hit Vegas airspace without looking. I get that sick, heavy feeling and it feels like someone is pouring the most intense rage all over me. Fortunately, I don't have to be here much longer. I can't wait to put this place and everything in it far behind me.
 

I just got back to Tampa Bay from Vegas late late Friday night. I am a person who loves to plan and think about vacation for months if not years. I had this trip planned for over a year and was looking forward to a new place. We first flew into LA for a few days of sight seeing and family. We then drove over to Vegas which was the best part of the entire vacation. We stayed @ TI where we met up with the rest of my family and my wife's mother. I knew almost as soon as I got there that I was going to hate it. I was right and after about 12 hours of being there told my wife my desire to go home or jump in front of a bus. The whole place is a over kill of sex and gambling! Hey, I live in Tampa which is the capital of strip clubs and I enjoy the hell out of them but Vegas was just too much of everything! I did go to downtown Vegas and the Hoover Dam which I did enjoy very much. My wife thought I was crazy that I didn't have a good time but it's just not for me. I'll take a cruise of a beach and water any day over that mess of a city!
 

I finally returned to this page to read the comments after posting mine. I'm the above Nellis AFB wife.

Man, do I feel 10 times better after reading you'alls posts.

My annoyance with Las Vegas is in Full Hatred mode. I'm with you all. It takes hours to get anywhere in this town--the traffic is insane and this place isn't even that big!! I have to pack a lunch if I'm going across town.

Nothing works right in this town. Try calling to schedule a simple doctors appt. Insanity! They put you on hold the minute you call, then they get back ask you what you need, then put you on hold again, then they return and answer the phone, "Blah...Blah...office, how can I help you?" #*&#&$ You were just helping me!! "Oh, oops, what did you need again."

At this point, the seas are parting and the sky is raining frogs, cause you've just witnesses the fall of mankind.

I'm doing whatever is neccessary to get the hell out of hell. Some friend of mine live in Chi-town and have plenty of space, so for a low rent they offered to have me live with them. Especially while my hubby is in Iraq.

Take care everyone. And thats to the host for giving us a small place to vent!! Your the best.
 

I'm happy to oblige, though I never thought this blog entry would turn into the Internet's unofficial Las Vegas complaint site!

I think you'll like it here in Chicago. We have the culture and community that Vegas lacks. Come soon because summer here is the best.

Good luck, and best wishes for a safe return for your husband.
 

I have re-written this comment several times in an attempt to express the deep feeling of discust that I feel towards Las Vegas. There is no way that I can do so and keep this post short. Nothing here exists for a purpose other than to exploit all that can be exploited for profit. I can't wait to go home.
 

I also moved here from Nebraska (against my better judgement) when my husband got a new job. It's been six months now, and I find Las Vegas to be without any culture, class, or sophistication. The absence of higher arts amazes me. I've lost brain cells by seeing shows on the Strip.
 

I moved here from CA by choice. The warmer climate is better for my aching joints, and I am tired of not being able to afford a house in CA despite making twice the average income in CA. Luckily my work goes with me as I work from my home office in a brand new home I bought on a golf course. With the money I saved, I bought a new car too so I can look good going up the hill to my new home.

But that is where the perks end. If I want to go to the movies, the three nearest movie theaters are located in Casinos. I smoke, but recently I had to excuse myself from a poker tournament because the smoke was overwhelming. This, despite the fact that we were supposedly playing in a non-smoking area. I went to the strip once, and I too wanted to break the limbs of those sex ad pushers, and got tired of being propositioned by she-males and hookers alike. I like organic foods, and hate that there are only two such places I can go to, both requiring a planned field trip because it takes nearly an hour to get to the other side of town. I tried going to the casinos late in the evening and met up with locals who all told me their broken dreams stories while feeding the BJ or Pai Gow table more of their rent money. I looked at AOL City Search to find a decent Pizza and Hamburger and the City voted Pizza Hut and In N Out as their favs...wow. Culture? This place is the anti-culture, substituting the iridescent glow of neon for the color and couture that culture could bring.

Luckily I have a back up plan in place. Living on a golf course, I can reasonably expect to turn a profit in a couple of years in a market that really is dealing more with surplus at this point. As Nevada ranks dead last in Education (HS Grads going on to earn College Degrees), I do not want my future children to be here. This is definitely a transitional center for single people. Get in, get your jollies, and leave it behind you. It seems like everyone who is a permanent resident here has a dream about leaving this place, so why I should I be different.

Funny that Chi-Town was mentioned, because that is my contingency plan. Once I build enough equity to qualify for a "nice" home in Chi-Town, I am there....cool jazz, great hot dogs, stuffed pizzas, smokin ribs, professional sports teams, and actual seasons during the year....yeah, that sounds really good right now.
 

Yeah i lived in Vegas for a couple of years not really by choice it was either get kicked out of my parents house or go work with my grandparents in vegas (i chose vegas) It is one of the most corrupt, dirty, nasy citys that i have ever been in. Every time you read the Las Vegas Review Journal theres a local figure head getting head from a stripper so a strip club can keep its license a little longer, so corrupt so dirty. Not to mention the weather you have fall and summer thats it, and no humidity to speak of. You walk outside and you can acually feel your skin drying in place. On top of that the people that live there either are extremly rude and dont give a damn about anyone but themselves or cry about there wasted life. Ill tell you one thing i will never date a Las Vegas girl again, they all seem to care about nothing more then themselves and whats best for them. Atleast i can say that i moved back to California a few years ago. I go back to visit but only to vist and i leave as soon as i cant take it anymore. (I enjoyed reading everyones post and i know exactly how you all feel, and dont worry you will get out of that hell hole some day).
 

