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My husband and I are Canadian citizen and husband got a job offer to work in Norwood, Ma. Just want to know which town is good to live in terms on living environment, population of race, school, shopping and restaurant?

I need to rent a 1 bedroom apartment where there is not feel like suburb. I did some research, and some people suggest Dedham, Foxboro, Canton, Sharon, Stoughton and West Roxbury. Any lady actually live in any of the above town or can idea on how is the living there? Thanks in advanced.

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其實你一離開greater boston，度度都suburb feel架啦。
如果公司近commuter rail station而亦唔介意坐既話，可以住近d city。
你list既town(除foxboro外）其實出boston都好方便，渣車30分鐘內到。
校區邊度好我唔知，等其他人答你啦。
（申報：我住greater boston內）

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你有小朋友嗎? 幾年班?

仲有.. 你老公間公司可唔可以由 station 行路去? 你地黎幾來? 如果黎一年半載, 冬天行五分鐘都凍死....

如果你地有車... 一架定兩架? 你識唔識開車? 你會唔會搵工? 你有無親朋戚友係呢到? 要唔要近埋佢地??

有好多因素架... 如果你地有車就邊到都唔大問題... 如果公司俾埋 city monthly parking錢.. 仲好... 你真係可以係 city 住... 你問清楚你老公公司包咩... 有幾多錢租金... 如果你地唔介意自己貼.. 或公司無上限... 選擇仲會多好多....

如果你覺得唔方便公開講... 可以 PM我同眼訓.... 睇下幫唔幫到你啦...

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發表於 14-3-29 02:11 |只看該作者

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Hi, BossCatCat and 眼訓.

My husband is not yet sure about what and how much expense to cover because still bargaining.

Anyway, we are planing to stay there about 2- 3 years and then will come back to Toronto, or go to San Francisco for another position that might be available later.

你有小朋友嗎? 幾年班?
Not yet, but plan to have baby this year or next year. So school is not the priority?

仲有.. 你老公間公司可唔可以由 station 行路去? 你地黎幾來? 如果黎一年半載, 冬天行五分鐘都凍死....
I think it takes 20 mins to work from train station in Norwood and Office is around
River Ridge Dr, Norwood, MA.

如果你地有車... 一架定兩架? 你識唔識開車? 你會唔會搵工? 你有無親朋戚友係呢到? 要唔要近埋佢地??
We must drive and we will share one car at this moment. I will not work there. And his older sister lives about 2 to 2.5 hrs away, around Connecticut area. No need to be close to her at all.

有好多因素架... 如果你地有車就邊到都唔大問題... 如果公司俾埋 city monthly parking錢.. 仲好... 你真係可以係 city 住... 你問清楚你老公公司包咩... 有幾多錢租金... 如果你地唔介意自己貼.. 或公司無上限... 選擇仲會多好多....

His office location is in Norwood, Ma and I think no need to live in Boston downtown. Coz the office is in Norwood area, preferably to drive within 25 mins in traffic from home to office. We are willing to pay $1800 to 2200 per month for 1 bedroom apartment. I need to have washing machine and dryer in my unit and best to have elevator.
Most importantly, the area around the apartment need to be safe and less criminal activity. 10 -15 mins drive to groceries stores is preferable.

I did some research and I am deciding to rent one of the following apartments.:

Sharon, Ma
Avalon Sharon, 2500 Avalon Dr, Sharon, MA

Dedham
Avalon Station 250
250 Station Cir Dedham, MA 02026

Norwood
Norwood Gardens
105 Hampden Dr Norwood, MA 02062

Norwest Woods
1 Norwest Dr Norwood, MA 02062

Stoughton
Coppermill Park Apartment
3101 Stagecoach Rd, Stoughton, MA

Randolph
Avalon Blue Hills
One Avalon Drive, Randolph, MA 02368

Canton
Avalon Canton at Blue Hills
9 Bay Dr, Canton, MA 02021

Please give me some advice of the pros and cons. Can u suggest any other apartment? Thanks in advance.

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Dedham
Avalon Station 250
250 Station Cir Dedham, MA 02026

Dedham Avalon 你可以行路去買野... 有 Costco/Wholefood 仲有 movie/shopping mall, 岩晒無車人士, 仲可以搭火車去 city都係 30min. 仲有 free parking. Number one choice. :)

如果你有小朋友讀中/小學.. 會見意你 Sharon Avalon, 其他都係山卡啦.. 唔洗諗....

幾時到報? 要唔要搞返個 Boston BK 聚會? Hahaha XDD

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I also prefer to live in Dedham Avalon Station 250 or Sharon Avalon. Avalon station 250 is the # 1 choice on my list because of the shops around it.

One question: are those area safe? Low crime rate or not? What kind of ppl live there most? White, black, Chinese, India....?

Do u know if the traffic is bad or not in the morning in highway from Dedham to Norwood area? And from Sharon Avalon to Norwood area? I am worry it will have traffic jam like inToronto... like..distance 15 mins normally drive become 30 min, or 30 mins become 1 hour+.

I think we will go to Boston around Mid May to June, hopefully can meet up some of you when I am there. Haha...

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Don't worry, MA crime is no where near those you heard/read from the news. And Dedham Avalon is one of those mid to high income apartment, plus the mall next door is a high end mall, Legacy Place.I once saw a Maybach park there, many luxury cars park there too. I

Traffic is fine since you are going a different direction than the morning traffic. If his hour are flex, he can be at the office in 10 min, but expect 20min in case of some traffic.

