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Post by Youngster Joey on May 20, 2013 2:10:58 GMT -5
Which do you prefer?
I grew up in a suburban town. Looking back, I think it was a pretty nice place to grow up. It was populated enough that it didn't take outrageously long to get to where we needed to go (~10-15 minutes), but it was rural enough that we had a huge yard and lived right next to a huge field and woods. It was perfect for exploring and playing outside. I have a lot of fond memories of building forts in the forest with my neighbors and exploring with friends or by myself.
My family moved to a rural part of Connecticut last year. It's very pretty, and it's nice to come from the city to visit for a weekend. But there's nothing there but woods. Driving to any store takes a good solid 20 minutes. Some people find the lack of civilization relaxing. I don't. It's isolating and boring.
The city, imo, is the best. I love the vibrancy. The more densely populated, the better (I really, really, really like Hong Kong for this reason). I'm not a very social person, but somehow, having lots of people around just doing their thing, even if I'm not interacting them, is strangely comforting.
The anonymity is great, too. I used to care about what people thought of me when I lived in the suburbs. I completely stopped caring after moving to the city--partially because you're never going to see that person again anyway, but really more because nobody honestly gives a shιt. They've seen so many odd things that most things just don't faze them anymore.
(On the other hand, the lack of anonymity in suburbia can be pleasant. It was always nice going to the supermarket and seeing someone you knew there. I've run into people I know on the streets a grand total of 4 times, and the most I know about the people who live right next door to me is that they're a gay couple in their twenties who own a cat that likes to look out the window.)
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Post by AokiShizuku on May 20, 2013 7:28:21 GMT -5
Currently I live in a suburban town and I haven't really stayed in a rural or city environment enough for me to make an unbiased comparison of the three but I have experienced all three and from what I've experienced, I love city the most. I love it for pretty much the exact same reasons you've posted and I just love how there's so much there. So many more venues than a suburban town.
Though my opinion may change as soon as I move out but hey, I like it. I'd really hate to drive around in the city though. Traffic is atrocious and hardly practical unless you're traveling out of the city.
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Post by Youngster Joey on May 20, 2013 10:49:22 GMT -5
Oh, you reminded me of another reason why I like the city. The public transportation options.
I have a driver's license, but I hate driving. I'm really awful at it (and other people have told me so). It's a huge relief not to have to drive anymore. New York's public transit is pretty top-notch. It's expensive, but it's still cheaper than what it would cost to own a car if I lived somewhere else.
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Post by sukotsuto on May 20, 2013 18:24:10 GMT -5
I want to be just within 10 minutes from the city, still having access to public transportation and being able to go to nice places at a whim, just like back in the Philippines where I was born and raised.
I'd go rural only if I need to go away and do some soul-searching, having a friend with me somewhere, where I have the time to just paint all day.
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Post by Umbra on Aug 5, 2013 19:27:43 GMT -5
I've lived in the suburbs most of my life, and I have to say it is the worst place to live in my opinion. Maybe it's just where I live, but everyone here is an isolationist and generally doesn't care for anything unless it directly affects them or if there is any kind of commotion. "Look, there's a guy getting arrested! I've never seen that before!" That's really the only kind of entertainment there is out here.
There is a reason why I think everyone is so disconnected out here, and that is because of the layout of the town. Picture this: you've got a huge suburb residential area right smack in the middle, complete with lakes and lots of trees. Then you have the strip malls and bits of town scattered around the edges of the suburbs, surrounding them. I see it as a reversed city-state--instead of the smaller communities surrounding the city, you have the city scattered around the smaller communities. It doesn't work.
I quite like the city, though. So much to do and so many more opportunities and diverse people to connect with. Expensive, but still better than go-nowhere, dead-end suburbs.
Rural places are second best to me. I love the strong sense of community in these parts and the clean air and landscapes. They can be somewhat boring, though.
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Post by Captain Zelar on Aug 5, 2013 20:04:21 GMT -5
I don't like crowds and I have paranoia.
So I rather prefer living in a Rural environment over Urban & Suburban.
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Post by Umbra on Aug 5, 2013 23:25:51 GMT -5
I don't like crowds and I have paranoia. So I rather prefer living in a Rural environment over Urban & Suburban. You also prefer rural environments because you can see llamas, right?
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Post by gαявαge on Aug 5, 2013 23:28:12 GMT -5
Santiago is mostly almost completely completely city, so... yeah. I don't really know much of life outside it, so I can really give a thorough opinion
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Post by Youngster Joey on Aug 6, 2013 19:29:37 GMT -5
Rural places are second best to me. I love the strong sense of community in these parts and the clean air and landscapes. They can be somewhat boring, though. I dunno... probably depends on the rural community in question. My family lives in a rural area now, and it's no different from the suburbs we lived in before... no one knows one another. The only difference is that you can't really see your neighbors anymore (which I guess is good for my family, since my parents hated how our old neighbors never mowed their lawn). Maybe it's different in really small towns. I think it's just American culture in general, though... people tend to keep to themselves, for better or for worse (note, however, that doesn't mean they don't like to involve themselves in others' private business).
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Post by hikarihanazono on Feb 16, 2014 19:12:47 GMT -5
I live in Urban area, I'm like 10mins away downtown Houston. I'm going to move around Huntsville, a suburb area. I prefer quiet areas, but I'm already used to traffic sounds, Airport is only 5mins away, and train (it's actually far off, but i can usually hear it at night/in the morning when the horn is blown or whatevs), so it's gonna be kinda weird not hearing anything once I move out. How noisy is your areas?
How is it living in sub-urb areas?
I'd never live in rural areas. Too quiet, for one, and the amount of time from going to one place to another would destroy my wallet for gas. And then I would really hate to live by myself in such an area, cause typically, house are big in rural areas, and I'm scared of big houses without it being noisy.
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Post by lynnie on Jun 1, 2015 16:37:28 GMT -5
I'm currently living in a sub urban town and honestly, its very nice. I used to think I wanted to live in the city but now I've changed my mind completely. I don't think I'll be able to live in the country side so I would hope to live in a suburb town when I'm older. That being said, I wanna live in (Spirited Away's Granny's) home and also the home that was isolate near the tracks (with water) for some reason (in the film..).
That being said.....shopping in the city is fun.
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Post by MagJamz on Aug 3, 2015 17:50:02 GMT -5
I prefer staying in the suburbs or rural areas. I like having more open space and being on my own.
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Post by Lee Traxin on Aug 15, 2015 9:26:53 GMT -5
Never really left the suburbs. So I'll go with that.
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