We moved here 14 yrs. ago as hubby got a job offer and couldn't find any jobs elsewhere so we took it. I thought it would be temporary until we could find something else. Well husband seems to like it here and doesn't even try to get out and we've already had our family and they're almost raised up here, they like it too. I'm the only one who thinks there is no culture, no seasons except summer and the fall isn't even pretty, just a cooler version of summer. Now we've bought a new house that cost us almost our souls. I think we're staying all our lives here, I'll just have to trust God for the afterlife to get out of this pit.
 

What I hate most is the "What happens in Vegas Stays in Vegas" crap... My spouse is a Vegas addict, and just cant see it, or just doesn't care? My spouse will often come up with crap like "Oh I forgot to tell you, Im going to Vegas in the morning. What the hell is that all about, wait, I don't really want to know.
 

I really am torn by reading these comments. Many years ago, after my dad died, Mom moved from Long Island to Vegas. I really needed to be near the only person in the world that I really loved. So I followed her. I was 19.

I was the consummate soft Easter Bunny type and got a protracted and hellish indoctrination to casino work and ethics. But I was also persistent enough to get a workable degree from UNLV. It took awhile. We were poor. And everything seemed to be hard there. From the water, on down to the people. Dreams were shattered, but one still lived. I would go back home one day.

With my Mom having passed away years back, and myself never having found a mate among the crap dealers, when I inherited part of my uncle's Long Island home ,I lingered a bit, then returned. I cried for happiness at the sights, the smells and the friendly people. All evoked warm childhood memories. But my cousin, with whom I'd have to share the home, disliked me, and still does. Just for having lived in Vegas, or for getting half the house. Not sure.

This month, 3 years into being on Long Island, 'it's not Vegas'. There's soot, spiders,leaves, weeds,ice crusted windshields, snowbanks, no mechanics that really know how to fix a transmission and garbagemen who don't pick up grass clippings. And my cousin gets territorial and grumpy. But there are also Christmas trees, Sunday church an dinners, Halloween kids and picking peaches and the beautiful seasons! And rain. And more friends than I made in all my years in Vegas. And I tend to laugh at the same things they do.

I'm slowly become a human being again. I don't know how to explain it.

This week I'm getting ownership in a Vegas house that a realtor friend of mine was selling at an excellent price. It was only supposed to be for a rental. An investment. But My cousin was Mr. Grump with me today, so I toyed with the idea of actually moving back to Vegas. I even called one of my old workplaces there. They'd hire me in a minute. But something kept gnawing at me.

I typed in 'I hate Las Vegas' to search the web to see if anyone else might have had the same thoughts and feelings I had had and still have about the city, and your site came up. Everything I've read here seems like it came from my lips hundreds, perhaps thousands of times when I was in Vegas. Like a bad mantra. Thankyou for making me remember. I'll stick with Long Island and my doynker cousin.
 

I find Las Vegas complete lack of culture and taste. When somebody handed me a "rent-a-girl" flyer to me while my mother was walking 5 yards behind (even though at that time I was a single guy) I began to have this disgusting feeling. It was not aim toward the person who is handing out the flyers (he is just doing a job), it was more toward the general atmosphere. At that moment, I wish me and my mother were in Edinburgh Scotland. So you ask, why am I there? It was a group vacation with some of my parents' friends. I never been there. Whether I will go back, will depend on the situation.
 

I find Las Vegas complete lack of culture and taste. When somebody handed me a "rent-a-girl" flyer to me while my mother was walking 5 yards behind (even though at that time I was a single guy) I began to have this disgusting feeling. It was not aim toward the person who is handing out the flyers (he is just doing a job), it was more toward the general atmosphere. At that moment, I wish me and my mother were in Edinburgh Scotland. So you ask, why am I there? It was a group vacation with some of my parents' friends. I never been there. Whether I will go back, will depend on the situation.
 

I hate this place. I can't really get a job with decent pay here unless I'm 21+(I'm 18). The public transportation here sucks. The nearest bus stop next to me is about 2hrs away(on foot). Bless the military for accepting me in because I am soon getting the hell outta here!
 

I agree with all the comments. Las Vegas is an unfriendly city. The saying "its not what you know, it is who you know" rings real loud for me. My first job in Las Vegas was a 5 star hotel on the strip. I was hired on the spot at a job fair. Little did I know that when I wrote a letter to Employee Relations because of how my schedule was "not handled" I ruffled some feathers. I didn't quite understand the politics in this city. I am a former government employee and what I did seem completely reasonable and within my rights. Long story short, evertime I turned around a letter for unsatisfactory performance was going in my file. I am 55 years old and have worked my entire life and have never been fired from my employment. Well, it took coming to Vegas to do that. What's more, my boss gave me a hug when she fired me.
 

I'am orginally from Albuquerque NM, I've Lived in Las Vegas for 5 Years. I can honestly say THANK GOD FOR THIS POST. This goes out to anyone who is thinking of moving here. Don't Do it !!!!, I swear it will be the biggest mistake of your life. I moved to Las vegas with a little bit of innocence in me, well that's gone. I've never seen a place so materialistic,corrupt,selfish, and political. I'll put it this way when you first move here, your a sheep with innocence. Unknowing of all the wolves, and most importantly, wolves in sheeps clothing. You can't trust a soul here. I agree with there being no culture, and people being rude. This people worship money that's all there care about, they have no morals. You truely know your living in hell when the city of Las Vegas passed a law making it illegal to feed homeless. You can actually go to jail for that. To all the people that say oh it's all preception bullshit this is reality. In my option vegas eats your soul, I'll be out of this shithole hopefully by June, just when it's about to get hot.
 