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Thanks for ur reply. So i think Avalon station 250 is definitely the best choice, just hope they have some apartment units available to rent in June.

What about the traffic from Avalon Sharon to Norwood area? Is it also around 10 mins? Or need more because of the direction?

How is the traffic in winter for Boston?
And weather? Coz Toronto is really cold specially this year, highest around -15 to 20 meaning actually -20 to -30 with wind in the winter. I wonder if the weather in Boston is similar to Toronto.

P.S. I have one stupid q is...Will salt be use as de-icer for the winter road treatment in MA? Coz I heard someone said their state only use sand create traction for snowing day in winter...

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發表於 14-3-29 23:59 |只看該作者

Bei_monchhichi 發表於 14-3-29 11:43
Thanks for ur reply. So i think Avalon station 250 is definitely the best choice, just hope they hav ...

Sharon cut 過去 Norwood 唔洗上highway，應該影響唔大。你有時間既儘管係繁忙時間用 google maps check traffic。
冬天呢度好少跌到落single digit。日頭點都有10度。落一兩寸雪對traffic影響不大。唔知你先生公司既慣例係點？一話落大雪(6" or above)我同我c6公司d人絕大部分work from home。MA沙同鹽都有用，不過環保區有機會係reduced salt zone.

Dedham好呀！間WholeFoods勁大！聽聞Randolph黑人比較多。

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發表於 14-3-30 00:45 |只看該作者

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Thanks for u reply. ^^
\"冬天呢度好少跌到落single digit。日頭點都有10度\" is it in degrees Fahrenheit (°F) or Celsius (°C) ?

I read some review saying most of the population is Irish and Jews and racial discrimination is common in Sharon?

And where I can find Chinese groceries store? I found one in google called Kam Man Marketplace - Quincy, MA and say it is big, true? Seems like a lot of chinese ppl live in Quincy, MA.

By the way, where do u two live in Boston?

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發表於 14-3-30 03:29 |只看該作者

don't expect you will find equally good Chinese grocery or restaurant in MA, it mostly mainland china and Vietnamese ppl operate and many Chinese fake goods.

Yes there a big Kam Man supermarket, don't put your expectation high....

forget about Sharon, it's middle of no where, go for Dedham... they have many availability....

http://www.avaloncommunities.com ... avalon-station-250/

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I just hope there will be apartment unit available @ Avalon Station 250 in Dedham when I move to Boston in May or June. Feel stressed once I think of leaving Toronto...anyway, thx for your advice.

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US 溫度用 F 計。

New England 呢區好少對亞洲人有種族歧視。At least我未試過囉。我以前有朋友住Sharon，佢除左話好住之外冇講其他。

Quincy已經變成半個唐人街。唐人超市要出來Boston先會多d選擇。
但我入唐人超市既次數一年一隻手板數得晒。主要入乾貨煲湯料醬料等。所以冇乜comment。應有既都有。
韓日野Burlington有間H-Mart。內有個 food court 仔。
至於冬菇參茸海味呢d，Boston會有，但我冇留意。要買我會落NY買。一年一次吧。
我地日常groceries主要係Wholefoods搞掂。肉同海鮮係其他小店買。
Watertown有間叫Russo's，d唐人菜好靚。我覺得come放過唐人超市嗰d。

Toronto咁多唐人，Boston相比之下你當然會覺得乜都冇。既然決定來，stressed out都冇用。倒不如多嘗試地道野，不枉此行。

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本帖最後由 Bei_monchhichi 於 14-3-31 05:47 編輯

原帖由眼訓於 14-03-30 發表
US 溫度用 F 計。

New England 呢區好少對亞洲人有種族歧視。At least我未試過囉。我以前有朋友住Sharon， ...

Thanks for your info.

Of course I don\'t mind to try anything new from a new place...haha..
A must is to know where to get Chinese and Korean sauces, and Chinese vegetable, other than that any groceries store is fine.

I love traveling and trying new things. But moving in new country is quite different, especially when I am quite enjoying my life in Toronto because I have a comfortable home with a job and the salary to spend on whatever I want. Maybe I am selfish but I hate the feeling on financially depending on my husband, even he can give me the same amount of money to spend. ( I am not legal to work because I will just come with my husband who have TN status to work in US. )

Still have lots of things to deal with, such as the house and car and family we left behind in Toronto. Feeling is much different than the first day I left Hong Kong for studying in Canada. Maybe because that time I was just a teenager and never know what to worry as long as my parent is willing to pay for my expense. Haha...

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發表於 14-3-31 11:48 |只看該作者

you can sure look for a job here in US... there are many company willing to sponsor H1B or even a TN visa if you are the right fit.. :)

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Ya, I will see if I can find one.

However, I don\'t think apply the TN status because my career is not the Profession on the NAFTA list, meaning not qualify to apply. And I am not qualify in H1 either, coz what I have is just a college diploma, not a bachelor\'s or higher degree in university as they required.

Anyway, I am thinking maybe can go to university in Boston haha....or take some course at least to kill the time.

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you like cooking? or you have any hobbies or dreams you wanna fulfill when you where young? this is a good time to accomplish something... before the kid arrive...

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you like cooking? or you have any hobbies or dreams you wanna fulfill when you where young? this is ...

Haha.. Yeah, I like cooking, but bad in that so far.

I am thinking to study Art related thing, such as drawing, making small accessories or jewellers. Any idea?

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