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Anonymous said:
Don't do it. Not even living in Ft. Wayne or South Bend. Both of those places are just overgrown truck stops. Only way to work in Warsaw is to commute from Chicago.
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Fort Wayne is actually a decent place to live, especially if you are bringing a family along with you. The cost of living is incredibly low, and there is plenty to do in terms of entertainment. Sure, its not Chicago or Indianapolis, but its very liveable, and the downtown area is starting to come alive with the addition of a new state-of-the-art baseball stadium. Also, the Winona Lake area is very charming if you want to be right in Warsaw. Just my two cents.
 



It is terrible. Inbreeding is rampant. Ft. Wayne has terrible gang problems. If you are used to good restaurants, culture, entertainment, pro sports..........basically living well.........northern Indiana is not where you want to be. Seriously, do you want to live where everyone you see in public works in the ortho industry?
 



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It is terrible. Inbreeding is rampant. Ft. Wayne has terrible gang problems. If you are used to good restaurants, culture, entertainment, pro sports..........basically living well.........northern Indiana is not where you want to be. Seriously, do you want to live where everyone you see in public works in the ortho industry?
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This fine gentleman obviously doesnt live in Fort Wayne. I lived in Fort Wayne for 20 years, and loved every day of it. I very rarely encountered anyone in Fort Wayne that works in the ortho industry. Its the second largest city in the state, and has plenty to do socially (and, despite these baseless assertions, has no gang problem). Nor did I ever meet anyone that was the product of inbreeding (apparently my social circle was different from the previous poster). Its a cheap place to live, and two hours from Indy, hour and a half from Lake Michigan beaches, and three hours from Chicago. If you are curious what its like, go to a Tin Caps game this spring and then go eat at the downtown restaurant Club Soda. In any event, good luck either way.
 



Don't do it. As far as the inbreeding comment, the previous poster was probably referring to Warsaw. Then went on to talk about Ft. Wayne as an option. Reading comprehension escapes most people. Anyway, N. IN is a shit hole. Bad weather, bad food, nothing to do. Calling the shores of any Michigan lake a beach is pretty funny. Hey, let's go to Gordy's for some pizza.........I know, it burned down. Now where do you go? Only good thing is that its cheap to live there. Everyone always says, "It's a great place to raise your kids.". That's like, "Yeah, but she has a great personality.". Good luck with that.
 



My friend Warsaw is in the middle of no where USA. It is 50 miles from any source of civilization and 150 years in the past. If you are white you might, and I stress, might fit in if you are ultra conservative and believe that the Holocaust never happened. I worked at Zimmer for 5 yrs a commuted down to Warsaw from South Bend every day. The drive is mind numbing, and its the same for FT. Wayne which is larger than South Bend but very little to do and nowhere to go. In South Bend you are 90 minutes from Chicago, for what that is worth.

If you plan on living in Warsaw you children will go to a school system ranked near the bottom of the state in their test scores. The locals will scare the living hell out of you with their pick up trucks and the constant rebel yell in your ears. This is the pinnacle of blue collar living and the land of the double wide trailer. My administrative assistants were high school level quality so you will be on your own when pulling together a project of any sophistication. Be advised most of your fellow managers went to the local community colleges or Jr. colleges but their shining stars of stars went to Ball State ( more than likely at the annex in Gas City ). So depending on your background you will either be an intellectual giant that will quickly become annoyed or you will fit right in. If you fit right in you may want to slit your throat because that says a lot of negative things about your abilities.
 






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My friend Warsaw is in the middle of no where USA. It is 50 miles from any source of civilization and 150 years in the past. If you are white you might, and I stress, might fit in if you are ultra conservative and believe that the Holocaust never happened. I worked at Zimmer for 5 yrs a commuted down to Warsaw from South Bend every day. The drive is mind numbing, and its the same for FT. Wayne which is larger than South Bend but very little to do and nowhere to go. In South Bend you are 90 minutes from Chicago, for what that is worth.