I just got back from a family vacation in las vegas for christmas. we went for nearly 2 weeks as i have a brother in a wheel chair and we are from ~London, so it was really for him as the wheel chair facilities are great. I have never hated a place so much in all my life. It is like the worst of humanity in one place: all plus sized velour tracksuit wearing starbucks guzzlings faux hedonists walking around thinking they are free beacuse they can drink a cocktail on the strip adn play a slot. The buffets were the best. It was like that scene in the animated movie Spirited Away where the greedy parents turn in to pigs as they stuff their faces. The whole place made me ill. I felt like i was trapped at an airport and my flight had been cancelled. I will never go back and be near such greedy, phony, seedy gross people. Anyone who thinks Vegas is like in the movies etc will be very much mistaken. What happens in Vegas, stays in Vegas- God forbid it pollutes the rest of the world.
 

This town has turned me into a shut in and have only lived here for three years. The local bars are all the same and all suck. Nobody is talking or trying to meet new people because they are staring at the glow of the video poker machines. I try to avoid contact with the people of Vegas because there is no doubt that the majority of people in this town are self-absorbed. For anyone thinking of moving here for excitement or to try something new, DON'T DO IT! The excitement lasts about six months before you realize how much this city is worth.
 

I have a warning for people thinking about going into the gaming industry. Don't move to Vegas! I know that sounds strange but this town sucks and will suck you in. You will make good money living in one of the worst cities in America. It is very tough to leave once you have moved here.
 

WOW! There are others who think like I do. I went to Vegas in the 1980's when I was 20 something and thought it was awesome, probably because I could win $100 or more on slots everytime I turned around. Then I took my husband in 1999. It wasn't the same, and I didnt' really care to go back anymore. "Seen it - done it". Unfortunately my husband thought differently and now he's one of those people who "Love Las Vegas". I have no clue why! We went again last year and it was all I could do to leave my hotel room. I was so depressed! Everything looks the freaking same. Neon this neon that. Everyone is like zombies walking around oohing and ahhing at the same crap at every turn. And taking pictures of it too, mind you! What for?! The only good thing about Vegas is the Cirque productions. Thats it. Period. I get bored with Vegas in less than a day. It's so freaking un-natural. I'm glad I"m not the only one who feels this way about "Sin City" (and other stupid names it is called). Unfortunately, the spouse wants to go back again "real soon". God help me!!!!!!! Then I get bitched at for being a party pooper because No... I don't want to walk another mile and see yet another neon sign and No.. I don't want to walk into yet another casino and ooh and ahh over all the crap in it. Because IT ALL LOOKS THE SAME TO ME!!!!!!!!!!!!
 

I'm not going to read all of the comments, but I will say Las Vegas sucks major ass!

I was raised in Las Vegas, and it was a Conservative, sleepy desert town. But now . . .

Firstly, the damn Mexicans come in with the damn Californians and turned our wonderfully low tax haven into one of the highest taxed regions in the US! Why? Because they're Marxists who think they can spend, spend, spend without a consequence in the world. Hey, that money's gotta come from somewhere. Do they tax the casinos? Nope, they tax the people.

Secondly, the desert. As a child, I played in the desert with all of the other neighborhood children. You could get anywhere between Sunset Road and Cheyenne Avenue within ten minute drive. A mountain bike was a must, as you could ride it over anywhere. And this also leads into it being a small, midwest town. We all went to same malls, same churches, same movie theaters. We all knew each other. Also, our TV stations were heavily pro-Las Vegas. Today, it's all the same on TV. The desert is gone, too. Turned into this suburb of Los Angeles.

Thirdly, I'll just rant from here.

How could a sleepy desert town that the casinos took care of become so terrible? In a recent episode of CSI, the CSIs bashed how Las Vegas has become. So do I. I love Las Vegas, like the way a person loves his siblings or a wife, or a pet, whatever. I need Las Vegas to survice. Until one day, I woke up, and it wasn't the town I grew up in. Since I speak English, I'm not "allowed" to go to the Boulevard Mall, since it's a Mexican-dominated neighborhood. Then Cafe Copioh was firebombed by the CCFD for "reasons uknown", and then Cafe Roma closed, too. The Red Rock Theater was torn down, Torrey Pines Cinema was converted to a Goodwill store (not a bad thing, but I miss the theater), the WOW! store closed recently, people in Summerlin drive to work in Henderson while the Marxist scum that are Henderson drives to Summerlin. The parks are now home to the "homeless", crime is out of control, the Mafia left (I wish they'd come back), the hookers all have AIDS, my school's be remodeled, and the trails inside of Red Rock Canyon are ruined, unable to be used because of wear and tear. This isn't the town I grew up in. Tower Records on Maryland and Flamingo is gone. The river that flows underneath Maryland Parkway near Flamingo is concreted up, preventing the wildlife to live, and preventing people like my buddy who got pushed into that river, with a city-famous quote among the locals, "For a second, I thought I was going to make it!" Scandia recently closed, too, as did Wet 'n' Wild . . . and Mary K's Arcade is also gone.

So, where do I hang out with people when I want to show 'em something? My step-dad and uncles show me everything they had growing up. It's all there in LA and San Francisco. In Las Vegas, there ain't jack!

I hate "Vegas, Baby", NV. I like Las Vegas, NV. My dusty, sleepy, Mafia town.

BTW: Now I live in Pahrump, NV. Loving it. It's sleepy, dusty, and the Herbst and Hafen families control everything. Also, we're the town that made English the only language in our township. We hate the Mexicans, and we really give hell to Californians. It doesn't matter if you disagree with me or not, I grew up in Las Vegas, and I need Las Vegas. I know what I'm talking about. Las Vegas is my life.

But Vegas is gone.
 

