As much as everybody complains that they hate Livingston, it's not that bad of a town. The crime rate is relatively low (though it's been getting worse because the ghetto kids from Newark and West Orange have been moving in). Even though there are many cliques (Asians, japs, blacks and hispanics, etc.) and you would think we're just a rich stuck up town, people are surprisingly nice to each other. There are rarely any cases of "bullying" and whatever. Livingston is also close to NYC and the shore, and at least we have a movie theater, ice skating rink, and a few restaurants. There are three malls near us - Livingston Mall, Willowbrook Mall, and Short Hills Mall. Nobody ever goes to the Livingston Mall because the Short Hills Mall has the expensive name brand stores.

Most people here are obnoxiously rich. Kids whose families have airplanes and private jets are considered a little richer than everyone else, but it's not that out of the ordinary. You look at the student parking lot and see Range Rovers, Audis, and BMWs, and then look at the teachers parking lot and see regular cars like Hondas and Fords. If you don't own at least one pair of True Religion jeans or something designed by Tory Burch, you aren't a true Livingstoner. And by Livingstoner, I mean LivingSTONER.

Everyone here does drugs because they have nothing better to do with their money, and if anything ever happens, their parents can hire the best lawyers and use money to pay their way out.

People here are al...