Indianapolis

BraziliaNZ

Just accepted a new job and I'll be sent there to begin with and will have to work there on and off. Anyone know anything about it? All I know is that there's something to do with race car driving there. Anyone been? Any anicdotes about the place? Anything interesting? No? No, didn't think so

Saila

Indy 500

on no wait, you said interesting didnt you..

cml387

I looked it up on Wikipedia on your behalf.

If I may sum up in terms we'll all understand, it's the Mullingar of the US.

BraziliaNZ

cml387 wrote: »

I looked it up on Wikipedia on your behalf.

If I may sum up in terms we'll all understand, it's the Mullingar of the US.

I read about it too. It sounds sh*te! I lived in Calgary, Canada for a while and this sounds like the US equivelent.
Oh well hopefully the girls are easy, and impressed by accents.

RichieC

Brickyard! go see races while you're there if it's on! looks great on telly anyway

Logical Fallacy

I know a good few people in Indy.

They hate it.

Sorry OP.

Shiner11

If its anything like Pawnee from Parks and Recreation and if your office has the same amount of fun, it should be unreal craic out there!!

Thud

Passed through there last year, seemed like a nice clean city. Stayed one night in hotel in the outskirts and only spent a few hours in city centre. Traffic wasn't bad from what i saw. Watched a Colts game in a sports bar, good atmosphere.

Not far from Chicago, St Louis, Cleveland, Columbus and Louisville so you have a few options for travel.

Kasabian

Well , it's not downtown Macroom but it will be an experience, enjoy and good luck with it. Nice to hear that someone is getting an oppurtuinity in these dark days.

BraziliaNZ

How much are hookers in the states, roughly? None of that streetwalking stuff, like ones that will come to your hotel/motel/holiday inn.

Manic Moran

The city center is clean and modern. Some of the outskirts leave something to be desired. Not an ungodly distance from Chicago or Louisville. The motor racing is in Speedway, a suburb. Flat.

BraziliaNZ

Manic Moran wrote: »

The city center is clean and modern. Some of the outskirts leave something to be desired. Not an ungodly distance from Chicago or Louisville. The motor racing is in Speedway, a suburb. Flat.

Oh well, nothing spectacular then, I like American food though, and the people, always friendly.

biko

After Hours -> USA

Hazys

They are hosting the superbowl in Feburary, so that should be good craic in the city that week....other than that i dont know much else about the city.

BraziliaNZ

Hazys wrote: »

They are hosting the superbowl in Feburary, so that should be good craic in the city that week....other than that i dont know much else about the city.

Really? I thought that was always in New Orleans

pajunior

BraziliaNZ wrote: »

Really? I thought that was always in New Orleans

No they move it around the southern states plus a few stadiums that have roofs.

But yes it is very often in New Orleans or Florida. Probably because of the ridiculous partys.

Min

BraziliaNZ wrote: »

Just accepted a new job and I'll be sent there to begin with and will have to work there on and off. Anyone know anything about it? All I know is that there's something to do with race car driving there. Anyone been? Any anicdotes about the place? Anything interesting? No? No, didn't think so

I was there for an F1 race in 2001, just after the 9/11 disaster.

It is a very clean city, some skyscrapers, nice centre to the city. I remember looking for a shopping centre or mall and the building was very formal looking from outside but great inside.

My friend and I were walking behind a car as we crossed a street (not much traffic) andit reversed and barely touched my friend, a woman came and said she saw what happened if we wanted to sue the driver, they are very helpful :pac:

Formal looking but the over riding thing was how clean the place was, exceptionally clean when we were there.

talkabout

I used to live in Washington DC and i spent a long weekend at the F1 race in 2000. From what i recall its a nice enough city with some good bars. We had a fantastic 4 days and the craic with the F1 crowd was mighty. The drive back to DC after 4 days drinking was not good

Killer Wench

BraziliaNZ wrote: »

Just accepted a new job and I'll be sent there to begin with and will have to work there on and off. Anyone know anything about it? All I know is that there's something to do with race car driving there. Anyone been? Any anicdotes about the place? Anything interesting? No? No, didn't think so

I grew up about an hour or so away from there on the Illinois and Indiana border. Can I be the first to say... I am sooooooo very sorry.

BraziliaNZ

Killer Wench wrote: »

I grew up about an hour or so away from there on the Illinois and Indiana border. Can I be the first to say... I am sooooooo very sorry.

haha, oh well it's only for a few weeks, I'm going on Sunday. If I'm lucky immigration might turn me away!

BraziliaNZ

Killer Wench wrote: »

I grew up about an hour or so away from there on the Illinois and Indiana border. Can I be the first to say... I am sooooooo very sorry.

lol, I'm here now, it's quite a dead town alright. I work right downtown but errr there's nothing here really! Have found a few bars and restaurants to while away the evenings (drink) so it's all good, friendly folk too.

rockonollie

Indy is a great city.....plenty to do......and they have one of the up and coming hurling clubs in the US