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City vs. Country living….

Posted 07-08-2008 at 07:39 PM by Talyn
At work an interesting, fun topic came up. I mentioned to someone I hated San Diego when I lived there. To which I was asked...where was I born, which as she pointed was a small town and I am prolly biased. However...I dislike little towns too. So obviously, Madison is the perfect size... I said no... Confusing everyone and getting some to laugh, though I was serious, I said, "I'd rather live in a cabin about 25 miles from a middle-sized town with the amenities I need."


So which are you? Someone who prefers the activity and energy found within the city? Or someone who likes the freedom and quietness of the country side? Granted there is a middle with the idea of suburbs It boils down to the person you are and what you preference is.

Living in the city gives you access to lots of events and opportunities for spontaneous urges. Living in the country means you have to plan your treks into the city (outside of work). Suburbs, eh, not so much. I have lived in all three places. I lived in San Diego for city living and I found it to be busy, but too hectic and chaotic for me. The driving was even crazier. I did suburbs in Madison and it was just a smaller scale of the big city….just add a few extra minutes to commute and any events you wanted to go to. Living in the country provides peace and tranquility but a long commute to working unless you find a career or job at home or in the smaller community.

Pro’s and Con’s are abound with each. If I could….I’d live in a nice cabin in the Rockies with all the amenities needed for my geek-side (internet, dish and some access for mail order delivery…)Ultimately, I like that freedom and quietness. To be able to see a clear night sky without smog or city lights covering up the beautiful sight of the stars and moon.
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I live in a smallish Florida City thats growing at a decent clip. The only "big city" I've been to is Pittsburgh, Tampa, Miami, and Orlando. I find myself not really thinking about the volume of a big city people wise, but just what else it offers. Easy access to Japanese merchandise in places like CA and NY, etc. etc.
Posted 07-08-2008 at 11:09 PM by Lego Lego is offline
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I live in a city myself, but on the very outskirts. (literally, the border to the next county is 50 yards down the road)

I'm happy where I am because it has the best of both worlds, there's a regular bus to take me to the city center, where there are trains to every corner of the country should I need to go there, there are large supermarkets and shops of every type (even anime stores, which is a rarity in the UK) within my reach, but I still have the lovely views over the Lickey Hills and am just five minutes away from walks throughout the forest paths.

The only way they could improve my area, is by having a train station within walking distance, but there have been talks of extending the current one towards here, so all is good.

The other advantage of city living (especially major cities) is a good postal service. Living in villages may be relaxing, but I don't want to relax waiting for a delivery when I could already have the delivery in my hands a day earlier thanks to faster postal services.

Where would I want to live? Well if money was no object I'd choose a nice big house somewhere closer to the city center, with good transport links (I don't drive) and high speed internet, but money is never not an object, and I'm content where I am.
Posted 07-09-2008 at 08:24 AM by Fudce Fudce is offline
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Personally, I feel claustrophobic in cities with skyscrapers. Cities like Chicago are not suited for me. I tend to love nature, especially plants, and prefer a wooded environment. As for architecture, I loved Vienna, Avignon, and Marseille. On the other hand, I hated Paris. LA was nice to visit, but I wouldn't want to live there. Neoclassical architecture, such as we have in DC, is also fine with me. Modern cities of glass and concrete do not appeal to me nor do large lawns. Also, ideally, the city should be filled with non-human life, including sakura.

One would think I would prefer to live in the country. Certainly, I have spent a good portion of my life in the country (my summers as a child and also I went to uni there). However, I value diversity. Also, quite frankly, I wouldn't want to live in a place where everyone looks like me and is homogeneous as far as culture goes (especially since I am a very weird USian of mostly Indo-European descent). Xenophobia, of all forms, also gets on my nerves. Since both sides of my family are from rural areas a few generations back, I still visit them (despite being xenophobic)--but I can only tolerate the culture shock for so long.

In the end, I need to be somewhere that has an international flavour to it.
Posted 07-09-2008 at 09:38 AM by Draneor Draneor is offline
Updated 07-09-2008 at 09:43 AM by Draneor
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I feel claustrophobic in cities with skyscrapers
Thankfully that's something I don't have to deal with. Birmingham may be the biggest city in England but it has very few skyscrapers.
(Greater London is technically not a city, it's a collection of towns into one giant metropolitan area - City of London itself actually only has 30,000ish residents)
Posted 07-09-2008 at 10:59 AM by Fudce Fudce is offline
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The town I live in (and have always lived in actually) is only about 10,000 which has always felt about right to me. There are some disadvantages, especially in certain kinds of shopping and some small town attitudes I don't like, but in general the speed of things is right for me here. I can't take big cities.... I feel like I'm being swept away by it all and cannot keep up. Being around so many people in crowded places is a bit too much.

To be fair, I've never tried to live in a busier place, but just the rare visit is enough to wear me out.
Posted 09-15-2008 at 04:49 PM by Ty Ty is offline
 

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