It's good to see I'm not alone. I moved here solely for a job. I was living in Philly (which I love) making an indecent amount of money for someone with a master's degree. I'm making more money here, but never felt more bored in my life. At least in Philly I had the train for public transportation, friendly people, and culture. I could also drive to other major cities within 2 hrs. It costs too much to fly out of this city. And did I mention there's no culture? I plan on entering a doctoral program in Chicago in Fall 2008 and I am basically in count down mode....It feels good to complain.
 

Oh thank God, I'm not alone. I just moved here 3 weeks ago from Portland, Oregon....and I HATE this awful place. I typed in "I hate Las Vegas" into the google search engine and this is how I found all of you. This place is so strip mall/white trash/overbearingly hot (it's frickin' APRIL and it's in the mid-90's). I could go on but it seems like everybody covered all the bases. Wait! I know: they have public service announcements on the radio & t.v. discouraging people from driving on non paved roads -- no kidding. It's called "keep the dust down", and it's a bona fide PSA. I HATE THIS TOWN, GOD PLEASE KILL ME. I can't wait until November when this project ends and I can move back home or somewhere else. I dread July & August......thanks for letting me vent. I feel better
 

I've been here since late Sept. '06 and have discovered Vegas is not for me. People out here are uncivilized probably because their in so much shock at how fast the city has grown. Where do I start? I moved from here from So. California and have learned Nevada Drivers are in la-la land. They don't know how to drive on freeways or the surface streets to maintain a constant flow on the road. Also, what is the deal with all the freeway construction? I see heavy machinery just sitting dormant on the sides and contractors not really doing anything; construction firms are milking NDOT bigtime as there is no real progress on the freeway construction. I'd never buy a house here and if I did I probably be stuck here the rest of my life. There really is not sense of community in the neighborhoods. No openspace recreation area and if there is they are private greenways and golf courses. Also, about 2 months ago a unit in my apt. complex was staked out by the cops and turns out that it was a meth. lab. Workers in white chem. outfits and masks and a mobile chem. lab were set up in the parking lot with bright lights and the marshalls questioning some people in handcuffs. And the area I live in is fairly new in the southwest part of the city. I'm bailing back to so. cal. as soon as I can. There is a total lack of culture which is common with hillbillies and native nevadans are the desert equivalent. One other thing, if you want to rot your brain watch the local news. The top news story 'bout 4 months ago was about a stolen puppy from a pet store. The stories they cover do not have any depth; there aren't any interesting stories or topics that can let you expand your horizons. This town has a small town mentality with one single thing going for it; the casinos. No parks. No authentic culture. No smaller concentrated outlying communities beyond that offer diversity beyond the fakeness of the strip. The locals are rude; their essentially upright walking desert rats. And the govt. officials are even more bias, predjudice, and corrupt than those in other major cities. Although I have a registered vehicle and a drivers license and a job in this town, I still consider myself a tourist on vacation. Look forward to the day I load the moving truck and watch the high rises shrink in the rear view mirror when I'm heading to back to civilization.
 

I guess I'll join everyone who posts here about how they hate Vegas. We went for a friend's wedding and I will never return to that city again. The whole city has this oppressive atmosphere and I felt crappy the whole time I was there. It was a huge sigh of relief to leave... and the funny thing is, I didn't even indulge in all the typical things people do - sex, alcohol, gambling, etc. I'll never, ever go back.
 

Greetings. I promise that I will NEVER EVER return to Las Vegas. My wife and I just returned today after a week long stay for our 1st wedding anniversary. She had been once before, and this was my first time. As I read in an earlier reply, Vegas is nothing more than an overkill of gambling, sex, and rudeness. The guys passing out the escort service cards didn't get in my way as much I guess because my wife was with me, but those damned salesmen trying to get us to buy timeshares really annoyed the heck out of us. I had to step back and count to 10 to avoid dropping the gloves (hocky phrase:) on one of the more rude and aggressive salemen. Definately not a place for romance...and I hate that we went there for our anniversary. One plus was going on a tour of the Grand Canyon and Hoover Dam. Viva Las Vegas? Hmmm no...Vegas sucks!
 

Wow . . . and I thought it was just me! I'm so glad to see that I'm not crazy and that so many others feel the same overwhelming decline of humanity. I came out with my husband, he's got a better job but at the cost of my sanity and now I'm so totally depressed and hate it so much here. There is absolutely zero quality of life in Las Vegas.
 

We've been here ten months and are moving back East in seven days. This city is gross...a morally bankrupt, dirty cesspool of soul-less individuals with no values or ethics. I have had it. With rude behavior, crappy drivers, dishonesty, oscar goodman's martini lapel pin, and rotten-to-the-core political leaders who couldn't "lead" if their lives depended on it. The more dishonest you are here, the more successful you'll be. Goodbye. Good Riddance.
 

Hi all, so funny that I found this blog the same way as others. Simply typing in 'I hate las vegas' into google.

I moved here two years ago from tahoe because I work in the casino biz and wanted to advance my career. What better place than vegas? I also couldn't afford a house there and could here. Plus year round sunshine, sounded great!

Well, the career advancement has certainly happened. So has the house. So has the sunshine. So why am I not happy?

The environment here is horrible. Soul sucking. One big strip mall. I see shows about vegas on TV and you could never tell what part of the city they're in because it is all the same.

No one walks here. How can you? The sprawling strip malls run for miles and there is no place nice to walk to anyway. Public transportation is horrible. The only exception is the strip, there you dodge tourists, bums and 'porn hander outers' snapping their smut and shoving it under your nose.I also am from portland OR like a previous poster. That town is the polar opposite. Friendly, cultured, oozes character, tons of things to do that don't involve a casino. Rains too much though.

I was pretty social in my old town. Now I don't want to leave the house. Why bother? Every local bar is the same, video poker, TV and pool tables. Old barflys that gamble and drink to kill whatever pain they're killing. You're considered into outdoor activities if you golf. Or you could go to the casino clubs and enjoy waiting in line for half an hour for the priveledge or sucking down a few $12 cocktails and being bumped into by assholes and people so drunk they can hardly stand.