If you plan on living in Warsaw you children will go to a school system ranked near the bottom of the state in their test scores. The locals will scare the living hell out of you with their pick up trucks and the constant rebel yell in your ears. This is the pinnacle of blue collar living and the land of the double wide trailer. My administrative assistants were high school level quality so you will be on your own when pulling together a project of any sophistication. Be advised most of your fellow managers went to the local community colleges or Jr. colleges but their shining stars of stars went to Ball State ( more than likely at the annex in Gas City ). So depending on your background you will either be an intellectual giant that will quickly become annoyed or you will fit right in. If you fit right in you may want to slit your throat because that says a lot of negative things about your abilities.
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Wow - you are an absolute moron. I suspect that would be your summation of any place that's not San Fran or New York? I've lived on both coasts as well as Indiana and spend a lot of time in Warsaw. Your stereotypes are off base. True, the pace of life is much slower than many other orthopaedic cities, but the schools are great (academics, sports, other), people are very friendly (just as in most anywhere in the Midwest), and more people outside of the manufacturing floors have advanced degrees than not -- and the majority are in fact transplants from other parts of the country and world. If your description were true then all of Warsaw would have self-destructed by now and not remained the industry Mecca that it is. I do, in fact, find it to be amazing that none of the companies in Warsaw (Zimmer, Biomet, DePuy, and all of the other feeder/OEM companies that support or ankle-bite their businesses) ever decided to uproot to either Chicago or Indy to make it easier to recruit people; but the fact remains that Warsaw has produced the greatest innovations in joint reconstruction over the years. Cost of living is phenominal, particularly if you're coming from the East or West Coasts. Warsaw's not not my cup of tea, but your comments are way off base and unfair to anyone considering a real opportunity with any of the organizations in town.
 



Anonymous said:
Wow - you are an absolute moron. I suspect that would be your summation of any place that's not San Fran or New York? I've lived on both coasts as well as Indiana and spend a lot of time in Warsaw. Your stereotypes are off base. True, the pace of life is much slower than many other orthopaedic cities, but the schools are great (academics, sports, other), people are very friendly (just as in most anywhere in the Midwest), and more people outside of the manufacturing floors have advanced degrees than not -- and the majority are in fact transplants from other parts of the country and world. If your description were true then all of Warsaw would have self-destructed by now and not remained the industry Mecca that it is. I do, in fact, find it to be amazing that none of the companies in Warsaw (Zimmer, Biomet, DePuy, and all of the other feeder/OEM companies that support or ankle-bite their businesses) ever decided to uproot to either Chicago or Indy to make it easier to recruit people; but the fact remains that Warsaw has produced the greatest innovations in joint reconstruction over the years. Cost of living is phenominal, particularly if you're coming from the East or West Coasts. Warsaw's not not my cup of tea, but your comments are way off base and unfair to anyone considering a real opportunity with any of the organizations in town.
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The only way for you to know for sure is to spend a few days there, I think you will soon see that there is much more downside to living there than upside. "It's cheap to live there and a great place to raise kids" can only go so far.
 



I grew up in the fort before being deported to Culver.
Let me tell you - this is no place to raise kids.

Even at the best schools (Canterbury, Homestead) - kids are huffing gasoline and spray paint and stealing cars. The best neighborhoods are out in the middle of nowhere.

Warsaw? - That's where they grow all the weed. And a house on the lake (that's the only place you want to be) can be a million dollar shit hole. I still have family and tears come to my eyes when I see the highway leading away from there to my home far away. It makes me think about how good I actually do have it. I'm not in Miami, but at least I'm not back in the fort with my brothers getting drunk every weekend.

The people that never left the fort never made anything out of their lives. Their big news is that the Gap came back to Glenbrook Mall.

I would live in Warsaw for .5M a year - otherwise it is not worth the bitching my wife would make me live with. Warsaw - what a shit hole.
 






Seems like you got all the negative responses above. I lived in Warsaw for many years and found it very comfortable. No there aren't a lot of night clubs, and the local theater has only three or four screens. However, you can afford a home on the lakefront, amatuer sports is big for all ages, and people are friendly middle-americans. There is a mix of race and ethnicity, although not like NY or LA. Where ever my family lived, we found that life centered around the friends and neighbors andthe effort we put into our social life.

