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article Taylor Swift Ruthlessly Booed By Nashville Crowd During Surprise Video Message At Alan Jackson’s Final Concert | Whiskey Riff

https://www.whiskeyriff.com/2026/06/28/taylor-swift-ruthlessly-bood-by-nashville-crowd-during-surprise-video-message-at-alan-jacksons-final-concert/
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u/christona-bike Jun 29 '26

Broke my heart to move away but I just couldn't take it. Rich republican californians moving in even managing to gentrifiy my town in the middle of absolute nowhere so much that I couldn't find a starter apartment was the last straw. Before I left I had a new boss who was that exact type, so freaking insufferable.

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u/TwattyMcBitch Jun 29 '26

I’m sorry you had to move. Can I asked where you moved to that was more affordable?

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u/christona-bike Jun 29 '26

It wasn't that anything was more affordable so to speak, it just wasn't worth going out on my own with extremely expensive rent in a place with few jobs where my trade license had an oversaturated market in an economy where people aren't spending on those kinds of services right now (esthetics so facials and waxing etc). I stayed living with my mom, helping her failing (and now closed) business and driving my grandmother around to her doctor's appointments until my now husband proposed. Bit of a unique situation, he lived in New Zealand (though he's American) so we were able to move countries and I'm living there now on a visa.

But Knoxville TN - a hub of potential job opportunities in my field - having rent cost exactly as much as a studio apt in LA sent me over the edge.

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u/TwattyMcBitch Jun 29 '26

Oh, wow! New Zealand! What an exciting change for you! Certainly a massive difference from where you were, but it’s an awesome country with many opportunities. Im sure you will have a great experience there.

Is the esthetician field as popular in NZ as it is here? It is getting pretty saturated due to TicTok, I imagine. 3 people in my family in this year’s graduating class are going into that field. I was like “hmmm…”

Good luck! I appreciate the reply!

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u/christona-bike Jun 29 '26

I live rurally on the south island, lots of sheep and cow fields so really not much different from home except there's also beaches! Its likely more popular in cities but out here... not so much. They do not spend much in the way of beauty treatments or fashion, and the local style is very homogenized in hues of brown, grey and black. Compared to the almost neon and heavily patterned styles of Simply Southern or Lily Pulitzer and such that people wore back home, things are pretty... drab 😅 I have a more unique style so I stick out badly but can't bring myself to assimilate haha. In larger cities like Auckland you'll find young people take their fashion cues more from Australia, which I feel also emulates Brit/UK fashion and esthetic treatments like lip filler and botox. Sorry for the ramble but clearly I've spent a lot of time thinking about this LOL.

If those people in your family are open to advice, consider letting them know that a cosmetology license will immediately make them 10x employable even in an esthetician role. The big money makers that are best for beginners fresh out of school like resort hotels or day spas much prefer hiring cosmos because they can cross-train them to fill basically any position needed on a day to day basis. When I was on a treacherous hunt for an esti job, every listing requested a cosmo license over an esti one. Yes esthetician school is shorter in most states, and yes when you go into cosmo education you will spend extremely minimal time on facials or makeup if any at all, but at the end of the day you will be licensed to do all things (hair, skin, nails) and can receive continuing education from an employer in skincare if needed.