Everyone's biggest interest seems to be money. Everyone has some kind of scheme or scam or small minded plan. I've made next to no friends here. Why? Because what would we talk about? Gambling? How much money their new car cost them? How much money they're gonna make when so and so happens? Whether they'll lose their job because whatever just got bought or sold? I don't care.

How about the new local band that is playing at the neighborhood pub? How about the new exhibit at the art museum? How about floating down a slow river on rafts? Or camping in a spot away from crowds, or mountain biking in the woods, or going to the beach? Wait, you can't do any of that stuff in vegas, can you??!

It sounds just like bitching from people that are bitter. I'm not a bitter person at all, or at least I wasn't much of one till I moved here. On paper there are lots of cool things about vegas. Jobs, sun, partying, attractions. In reality the town and its utter lack of compassion, culture or real entertainment grinds away at your nerves and your soul.

I am about halfway towards my career goals. Just need a year or two to build more experience and resume power. Then I am getting the hell out of dodge and renting my house to some poor soul who made the same mistake as me in moving here.
 

So there are others who hate this town as much as I. We were supposed to move to the mountains in Colorado, a dream of mine since I was a teen. But my husband said Las Vegas had more to offer. What a joke.

The healthcare system out here sucks. It takes months to get an appointment, and no one has evening or Saturday hours. After having diagnostic tests, I had to wait 3 weeks for an appointment to speak with the doctor about the results.

Your food choices are high end at the casinos, buffet at the casinos, or low end chain restaurants. It's almost impossible to find good pizza, Italian beef, or ribs.

For the same price as our house in the Midwest, we got 1/3 less square feet, no front yard, and a lot that is smaller than our old driveway. I can hear people in their back yards 2 blocks over. Our house value has decreased $40,000 in one year. From what I've read, it will decrease another 7-10% next year.

People brag about no state income tax. However, car registration is 5 times more expensive and insurance is 3 times more expensive than my previous residence. The unemployment rate is lower than the national average, but the majority of the jobs are minimum wage positions related to gaming, hotel, or food & beverage.

When I ask how people tolerate the heat, they say they stay inside where it's air conditioned. So how does that translate to better weather than staying inside when it's snowing? At least you can bundle up in a comfy sweater in the cold weather. The dry air is miserable for your skin and hair.

As others have mentioned, there is no sense of community. Littering is rampant, whether it is the Strip or outskirts. What do people think happens to gum they drop on the parking lot pavement when it's 110 degrees out? There is a low volunteer rate. These are the worst drivers I have ever seen. I am frankly scared to drive for the first time in my life.

My husband said there would be so much to do. Well, we'd done it all on vacations here. You either go out in the heat to Red Rock or Valley of Fire or you go to a casino.

We have a beautiful country. Why anyone would pick this desolate desert as a permanent residence eludes me. My husband seems to like it, and I still don't know why. I have hated every day here and will continue to hate Las Vegas until the day I die or move. No, I don't bring it up to my husband and "nag" him about it. He made it clear this was where he wanted to live, so that's where we are. At least I can post my comments and read yours, knowing that just because we live here doesn't mean we love this city of doom.
 

I'm the Portland, Oregon guy who last posted on April 5th (above). It's now July 1st, and I'm at the end of my rope. I've got 5 more months of this hell hole, and the only way I can think of managing to cope is to escape town every weekend -- which I regularly do. It's a 3 1/2 hour drive to LA, one way, and I go almost every weekend.

I've had about a dozen friends come to Vegas in the almost 4 months that I've lived here....they almost always show up during the middle of the work week and they ALWAYS stay on the goddamned strip. I HATE GOING TO THE STRIP, and only do so when I'm dragged there to meet an out-of-town friend. The Strip is chock full of stupid gawking tourists who are taking pictures of blinking lights and water fountains....ugh! Get a life! Want to REALLY see the Eiffel Tower? GO TO THE "REAL" PARIS!

My Oregon license plate registration tags expired yesterday, and I'm actually driving back to Portland tomorrow to go through DEQ and to pick up a new set of stickers for my plates. People think I'm doing that to save money on registration: trust me, I'm not. It's basically a wash when you consider the fuel prices for my SUV and the time it takes to actually drive the 2,000+ mile round trip to Portland and back. My reasoning for doing this is twofold: First, I want to get as many personal effects out of my sublet condo here in Vegas and back into my dusty, cool basement in Portland as I possibly can. Second (and most importantly), there is NO WAY I want to have Nevada license plates on my car! My life here is just temporary, and I'll be damned if I do anything to contradict that constant reminder that I give to myself.

Having said all this, I did find a few bright spots that I should share with you other Vegas-haters. If you hate going to the bars here (ALL bars in Vegas seem to AT LEAST have video poker at the bar with a bunch of zombies staring down at the screen punching buttons), then I've got a hot tip for you. I actually found 3 bars downtown that offer a casual atmosphere, all with either a great juke box or bartender-played CDs, with NO GAMING AT ALL, and zero tourists frothing for sex or slot machines: the Griffen on Fremont, just a few feet south of LV Blvd., the Beauty Bar, just a few feet further south of the Griffen, and the Downtown Bar, around the corner on LV Blvd. I've actually talked to the cool, tatooed owner at the Downtown Bar and said, "you know, your place is refreshing and reminds me of home". He said (swear to God) "where are you from, Portland Oregon? Because that's the city that inspired me for this bar". I cried tears of joy. OK, so you ain't gonna get any free drinks because you're playing video poker, and you might not be able to enjoy a riveting conversation with a drunk asshole tourist who wants to know where the "best titty bars are". Sure you're gonna pay a little more for your drink (like 7 or 8 bucks, ok?), but it's well worth it to be away from the riff raff and white trash. Plus the bartenders are all friendly and take a moment to chat, a lot of the people inside have piercings and tatoos (I have neither, but I like being around that type of crowd -- it oozes "anti-establishment"), and your fellow patrons are better educated and can offer up interesting chatter and discussion.
 

