Native New Yorkers...do you like living in this city??

This question is for New Yorkers born & raised in NYC or at least have been here from early childhood...I'm curious to know how people who were brought up in the Bronx, Queens, Brooklyn, or Manhattan(sorry SI) feel about living here & working in Manhattan. How about the constant mad rush embedded in many of us, the commute, the environment, the lights, the perma-background noise, etc? Do you love it here & can't imagine being anywhere else? Is it a love-hate feeling? Can't wait to get the heck outta here? Most people who are not from here look at this city with stars in their eyes, but we know the real deal. And even though this city has been my life, and has molded it in countless ways, there is a constant friction between my personality and the dynamics of this place(I enjoy unbroken quiet, for one) What's your take on the big apple & do you plan on sticking around?