Summer offers boating, water skiiing, sailing, and the beaches in Warsaw. My family of five really enjoyed driving into Michigan to ski at the mom & pop ski areas during the winter. Some earlier disparaged the local junior colleges & Ball State (best known as Letterman's coolleg), but I found much more of an educated staff base. Indiana University, Purdue, and Michigan State were probably more mumerous than others.

Fort Wayne is a much bigger city. Living on the west side is convenient commuting to Warsaw. 45 minutes to Warsaw compares equals my city traffic commute here. Some great golf course communites there on the west side (check out Sycamore Hills). Can't address the gang question, but there has always been an inner city there, far from suburbia. Lot of community activies and the schools were far better than we found in California or Atlanta. Drug problems in the schools are everywhere we have lived, including here in Florida now. Give these communities a try, you won't disappointed.

In both cities the cost of living is great compared to the coasts. Even country club memberships seemed cheap compared to elswhere. Good luck~!
 



Anonymous said:
Seems like you got all the negative responses above. I lived in Warsaw for many years and found it very comfortable. No there aren't a lot of night clubs, and the local theater has only three or four screens. However, you can afford a home on the lakefront, amatuer sports is big for all ages, and people are friendly middle-americans. There is a mix of race and ethnicity, although not like NY or LA. Where ever my family lived, we found that life centered around the friends and neighbors andthe effort we put into our social life.

Summer offers boating, water skiiing, sailing, and the beaches in Warsaw. My family of five really enjoyed driving into Michigan to ski at the mom & pop ski areas during the winter. Some earlier disparaged the local junior colleges & Ball State (best known as Letterman's coolleg), but I found much more of an educated staff base. Indiana University, Purdue, and Michigan State were probably more mumerous than others.

Fort Wayne is a much bigger city. Living on the west side is convenient commuting to Warsaw. 45 minutes to Warsaw compares equals my city traffic commute here. Some great golf course communites there on the west side (check out Sycamore Hills). Can't address the gang question, but there has always been an inner city there, far from suburbia. Lot of community activies and the schools were far better than we found in California or Atlanta. Drug problems in the schools are everywhere we have lived, including here in Florida now. Give these communities a try, you won't disappointed.

In both cities the cost of living is great compared to the coasts. Even country club memberships seemed cheap compared to elswhere. Good luck~!
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{Yawn . . .}
 



midwest is boring compared to the jet set lifestyle...When you're used to looking at women jacked up with botox , retylane and anything else fake they can put in their body the natural look is a turnoff. Probably likes those fake 40DD's...That's what I say, why go for wholesome when you can have jaded?
 



WARSAW WAS A GOOD PLACE TO RAISE YOUR KIDS!

I WAS HAVING A FEW DRINKS WITH MY 3 KIDS (AGES 24 - 28) LAST MONTH. THEY WERE ALL VISITING BECAUSE OF MY BIRTHDAY. THEY ALL AGREED THAT THEY WERE LUCKY TO GROW UP IN WARSAW INDIANA, SMALL TOWN USA. THEY LOVED THE LAKEFRONT LIVING, FRIENDLY NEIGHBORHOODS, ABILITY TO BE A BIG FISH IN A SMALL POND, MICHIGAN SKIING THROUGH THE WINTER, AND JUST BEING ABLE TO BE A KID IN MAYBERRY, WHOOPS WARSAW. WE MOVED ON TO ATLANTA, CALIFORNIA, AND THEN FLORIDA, BUT THEY STILL RANK THAT LITTLE INDIANA TOWN AS HELPING TO FORM WHO THEY ARE NOW!

INCIDENTALLY, THEY ARE ALL WELL ROUNDED PROFESSIONALS. ONE DOCTORATE IN PHARMACY, A BOND TRADER WORKING FOR A MAJOR FINANCIAL FIRM, AND ANOTHER JUST STARTED WORKING ON WALL STREET FOR ONE OF THE BIG FOUR FINANCIAL FIRMS.
 






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