I want to blow my brains out. This place sucks. I came from a town with tons of history, culture and people who knew the area. I have yet to meat someone who was born and raised here and I am begining to figure out why... Once you spend a month in this Hell Hole you pretty much want to jump in front of a taxi on the 215. What happened to my life! 3 years left and counting the days. I need a support group.
 

I meant "MEET".
 

Born and raised in Las Vegas... and I have to agree.
I remember when this was a small town - I remember when people were nice. When I was in high school, a busboy was able to get their childs prom dinner comped. Health care was great, schools were good and we honestly often forgot to lock the door (in the 70's). It all changed when the casinos went corporate. Most have them have made deals with deals devil on health insurance. They all use Fremont and Sierra who have destroyed health care in Nevada. Dr.Corey Brown and Dr.Tony Marlin will rot in hell for what they have done. FYI..most of the higher casino execs have " the exec plan that is not given to the workers" Their plans are great ... since they works so much harder, then lets say a cocktail server who is on her feet all day.
And look at Harrah's - the CEO lives in Boston. This is one of largest employers in the state, and his kids don't go to school here... so he is concerned about boston not vegas. He never goes to community events...much less a childs soccer game. Why should he care about the crime rate or the lack of culture, let them eat cake.
Once again... if the CEO's would get involved Las Vegas could get better
Until the CEO's care, Vegas will continue to go down the tubes. I do think they will care when the crime rate is so high that it hurts the bottom line. (The Murrens of the MGM do get involved, but one family is not enough, although they have made a big difference - but wouldn't it be great if the others would take note)
Sadly..Las Vegas will continue to be a place not unlike hell. And yes I am bitter.. I would like a nice place to raise my family and will continue to be bitter until it changes.
 

I LOVE ALL OF YOU! Ive lived in Lost Wages for about 3 years now. Growing up in So Cal & Utah I developed a love for being outside. Here you can only be out doors for 15 min. max. The music suck, tourists suck, locals suck, drivers suck, there is no sense of community. Everything is fake, tacky glamour BULLSHIT and I HATE HATE HATE it.If I dont find a way put of here soon Im jumping off of the stratosphere. Whos with me. HMMM and I used to such a nice young man.
 

Never in my life have I seriously considered suicide before I was transfered here for work. I've been here 6 months and, after going to California over the weekend (where I moved from), I had a nervous breakdown at the prospect of coming back.

There is, plain and simple, nothing to do other than drink or gamble. There is not a single coffee house not emblazened with a Starbucks logo, not a single art-house theater.

But more than anything, the people here are dastardly... I have never in my life encountered so many people so often who entirely lack courtesy or integrity. They will look you straight in the face as they walk in a building and slam the door on you. The drivers here are worse than any I've ever seen. (On my frequent trips to LA and San Diego, driving down the I-15, if anyone pulls a seriously unsafe driving maneuver, 95 percent of the time the car has Nevada plates.

Not only is greed paramount to just about everything, the fact that everyone goes broke here for one reason or another means that everyone is mad all the time. They become so self-absorbed and consumed with how they will come up with the money they owe for whatever it is that there is no space left in their minds to be occupied by thoughts of others. It's very apparent and it's appalling. What I don't understand is that everyone here agrees, but they still try to convince me to give it a chance, I'll "grow to love it." Why on earth would I want to grow to love this? I have a soul.

After only 6 months, I put in my notice at my apartment. I'll be out of here in 1 month and now that I know it's almost over, the utter misery of never leaving the house and not knowing a single soul (and not a single soul knowing me), the weight has been lifted. I'm even moving to a city in which I don't even have a job. That's how bad it is.
 

This is so funny I googled I hate Las Vegas and got this. I have so many reasons to hate Las Vegas, after being here for about a year I realized some thing, I don’t care if this place is located in the middle of the desert or the altitude. Las Vegas is burning hot for a reason, its hell. All sane people even possibly considering moving don’t. You will regret it the second you do it. This truly is the place dreams go to die. Also a degree from UNLV is not worth much outside of Nevada.
 

i also googled "i hate vegas" & stumbled upon this site. every year my husband's family has their reunion there & every year i try to get out of it. well, i thought i hit the jackpot this year because i didn't want to bring our 11 month old daughter, woo-hoo! WRONG! i fibbed & said it was due to our lack of $$ that we couldn't go,so my mom in law offered to pay for our gas, food,lodging....damn it...and hubby still wants to go AND he wants me & the baby to go-laying on the guilt about it's my family who comesout from chicago (we live in l.a.) & they will want to meet the baby,blah blah blah...i'm so sad that once again, i'll be stuck there-ugh
 

Help me get out of this HELL named Las Vegas. It is the worst city on the globe. All of the reasons have already been stated here in this forum. They are 100% true. I have lived here 5 years and have been robbed 2 times . My car tires slashed twice. My car stereo stolen. And last January I was the victim of a home invasion robbery and they killed my wife. PLEASE HEED THESE WARNINGS. Don't ruin your life and move to this horrible town. It will destroy your life.
Thanks for letting me vent.
Rob.
 

i'm the suicidal chick from a week ago....

i'm so sorry to hear about your wife (see above).

that's tragic.
 

