On the heels of my post on Monsey I would like to hear people’s opinion of Lakewood. A few people mentioned it as an option (I live out of town and need to move “in town”). I said it is way too yeshivish and you can not get your kids into schools. Some guy there told me that it is no longer the case. He said there are 3 types there. Normal yeshivish, not yeshivish and greacy.
I have been to Lakewood and while I do not disagree that there do exist different types there, it seems to me that most are yeshivish or greacy. I have heard Lakewood people talking about the diversity there, but as an outsider I would never call it diverse! Even if it was diverse I would almost certainly not move there but there does exist a remote possibility due to affordability.
I hope this topic does not set people off. Understand that this is a valid topic just like any other.