Oh thank God for this website. I thought I was being antisocial. Spent 5 days in Las Vegas. I am a 58-year-old grandmother; by the evening of day one I was sitting in a corner of the Mirage casino, on my cell phone, crying to my husband that I hated it and wanted to come home. He told me to take a walk, get outside. I tried that -- the grass and flowers were plastic and there was piped in music everywhere. Are there no birds in this city?? I understand how an autistic child feels -- sensory overload. And why in God's name would so many people bring their children to this wretched city? The grass is phony, the air is phony, the smells and people and plants are phony. The nicest person I met was my Yugoslavian taxi driver who took me to the airport -- I tipped him $20 on a $20 fare, just because he spoke nicely to me. Now, that's pathetic. The hotel said they conserve water by not washing the sheets everyday, but the same hotel sprays mists of water OUTSIDE to cool the transporation arrive/depart area. The BEST part of my trip to Las Vegas was the hour I spent on the plane at the airport gate waiting for a mechanic. At least this plane was heading the right way.
 

Sometimes I think even the Internet is a conspiracy. With the amount of money involved, I would not be surprised if sites that say "I Hate Las Vegas" mysteriously disappear.

There are millions of people who hate Las Vegas. All of these comments hold true.

It is a sick, pathetic place designed to rob you of all your hard earned cash. It is pumped up in media, and pumped up all over America to drive people here. It is supposed to be the destination of all for sex, gambling, and booze.

The sex is simply prostitutes with AIDS who want to milk you of your money to serve their crack/cocaine addictions while demanding hundreds of dollars.

The gambling is designed to rob you so badly of your money that you think that you are getting a good deal by waiting around for a beer or two every 15 minutes while you slop down your hundreds of dollars on slot machines.

The booze is self explanatory. Numb your pain. Culture? Forget it. Spend hundreds of dollars on shows that are supposed to 'entertain' and keep you wanting more - It's all a huge gimmick.

I will NEVER go to Las Vegas again and I'm only 23. Cab drivers? Everyone? Greedy as hell. People go out of their way to DEMAND money and tips from you from the moment you leave the airport. It's all about cold hard cash.

It's making me sick to my stomach.
 

I'm dreading going in October, but I already have my plane fare...and I'm flying my mother from Hawaii to be there too. My niece from England is having her 30th birthday party there...she goes every year. Last year I got out of it..this year I have to go because I haven't seen much of my family in the past few years. Three years ago, my hub and I went to his sister's wedding (by Elvis). The best part of LV was the dinner we had at the Bellagio - great service - expensive - $600 for 6 of us! You get what you pay for with meals.

I used to work in Tahoe in casinos, and learned to hate myself for working there. Las Vegas is the worst of the worst though. The energy wasted for lighting is despicable - naturally we all referred to it as Lost Wages. And the water usage! All the hotels - think about all those rooms and bathrooms! Too much waste.

Dreading going...you bet. Luckily my sister has some "other events" planned, like Lake Mead, but I'm so dreading this trip - I don't even really like this part of the family. It's a sacrifice.

I think I'll bring my knitting. Thank you for this site!
 

You all need to get a life. Life is what you make of it wherever you might be. I've lived all over and Vegas is not all that bad. Just stay away from the strip if you don't want to be disgusted w/ the tourist bull shit. What you people need is PROZAC or something.
 

Funny the Las Vegas guy suggests PROZAC. All the people in Las Vegas are addicted to some sort of drug. Whether its booze, prescription meds, or meth. Las Vegas is called the meth capital of the U.S. . How typical. Las Vegas sucks and the losers that live there deserve what they get.
 

HAVING JUST RECENTLY MOVED TO WISCONSIN FROM LIVING IN LAS VEGAS FOR 2 YEARS IV NOTICED 2 THINGS . MY BLOOD PRESSURE IS BACK TO NORMAL AND MY HAIR IS TURNING BACK TO ITS ORIGINAL COLOR. I WORKED AT THE BELLAGIO AS A SECURITY GUARD AND LET ME TELL YOU THE TREAT YA LIKE CRAP . MY RENT 780 PER MONTH IN A BAD NEIBOHRHOOD 135 A MONTH FOR CAR INSURANCE MAKING 15.50PER HOUR . IN WISCONSIN I MAKE 10 PER HOUR BUT HAVE ALOT MORE MONEY TO SPEND MY RENT BEING 385 PER MONTH MY CAR INSURANCE 65 PER MONTH . . HOPEFULLY THIS TOWN WILL RUN OUT OF WATER AND WE ALL GET TO SEE THE ECONOMIC EMPLOSION WILL HAPPEN.
 

My rent in that shitty town called Las Vegas, was 995.00, in the middle of gangland. My electric bill in the summer 275.00. And the pay there sucks , all the jobs are low paying. Las Vegas can eat it.!!!!
 

I hate the state of Nevada and Las vegas. People in Utah are so nice. Las vegas is so dangerious that i dont even stop in the state when driving through. Did you read about the las vegas sewer people a whole community that lives in the sewers under Las Vegas. I hate the marketers for Las Vegas> If your living there in Hell Las Vegas i would suggest moving ASAP go north or east. good luck and my deepest sympathy to anyone who is stuck in Nevada.
 

To the guy who says we need to get a life, and aparently enjoys vegas. I laughed when i read your post. So your saying after 50 people posts there experiences and all were negative, we all need prozac. This is the I hate Las Vegas blog FYI, maybe your in the wrong blog try typing in I love Las Vegas. Oh wait a second I already did that no such a blog, um.... I wounder why. Maybe your blind or maybe you just haven't lived here long enough either way. It's not a matter of preception, it's a matter of reality. You need to learn the difference between to two.
 

Las Vegas was ranked the most dangerous city in the country , four years in a row. Why would anyone bring their family to live in that hell-hole?
 

I can't believe I got here the same way so many have, by googling "I Hate Las Vegas".

OK, I have to admit I'm one of the fortunate ones who had enough opportunities to sample that vile sewage system disguised as a city before moving there.

Because I work for an Airline that flies out of Las Vegas, and countless layovers there, I had enough experience with the propositioning sex workers, the look desperation of drunken drones who've lost every cent they had, to the fat overindulged greedy tourist who are coming to hopefully make up for their lack of preplanning in life, in hopes of making up for it in one pull of a lever.

I was offered an opportunity to further my career, but it would have to be in Las Vegas. After much soul searching (and I'd like to keep my soul) and reading many of the heartfelt post here, my decision is now made.

Thanks, but no thanks...I'll stay right here in New Jersey.
 

You all have got to be kidding me...

Believe it or not, there is life in Las Vegas off the Strip. You dont like it, stay away from it! You know what to expect going there. I've lived here for 18 years, and go to the strip maybe ONCE A YEAR. It is called Sin City for a reason. Its not just a clever little nickname.

Yet, somehow... The city grows. Some people it seems like this city and what it offers them. If it was as bad as you people think, do you honestly think it would be growing as fast as it is?

Yes, there are problems. Growth causes a large portion of it. Do you honestly think that growing so fast can be easy on a city's infrastructure? How long do you think it takes to build roads, schools, hospitals, etc? The city is only 100 years old. And its only been since the 60's since its population began to explode. Do you really think Chicago, LA, or NY didnt have issues when they were growing? Or that they don't have any problems now? Some things just cant be accomplished as fast as others. Were the subways of NY built in a week? Were the freeways of LA done in a month? Were the elevated trains of Chicago built in a year? NO. And the majority of those were built before the days of the Sierra Club and other groups that think we shouldn't build freeways anymore, so they tie up any new construction of them in the courts for year after year. Usually, this will cause traffic, which ironically will cause more pollution (which is their main reason for the lawsuits) because far more cars are in a smaller area for a longer period of time.

You don't like it here, fine. Its a city like none other, and takes some getting used to. I don't think its fair to blame the whole city on one bad experience on the Strip or that you were too isolated to take it upon yourself to go out, meet some new people and see what the city has to offer.
 

I was born here in this shithole. Everyday that I don't shoot myself is a miracle. Back in the 70's it was a cool place to live, now its just a depressing eyesore. Only the desperate and the nations losers come here to live. I finally found a job away from this hell on earth and I will be gone from this place by November. Yesssss. Las Vegas can fall off the globe for as far as I am concerned. BYE Bye 120 degree summers, Im going to a place where you can go outside in the summer and enjoy it. LATER LOSERS
 

Las Vegas sucks. Most people I know that lived there or visited there hated it. There are no , "I love Las Vegas" sites on the net, only "Hate it" sites. That will tell you something. No worries though. In 5 years the water in Lake Mead will be gone and so will the residents. (Except for the hard core Las Vegans, they will drink whiskey instead, hahahahah what a bunch of morons that live there)
 

The city has nothing of value to offer. Everything is fake, I lived there for 8 years, hated every minute.
The day I moved away was the happiest day of my life. Stay Away From That City.
 

3x the National average for elderly sucide here is the link for proof http://www.lasvegassun.com/sunbin/stories/sun/2007/aug/05/566629794.html
Rank #1 in country for most dangerous here is link http://money.aol.com/special/dangerousstates06
according to mens fitness Las Vegas is fattest city here is link
http://www.mensfitness.com/polls/205
 

Its like the 100th day in a row with the temperature over 105 degrees. I gotta get out of the shitty town . HELLLLLLLLLPPP
 

Anyone who defends that horrible city is a degenerate. They are there for the debauchery . They are addicted to gambling, alcohol, and drugs. They deserve one another.
Rot in Hell
 

4 people were shot on the Las Vegas Strip this weekend , one was a tourist. It all happened after a riot broke out in front of Osheas.
Heres the link

http://www.lvrj.com/news/9255111.html
 

Kids are going back to school this week ....and its a 108 degrees outside. F*ck this place.
 

friends talked me into holidaying in vegas with them and against my better judgement here i am. it's only my second day and i'm dying to go home. vegas is possibly the ugliest city i've ever seen and i would consider myself fairly well travelled. even expensive places like the wynn look so tacky. how anyone can live in such an artificial and uncultered place is an absolute miracle to me. i don't even have anyone to complain to because my friends seem to love it here. another 5 days until i'm back in lovely london :-((. until then i'll have to keep myself busy with a good book - i can actually feel my brain cells dying with nothing but silicone tits and countless other maifestations of bad taste around me. my heart goes out to anyone who has to actually live in this shithole.
 

I hate Las Vegas.....I really do!
 

Las Vegas News 8/27
Four people are dead after another violent weekend in Las Vegas; all were found dead in separate crimes and there are still no suspects. Since early Saturday morning, there have been two shootings, a stabbing and one woman found dead how she died is still a mystery.

It all started here in a northwest Las Vegas neighborhood early Saturday morning. Police say a man was sleeping when someone came in and shot him twice in the head.

The second shooting happened early Sunday morning inside a 7-11 store near Maryland Parkway and Desert Inn.

Metro says the victim, a man in his mid-twenties, was playing slots. That's when the shooter walked right up to the door, leaned in and began shooting, hitting the victim at least eight times.

Just a few streets east, and less than 24 hours before that, homicide detectives arrived at Arizona Charlie's on Boulder Highway. That's where they found a woman dead inside a hotel room, face down, naked and few clues left behind.

"The perpetrator seemed like they went through some measures to conceal whatever evidence that was there,".

Earlier that morning, more crime tape surrounded a home in North Las Vegas where officers found a man in his 30's stabbed to death.

The string of violent crimes has become routine in Las Vegas, and detectives working around the clock, but all of these crimes remain unsolved.
 

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